Patents by Inventor Austin M. Shelnutt

Austin M. Shelnutt 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).

  • Publication number: 20180163985
    Abstract: In accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure, a controller may include one or more environmental sensor inputs configured to receive data from one or more environmental sensors integral to an information handling system and a microcontroller unit communicatively coupled to the one or more environmental sensor inputs. The microcontroller unit may be configured to monitor the one or more environmental sensor inputs for one or more reliability-impacting events affecting or likely to affect operability of the information handling system and in response to an occurrence of a reliability-impacting event, apply an event-based policy affecting operation of one or more components of the information handling system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Applicant: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Austin M. SHELNUTT, Edmond I. BAILEY, John R. STUEWE, Steven EMBLETON
  • Patent number: 9936614
    Abstract: An information handling system includes a pressure transducer and a fan controller. The pressure transducer produces a pressure reading in response to airflow through the information handling system. The fan controller is configured to communicate with the pressure transducer, the fan controller to operate a fan of an information handling system at a first duty cycle, to receive a first pressure reading from the pressure transducer, to determine a first airflow amount for the first duty cycle based on the first pressure reading, to create a first updated airflow-duty cycle table based on the first airflow amount at the first duty cycle, and to update a temperature control algorithm based on the first updated airflow-duty cycle table.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: DELL PRODUCTS, LP
    Inventors: Austin M. Shelnutt, Travis C. North, Christopher M. Helberg
  • Patent number: 9891677
    Abstract: A system and method for improving the cooling of the skin of an information handling system. More specifically, in certain embodiments, the information handling system comprises an air moving device positioned to generate boundary layer disruption on the external skin of the system. In certain embodiments the air moving device is located within the information handling system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
    Inventors: Travis C. North, Christopher M. Helberg, Austin M. Shelnutt
  • Publication number: 20170295677
    Abstract: A dew point of air entering an information handling system is determined based on the temperature and humidity of the air. Also determined is a temperature of facility cooling water entering the information handling system. A condensation mitigation procedure is activated if a difference between the temperature of the facility cooling water and the dew point temperature is less than a first threshold value. The condensation mitigation procedure includes reducing a flow-rate of the facility cooling water to a liquid manifold using a valve. The liquid manifold is in thermally-conductive contact with a heat-generating component included at the information handling system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2016
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Inventors: Austin M. Shelnutt, Edmond I. Bailey
  • Publication number: 20170228056
    Abstract: An information handling system includes a tablet computer, which in turn includes a touch sensor, a sensor detector, and a processor. The sensor detector is configured to communicate with the touch sensor, and to detect a first fingerprint on the touch sensor. The processor is configured to communicate with the sensor detector, to determine that the first fingerprint is within a first zone of the touch sensor, to match the first fingerprint to a stored fingerprint for the first zone of the touch sensor, to determine a first input function associated with the first fingerprint based on the first fingerprint matching the stored fingerprint for the first zone, and to execute the first input function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2017
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Inventors: Travis C. North, Austin M. Shelnutt, Christopher M. Helberg
  • Patent number: 9652061
    Abstract: An information handling system includes a tablet computer, which in turn includes a touch sensor, a sensor detector, and a processor. The sensor detector is configured to communicate with the touch sensor, and to detect a first fingerprint on the touch sensor. The processor is configured to communicate with the sensor detector, to determine that the first fingerprint is within a first zone of the touch sensor, to match the first fingerprint to a stored fingerprint for the first zone of the touch sensor, to determine a first input function associated with the first fingerprint based on the first fingerprint matching the stored fingerprint for the first zone, and to execute the first input function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: DELL PRODUCTS, LP
    Inventors: Travis C. North, Austin M. Shelnutt, Christopher M. Helberg
  • 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
  • Publication number: 20160329735
    Abstract: An information handling system (IHS) includes a base station that has a transmitter coil to generate a magnetic field for charging a portable power source of a battery-powered electronic device. A receiver coil magnetically receives power from the transmitter coil of the base station. A power control module connected to the portable power source and the receiver coil charges the portable power source with the received power. A flexible ferrite shield is positioned on a side of the receiver coil opposite to the transmitter coil to shield the IHS electronics. A pneumatic diaphragm is formed by a portion of the flexible ferrite shield that is positioned for oscillating movement into a center cavity of the receiver coil. A diaphragm actuator is attached to the pneumatic diagram and is responsive to a triggering signal to oscillate the pneumatic diaphragm to disperse thermal energy that is generated by the receiver coil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2016
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Inventors: CHRIS HELBERG, TRAVIS C. NORTH, ANDREW SULTENFUSS, AUSTIN M. SHELNUTT
  • Patent number: 9438071
    Abstract: An information handling system (IHS) includes a base station that has a transmitter coil to generate a magnetic field for charging a portable power source of a battery-powered electronic device. A receiver coil magnetically receives power from the transmitter coil of the base station. A power control module connected to the portable power source and the receiver coil charges the portable power source with the received power. A flexible ferrite shield is positioned on a side of the receiver coil opposite to the transmitter coil to shield the IHS electronics. A pneumatic diaphragm is formed by a portion of the flexible ferrite shield that is positioned for oscillating movement into a center cavity of the receiver coil. A diaphragm actuator is attached to the pneumatic diagram and is responsive to a triggering signal to oscillate the pneumatic diaphragm to disperse thermal energy that is generated by the receiver coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: DELL PRODUCTS, L.P.
    Inventors: Chris Helberg, Travis C. North, Andrew Sultenfuss, Austin M Shelnutt
  • Publication number: 20160254690
    Abstract: An information handling system (IHS) includes a base station that has a transmitter coil to generate a magnetic field for charging a portable power source of a battery-powered electronic device. A receiver coil magnetically receives power from the transmitter coil of the base station. A power control module connected to the portable power source and the receiver coil charges the portable power source with the received power. A flexible ferrite shield is positioned on a side of the receiver coil opposite to the transmitter coil to shield the IHS electronics. A pneumatic diaphragm is formed by a portion of the flexible ferrite shield that is positioned for oscillating movement into a center cavity of the receiver coil. A diaphragm actuator is attached to the pneumatic diagram and is responsive to a triggering signal to oscillate the pneumatic diaphragm to disperse thermal energy that is generated by the receiver coil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2015
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Applicant: DELL PRODUCTS, L.P.
    Inventors: CHRIS HELBERG, TRAVIS C. NORTH, ANDREW SULTENFUSS, AUSTIN M. SHELNUTT
  • Publication number: 20160234971
    Abstract: An information handling system includes a pressure transducer and a fan controller. The pressure transducer produces a pressure reading in response to airflow through the information handling system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2015
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Inventors: Austin M. Shelnutt, Travis C. North, Christopher M. Helberg
  • Publication number: 20160195909
    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: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2015
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Applicant: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
    Inventors: Travis C. North, Andrew T. Sultenfuss, Christopher M. Helberg, Austin M. Shelnutt
  • Publication number: 20160077557
    Abstract: A system and method for improving the cooling of the skin of an information handling system. More specifically, in certain embodiments, the information handling system comprises an air moving device positioned to generate boundary layer disruption on the external skin of the system. In certain embodiments the air moving device is located within the information handling system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2014
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Applicant: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
    Inventors: Travis C. North, Christopher M. Helberg, Austin M. Shelnutt
  • Publication number: 20160063306
    Abstract: An information handling system includes a tablet computer, which in turn includes a touch sensor, a sensor detector, and a processor. The sensor detector is configured to communicate with the touch sensor, and to detect a first fingerprint on the touch sensor. The processor is configured to communicate with the sensor detector, to determine that the first fingerprint is within a first zone of the touch sensor, to match the first fingerprint to a stored fingerprint for the first zone of the touch sensor, to determine a first input function associated with the first fingerprint based on the first fingerprint matching the stored fingerprint for the first zone, and to execute the first input function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2014
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Inventors: Travis C. North, Austin M. Shelnutt, Christopher M. Helberg