Patents by Inventor Michael Plute

Michael Plute 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).

  • Publication number: 20070179635
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide methods and systems for optimizing system configuration after replacement of one or more defective devices in the system. Upon detection of a failure in the system, one or more devices may be identified as failing devices. The devices may be grouped in an error log maintained by the operating system, and excluded from the system during configuration. A priority for each device in the group may indicate the likelihood that the device is the failure causing device. When a device from a group is replaced, devices connected with the replaced device may be cleared for configuration into the system, thereby eliminating the need for manual intervention to clear the devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2006
    Publication date: August 2, 2007
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sheldon Bailey, Melissa Connell, Michael Plute
  • Patent number: 6424060
    Abstract: A power transfer system for supplying electrical power to a plurality of load circuits, the system including a first input adapted to being electrically connected to a power source, and a first plurality of switches electrically connected to the first input, wherein each first switch has an ON state and an OFF state. The system also includes a second input adapted to being electrically connected to the plurality of load circuits, and a second plurality of switches electrically connected to the second input, wherein each of the second switches is associated with one of said first switches and is adapted to being associated with one of the load circuits, and wherein each of the second switches has an ON state and an OFF state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2002
    Assignee: Generac Portable Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Vincent Shiely, Michael Plute, Thomas J. Green, Robert Traska