Westford, MA, United States of America

Alex N Pappas

This inventor holds 1 USPTO granted patent. Top assignee: Sun Microsystems, Inc.. Active years: 2001.

IDiyas Innovation Intelligence. (2026). Inventor Profile: Alex N Pappas. Retrieved from https://idiyas.com/inventor/alex-n-pappas

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Forward Citations = 31(Granted Patents)


Company Filing History:


Years Active: 2001

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1 patent (USPTO):Explore Patents

Title: Alex N. Pappas and Multiprocessor System Power Management.

Introduction

Alex N. Pappas is an inventor associated with Westford, Massachusetts, and Sun Microsystems, Inc. His patent work addresses the safe installation of processor and power supply modules in multiprocessor systems.

Latest Patents

Pappas is credited with 1 patent: “Installation of Processor and Power Supply Modules in a Multiprocessor System.” The invention describes a method and apparatus for checking the installation of multiple power supply modules in a system containing multiple processor modules. A detector identifies whether a processor module is present, while a voltage monitor checks the corresponding power supply module’s voltage. If the processor module is present and the voltage falls outside the operating range, a control circuit generates a signal to turn off the power.

Career Highlights

Pappas’s recorded patent is associated with Sun Microsystems, Inc. It focuses on coordinating processor-module detection with power-supply voltage monitoring to help protect multiprocessor systems during installation.

Collaborations

Pappas’s listed coworkers include James F. Mara and Quentin J. Lewis.

Conclusion

Alex N. Pappas’s patent documents a system-level approach to monitoring module installation and controlling power in multiprocessor systems.

Profile summary based on public USPTO records.
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