Patents by Inventor Michael Huthart

Michael Huthart 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).

  • Life cycle network management system for performing life cycle and maintenance management of distributed network devices
    Patent number: 10700917
    Abstract: A life cycle network management system for performing life cycle management of distributed network devices, each network device comprising a communication link to a central network management unit and an attached transponder configured to store life cycle data of the network device updated by said network device, wherein if the communication link between the network device and the central network management unit is at least temporarily unavailable the updated life cycle data of the network device stored in the attached transponder is read by an interrogation unit of the life cycle network management system and processed to provide a life cycle management result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: ADVA OPTICAL NETWORKING SE
    Inventors: Klaus Grobe, Michael Huthart
  • LIFE CYCLE NETWORK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING LIFE CYCLE AND MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT OF DISTRIBUTED NETWORK DEVICES
    Publication number: 20180295010
    Abstract: A life cycle network management system for performing life cycle management of distributed network devices, each network device comprising a communication link to a central network management unit and an attached transponder configured to store life cycle data of the network device updated by said network device, wherein if the communication link between the network device and the central network management unit is at least temporarily unavailable the updated life cycle data of the network device stored in the attached transponder is read by an interrogation unit of the life cycle network management system and processed to provide a life cycle management result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2018
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Inventors: Klaus Grobe, Michael Huthart