Patents by Inventor David Lawrence McKinney

David Lawrence McKinney 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).

  • System and method for portable information handling system thermal shield
    Patent number: 8705233
    Abstract: An information handling system's thermal management is selectively altered by coupling a thermal barrier to the bottom surface of the information handling system chassis so that an air channel insulates against the passage of thermal energy from the bottom surface. A vent opening in a side of the thermal barrier allows airflow through the air channel to a vent opening of the information handling system. The airflow through the air channel cools the base of the thermal barrier so that an end user will experience reduced thermal energy if the information handling system rests on the end user, such as in the end user's lap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Mark Rehmann, David Lawrence McKinney, Anil Damani
  • System and Method for Portable Information Handling System Thermal Shield
    Publication number: 20090244827
    Abstract: An information handling system's thermal management is selectively altered by coupling a thermal barrier to the bottom surface of the information handling system chassis so that an air channel insulates against the passage of thermal energy from the bottom surface. A vent opening in a side of the thermal barrier allows airflow through the air channel to a vent opening of the information handling system. The airflow through the air channel cools the base of the thermal barrier so that an end user will experience reduced thermal energy if the information handling system rests on the end user, such as in the end user's lap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2008
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Inventors: Mark Rehmann, David Lawrence McKinney, Anil Damani