Patents by Inventor Thomas Niermann

Thomas Niermann 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).

  • Publication number: 20050138074
    Abstract: This document discusses, among other things, an information technology (IT) enterprise manager system. In one example, the system includes data groups organized into IT Services, IT Resources, and IT Consumers data groups. The IT Resources data group may include one or more of an IT Applications data group, an IT Assets data group, an IT Staff Data group, and an IT Vendors data group. The IT Consumers data group may include one or both of a Business Processes data group and an IT Clients data group. Information in one data group may use a link to other information in another data group. In one example, the system provides tools and methods for managing a portfolio IT projects through various phases of their lifecycles, such as during project definition, establishing a business case for the project, project design and implementation, and/or project wrap-up.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2003
    Publication date: June 23, 2005
    Inventors: Stephen O'Connor, Thomas Niermann
  • Publication number: 20050137920
    Abstract: This document discusses, among other things, an information technology (IT) enterprise manager system. In one example, the system includes data groups organized into IT Services, IT Resources, and IT Consumers data groups. The IT Resources data group may include one or more of an IT Applications data group, an IT Assets data group, an IT Staff Data group, and an IT Vendors data group. The IT Consumers data group may include one or both of a Business Processes data group and an IT Clients data group. Information in one data group may use a link to other information in another data group. In one example, the system provides tools and methods for managing a portfolio IT projects through various phases of their lifecycles, such as during project definition, establishing a business case for the project, project design and implementation, and/or project wrap-up.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2003
    Publication date: June 23, 2005
    Inventors: Stephen O'Connor, Thomas Niermann
  • Patent number: 5377197
    Abstract: A sequential circuit test generation system and method to generate test patterns for sequential without assuming the use of scan techniques or a reset state utilizes the iterative logic array (ILA) model of the sequential circuit and a targeted-D propagation scheme employing both forward time processing (FTP) and reverse time processing (RTP) techniques for assigning a sequence of primary input (PI) values and for producing a an initial pseudo primary input (PPI) vector representing the initial state of the digital circuit at a particular time frame. Improved state justification techniques generate the remaining sequence of PI vectors necessary to put the circuit into the initial state from either known or don't care first states, by means of a heuristic method for reducing required initial state assignments. The method can also be applied to reduce the required number of PI vector assignments is also presented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 1992
    Date of Patent: December 27, 1994
    Assignee: University of Illinois
    Inventors: Janak Patel, Thomas Niermann
  • Patent number: 5076792
    Abstract: A riding simulator for a cycle (1) with a supporting frame (2) with parallel, spaced riding simulation rollers (3, 4), on which front and rear wheels (5, 6) of a cycle (1) can run, is mounted in a supporting frame (2) with a crosswise rail (7) placed parallel to rollers (3, 4), with a runner (8) that is freely movable back and forth on or in the crosswise rail (7) but is positionally fixed crosswise relative to the rail (7), and a runner (8) that can be fastened by a link (9) to the frame (10) of the cycle (1) at a specific distance from the crosswise rail (7) so as to be able to swing around a horizontal pivot pin (11), and a rotating joint (12) between the runner (8) and the link (9) which allows only a rotation of link (9) relative to runner (8) around the longitudinal axis of a unit formed of the runner (8) and link (9).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 1991
    Date of Patent: December 31, 1991
    Inventor: Thomas Niermann