Patents by Inventor Stephen R. Nichols

Stephen R. Nichols 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).

  • Patent number: 6138150
    Abstract: A personal computer or workstation running a Web browser point and click interface is used to display and send information for remotely controlling a computer such as a mainframe. In the preferred embodiment, a web site or "home-page" is constructed on a secure HTTP (hyper text transfer protocol) server which comprises a Hardware Management Console (HMC). A user logs on to the Internet World Wide Web in a conventional manner by entering the address or uniform resource locator (URL) to connect to the secure HTTP server. Upon entry of a correct password the Hardware Management Console (HMC) home-page will be displayed. Icons representing various mainframe computer components are displayed which link to additional pages which the user can click on to monitor and control the mainframe computer. The color of the icons provide a summary of the status its representative component (e.g.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2000
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen R. Nichols, Kurt N. Schroeder, Samuel L. Wentz
  • Patent number: 4688750
    Abstract: A system for mounting a component on a wall and the like includes inner and outer brackets adapted for attachment to the wall. Each bracket includes a leg positioned outwardly from the wall and an end. An upper and a lower bracket are provided for mounting a standard, and a pair of standards are provided for mounting the component. Each standard includes end plates with end flanges extending therefrom. The standard end flanges are adapted for placement between the bracket ends and the wall with the bracket ends captured between the standard faceplate and end flanges. The standards may be mounted on the wall in sets for juxtaposed mounting of standards and components. The lateral positioning of the standards on the brackets is adjustable for accommodating different components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 1986
    Date of Patent: August 25, 1987
    Assignee: Glen O'Brien Movable Partition Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Terry S. Teague, Donald A. Jackson, James L. Kerske, Stephen R. Nichols, Robert L. McGuire
  • Patent number: 3987838
    Abstract: A partition system for use in defining selected areas within a larger space includes a plurality of upstanding support posts arranged in spaced relation and each having mounting structure thereon adapted to receive and retain thereon spaced locking portions of respective end edge members mounted on respective wall panels. The mounting structure has a plurality of longitudinally extending and circumferentially spaced ribs each adapted for cooperative locking engagement with a respective one of the locking portions of a respective one of the end edge members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 1975
    Date of Patent: October 26, 1976
    Assignee: The Glen O'Brien Movable Partition Co., Inc.
    Inventors: David H. LaGue, David A. Anderson, Stephen R. Nichols