Patents by Inventor Stephen P. Nachtsheim

Stephen P. Nachtsheim 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).

  • Circuit and method for controlling power and performance based on operating environment
    Patent number: 6601179
    Abstract: A power control circuit and corresponding technique for controlling the reduction or augmentation of operating frequency and/or supply voltage utilized by an electronic device. Such control is based on the operating environment of the hardware product employing the electronic device by determining whether the hardware product is interconnected to an external source having at least one enhanced cooling mechanism. As a result, the hardware product is able to operate at full frequency and voltage during certain situations and to operate at a reduced frequency and/or voltage during other situations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2003
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Robert T. Jackson, Stephen P. Nachtsheim, Taufik T. Ma
  • Circuit and method for controlling power and performance based on operating environment
    Patent number: 5974556
    Abstract: A power control circuit and corresponding technique for controlling the reduction or augmentation of operating frequency and/or supply voltage utilized by an electronic device. Such control is based on the operating environment of the hardware product employing the electronic device by determining whether the hardware product is interconnected to an external source having at least one enhanced cooling mechanism. As a result, the hardware product is able to operate at full frequency and voltage during certain situations and to operate at a reduced frequency and/or voltage during other situations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 26, 1999
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Robert T. Jackson, Stephen P. Nachtsheim, Taufik T. Ma