Patents by Inventor Michael J. Wingroe

Michael J. Wingroe 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).

  • Power management for network device line modules
    Patent number: 11923679
    Abstract: A line module for use in a network device a plurality of circuits; and a power module comprising at least one circuit, wherein the power module is connected to the plurality of circuits and a Power Distribution Unit (PDU), and the at least one circuit of the power module is configured to shut down one or more of the plurality of circuits until a current threshold is no longer exceeded by a current drawn from a power feed connected to the first PDU.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Ciena Corporation
    Inventors: Michael J. Wingroe, Matthew William Connolly
  • Power management for network device line modules
    Publication number: 20230216293
    Abstract: A line module for use in a network device a plurality of circuits; and a power module comprising at least one circuit, wherein the power module is connected to the plurality of circuits and a Power Distribution Unit (PDU), and the at least one circuit of the power module is configured to shut down one or more of the plurality of circuits until a current threshold is no longer exceeded by a current drawn from a power feed connected to the first PDU.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2022
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Inventors: Michael J. Wingroe, Matthew William Connolly