Christopher J Fitzgerald

US Patent:

7058711, Jun 6, 2006

Filed:

Apr 4, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/117509

Inventors:

Christopher A. Fitzgerald - Boulder CO, US

Assignee:

Avaya Technology Corp. - Basking Ridge NJ

International Classification:

G06F 15/173
G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709224, 709219, 709227

Abstract:

A system providing for virtual network management is disclosed. A system in accordance with the present invention allows a service provider to remotely manage one or more client network management systems. The security of the client network management systems is advanced by only allowing communications between a client network management system and the service provider that have been initiated by the client network management system. A mirror image of a client network management system is maintained by the service provider as a virtual network management system. Data included in the virtual network management system is periodically updated with data received from the client network management system. Instructions or data may be passed from the service provider to the client network management system in reply to communications initiated by the client network management system. The present invention is particularly useful in connection with the remote management of client networks with respect to which security is a concern.

US Patent:

7110966, Sep 19, 2006

Filed:

Jan 28, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/494156

Inventors:

Christopher J. FitzGerald - Farmington CT, US
Mary C. Burgess - Cleveland NY, US
Charles E. Bullock - North Syracuse NY, US
Glenn D. Goodnough - Syracuse NY, US

Assignee:

Carrier Corporation - Farmington CT

International Classification:

G08Q 30/00

US Classification:

705 26

Abstract:

An interactive method for on-line selection of an air conditioning product includes the steps of providing a database storing a plurality of air conditioning product identifiers and at least one corresponding product characteristic; interactively obtaining intended use information from a consumer for a desired air conditioning product; equating the intended use information with an intended use product characteristic; identifying a suitable product having the at least one product characteristic meeting the intended use product characteristic; and identifying the suitable product to the consumer.

US Patent:

D690334, Sep 24, 2013

Filed:

Jan 13, 2010

Appl. No.:

29/353762

Inventors:

Robert Richard Zielonka - Enfield CT, US
Joseph H. DeSantis - Ware MA, US
Christopher F. Fitzgerald - Belchertown MA, US
Peter Weremchuk - Simsbury CT, US

Assignee:

Irwin Industrial Tool Company - Huntersville NC

International Classification:

1509

US Classification:

D15139

US Patent:

20110170972, Jul 14, 2011

Filed:

Jan 13, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/687052

Inventors:

Robert Richard Zielonka - Enfield CT, US
Joseph H. DeSantis - Ware MA, US
Christopher F. Fitzgerald - Belchertown MA, US
Peter Weremchuk - Simsbury CT, US

Assignee:

Irwin Industrial Tool Company - Huntersville NC

International Classification:

B23B 41/02

US Classification:

408206

Abstract:

A coated hole cutter including an ink-based colored coating applied only to the external surface of the cylindrical blade body of the hole cutter, but not to the surfaces of a circumferentially-extending cutting edge or to the interior surface of the blade body. The ink-based color coating is an ultraviolet activated ink that cures when the coating is exposed to a specific ultraviolet light intensity and wavelength. At least the surfaces of the cutting edge and the internal surface of the blade body, which do not include the coating, have a steam tempered oxide finish that imparts a color that contrasts with the color imparted by the coating.

US Patent:

6564056, May 13, 2003

Filed:

Aug 3, 1999

Appl. No.:

09/368099

Inventors:

Christopher A. Fitzgerald - Boulder CO

Assignee:

Avaya Technology Corp. - Basking Ridge NJ

International Classification:

H04Q 720

US Classification:

455435, 455420, 455558, 345 51, 345 523, 345 565, 345 58

Abstract:

An intelligent device controller (hub ) for communications-enabled (âintelligentâ) devices ( ) implements a private network ( ) of the devices, facilitating communications to and from only those devices that have been registered with the controller. Each device comes with a memory card ( ) that stores interface programs for and information-including a unique device ID-about the device. A card reader ( ) of the controller reads the memory card to register the device. Communications between the controller and the device are encrypted using the device ID as the encryption key. The private network is either based on standard building wiring or preferably is wireless to enable deployment and relocation of devices easily and,without need for a special infrastructure. The controller has at least one network port ( ) to connect to an external network ( ), thereby enabling a user on the external network to communicate with the controller and with the devices as well as enabling the devices to communicate with external service providers.