Patents by Inventor Steven K. Boicourt

Steven K. Boicourt 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).

  • Hardware switching apparatus for soft power-down and remote power-up
    Patent number: 7315954
    Abstract: The invention is a hardware switching apparatus for initiating a soft power-down and a remote power-up in a computer system. The apparatus includes a power supply, a switching device having a first switch position and a second switch position, a switching circuit, and a wiring harness for remotely controlling the switching circuit. The power supply senses the power delivered from a primary source and produces a power-down signal when the power is interrupted. When the switching device is in the first switch position, the switching circuit is adapted to cause the power supply to produce a power-down signal. When the switching device is in the second switch position, the switching circuit is adapted to cause the power supply to produce a start-up signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2008
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: James R. Van Lieu, Kory Q. Nguyen, Steven K. Boicourt
  • Hardware switching apparatus for soft power-down and remote power-up
    Publication number: 20040022184
    Abstract: The invention is a hardware switching apparatus for initiating a soft power-down and a remote power-up in a computer system. The apparatus includes a power supply, a switching device having a first switch position and a second switch position, a switching circuit, and a wiring harness for remotely controlling the switching circuit. The power supply senses the power delivered from a primary source and produces a power-down signal when the power is interrupted. When the switching device is in the first switch position, the switching circuit is adapted to cause the power supply to produce a power-down signal. When the switching device is in the second switch position, the switching circuit is adapted to cause the power supply to produce a start-up signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2003
    Publication date: February 5, 2004
    Inventors: James R. Van Lieu, Kory Q. Nguyen, Steven K. Boicourt
  • Computer system cart
    Patent number: D541558
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2007
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: John S. Meyer, Steven K. Boicourt, James R. Van Lieu, Pilar Calderin, Takamitsu Takei
  • Moveable cabinet for holding computer system components
    Patent number: D476824
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2003
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: William D. Cockrell, Steven K. Boicourt, James R. Van Lieu, Huang M. Nguyen, Pilar Calderin, John S. Meyer, Nobuhisa Takabayashi, Masaru Hoshino