Patents by Inventor Mark Allen Rosen

Mark Allen Rosen 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).

  • Field replaceable module for protection circuitry
    Patent number: 7719807
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for enabling internal circuitry associated with a device to be efficiently replaced in an operating environment for the device are disclosed. According to one aspect of the present invention, a device includes an enclosure that defines an interior of the device, and a circuit arrangement that is located in the interior. A data port interface is located in the interior, and the device also includes a receptacle and a protection circuitry arrangement. The receptacle is coupled to the circuit arrangement, and the protection circuitry arrangement provides protection to the circuit arrangement. The protection circuitry arrangement has an interface that is removably coupled to the receptacle such that at least a portion of the protection circuitry arrangement is contained in the interior of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2010
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Frederic Michael Kozak, Kevin Franklin Casey, Mark Allen Rosen, Milton Palmer Hilliard
  • FIELD REPLACEABLE MODULE FOR PROTECTION CIRCUITRY
    Publication number: 20080030931
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for enabling internal circuitry associated with a device to be efficiently replaced in an operating environment for the device are disclosed. According to one aspect of the present invention, a device includes an enclosure that defines an interior of the device, and a circuit arrangement that is located in the interior. A data port interface is located in the interior, and the device also includes a receptacle and a protection circuitry arrangement. The receptacle is coupled to the circuit arrangement, and the protection circuitry arrangement provides protection to the circuit arrangement. The protection circuitry arrangement has an interface that is removably coupled to the receptacle such that at least a portion of the protection circuitry arrangement is contained in the interior of the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2006
    Publication date: February 7, 2008
    Applicant: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: FREDERIC MICHAEL KOZAK, KEVIN FRANKLIN CASEY, MARK ALLEN ROSEN, MILTON PALMER HILLIARD