Patents by Inventor Elizabeth Schultz

Elizabeth Schultz 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).

  • Uninterruptible power supply (UPS) devices monitoring system
    Patent number: 7519909
    Abstract: Aspects of the invention are directed to monitoring a plurality of UPS devices coupled to a network. According to one aspect of the invention, a computer is coupled to the plurality of UPS devices through the network and monitors the states of the UPS devices by using a UPS devices monitoring icon. The UPS monitoring icon takes on various shapes depending on the status or state of one or more UPS devices being monitored and generally acts as an annunciator to the status or state. For example, the UPS monitoring icon 500 can take on one of four symbols depending on whether the UPS devices are operating normally or one or more UPS devices have been diagnosed as being in a “critical” state, a “warning” state or an “unknown” state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2009
    Assignee: American Power Conversion Corporation
    Inventors: Christian L. Kuiawa, David A. Cardimino, Jr., Todd J. Giaquinto, Jeffrey J. Brown, David J. Smith, Elizabeth Schultz
  • Uninterruptible power supply (UPS) devices monitoring system
    Publication number: 20030033550
    Abstract: Aspects of the invention are directed to monitoring a plurality of UPS devices coupled to a network. According to one aspect of the invention, a computer is coupled to the plurality of UPS devices through the network and monitors the states of the UPS devices by using a UPS devices monitoring icon. The UPS monitoring icon takes on various shapes depending on the status or state of one or more UPS devices being monitored and generally acts as an annunciator to the status or state. For example, the UPS monitoring icon 500 can take on one of four symbols depending on whether the UPS devices are operating normally or one or more UPS devices have been diagnosed as being in a “critical” state, a “warning” state or an “unknown” state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2001
    Publication date: February 13, 2003
    Inventors: Christian L. Kuiawa, David A. Cardimino, Todd J. Giaquinto, Jeffrey J. Brown, David J. Smith, Elizabeth Schultz