Patents by Inventor Daniel Gills

Daniel Gills 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).

  • Computer equipment monitor and discriminator
    Patent number: 5388032
    Abstract: An apparatus system, and method for monitoring a plurality of computers in an electronic equipment rack, are provided having a display, a keyboard and a discriminator. The discriminator is responsive to a selector input device which is used by an operator to select one computer of the plurality of computers which requires monitoring. The discriminator selectively connects the selected computer to the keyboard and the display. In one preferred embodiment, a monitoring device is disclosed having a storage drawer slidably mountable within the equipment rack, a display, pivotably connected to the storage drawer, a keyboard, removably mounted to the storage drawer, and a discriminator device for selecting one of the plurality of computers within the rack. The maximum vertical height of the storage drawer and monitoring components is 1 retma unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 1993
    Date of Patent: February 7, 1995
    Assignee: IBUS Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel A. Gill, Karl Brown