Patents by Inventor Donna C. Hardee
Donna C. Hardee 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: 9230881Abstract: A heat sink for dissipating a thermal load is disclosed that includes one or more heat sink bases configured around a central axis of the heat sink so as to define an interior space, at least one heat sink base receiving the thermal load, a thermal transport connected to the at least one heat sink base receiving the thermal load so as to distribute the thermal load in the heat sink, and heat-dissipating fins connected to each heat sink base, the heat-dissipating fins extending from each heat sink base into the interior space of the heat sink, each heat-dissipating fin shaped according to the location of the heat-dissipating fin with respect to the location of the thermal load and the location of the distributed thermal load in the heat sink.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2012Date of Patent: January 5, 2016Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Jimmy G. Foster, Sr., Donna C. Hardee, Don S. Keener, Robert R. Wolford
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Patent number: 8270621Abstract: In one embodiment, ambient sound in audible range of a telephone is electronically sampled, and an audible alert is automatically generated in response to an incoming call signal as a function of the sampled ambient sound. The ambient sound sample may be analyzed in terms of selected parameters such as frequency, amplitude, and tempo. The audible alert may then be generated as a function of the selected parameters in such a way that the audible alert is more noticeable in the presence of the ambient sound. For example, an alert frequency that is dissonant with an identified frequency of the ambient sound may be generated.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2009Date of Patent: September 18, 2012Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Christopher J. Hardee, Adam Roberts, Donna C. Hardee
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Publication number: 20120199337Abstract: A heat sink for dissipating a thermal load is disclosed that includes one or more heat sink bases configured around a central axis of the heat sink so as to define an interior space, at least one heat sink base receiving the thermal load, a thermal transport connected to the at least one heat sink base receiving the thermal load so as to distribute the thermal load in the heat sink, and heat-dissipating fins connected to each heat sink base, the heat-dissipating fins extending from each heat sink base into the interior space of the heat sink, each heat-dissipating fin shaped according to the location of the heat-dissipating fin with respect to the location of the thermal load and the location of the distributed thermal load in the heat sink.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2012Publication date: August 9, 2012Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Jimmy G. FOSTER, SR., Donna C. HARDEE, Don S. KEENER, Robert R. WOLFORD
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Patent number: 8230908Abstract: A heat sink for dissipating a thermal load is disclosed that includes one or more heat sink bases configured around a central axis of the heat sink so as to define an interior space, at least one heat sink base receiving the thermal load, a thermal transport connected to the at least one heat sink base receiving the thermal load so as to distribute the thermal load in the heat sink, and heat-dissipating fins connected to each heat sink base, the heat-dissipating fins extending from each heat sink base into the interior space of the heat sink, each heat-dissipating fin shaped according to the location of the heat-dissipating fin with respect to the location of the thermal load and the location of the distributed thermal load in the heat sink.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2006Date of Patent: July 31, 2012Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Jimmy G. Foster, Sr., Donna C. Hardee, Don S. Keener, Robert R. Wolford
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Publication number: 20110192577Abstract: A heat sink for dissipating a thermal load is disclosed that includes one or more heat sink bases configured around a central axis of the heat sink so as to define an interior space, at least one heat sink base receiving the thermal load, a thermal transport connected to the at least one heat sink base receiving the thermal load so as to distribute the thermal load in the heat sink, and heat-dissipating fins connected to each heat sink base, the heat-dissipating fins extending from each heat sink base into the interior space of the heat sink, each heat-dissipating fin shaped according to the location of the heat-dissipating fin with respect to the location of the thermal load and the location of the distributed thermal load in the heat sink.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2011Publication date: August 11, 2011Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: JIMMY G. FOSTER, SR., DONNA C. HARDEE, DON S. KEENER, ROBERT R. WOLFORD
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Publication number: 20100202622Abstract: In one embodiment, ambient sound in audible range of a telephone is electronically sampled, and an audible alert is automatically generated in response to an incoming call signal as a function of the sampled ambient sound. The ambient sound sample may be analyzed in terms of selected parameters such as frequency, amplitude, and tempo. The audible alert may then be generated as a function of the selected parameters in such a way that the audible alert is more noticeable in the presence of the ambient sound. For example, an alert frequency that is dissonant with an identified frequency of the ambient sound may be generated.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 11, 2009Publication date: August 12, 2010Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Christopher J. Hardee, Adam Roberts, Donna C. Hardee
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Publication number: 20100023348Abstract: Health metrics can be received from at least one person wearing a health monitoring device in an unencumbered fashion that permits free motion. The health monitoring device can wirelessly convey the heath metrics to a remotely located computing device. The received health metrics can be compared against at least one configurable, yet previously established threshold. A change in a situation proximate to the person can be inferred based upon comparison results. A programmatic event can be fired based upon the inferred change. At least one programmatic action can be automatically initiated responsive to the firing of the programmatic event, wherein the programmatic action initiates a response to the inferred change.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2008Publication date: January 28, 2010Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Christopher J. Hardee, Donna C. Hardee, Adam Roberts
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Patent number: 7347251Abstract: A heat sink for distributing a thermal load is disclosed that includes two or more base plates connected and oriented around a central axis of the heat sink, at least one base plate receiving the thermal load, each base plate having thermal transport paths, the thermal transport paths oriented among the base plates so as to have the capability of accepting thermal transports having a plurality of lengths for thermal distribution between at least two base plates, heat-dissipating fins connected to each base plate, the heat-dissipating fins spaced apart in parallel and extending from each base plate towards the central axis of the heat sink, and a thermal transport connected between the base plate receiving the thermal load and at least one other base plate so as to distribute the thermal load among the base plates of the heat sink.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2005Date of Patent: March 25, 2008Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Jimmy G. Foster, Sr., Donna C. Hardee, Don S. Keener, Robert R. Wolford