Patents by Inventor David Patrick Anders
David Patrick Anders 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).
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Patent number: 11934241Abstract: A fan device used with respect to a computing device. The fan device includes at least two fans that provide airflow for the computing device and a controller that adjusts the fans' speeds in an attempt to avoid harmonic vibrations of the at least two fans. The fan device may include at least one sensor, and the controller may adjust the fans' speeds based at least on information from the sensor(s) in the attempt to avoid the harmonic vibrations. The attempt to avoid the harmonic vibrations may also attempt to mitigate one or more of turbulence, pressure, over-heating, power consumption, or noise in, by, or around the computing device. Reversal of airflow may also be used. A fan bar that enables isolation of ground return noise may also be used. The controller may use sums of primes calculations, phase analysis, common divisor calculations, and the like. Also, associated methods.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2022Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: SOFTIRON LIMITEDInventors: Phillip Edward Straw, Robert Drury, David Patrick Anders, Alan Ott, Bryan Keith Larmore
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Patent number: 11899549Abstract: A merged infrastructure for manufacturing and lifecycle management of both hardware and software is disclosed. In various embodiments, a library comprising a superset of device drivers is stored, the superset including for each of a plurality of supported systems a corresponding set of device drivers for devices comprising that supported system. A context in which a processor is deployed is determined, the context being associated with a specific corresponding one of the plurality of supported systems. The library is used to provision based on the determined context at least a subset of devices accessible by the processor in the context in which the processor is deployed.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2022Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Inventors: Phillip Edward Straw, Robert Drury, Alan Ott, Bryan Larmore, David Patrick Anders, Stephen Hardwick
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Patent number: 11755729Abstract: A system includes a server interface and a management server. The management server includes instructions for execution by a processor. The instructions, when loaded and executed by the processor, cause the processor to access a server through the remote interface and, through the interface, monitor current usage by an electronic device communicatively coupled to the server. The instructions further cause the processor to determine a security status of the electronic device based upon the current usage, and to take a corrective action based upon the security status.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2022Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: SOFTIRON LIMITEDInventors: Phillip Edward Straw, Bryan Keith Larmore, David Patrick Anders, Stephen Hardwick, Robert Drury, Andrew McNeil, Harry Richardson
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Patent number: 11748478Abstract: An apparatus includes an interface for an electronic device and a baseboard management controller (BMC). The BMC includes circuitry configured to, through the interface, monitor current usage by the electronic device, determine a security status of the electronic device based upon the current usage, and take a corrective action based upon the security status.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2021Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: SOFTIRON LIMITEDInventors: Phillip Edward Straw, Bryan Keith Larmore, David Patrick Anders, Stephen Hardwick, Robert Drury
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Publication number: 20220284091Abstract: A system includes a server interface and a management server. The management server includes instructions for execution by a processor. The instructions, when loaded and executed by the processor, cause the processor to access a server through the remote interface and, through the interface, monitor current usage by an electronic device communicatively coupled to the server. The instructions further cause the processor to determine a security status of the electronic device based upon the current usage, and to take a corrective action based upon the security status.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2022Publication date: September 8, 2022Applicant: SOFTIRON LIMITEDInventors: Phillip Edward Straw, Bryan Keith Larmore, David Patrick Anders, Stephen Hardwick, Robert Drury, Andrew McNeil, Harry Richardson
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Publication number: 20220229478Abstract: A fan device used with respect to a computing device. The fan device includes at least two fans that provide airflow for the computing device and a controller that adjusts the fans' speeds in an attempt to avoid harmonic vibrations of the at least two fans. The fan device may include at least one sensor, and the controller may adjust the fans' speeds based at least on information from the sensor(s) in the attempt to avoid the harmonic vibrations. The attempt to avoid the harmonic vibrations may also attempt to mitigate one or more of turbulence, pressure, over-heating, power consumption, or noise in, by, or around the computing device. Reversal of airflow may also be used. A fan bar that enables isolation of ground return noise may also be used. The controller may use sums of primes calculations, phase analysis, common divisor calculations, and the like. Also, associated methods.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2022Publication date: July 21, 2022Applicant: SOFTIRON LIMITEDInventors: Phillip Edward STRAW, Robert DRURY, David Patrick ANDERS, Alan OTT, Bryan Keith LARMORE
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Publication number: 20220206914Abstract: A merged infrastructure for manufacturing and lifecycle management of both hardware and software is disclosed. In various embodiments, a library comprising a superset of device drivers is stored, the superset including for each of a plurality of supported systems a corresponding set of device drivers for devices comprising that supported system. A context in which a processor is deployed is determined, the context being associated with a specific corresponding one of the plurality of supported systems. The library is used to provision based on the determined context at least a subset of devices accessible by the processor in the context in which the processor is deployed.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2022Publication date: June 30, 2022Inventors: Phillip Edward Straw, Robert Drury, Alan Ott, Bryan Larmore, David Patrick Anders, Stephen Hardwick
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Patent number: 11321203Abstract: A merged infrastructure for manufacturing and lifecycle management of both hardware and software is disclosed. In various embodiments, a library comprising a superset of device drivers is stored, the superset including for each of a plurality of supported systems a corresponding set of device drivers for devices comprising that supported system. A context in which a processor is deployed is determined, the context being associated with a specific corresponding one of the plurality of supported systems. The library is used to provision based on the determined context at least a subset of devices accessible by the processor in the context in which the processor is deployed.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2020Date of Patent: May 3, 2022Inventors: Phillip Edward Straw, Robert Drury, Alan Ott, Bryan Larmore, David Patrick Anders, Stephen Hardwick
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Publication number: 20220114068Abstract: A merged infrastructure for manufacturing and lifecycle management of both hardware and software is disclosed. In various embodiments, a library comprising a superset of device drivers is stored, the superset including for each of a plurality of supported systems a corresponding set of device drivers for devices comprising that supported system. A context in which a processor is deployed is determined, the context being associated with a specific corresponding one of the plurality of supported systems. The library is used to provision based on the determined context at least a subset of devices accessible by the processor in the context in which the processor is deployed.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2020Publication date: April 14, 2022Inventors: Phillip Edward Straw, Robert Drury, Alan Ott, Bryan Larmore, David Patrick Anders, Stephen Hardwick
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Patent number: 11301009Abstract: A fan device used with respect to a computing device. The fan device includes at least two fans that provide airflow for the computing device and a controller that adjusts the fans' speeds in an attempt to avoid harmonic vibrations of the at least two fans. The fan device may include at least one sensor, and the controller may adjust the fans' speeds based at least on information from the sensor(s) in the attempt to avoid the harmonic vibrations. The attempt to avoid the harmonic vibrations may also attempt to mitigate one or more of turbulence, pressure, over-heating, power consumption, or noise in, by, or around the computing device. Reversal of airflow may also be used. A fan bar that enables isolation of ground return noise may also be used. The controller may use sums of primes calculations, phase analysis, common divisor calculations, and the like. Also, associated methods.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2019Date of Patent: April 12, 2022Assignee: SOFTIRON LIMITEDInventors: Phillip Edward Straw, Robert Drury, David Patrick Anders, Alan Ott, Bryan Keith Larmore
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Publication number: 20220043909Abstract: An apparatus includes an interface for an electronic device and a baseboard management controller (BMC). The BMC includes circuitry configured to, through the interface, monitor current usage by the electronic device, determine a security status of the electronic device based upon the current usage, and take a corrective action based upon the security status.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2021Publication date: February 10, 2022Inventors: Phil Straw, Bryan Keith Larmore, David Patrick Anders, Stephen Hardwick, Rob Drury
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Publication number: 20210089096Abstract: A fan device used with respect to a computing device. The fan device includes at least two fans that provide airflow for the computing device and a controller that adjusts the fans' speeds in an attempt to avoid harmonic vibrations of the at least two fans. The fan device may include at least one sensor, and the controller may adjust the fans' speeds based at least on information from the sensor(s) in the attempt to avoid the harmonic vibrations. The attempt to avoid the harmonic vibrations may also attempt to mitigate one or more of turbulence, pressure, over-heating, power consumption, or noise in, by, or around the computing device. Reversal of airflow may also be used. A fan bar that enables isolation of ground return noise may also be used. The controller may use sums of primes calculations, phase analysis, common divisor calculations, and the like. Also, associated methods.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2019Publication date: March 25, 2021Applicant: SoftIron LimitedInventors: Phillip Edward Straw, Robert Drury, David Patrick Anders, Alan Ott, Bryan Keith Larmore