Patents by Inventor Philip John Jakes

Philip John Jakes 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).

  • Patent number: 11424489
    Abstract: A device can include a processor; memory accessible by the processor; a housing that includes a battery bay that includes a first surface and a second, opposing surface; a battery package disposed in the battery bay and operatively coupled to the processor; and a resilient material disposed between the battery package and at least one of the first surface and the second surface of the battery bay.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Bouziane Yebka, Philip John Jakes, Tin-Lup Wong
  • Patent number: 11422592
    Abstract: A system can include a housing that defines a first plane; a base that defines a second plane; and an adjustable hinge assembly that rotatably couples the base and the housing about an axis, where the hinge assembly includes permanent magnets that generate a first magnetic field and a second magnetic field orientable with respect to each other via rotation of the housing with respect to the base, where the first magnetic field and the second magnetic field include an aligned orientation, generate a clockwise restoring torque responsive to rotation of the housing in a first rotational direction from the aligned orientation, and generate a counterclockwise restoring torque responsive to rotation of the housing in a second, opposite rotational direction from the aligned orientation, and where the aligned orientation is adjustable to correspond to a selected angle between the first plane and the second plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Joseph Anthony Holung, Bouziane Yebka, Philip John Jakes, Tin-Lup Wong, Joseph David Plunkett
  • Patent number: 11334138
    Abstract: In one aspect, a first device may include at least one processor, an ultra-wideband (UWB) transceiver accessible to the at least one processor, and storage accessible to the at least one processor. The storage may include instructions executable by the at least one processor to track a location of a second device different from the first device using one or more UWB signals received from the second device via the UWB transceiver. The instructions may also be executable to unlock and/or awaken the first device responsive to a determination, based on the tracking of the location of the second device, that the second device is within a predetermined area of the first device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: John Carl Mese, Philip John Jakes
  • Patent number: 11314287
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a method, including: receiving, from at least one sensor associated with an information handling device, an indication to transmit an electrical pulse to a magnetic coupling integrated into the information handling device; transmitting, responsive to the receiving and using a pulse transmitter, the electrical pulse to the magnetic coupling; and affecting a function of the magnetic coupling based on the transmitted electrical pulse. Other aspects are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Joseph Anthony Holung, Joseph David Plunkett, Philip John Jakes, Tin-Lup Wong
  • Patent number: 11256302
    Abstract: An apparatus can include a processor; memory accessible by the processor; a display operatively coupled to the processor; a hinge assembly that includes an axle and leaves where at least one of the leaves includes a leaf magnet that includes north poles and south poles; and a first housing and a second housing that include leaf receptacles that, in a coupled state, receive the leaves of the hinge assembly to pivotably couple the first housing and the second housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Joseph Anthony Holung, Tin-Lup Wong, Joseph David Plunkett, Ritchie Alan Russ, Philip John Jakes, Bouziane Yebka
  • Publication number: 20220037941
    Abstract: An assembly can include a rotor that defines a rotor axis and that includes a number of permanent magnets; a stator that defines a stator axis, coaxially aligned with the rotor axis, and that includes a number of electropermanent magnets; and a controller that controls polarity of the electropermanent magnets to rotate the rotor about the rotor axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2020
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventors: Joseph Anthony Holung, Bouziane Yebka, Philip John Jakes, Tin-Lup Wong, Joseph David Plunkett
  • Publication number: 20220035418
    Abstract: A system can include a housing that defines a first plane; a base that defines a second plane; and an adjustable hinge assembly that rotatably couples the base and the housing about an axis, where the hinge assembly includes permanent magnets that generate a first magnetic field and a second magnetic field orientable with respect to each other via rotation of the housing with respect to the base, where the first magnetic field and the second magnetic field include an aligned orientation, generate a clockwise restoring torque responsive to rotation of the housing in a first rotational direction from the aligned orientation, and generate a counterclockwise restoring torque responsive to rotation of the housing in a second, opposite rotational direction from the aligned orientation, and where the aligned orientation is adjustable to correspond to a selected angle between the first plane and the second plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2020
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventors: Joseph Anthony Holung, Bouziane Yebka, Philip John Jakes, Tin-Lup Wong, Joseph David Plunkett
  • Publication number: 20220020517
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a method, including: receiving, at an information handling device, an indication to transmit an electrical pulse to an electropermanent magnet; transmitting, responsive to the receiving and using a pulse transmitter, the electrical pulse to the electropermanent magnet; and affecting a magnetic field associated with the electropermanent magnet responsive to receiving the electrical pulse. Other aspects are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2020
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Inventors: Joseph Anthony Holung, Bouziane Yebka, Joseph David Plunkett, Philip John Jakes, Tin-Lup Wong
  • Publication number: 20220018606
    Abstract: In one aspect, a device may include a housing, at least one processor within the housing, storage accessible to the at least one processor and within the housing, and plural heat absorbers within the housing that may be spherical. Each heat absorber may include an outer shell and inner material. The outer shell may include a shape-memory material. The inner material may include phase-change material different from the shape-memory material. The melting point of the phase-change material may be lower than the melting point of the shape-memory material. The heat absorbers may be juxtaposed with one or more other components of the device to absorb heat from the one or more other components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2020
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Inventors: Bouziane Yebka, Joseph Anthony Holung, Tin-Lup Wong, Philip John Jakes
  • Publication number: 20220019267
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a method, including: receiving, from at least one sensor associated with an information handling device, an indication to transmit an electrical pulse to a magnetic coupling integrated into the information handling device; transmitting, responsive to the receiving and using a pulse transmitter, the electrical pulse to the magnetic coupling; and affecting a function of the magnetic coupling based on the transmitted electrical pulse. Other aspects are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2020
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Inventors: Joseph Anthony Holung, Joseph David Plunkett, Philip John Jakes, Tin-Lup Wong
  • Publication number: 20220019273
    Abstract: In one aspect a device includes at least one processor, a battery that powers the at least one processor, and storage accessible to the at least one processor. The device also includes circuitry to, responsive to a user command to decommission the battery, discharge the battery to render the battery inoperable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2020
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Inventors: Philip John Jakes, Jeremy Robert Carlson, Larry Glenn Estes, Bouziane Yebka
  • Patent number: 11215519
    Abstract: One embodiment provides an electronic device, including: a device component; a pressure sensor integrated into a surface lining of the device component; and at least one adaptive gap-filling component situated between the surface lining of the device component and a wall of the electronic device that at least partially surrounds the device component. Other aspects are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Bouziane Yebka, Tin-Lup Wong, Philip John Jakes
  • Patent number: 11216043
    Abstract: A system can include a housing; a hinge assembly operatively coupled to the housing for rotation of the housing about a hinge axis, where the hinge assembly includes permanent magnets that generate a first magnetic field and a second magnetic field orientable with respect to each other via rotation of the housing, where the first magnetic field and the second magnetic field include an aligned orientation, generate a clockwise restoring torque responsive to rotation of the housing in a first rotational direction from the aligned orientation, and generate a counterclockwise restoring torque responsive to rotation of the housing in a second, opposite rotational direction from the aligned orientation; and an electromagnetic mover operatively coupled to the housing for rotation of the housing about the hinge axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Joseph Anthony Holung, Bouziane Yebka, Philip John Jakes, Tin-Lup Wong, Joseph David Plunkett
  • Publication number: 20210405693
    Abstract: A system can include a first housing that includes a processor and memory accessible to the processor; a second housing that includes a display operatively coupled to the processor; a hinge assembly that rotatably couples the first housing and the second housing, where the hinge assembly includes permanent magnets that generate a first magnetic field and a second magnetic field orientable with respect to each other via rotation of the second housing with respect to the first housing, where the first magnetic field and the second magnetic field include an aligned orientation, generate a clockwise restoring torque responsive to rotation in a first rotational direction from the aligned orientation, and generate a counterclockwise restoring torque responsive to rotation in a second, opposite rotational direction from the aligned orientation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: Joseph Anthony Holung, Bouziane Yebka, Philip John Jakes, Tin-Lup Wong, Kenneth Scott Seethaler
  • Patent number: 11157088
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a method, including: receiving, at an information handling device, an indication to transmit an electrical pulse to an electropermanent magnet; transmitting, responsive to the receiving and using a pulse transmitter, the electrical pulse to the electropermanent magnet; and affecting a movement of a keyboard of the information handling device based on the received electrical pulse. Other aspects are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Joseph Anthony Holung, Bouziane Yebka, Joseph David Plunkett, Philip John Jakes, Tin-Lup Wong
  • Publication number: 20210306846
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a method, including: receiving, at an accessory device, an indication to initiate a pairing process with an information handling device; adjusting, responsive to the receiving, a transmitting power of the accessory device; and pairing, based on the adjusting, the accessory device to the information handling device. Other aspects are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2020
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: Philip John Jakes, Hidetoshi Mori, Jonathan Daniel Pollock, James Christopher Salembier
  • Publication number: 20210262883
    Abstract: One embodiment provides an electronic device, including: a device component; a pressure sensor integrated into a surface lining of the device component; and at least one adaptive gap-filling component situated between the surface lining of the device component and a wall of the electronic device that at least partially surrounds the device component. Other aspects are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventors: Bouziane Yebka, Tin-Lup Wong, Philip John Jakes
  • Publication number: 20210249708
    Abstract: One embodiment provides an electronic device, including: a battery pack stack comprising at least two battery packs; wherein the battery pack stack comprises at least one cumulative heat reducing component positioned between the at least two battery packs. Other aspects are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2020
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Inventors: Bouziane Yebka, Philip John Jakes, Tin-Lup Wong
  • Patent number: 11063453
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a device, including: a display device disposed in a device housing; a main battery disposed in the device housing; a supplemental battery disposed proximate to the display device; and a processor operatively coupled to the display device. Other aspects are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Bouziane Yebka, Joseph Anthony Holung, Philip John Jakes, Tin-Lup Wong, Joseph David Plunkett
  • Patent number: 11063306
    Abstract: A method can include powering circuitry via a lithium ion battery; during the powering, determining a discharge rate of the lithium ion battery; and, based at least in part on the determined discharge rate, adjusting a cut-off voltage for the lithium ion battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Bouziane Yebka, Joseph Anthony Holung, Tin-Lup Wong, Philip John Jakes