Patents by Inventor Nancy Marie Uthke-Schmucki

Nancy Marie Uthke-Schmucki 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).

  • Method and apparatus for storing volumetric vital product data (VPD) in memory associated with a connector or connector board
    Patent number: 6542939
    Abstract: In an electrical system having a connector board with at least one electrical connector thereon for receiving an electrical device therein, volumetric vital product parametric data is stored in memory associated with the connector board. The stored volumetric vital product parametric data can be accessed with the electrical system to check for available space for a proposed electrical device, for example. The stored data may include information about dimensional characteristics of the connector board and the at least one electrical connector. This data can be compared with corresponding data for the electrical device to determine compatibility, for example.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2003
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas James Osten, Paul Edward Movall, Neil Clair Berglund, Nancy Marie Uthke-Schmucki, Patrick Allen Buckland, David Lee Dosch, Stephen Peter Mroz, David G. Lund