Patents by Inventor Alan Ladd Painter
Alan Ladd Painter 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).
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Patent number: 11296538Abstract: A device and method of transferring energy between peer devices includes determining a predefined limit on energy transfer to a consumer device, initiating transfer of the energy via an energy transfer connection, and terminating the energy transfer when the predefined limit is reached.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2017Date of Patent: April 5, 2022Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Alfredo Zugasti Hays, Axel Ramirez Flores, Larry Glenn Estes, Kenneth Scott Seethaler, Scott Wentao Li, Russell Speight VanBlon, Jennifer Greenwood Zawacki, Alan Ladd Painter, Scott Edwards Kelso
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Patent number: 10534410Abstract: A card assembly includes a card that includes a first edge and an opposing second edge, where the first edge includes an edge connector; and device sockets mounted to the card and operatively coupled to the edge connector, where each of the device sockets defines an end of a respective device bay, where each of the device bays is disposed at an angle of approximately 25 degrees to approximately 75 degrees with respect to the edge connector.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2018Date of Patent: January 14, 2020Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Omar Ali Ali, Rodrigo Samper, Marc Richard Pamley, Alan Ladd Painter
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Publication number: 20190364243Abstract: A method and device are provided. The electronic device includes a main circuit board that includes first and second edges and first and second sets of conductive traces. The device includes a memory to store program instructions. The processor, responsive to the program instructions, manages transfer of a digital content signal over the first and second sets of conductive traces. The device includes first and second codecs are coupled to the first and second edges, respectively. The first and second codecs are connected to the first and second sets of conductive traces, respectively. The first and second codecs convert the digital content signal into an analog content signal. The device includes first and second analog outputs coupled to the first and second codecs, respectively. The first and second analog outputs to output the analog content signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2018Publication date: November 28, 2019Inventors: Omar Ali Ali, Alan Ladd Painter, Marc Pamley, Billy Chen, Rodrigo Samper
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Publication number: 20190302858Abstract: A card assembly includes a card that includes a first edge and an opposing second edge, where the first edge includes an edge connector; and device sockets mounted to the card and operatively coupled to the edge connector, where each of the device sockets defines an end of a respective device bay, where each of the device bays is disposed at an angle of approximately 25 degrees to approximately 75 degrees with respect to the edge connector.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2018Publication date: October 3, 2019Inventors: Omar Ali Ali, Rodrigo Samper, Marc Richard Pamley, Alan Ladd Painter
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Patent number: 10311003Abstract: An embodiment provides a method, including: providing a multi-protocol connector in an electronic device for connecting at least one storage device thereto; determining, using an operative coupling between the multi-protocol connector and the electronic device, if the electronic device supports one or more protocols of the multi-protocol connector; and providing an informational prompt for each determined protocol of the multi-protocol connector that the electronic device supports. Other aspects are described and claimed.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2014Date of Patent: June 4, 2019Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Marc Richard Pamley, Alan Ladd Painter, Omar Ali Ali, Timothy Samuel Farrow
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Patent number: 10255461Abstract: For a secure device chamber, the device chamber is disposed in a chassis and includes a device port. A door latches to obstruct access to the device chamber. A logic circuit receives an uninterrupted power supply from a computer, stores a device access value, and unlatches the door in response to activation of a chamber eject button and a device access value not being a device secure mode.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2016Date of Patent: April 9, 2019Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) PTE. LTD.Inventors: Alan Ladd Painter, Omar Ali Ali, George O. Diatzikis, Marc Richard Pamley, Bryan Loyd Young
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Patent number: 10002585Abstract: For selectively transmitting signals, a data lane interface communicates signals of at least one data lane of a serial bus. A video interface port receives a video display signal from a video card. A traffic circuit transmits the signals of the at least one data lane and the video display signal to a high-speed signal combiner in response to determining that the high-speed signal combiner is processing the signals of the at least one data lane and the video display signal for output as a combined video display signal. Else the traffic circuit transmits the video display signal to a video output port in response to determining that the high-speed signal combiner is not processing the signals of the at least one data lane and the video display signal for output as the combined video display signal.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2016Date of Patent: June 19, 2018Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) PTE LTDInventors: Marc Richard Pamley, Omar Ali Ali, George O. Diatzikis, Alan Ladd Painter
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Patent number: 9952634Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for interfacing with multiple components connected to a printed circuit board. An apparatus includes a plurality of hardware components that each include a first interface. An apparatus includes a printed circuit board that includes a plurality of interfaces that communicatively couple each of the hardware components to the printed circuit board via the first interface. The printed circuit board includes a second interface that communicatively couples the printed circuit board to an information handling device and manages communications between the information handling device and each of the hardware components coupled to the printed circuit board.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2016Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) PTE. LTD.Inventors: Rodrigo Samper, Omar Ali Ali, Cory Allen Chapman, Alan Ladd Painter
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Publication number: 20180069415Abstract: A device and method of transferring energy between peer devices includes determining a predefined limit on energy transfer to a consumer device, initiating transfer of the energy via an energy transfer connection, and terminating the energy transfer when the predefined limit is reached.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2017Publication date: March 8, 2018Inventors: Alfredo Zugasti Hays, Axel Ramirez Flores, Larry Glenn Estes, Kenneth Scott Seethaler, Scott Wentao Li, Russell Speight VanBlon, Jennifer Greenwood Zawacki, Alan Ladd Painter, Scott Edwards Kelso
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Patent number: 9910683Abstract: For dynamic application optimization, a method is disclosed that includes detecting, by use of a processor, an altered need for a resource in an executing application, identifying one or more configuration parameters for configuring an operating environment for the application, and applying the one or more configuration parameters in response to detecting the altered need.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2014Date of Patent: March 6, 2018Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) PTE. LTD.Inventors: Bryan L. Young, Marc Richard Pamley, Alan Ladd Painter, Albert Vincent Makley
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Publication number: 20170287435Abstract: For selectively transmitting signals, a data lane interface communicates signals of at least one data lane of a serial bus. A video interface port receives a video display signal from a video card. A traffic circuit transmits the signals of the at least one data lane and the video display signal to a high-speed signal combiner in response to determining that the high-speed signal combiner is processing the signals of the at least one data lane and the video display signal for output as a combined video display signal. Else the traffic circuit transmits the video display signal to a video output port in response to determining that the high-speed signal combiner is not processing the signals of the at least one data lane and the video display signal for output as the combined video display signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2016Publication date: October 5, 2017Inventors: Marc Richard Pamley, Omar Ali Ali, George O. Diatzikis, Alan Ladd Painter
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Publication number: 20170286720Abstract: For a secure device chamber, the device chamber is disposed in a chassis and includes a device port. A door latches to obstruct access to the device chamber. A logic circuit receives an uninterrupted power supply from a computer, stores a device access value, and unlatches the door in response to activation of a chamber eject button and a device access value not being a device secure mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2016Publication date: October 5, 2017Inventors: Alan Ladd Painter, Omar Ali Ali, George O. Diatzikis, Marc Richard Pamley, Bryan Loyd Young
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Publication number: 20170277230Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for interfacing with multiple components connected to a printed circuit board. An apparatus includes a plurality of hardware components that each include a first interface. An apparatus includes a printed circuit board that includes a plurality of interfaces that communicatively couple each of the hardware components to the printed circuit board via the first interface. The printed circuit board includes a second interface that communicatively couples the printed circuit board to an information handling device and manages communications between the information handling device and each of the hardware components coupled to the printed circuit board.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2016Publication date: September 28, 2017Inventors: Rodrigo Samper, Omar Ali Ali, Cory Allen Chapman, Alan Ladd Painter
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Patent number: 9696777Abstract: A system can include a processor; memory operatively coupled to the processor; a chipset operatively coupled to the processor; ports where each of the ports includes a respective power supply line; a switch; a hub operatively coupled to the ports and to the chipset for data transfer via an in-band protocol; and a microcontroller operatively coupled to the chipset, to the switch and to the hub where the microcontroller includes circuitry that controls the switch to transfer data to one of the ports via an out-of-band protocol and where the microcontroller includes circuitry that controls supply of power to the power supply lines.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2014Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Marc Richard Pamley, Omar Ali Ali, Alan Ladd Painter, Bryan L. Young
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Patent number: 9645954Abstract: A system can include a power supply unit; a processor; memory operatively coupled to the processor; a chipset operatively coupled to the processor; diagnostic information memory; and a microcontroller operatively coupled to the chipset via a first diagnostic data transfer bus and the microcontroller operatively coupled to the power supply unit and to the diagnostic information memory via a second diagnostic data transfer bus.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2014Date of Patent: May 9, 2017Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Marc Richard Pamley, Omar Ali Ali, Alan Ladd Painter, Bryan L. Young, William Fred Keown, Jr.
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Patent number: 9594443Abstract: For wearable device authentication and operation, code authenticates the wearable device to an electronic device. In addition, the code performs a wearable device operation in response to an operation command from the electronic device.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2014Date of Patent: March 14, 2017Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) PTE. LTD.Inventors: Russell Speight VanBlon, Alan Ladd Painter, Axel Ramirez Flores, Jennifer Greenwood Zawacki
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Publication number: 20150355696Abstract: A system can include a processor; memory operatively coupled to the processor; a chipset operatively coupled to the processor; ports where each of the ports includes a respective power supply line; a switch; a hub operatively coupled to the ports and to the chipset for data transfer via an in-band protocol; and a microcontroller operatively coupled to the chipset, to the switch and to the hub where the microcontroller includes circuitry that controls the switch to transfer data to one of the ports via an out-of-band protocol and where the microcontroller includes circuitry that controls supply of power to the power supply lines.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2014Publication date: December 10, 2015Applicant: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Marc Richard PAMLEY, Omar Ali ALI, Alan Ladd PAINTER, Bryan L. YOUNG
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Publication number: 20150356034Abstract: A system can include a power supply unit; a processor; memory operatively coupled to the processor; a chipset operatively coupled to the processor; diagnostic information memory; and a microcontroller operatively coupled to the chipset via a first diagnostic data transfer bus and the microcontroller operatively coupled to the power supply unit and to the diagnostic information memory via a second diagnostic data transfer bus.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2014Publication date: December 10, 2015Applicant: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.Inventors: Marc Richard PAMLEY, Omar Ali ALI, Alan Ladd PAINTER, Bryan L. YOUNG, William Fred KEOWN, JR.
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Publication number: 20150277971Abstract: For dynamic application optimization, a method is disclosed that includes detecting, by use of a processor, an altered need for a resource in an executing application, identifying one or more configuration parameters for configuring an operating environment for the application, and applying the one or more configuration parameters in response to detecting the altered need.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2014Publication date: October 1, 2015Applicant: LENOVO (Singapore) PTE, LTD.Inventors: Bryan L. Young, III, Marc Richard Pamley, Jr., Alan Ladd Painter, Albert Vincent Makley
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Publication number: 20150278139Abstract: An embodiment provides a method, including: providing a multi-protocol connector in an electronic device for connecting at least one storage device thereto; determining, using an operative coupling between the multi-protocol connector and the electronic device, if the electronic device supports one or more protocols of the multi-protocol connector; and providing an informational prompt for each determined protocol of the multi-protocol connector that the electronic device supports. Other aspects are described and claimed.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2014Publication date: October 1, 2015Applicant: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Marc Richard Pamley, Alan Ladd Painter, Omar Ali Ali, Timothy Samuel Farrow