Patents by Inventor Jessop Dennis

Jessop Dennis 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).

  • Apparatus and method to handle power supply failures for a peripheral device
    Patent number: 6996746
    Abstract: One embodiment of the invention is directed to a data processing system that includes an electrical detection circuit to determine whether the electrical power is going from “on” to “off,” or changing from “off” to “on;” a peripheral device, including a processor to calculate the amount of electrical energy required for the peripheral device to perform a task; a task queue for the peripheral device that can be read to find a task if the electrical power is going from “on” to “off;” and a non-volatile memory, including a task queue to store data describing the task if insufficient electrical energy remains available to the peripheral device to complete the task.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2006
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Arti Shukla, Steven C. Johnson, Shane Konsella, Kwesi E Abraham, Jessop Dennis, Michael L. Rishel, Kurt R Bengtson
  • Apparatus and method to handle power supply failures for a peripheral device
    Publication number: 20040084971
    Abstract: A method and apparatus to handle power supply failures to a peripheral device in a data processing system. One embodiment of the invention involves a method to handle a power failure during the performance of a task, wherein the peripheral device receives electrical power from a power supply, and the peripheral device is part of a data processing system that also contains a non-volatile memory. The method includes monitoring the power supply to determine whether the electrical power is going from “on” to “off,” or going from “off” to “on.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2003
    Publication date: May 6, 2004
    Inventors: Arti Shukla, Steven C. Johnson, Shane Konsella, Kwesi E. Abraham, Jessop Dennis, Michael L. Rishel, Kurt R. Bengtson
  • Apparatus and method to handle power supply failures for a peripheral device
    Patent number: 6694453
    Abstract: One embodiment of the invention is directed to a data processing system that includes an electrical detection circuit to determine whether the electrical power is going from “on” to “off,” or changing from “off” to “on;” a peripheral device, including a processor to calculate the amount of electrical energy required for the peripheral device to perform a task; a task queue for the peripheral device that can be read to find a task if the electrical power is going from “on” to “off;” and a non-volatile memory, including a task queue to store data describing the task if insufficient electrical energy remains available to the peripheral device to complete the task.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2004
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Arti Shukla, Steven C. Johnson, Shane Konsella, Kwesi E. Abraham, Jessop Dennis, Michael L. Rishel, Kurt R Bengtson