Patents by Inventor Todd D. Grabbe

Todd D. Grabbe 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: 10860073
    Abstract: An information handling system operating a chassis temperature control system may comprise an integrated circuit operatively connected to a proximity sensing strip and a processor, a temperature sensor measuring an exterior temperature of a portion of a chassis of the information handling system adjacent to the proximity sensing strip, and an orientation sensor measuring an orientation of one portion of the chassis to another portion of the chassis to indicate a laptop physical configuration of the information handling system. The integrated circuit may measure a capacitance across the proximity sensing strip such that a high capacitance measurement results in a low skin temperature limit setting, and the processor may execute code instructions of the chassis temperature control system to incrementally decrease a processor power draw limit level based on the exterior temperature measurement exceeding the low skin temperature limit setting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: Dell Products, LP
    Inventors: Qinghong He, Todd D. Grabbe, Keith J. Kasprzak, Travis C. North
  • Publication number: 20200110451
    Abstract: An information handling system operating a chassis temperature control system may comprise an integrated circuit operatively connected to a proximity sensing strip and a processor, a temperature sensor measuring an exterior temperature of a portion of a chassis of the information handling system adjacent to the proximity sensing strip, and an orientation sensor measuring an orientation of one portion of the chassis to another portion of the chassis to indicate a laptop physical configuration of the information handling system. The integrated circuit may measure a capacitance across the proximity sensing strip such that a high capacitance measurement results in a low skin temperature limit setting, and the processor may execute code instructions of the chassis temperature control system to incrementally decrease a processor power draw limit level based on the exterior temperature measurement exceeding the low skin temperature limit setting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2018
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Applicant: Dell Products, LP
    Inventors: Qinghong He, Todd D. Grabbe, Keith J. Kasprzak, Travis C. North
  • Patent number: 10306796
    Abstract: An information handling system couples at a location with a rail clip that couples to a rail, such as with a DIN rail system. A sensor detects engagement of the rail clip at the rail and signals extending members that extend outward from the rail clip to press against the rail. At disengagement of the rail clip from the rail, the extending members retract to release the rail for removal of the information handling system. In one embodiment, the sensor and extending members are integrated in the information handling system to support extension and retraction with commands through the information handling system, such as by network communications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Hou Chun Huang, Todd D. Grabbe
  • Publication number: 20190132984
    Abstract: An information handling system couples at a location with a rail clip that couples to a rail, such as with a DIN rail system. A sensor detects engagement of the rail clip at the rail and signals extending members that extend outward from the rail clip to press against the rail. At disengagement of the rail clip from the rail, the extending members retract to release the rail for removal of the information handling system. In one embodiment, the sensor and extending members are integrated in the information handling system to support extension and retraction with commands through the information handling system, such as by network communications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2017
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Applicant: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Hou Chun Huang, Todd D. Grabbe