Nancy Marie Uthke-Schmucki

Title: Nancy Marie Uthke-Schmucki and Patent Innovation

Introduction

Nancy Marie Uthke-Schmucki is an inventor associated with Eyota, Minnesota, and International Business Machines Corporation. Her patent work addresses storing and using product data to help assess whether electrical devices can fit and function within a system.

Latest Patents

The available information identifies one patent associated with Uthke-Schmucki: “Method and Apparatus for Storing Volumetric Vital Product Data (VPD) in Memory Associated with a Connector or Connector Board.” The invention stores dimensional and other product data in memory associated with a connector board. An electrical system can access that information to check available space for a proposed device and compare the board’s characteristics with the device’s specifications to assess compatibility. Uthke-Schmucki is credited with 1 patent.

Career Highlights

Uthke-Schmucki’s documented patent work connects her with IBM and focuses on practical data storage for electrical systems. By making connector-board and device characteristics available for comparison, the patented method can support equipment planning and compatibility checks.

Collaborations

The supplied information lists Thomas James Osten and David Lee Dosch as Uthke-Schmucki’s coworkers. Their names are also associated with the collaborative context provided for her patent work.

Conclusion

Nancy Marie Uthke-Schmucki’s identified patent presents a method for using stored product data to evaluate device fit and compatibility, reflecting an applied contribution to electrical-system design.