Patents by Inventor Nicholas Thomas Fritz

Nicholas Thomas Fritz 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).

  • System provisioning using virtual peripherals
    Patent number: 11704257
    Abstract: A method of provisioning a system includes defining one or more virtual peripherals such that each of the virtual peripherals corresponds to a respective device; identifying one or more enabled virtual peripherals; and identifying one or more control modules. Each of the control modules includes one or more terminals for connecting to one or more devices. The method further includes linking each of the enabled virtual peripherals to a respective terminal of the one or more control modules to form a link; generating a provisioning configuration that represents the link between the respective terminal and the corresponding one of the enabled virtual peripherals; and writing the provisioning configuration to each of the control modules. The method further includes connecting the respective device to the respective terminal consistent with the link between the respective terminal and the corresponding one of the enabled virtual peripherals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: Graco Minnesota Inc.
    Inventors: Pavel V. Tysyachuk, Adriana F. Mickols, Nicholas Thomas Fritz