Patents by Inventor Andrew C. BANKS

Andrew C. BANKS 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).

  • Advanced power based thermal control systems
    Patent number: 10613600
    Abstract: Examples are disclosed that relate cooling an electronic device based on power load. One disclosed example includes a controller configured to obtain a first measure of a power load, apply a filter to obtain a first filtered power load value, set a first thermal setpoint based at least on the first filtered power load value, determine a first temperature of the device, and adjust a response of the cooling mechanism based at least on the first thermal setpoint. The controller is further configured to obtain a second measure of the power load at a different time, apply the filter to obtain a second filtered power load value, set a second thermal setpoint based at least on the second filtered power load value, determine a second temperature of the device, and adjust the response of the cooling mechanism based at least on the second thermal setpoint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Gregory M. Daly, Garrett Douglas Blankenburg, Andres Felipe Hernandez, Andrew C. Banks
  • ADVANCED POWER BASED THERMAL CONTROL SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20190129481
    Abstract: Examples are disclosed that relate cooling an electronic device based on power load. One disclosed example includes a controller configured to obtain a first measure of a power load, apply a filter to obtain a first filtered power load value, set a first thermal setpoint based at least on the first filtered power load value, determine a first temperature of the device, and adjust a response of the cooling mechanism based at least on the first thermal setpoint. The controller is further configured to obtain a second measure of the power load at a different time, apply the filter to obtain a second filtered power load value, set a second thermal setpoint based at least on the second filtered power load value, determine a second temperature of the device, and adjust the response of the cooling mechanism based at least on the second thermal setpoint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2017
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Gregory M. DALY, Garrett Douglas BLANKENBURG, Andres Felipe HERNANDEZ, Andrew C. BANKS