Patents by Inventor Kevin S. Rhodes

Kevin S. Rhodes 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).

  • Mechanism to avoid unintentional user interaction with a convertible mobile device during conversion
    Patent number: 10209824
    Abstract: A device includes control logic, at least a portion of which is implemented in hardware, to process motion data, the motion data collected from a first accelerometer in a base unit and from a second accelerometer in a display panel attached to a base unit of a mobile device, to determine whether the display panel moves relative to the base unit and to temporarily ignore or disable one or more input devices of the mobile device for a predetermined period of time to avoid unintentional user interaction with the mobile device during the movement of the display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: INTEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: David M. Putzolu, Brian E. Woodruff, Cheng Feng, Kevin S. Rhodes, Xiang Zhou, Kevy S. Zhang, Pronay Dutta
  • MECHANISM TO AVOID UNINTENTIONAL USER INTERACTION WITH A CONVERTIBLE MOBILE DEVICE DURING CONVERSION
    Publication number: 20180203564
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a device includes control logic, at least a portion of which is implemented in hardware, to process motion data, the motion data collected from a first accelerometer in a base unit and from a second accelerometer in a display panel attached to a base unit of a mobile device, to determine whether the display panel moves relative to the base unit and to temporarily ignore or disable one or more input devices of the mobile device for a predetermined period of time to avoid unintentional user interaction with the mobile device during the movement of the display panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2018
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Inventors: David M. Putzolu, Brian E. Woodruff, Cheng Feng, Kevin S. Rhodes, Xiang Zhou, Kevy S. Zhang, Pronay Dutta
  • Mechanism to avoid unintentional user interaction with a convertible mobile device during conversion
    Patent number: 9916031
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a device includes control logic, at least a portion of which is implemented in hardware, to process motion data, the motion data collected from a first accelerometer in a base unit and from a second accelerometer in a display panel attached to a base unit of a mobile device, to determine whether the display panel moves relative to the base unit and to temporarily ignore or disable one or more input devices of the mobile device for a predetermined period of time to avoid unintentional user interaction with the mobile device during the movement of the display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: INTEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: David M. Putzolu, Brian E. Woodruff, Cheng Feng, Kevin S. Rhodes, Xiang Zhou, Kevy S. Zhang, Pronay Dutta
  • MECHANISM TO AVOID UNINTENTIONAL USER INTERACTION WITH A CONVERTIBLE MOBILE DEVICE DURING CONVERSION
    Publication number: 20160274722
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a device includes control logic, at least a portion of which is implemented in hardware, to process motion data, the motion data collected from a first accelerometer in a base unit and from a second accelerometer in a display panel attached to a base unit of a mobile device, to determine whether the display panel moves relative to the base unit and to temporarily ignore or disable one or more input devices of the mobile device for a predetermined period of time to avoid unintentional user interaction with the mobile device during the movement of the display panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2013
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Inventors: David M. Putzolu, Brian E. Woodruff, Cheng Feng, Kevin S. Rhodes, Xiang Zhou, Kevy S. Zhang, Pronay Dutta
  • Microfluidic cooling of integrated circuits
    Patent number: 7652372
    Abstract: A microchannel cooling system used to cool integrated circuits may include a number of microchannels which may be subject to bubble blockage. When bubble formation or nucleation occurs due to heating, the bubbles may become trapped within the microchannels. A valve within the microchannel may automatically operate, at least partially, to close off the microchannel, allowing the bubble to be freed and to be flushed from the channel in some embodiments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2010
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Terry J. Dishongh, Jason T. Cassezza, Kevin S. Rhodes
  • Fuel efficient navigation system
    Patent number: 7512486
    Abstract: A method, device, and system are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises acquiring vehicle fuel consumption information from a plurality of geographic locations, compiling the information to a map, and creating a low fuel consumption path between two locations on the map using the information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2009
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Bradford H. Needham, Terrance J. Dishongh, Kevin S. Rhodes