Patents by Inventor Reynolds R. Macnary

Reynolds R. Macnary 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 for determining servers power supply requirement by sampling power usage values thereof at a rate based upon the criticality of its availability
    Patent number: 6785827
    Abstract: A system and method for determining power supply requirements for a plurality of servers in an information network that includes a system management bus coupled to provide information on power being utilized by the servers during operation. The information from the system management bus is provided to program instructions that provide power usage values indicative of the power being utilized by the servers, determine the maximum value of the power usage values, and determine power supply requirements based on the maximum power usage. The power supply requirements include operating power and/or redundant power requirements. A warning signal is generated if adequate power is not available to the servers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2004
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Jeffrey S. Layton, Reynolds R. Macnary, David L. Moss
  • Redundant power indicator feature
    Publication number: 20020066045
    Abstract: A system and method for determining power supply requirements for a plurality of servers in an information network that includes a system management bus coupled to provide information on power being utilized by the servers during operation. The information from the system management bus is provided to program instructions that provide power usage values indicative of the power being utilized by the servers, determine the maximum value of the power usage values, and determine power supply requirements based on the maximum power usage. The power supply requirements include operating power and/or redundant power requirements. A warning signal is generated if adequate power is not available to the servers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2000
    Publication date: May 30, 2002
    Inventors: Jeffrey S. Layton, Reynolds R. Macnary, David L. Moss