Patents by Inventor Laura Elizabeth Bucholtz

Laura Elizabeth Bucholtz has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Wide Viewing Angle Indicators for Network Devices
    Publication number: 20140035756
    Abstract: A network device and method for improving performance monitoring capabilities using wide view angle indicators are disclosed. A network device, in one embodiment, includes a first plate, a second plate, and a light source. The first plate has multiple performance indicators situated at a side of the network device. The second plate has multiple performance indicators wherein the second plate is situated at a surface having a predefined angle with respect to the first plate. The light source, which includes at least one light emitting diode (“LED”) and optical element(s), is capable of generating two illuminating beams. The first illuminating beam illuminates a portion of device performance viewable from the first plate and the second illuminating beam illuminates a first portion of device performance viewable from the second plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2013
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: NETGEAR, Inc.
    Inventors: John Kui Yin Ramones, Laura Elizabeth Bucholtz, Chadwick John Harber, Gadi Amit, Julien Rouillac
  • Wide viewing angle indicators for network devices
    Patent number: 8587449
    Abstract: A network device and method for improving performance monitoring capabilities using wide view angle indicators are disclosed. A network device, in one embodiment, includes a first plate, a second plate, and a light source. The first plate has multiple performance indicators situated at a side of the network device. The second plate has multiple performance indicators wherein the second plate is situated at a surface having a predefined angle with respect to the first plate. The light source, which includes at least one light emitting diode (“LED”) and optical element(s), is capable of generating two illuminating beams. The first illuminating beam illuminates a portion of device performance viewable from the first plate and the second illuminating beam illuminates a first portion of device performance viewable from the second plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Netgear, Inc.
    Inventors: John Kui Yin Ramones, Laura Elizabeth Bucholtz, Chadwick John Harber, Gadi Amit, Julien Rouillac