Patents by Inventor Daniel Ernest Hurlimann

Daniel Ernest Hurlimann 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).

  • Apparatus, system, and method for device group identification
    Patent number: 7956552
    Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for identifying and differentiating among multiple groups of devices, comprising at least two LEDs, a controller, and a blending medium. The at least two LEDs emit a wavelength of light that is different from a wavelength of each other LED. The controller drives the at least two LEDs to each emit light at specified intensities in response to a color identifying value. The blending medium combines the light emitted by the at least two LEDs into an identifying color that identifies a group of devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machiness Corporation
    Inventors: David Frederick Champion, Daniel Ernest Hurlimann, Daniel Paul Kelaher, Timothy Andreas Meserth, Michael Sven Miller, Wallace G. Tuten, David Thomas Windell
  • APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR DEVICE GROUP IDENTIFICATION
    Publication number: 20090237006
    Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for identifying and differentiating among multiple groups of devices, comprising at least two LEDs, a controller, and a blending medium. The at least two LEDs emit a wavelength of light that is different from a wavelength of each other LED. The controller drives the at least two LEDs to each emit light at specified intensities in response to a color identifying value. The blending medium combines the light emitted by the at least two LEDs into an identifying color that identifies a group of devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2008
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Inventors: David Frederick Champion, Daniel Ernest Hurlimann, Daniel Paul Kelaher, Timothy Andreas Meserth, Michael Sven Miller, Wallace G. Tuten, David Thomas Windell