Patents by Inventor Wolf-Dieter Gross

Wolf-Dieter Gross 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).

  • Apparatus and methods for data distribution devices having selectable power supplies
    Patent number: 8046619
    Abstract: A network apparatus includes an independent power supply providing a first power signal, and a data distribution device which is operably coupled to the independent power supply and a remote data distribution device, where the remote distribution data device exchanges data and provides a second power signal to the data distribution device, and further where the data distribution device selects the first power signal or the second power signal for operational power. A method includes scanning a plurality of sensors, each coupled to a plurality of power inputs, to ascertain if a power signal is present, determining whether a power signal associated with an independent power supply is present at a power input, sourcing power from the independent power supply if the power signal is associated with an independent power supply, and sourcing power from an alternative supply if the power signal is not associated with an independent power supply.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: Avaya Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Benjamin Newland, Daniel Goodman, Wolf-Dieter Gross, Stuart D. Conklin
  • Apparatus and methods for data distribution devices having selectable power supplies
    Publication number: 20090073957
    Abstract: A network apparatus includes an independent power supply providing a first power signal, and a data distribution device which is operably coupled to the independent power supply and a remote data distribution device, where the remote distribution data device exchanges data and provides a second power signal to the data distribution device, and further where the data distribution device selects the first power signal or the second power signal for operational power. A method includes scanning a plurality of sensors, each coupled to a plurality of power inputs, to ascertain if a power signal is present, determining whether a power signal associated with an independent power supply is present at a power input, sourcing power from the independent power supply if the power signal is associated with an independent power supply, and sourcing power from an alternative supply if the power signal is not associated with an independent power supply.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2006
    Publication date: March 19, 2009
    Applicant: Avaya Technology LLC
    Inventors: Paul Benjamin Newland, Daniel Goodman, Wolf-Dieter Gross, Stuart D. Conklin