Patents by Inventor Wallace G. Tuten

Wallace G. Tuten 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: 7956552
    Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for identifying and differentiating among multiple groups of devices, comprising at least two LEDs, a controller, and a blending medium. The at least two LEDs emit a wavelength of light that is different from a wavelength of each other LED. The controller drives the at least two LEDs to each emit light at specified intensities in response to a color identifying value. The blending medium combines the light emitted by the at least two LEDs into an identifying color that identifies a group of devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machiness Corporation
    Inventors: David Frederick Champion, Daniel Ernest Hurlimann, Daniel Paul Kelaher, Timothy Andreas Meserth, Michael Sven Miller, Wallace G. Tuten, David Thomas Windell
  • Patent number: 7861103
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and products are disclosed for dynamically configuring overcurrent protection in a power supply for components of an electrically powered system, including summing by a master service processor, during powered operation of the system, the present power requirements of components presently installed in the system and setting by the master service processor an overcurrent trip point of the power supply in dependence upon the sum of the present power requirements of the components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jerrod K. Buterbaugh, Wallace G. Tuten, Steven L. Vanderlinden
  • Publication number: 20090237006
    Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for identifying and differentiating among multiple groups of devices, comprising at least two LEDs, a controller, and a blending medium. The at least two LEDs emit a wavelength of light that is different from a wavelength of each other LED. The controller drives the at least two LEDs to each emit light at specified intensities in response to a color identifying value. The blending medium combines the light emitted by the at least two LEDs into an identifying color that identifies a group of devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2008
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Inventors: David Frederick Champion, Daniel Ernest Hurlimann, Daniel Paul Kelaher, Timothy Andreas Meserth, Michael Sven Miller, Wallace G. Tuten, David Thomas Windell
  • Publication number: 20090049414
    Abstract: Reducing via stub resonance in printed circuit boards. In one aspect, a method for reducing via stub resonance in a circuit board includes determining that resonance exists for a signal to be transmitted through a signal via extending across a plurality of layers in the circuit board. The resonance is caused by a via stub of the signal via, the via stub extending past a layer connected to the signal via. A location is determined for a ground via to be placed relative to the signal via, the location of the ground via being determined based on reducing the resonance for the signal to be transmitted in the signal via.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2007
    Publication date: February 19, 2009
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Bhyrav M. MUTNURY, Moises Cases, Wallace G. Tuten, Erdem Matoglu
  • Publication number: 20080249666
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and products are disclosed for dynamically configuring overcurrent protection in a power supply for components of an electrically powered system, including summing by a master service processor, during powered operation of the system, the present power requirements of components presently installed in the system and setting by the master service processor an overcurrent trip point of the power supply in dependence upon the sum of the present power requirements of the components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2007
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Inventors: Jerrod K. Buterbaugh, Wallace G. Tuten, Steven L. Vanderlinden