Patents by Inventor Andrew T. Sultenfuss

Andrew T. Sultenfuss 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: 9618986
    Abstract: A system for supplying cooling airflow across a plurality of wireless charging coils. More specifically in certain embodiments, the system includes a charging system which includes a partitioned airflow system for cooling a plurality of information handling systems. In certain embodiments the information handling systems comprise wireless powered information handling systems. In certain embodiments, the charging system includes a charging system housing as well as a plurality of charging transmit coils. The charging transmit coils interact with respective charging receive coils which are associated with respective information handling systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Travis C. North, Andrew T. Sultenfuss, Christopher M. Helberg, Austin M. Shelnutt
  • Patent number: 9590793
    Abstract: An information handling system includes a first subsystem having a first data module configured to provide a first signal, a second data module configured to provide a second signal, the first signal and the second signal are different types of signals, and a first aggregator unit coupled to the first data module and the second data module, and a second subsystem coupled to the first aggregator unit via a first aggregated signal line. The first aggregator unit receives the first signal from the first data module and the second signal from the second data module, aggregates, based upon a first aggregation algorithm, the first and second signals to create a first aggregated signal. The first aggregation algorithm aggregates the first signal and the second signal based on a specific type of each signal and provides the first aggregated signal to the second subsystem via the first aggregated signal line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: DELL PRODUCTS, LP
    Inventors: Andrew T. Sultenfuss, Liam B. Quinn, Sean P. O'Neal
  • Publication number: 20170063132
    Abstract: A carbon material and a magnetic material are incorporated at a magnetic shield included at a wireless power antenna. The magnetic shield shapes a magnetic flux field proximate to the magnetic shield. The carbon material conducts heat at the magnetic shield.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2015
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: Andrew T. Sultenfuss, Travis C. North
  • Publication number: 20170063131
    Abstract: A wireless power transmission antenna is disposed at a wireless charging mat. Another second wireless power transmission antenna is disposed at another location at the wireless charging mat. A temperature sensor is disposed at a location between the antennas. The temperature sensor is responsive to heat propagated from both of the antennas. A controller regulates charging power at each antenna based on information provided by the temperature sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2015
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: Andrew T. Sultenfuss, Travis C. North
  • Publication number: 20170063130
    Abstract: A wireless charging device includes an enclosure base and an enclosure top. A portion of the enclosure top is inclined relative to the base. A power transmission antenna is disposed on an under-surface of the inclined portion. A first inlet is located proximate to the enclosure base for receiving ambient air. An outlet is located proximate to an apex of the inclined portion for exhausting air. Airflow from the inlet to the outlet is based only on passive air convection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2015
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: Andrew T. Sultenfuss, Travis C. North
  • Publication number: 20170063134
    Abstract: A wireless power delivery system includes a wireless charging pad, a first security tie, and a device securing component. The wireless charging pad includes a first antenna to provide wireless power to a first information handling system. The first security tie having a first end connected to the wireless charging pad, and a second end to connect with a mounting plate, the first security tie to securely connect the wireless charging pad to mounting plate. The device securing component is in physical communication with the wireless charging pad. The device securing component includes a second security tie having a first end connected within the device securing component, and a second end to connect to the first information handling system. The second security tie to securely connect the first information handling system to the wireless charging pad.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2015
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: Andrew T. Sultenfuss, Christophe Daguet
  • Publication number: 20170063101
    Abstract: An inductor at a wireless power antenna includes a conductive winding. A portion of the conductive winding consists of a heat pipe. The heat pipe employs thermal conductivity and phase transition to transfer heat from the inductor. A heat sink is coupled to the heat pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2015
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: Andrew T. Sultenfuss, Travis C. North
  • Publication number: 20170063133
    Abstract: A cart stores a plurality of mobile computing devices. The cart includes a plurality of slots defined by opposed plates. Each of the slots is configured to accept a corresponding mobile computing device. Each of the plates includes a first transmit coil for wirelessly transmitting power to a receive coil in the corresponding mobile computing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2015
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: Andrew T. Sultenfuss, Karunakar P. Reddy
  • Publication number: 20170063135
    Abstract: An information handling system includes a wireless charging module, a capacitor, and a control module. The wireless charging module receives wireless power from a wireless charging pad, and provides power to other components in the information handling system. The control module receives a turbo mode request, and determines whether the wireless charging module of the information handling system has sufficient power delivery capability to enable a turbo mode of the information handling system. The wireless power charging module provides power to the capacitor in response to the turbo mode request being received and the wireless charging module having sufficient power delivery capability. The control module determines whether a first voltage of the capacitor is substantially equal to a second voltage of a second capacitor in the information handling system, and in response to the first voltage being substantially equal to the second voltage the capacitor to provide power for the turbo mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2015
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventor: Andrew T. Sultenfuss
  • Publication number: 20170063137
    Abstract: A wireless power delivery system includes a wireless charging pad and a pad covering device. The wireless charging pad includes a first antenna to provide wireless power to a first information handling system. The pad covering device is in physical communication with the wireless charging pad. The pad covering device includes a cover located within the pad covering device. The cover to extend from the pad covering device, to cover the wireless charging pad, and to lock with the wireless charging pad to securely cover the wireless charging pad.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2015
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: Andrew T. Sultenfuss, Christophe Daguet
  • Publication number: 20170063136
    Abstract: An information handling system includes a wireless charging receiver, which in turn includes first and second surfaces, a receiver coil, and an isolation marker. The wireless charging receiver is coupled to a back side of the information handling system. The receiver coil is located within the wireless charging receiver and disposed between the first and second surfaces, and receives a magnetic flux field from a transmission coil of a wireless charging pad. The isolation marker is in physical communication with the first surface and aligned with the receiver coil. The isolation marker enables a user to align the receiver coil with the transmission coil of the charging pad, and isolates the magnetic flux field in the receiver coil and away from the user and other components of the information handling system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2015
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: Andrew T. Sultenfuss, Sinem Kockan
  • Publication number: 20170063102
    Abstract: A mobile computing device includes a body having a front side and a back side, and an easel adapted to fit in a first position within an indentation formed in the back side. The easel is movable to a second position, and a wireless power receiver coil is disposed in the easel. A universal hinge connects the easel to the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2015
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: Andrew T. Sultenfuss, Sinem Kockan
  • Patent number: 9570019
    Abstract: An information handling system includes a thin panel display device with a camera oriented behind an outer liquid crystal (LCD) layer of the thin panel display device. The outer LCD layer of the thin panel display device having a camera zone through which the aperture of the camera receives light and a processor or set of processors determines camera usage a software application operating on the information handling system and coordinating camera operation and thin panel display device operation through the outer LCD layer in accordance with the camera usage by modifying a display refresh rate at the outer LCD layer camera zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: Dell Products, LP
    Inventors: Kenneth C. Musgrave, Andrew T. Sultenfuss, Deeder M. Aurongzeb
  • Patent number: 9524018
    Abstract: An information handling system includes battery packs, loads, and a power management module operable to set an output voltage of a battery pack and direct power from the battery pack to one or more loads. The power management module can direct power from multiple batteries to a load simultaneously. A battery pack includes a converter circuit to convert the voltage provided by battery cells within the battery pack to a voltage set by a power management module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: Dell Products, LP
    Inventors: Andrew T. Sultenfuss, Richard C. Thompson
  • Publication number: 20160316013
    Abstract: An information handling system is configured to poll a remote data store at an adaptable polling rate. The polling rate can be based on one or more usage characteristics of the information handling system, such as a time of day, geographical location, user profile, management profile, system usage pattern, or other usage characteristic. Between polling requests, the information handling system can be placed in a low-power mode, thereby conserving power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Inventors: Andrew T. Sultenfuss, David Loadman
  • Publication number: 20160313821
    Abstract: Identifying characteristics integrated in a totem and detected by a capacitive display mat are applied to perform functions in response to end user inputs. Identifying characteristics include capacitive feet integrated in a totem bottom surface with identifying features including varying capacitive values for the feet, varying pad sizes and shapes, varying pad patterns and varying capacitive oscillation frequencies. In one embodiment, the surface area of the totem in contact with the capacitive mat varies depending upon the pressure placed on the totem to alter the shape of a compressible material disposed at the bottom surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2015
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Applicant: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
    Inventors: Vinh X. Bui, John T. Morrison, Rocco Ancona, Roman J. Pacheco, Karthik Krishnakumar, Andrew T. Sultenfuss, Abu S. Sanaullah, Mark R. Ligameri, Michiel Sebastiaan Emanuel Petrus Knoppert
  • Publication number: 20160301512
    Abstract: An information handling system includes a first subsystem having a first data module configured to provide a first signal, a second data module configured to provide a second signal, the first signal and the second signal are different types of signals, and a first aggregator unit coupled to the first data module and the second data module, and a second subsystem coupled to the first aggregator unit via a first aggregated signal line. The first aggregator unit receives the first signal from the first data module and the second signal from the second data module, aggregates, based upon a first aggregation algorithm, the first and second signals to create a first aggregated signal. The first aggregation algorithm aggregates the first signal and the second signal based on a specific type of each signal and provides the first aggregated signal to the second subsystem via the first aggregated signal line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2016
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Inventors: Andrew T. Sultenfuss, Liam B. Quinn, Sean P. O'Neal
  • Publication number: 20160294197
    Abstract: A portable information handling system manages battery charge to maintain a minimum level that supports boot by disconnecting the battery from a battery discharge path so that battery charge is lost substantially only to self-discharge. The battery automatically reconnects to the battery discharge path if external power becomes available to charge the battery. The minimum battery charge level provides adequate power in combination with the external power to support boot of the portable information handling system to an operational state. A power manager monitors power transition events to track power consumption information that a battery charge manager applies to modify the power transition events if external power and available battery charge are not sufficient to perform the power transition event without modification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2015
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Applicant: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
    Inventors: Richard C. Thompson, Andrew T. Sultenfuss, Adolfo S. Montero
  • Patent number: 9407694
    Abstract: An information handling system is configured to poll a remote data store at an adaptable polling rate. The polling rate can be based on one or more usage characteristics of the information handling system, such as a time of day, geographical location, user profile, management profile, system usage pattern, or other usage characteristic. Between polling requests, the information handling system can be placed in a low-power mode, thereby conserving power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: DELL PRODUCTS, LP
    Inventor: Andrew T. Sultenfuss
  • Patent number: 9391761
    Abstract: An information handling system includes a first subsystem having a first data module configured to provide a first signal, a second data module configured to provide a second signal, the first signal and the second signal are different types of signals, and a first aggregator unit coupled to the first data module and the second data module, and a second subsystem coupled to the first aggregator unit via a first aggregated signal line. The first aggregator unit receives the first signal from the first data module and the second signal from the second data module, aggregates, based upon a first aggregation algorithm, the first and second signals to create a first aggregated signal. The first aggregation algorithm aggregates the first signal and the second signal based on a specific type of each signal and provides the first aggregated signal to the second subsystem via the first aggregated signal line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: Dell Products, LP
    Inventors: Andrew T. Sultenfuss, Liam B. Quinn, Sean P. O'Neal