Patents by Inventor David M. Meyers

David M. Meyers 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).

  • Publication number: 20160224071
    Abstract: An information handling system housing is provided with a base portion, a head portion and a chin portion all coupled via a hinge such that the chin portion are separately articulable. By providing the hinge so that the chin portion can articulate separately from the rest of the head portion, the chin portion can articulate towards the rear of the system. This articulation reduces the table height of the hinge pivot point, and therefore reduces the slope of the base and keyboard assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2015
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Applicant: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
    Inventors: Lawrence E. Knepper, David M. Meyers
  • Patent number: 9201465
    Abstract: An information handling system converts from a closed position to a tablet position by rotating a lid with a display 360 degrees about a hinge having synchronized and continuous motion. The hinge has first and second axles held distal by a spacer. A synchronizer translates motion of each axle to the other to provide fluid movement of the lid relative to the housing. For instance, first and second cables translate rotational motion with the disposition of a discontinuous figure eight between the first and second axles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: David M. Meyers, Justin C. Lyles
  • Patent number: 9122455
    Abstract: An information handling system converts from a closed position to a tablet position by rotating a lid with a display 360 degrees about a hinge having motion translated between lid and housing portions through first and second engage gears of different diameters. The hinge has first and second axles held in a spaced and substantially parallel orientation by a support with first and second gears having a gear ratio of substantially 2.54 to 1. Overall system thickness is reduced by having a lid portion gear with a diameter of substantially the thickness of the lid portion and a housing portion gear with a diameter of substantially the thickness of the housing portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventor: David M. Meyers
  • Publication number: 20150186991
    Abstract: A method, a device and a system of creditor alert when a vehicle enters an impound lot are disclosed. In one aspect, a vehicle includes a vehicle having a tracking device to determine a present geospatial location of the vehicle, a network, a tracking server to periodically receive the present geospatial location of the vehicle through the network, and an impound alerting server communicatively coupled with a tracking server to determine whether the vehicle is within a boundary of an impound lot, and to generate an alert to a creditor device when the vehicle is within the boundary of the impound lot beyond a threshold amount of time. A database may be communicatively coupled with the impound alerting server. The database may have stored within a set of records comprising address information of a number of impound lot boundaries and/or associated meta data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2013
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Inventors: David M. Meyer, KYLE FJELSTAD
  • Publication number: 20150146362
    Abstract: An information handling system converts from a closed position to a tablet position by rotating a lid with a display 360 degrees about a hinge having motion translated between lid and housing portions through first and second engage gears of different diameters. The hinge has first and second axles held in a spaced and substantially parallel orientation by a support with first and second gears having a gear ratio of substantially 2.54 to 1. Overall system thickness is reduced by having a lid portion gear with a diameter of substantially the thickness of the lid portion and a housing portion gear with a diameter of substantially the thickness of the housing portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2013
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Applicant: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventor: David M. Meyers
  • Publication number: 20150066362
    Abstract: A method, apparatus and system related to veracity determination through comparison of a geospatial location data of a vehicle with a provided data are disclosed. In one aspect, the method of a veracity server associates a provided data of an individual with a vehicle using a processor, determines the geospatial location of a vehicle, correlates a relevance of the geospatial location of the vehicle with the provided data, and determines the veracity of the provided data based on the relevance of the geospatial location of the vehicle to the provided data. The method may also comprise the usage of a geospatial circuit in the vehicle in order to transmit geospatial coordinates as well as a plurality of relevant locational information of the vehicle to the veracity server in order to make a correct veracity determination of the provided data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2013
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Inventors: David M. Meyer, Mark J. Behnke
  • Patent number: 8462021
    Abstract: A simulated vehicle tracking device is installed in a conspicuous location in a vehicle. The simulated vehicle tracking device outwardly resembles the appearance of a functional vehicle tracking device, including one or more indicator lights that turn on to simulate the operation of indicator lights on a functioning vehicle tracking device. An functional vehicle tracking device is installed in an inconspicuous location in the vehicle. A person inclined to disable vehicle tracking will remove or disable the simulated vehicle tracking device instead of the functional vehicle tracking device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: Spireon, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy C. Welch, David M. Meyer
  • Patent number: 8405975
    Abstract: Liquid cooling is selectively enabled at a portable information handling system to provide enhanced processing capabilities when needed or desired. A liquid cooling cold plate conducts thermal energy from a processing component heat pipe or heat sink to a liquid pumped from external to the information handling system housing. The pump operates with power provided from an AC/DC adapter of the information handling system or power provided from an interface with the information handling system, such as a USB port and cable. Alternatively, liquid cooling is included in a cradle to automatically engage with the information handling system is coupled to the cradle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Christopher Helberg, David M. Meyers
  • Patent number: 8368561
    Abstract: A simulated vehicle tracking device is installed in a conspicuous location in a vehicle. The simulated vehicle tracking device outwardly resembles the appearance of a functional vehicle tracking device, including indicator lights which flash on and off in a pattern to simulate the operation of indicator lights on a functioning vehicle tracking device. An functional vehicle tracking device is installed in an inconspicuous location in the vehicle. A person inclined to disable vehicle tracking will remove or disable the simulated vehicle tracking device instead of the functional vehicle tracking device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: Spireon, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy C. Welch, David M. Meyer
  • Publication number: 20120176745
    Abstract: Liquid cooling is selectively enabled at a portable information handling system to provide enhanced processing capabilities when needed or desired. A liquid cooling cold plate conducts thermal energy from a processing component heat pipe or heat sink to a liquid pumped from external to the information handling system housing. The pump operates with power provided from an AC/DC adapter of the information handling system or power provided from an interface with the information handling system, such as a USB port and cable. Alternatively, liquid cooling is included in a cradle to automatically engage with the information handling system is coupled to the cradle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2011
    Publication date: July 12, 2012
    Inventors: Christopher Helberg, David M. Meyers
  • Publication number: 20110241903
    Abstract: A simulated vehicle tracking device is installed in a conspicuous location in a vehicle. The simulated vehicle tracking device outwardly resembles the appearance of a functional vehicle tracking device, including indicator lights which flash on and off in a pattern to simulate the operation of indicator lights on a functioning vehicle tracking device. An functional vehicle tracking device is installed in an inconspicuous location in the vehicle. A person inclined to disable vehicle tracking will remove or disable the simulated vehicle tracking device instead of the functional vehicle tracking device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2010
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Inventors: Timothy C. Welch, David M. Meyer
  • Patent number: 7182534
    Abstract: An information handling system dye sublimation printer stores paper in an enclosed tray that couples to the printer housing and transitions between a storage configuration and a print configuration. The storage configuration reduces the footprint of the printer by aligning with the length and width of the printer housing. The print configuration aligns the tray with a print mechanism to feed paper for printing of photographic information as an image transferred by the print mechanism. In one storage configuration embodiment, the tray removeably couples to the top of the printer housing to protect the printer's operating panel. In another embodiment, the printer housing removeably couples to the bottom of the printer housing. In another embodiment, a rotationally hinged mechanism connects the printer housing and the tray to transition between the storage and print configurations with reduced risk of separation of the tray from the printer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Nicole Proulx, Kuoyong Huang, David M. Meyers
  • Patent number: 6220257
    Abstract: An apparatus for moving a flexible comprises first and second elongated handles, each of the handles having at least an upper and a lower aperture defined therethrough, the apertures extending substantially transversely to the elongated handles. At least one central aperture is also defined in each of the first and second handles, the central aperture extending substantially transversely to the elongated handles and positioned between the upper and lower apertures. A loop of flexible element, extends through, and freely slidable within each of the apertures in each of the handles, wherein manipulation of the handles in conjunction with pressure applied to the loop of flexible element advances the element through the apertures to change the position of the flexible element relative to the handles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2001
    Assignee: Televideo Consultants, Inc.
    Inventors: Stuart L. Meyer, Jonathan I. Meyer, Eric S. Meyer, David M. Meyer
  • Patent number: 6055993
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for positioning and moving a flexible element is shown and described herein. The method includes the steps of providing a pair of elongated handles, each having a pair of apertures, providing a loop of flexible element threaded through the apertures, and advancing the elements through the apertures by moving the handles and tensioning various segments of the loop. The apparatus includes first and second elongated handles each having a pair of apertures, at least one of the handles including a cleat extending transversely to said handle, and a loop of flexible element threaded through the apertures and entrained around the cleat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2000
    Assignee: TeleVideo Consultants, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan J. Meyer, Eric S. Meyer, David M. Meyer, Stuart L. Meyer
  • Patent number: 5678579
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for positioning and moving a flexible element in space. The element is formed into a loop mounted on a pair of positioning handles. The loop, which may be a real or a virtual loop, is mounted on the two handles so as to be movable relative to the handles and to form a working segment of the element between corresponding one free end of the handles, each by one hand or both by the fingers (and thumb) of one hand, positions the working segment in space and manipulation of the loop moves the working segment relative to the handles. The apparatus and method find advantageous application in dental flossing devices, a laparoscopic surgical device or cutting or abrading devices, for example.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 21, 1997
    Assignee: Televideo Consultants, Inc.
    Inventors: Stuart L. Meyer, Jonathan I. Meyer, Eric S. Meyer, David M. Meyer
  • Patent number: 5578391
    Abstract: A battery pack (10) having a protruding battery contact (14) is provided with a disconnect switch circuit. The circuit comprises at least one battery cell (22), and a mechanical switch (24) which controls .ang.operation of an electronic switch circuit (36). A latch member (16) is provided for attaching the battery pack to a device to be powered, and is moveable between a first and second position, and is biased by a spring means to the first position. In the first position, the latch member acts on the mechanical switch such that the electronic switch circuit disconnects the battery contact from the battery cell or cells. When the latch member is moved to the second position (17), the circuit operates to connect the battery contact to the battery cell or cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 26, 1996
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: David M. Meyers, Jose M. Fernandez, James R. Brunette
  • Patent number: 5469874
    Abstract: A flossing apparatus and method of flossing. The flossing apparatus comprises a pair of separate and distinct flossing handles which are interconnected by a loop of dental floss. The loop is formed from a length of dental floss and includes a working segment of floss which interconnects corresponding free ends of the handles, a control segment which interconnects the handles at points displaced from the free ends, and a pair of side segments which run along corresponding handles between respective ends of the working and control segments. The handles are free to move on all axes relative to each other, restrained only by the dimensions of the loop. They are also free to move relative to the loop. The flossing handles are used by manipulating them separately to achieve any optimum working floss segment length and angular relationship between the handles for the particular flossing operation contemplated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 28, 1995
    Assignee: Televideo Consultants, Inc.
    Inventors: Stuart L. Meyer, Eric S. Meyer, David M. Meyer, Jonathan I. Meyer
  • Patent number: 5121804
    Abstract: A fishing pole is provided wherein the handle is defined as a scale, with a hook projecting coaxially and exteriorly of the handle at a rear terminal end thereof for mounting and weighing of a fish thereon. A further embodiment of the invention for use in bait casting organizations mounts a scale in parallel contiguous relationship relative to the handle, with the hook directed orthogonally relative to the housing of the scale for weighing of fish subsequent to their catching.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 1991
    Date of Patent: June 16, 1992
    Inventors: David A. Labs, David M. Meyers
  • Patent number: D350329
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 1992
    Date of Patent: September 6, 1994
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Phillip E. Lindeman, David M. Meyers
  • Patent number: D360631
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 1993
    Date of Patent: July 25, 1995
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert G. Uskali, David M. Meyers