Patents by Inventor Steven B. Phillips

Steven B. Phillips 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: 8422365
    Abstract: Systems and methods for automatically controlling efficient operation of a plurality of network appliances operatively linked and networked to balance network traffic load across a plurality of network appliances that are selectively enabled. The system facilitating performance of the method includes at least a plurality of network appliances operatively connected to a switch and controlled by a network access control module. During system operation, at any given moment in time, the plurality network appliances operate in one of two modes, fully operational or stand-by. The network appliances of the plurality that are fully operational and thereby consuming full operational power depends upon the network traffic load at any given moment in time. The network appliances functioning in a stand-by mode consume low power levels which are sufficient to allow a network appliance in stand-by mode to receive a command signal directing it to switch from stand-by to full operational mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven B. Phillips, Douglas Gourlay, Omar Sultan, Dino Farinacci
  • Publication number: 20110069613
    Abstract: Systems and methods for automatically controlling efficient operation of a plurality of network appliances operatively linked and networked to balance network traffic load across a plurality of network appliances that are selectively enabled. The system facilitating performance of the method includes at least a plurality of network appliances operatively connected to a switch and controlled by a network access control module. During system operation, at any given moment in time, the plurality network appliances operate in one of two modes, fully operational or stand-by. The network appliances of the plurality that are fully operational and thereby consuming full operational power depends upon the network traffic load at any given moment in time. The network appliances functioning in a stand-by mode consume low power levels which are sufficient to allow a network appliance in stand-by mode to receive a command signal directing it to switch from stand-by to full operational mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2009
    Publication date: March 24, 2011
    Applicant: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven B. Phillips, Douglas Gourlay, Omar Sultan, Dino Farinacci
  • Patent number: 6773051
    Abstract: A sun visor clip for aligning and attaching a sun visor to a headliner of a motor vehicle. The sun visor has a mounting bezel including a tubular center bearing and a plurality of longitudinal grooves formed in the tubular center bearing. The headliner includes a visor opening, a recessed portion surrounding the visor opening, and a plurality of depressions spaced about the recessed portion. The sun visor clip includes a base defining a plane and having an outer peripheral edge and an inner peripheral edge defining a center aperture. The sun visor clip also includes a plurality of alignment tabs projecting radially from the outer peripheral edge for cooperation with the depressions in the headliner to align the sun visor clip within the recessed portion of the headliner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2004
    Assignee: Intier Automotive Inc.
    Inventors: Geoffrey W. Davey, Erik R. Davis, Steven B. Phillips, Terry L. Brandl
  • Publication number: 20040004368
    Abstract: A sun visor clip for aligning and attaching a sun visor to a headliner of a motor vehicle. The sun visor has a mounting bezel including a tubular center bearing and a plurality of longitudinal grooves formed in the tubular center bearing. The headliner includes a visor opening, a recessed portion surrounding the visor opening, and a plurality of depressions spaced about the recessed portion. The sun visor clip includes a base defining a plane and having an outer peripheral edge and an inner peripheral edge defining a center aperture. The sun visor clip also includes a plurality of alignment tabs projecting radially from the outer peripheral edge for cooperation with the depressions in the headliner to align the sun visor clip within the recessed portion of the headliner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2002
    Publication date: January 8, 2004
    Inventors: Geoffrey W. Davey, Erik R. Davis, Steven B. Phillips, Terry L. Brandl