Patents by Inventor Brenda BERG

Brenda BERG 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: 20230301014
    Abstract: A heat sink to selectively dissipate heat from a plurality of heat-generating components. The heat sink includes a plurality of heat pipes, and a base plate configured to locate at least one of the plurality of heat pipes proximate each of the plurality of heat-generating components. The heat sink also includes a plurality of sets of fins operable to dissipate heat generated by the heat-generating components, and a plurality of sets of louvers, wherein each of the plurality of sets of louvers is associated with one of the plurality of sets of fins and is operable to open to selectively allow airflow from outside the heat sink to dissipate heat from one of the plurality of sets of fins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2022
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: William James Anderl, Alex Matos, Brenda Berg, Kevin O'Connell
  • Publication number: 20230200002
    Abstract: A server includes a printed circuit board (PCB), an electronic component connected to the PCB, and a chassis connected to the PCB. The chassis includes a first end with a first aperture configured to allow airflow into the server, a second end with a second aperture configured to allow the airflow out of the server after having passed across the electronic component, and a movable bulkhead comprising a first set of louvers, the movable bulkhead being movable between a closed position and an opened position, wherein each of the louvers includes a leading edge contact feature configured to interface with a trailing edge of a respective adjacent louver. In the closed position, the first set of louvers forms a wall in a primary path of the airflow, and, in the opened position, the first set of louvers are oriented in a direction of the primary path of the airflow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2021
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Kevin O'Connell, Alex Matos, Janet Cederholm, Brenda Berg, William James Anderl
  • Patent number: 10907799
    Abstract: Aspects of this disclosure relate to adjusting the lumen output of a light source. A system may include a light source, a pipe, and at least two light-obscuring elements within the pipe. The pipe may have an inlet port and an outlet port, where the inlet port is configured to be secured to the light source such that all lumens of the light source are directed through an inner passageway of the pipe to the outlet port. The light-obscuring elements may be configured to be moved to reduce a number of lumens of the light source that traverse through the pipe to the outlet port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Alex Matos, Kevin O'Connell, Brenda Berg, Janet Cederholm
  • Patent number: 10650098
    Abstract: Improved techniques for proactive identification of errors are provided. Documents are analyzed, using natural language processing (NLP) models, to identify entities in the documents. The documents are processed with the NLP models to identify relationships among the entities, and each of the entities is stored in a data store, where the data store further includes an indication of the identified relationships among the entities. A draft correspondence is received, and it is determined that the draft correspondence includes a first entity and a second entity, where the first entity and the second entity have a first relationship. Upon determining that the first relationship conflicts with at least one of the relationships stored in the data store, a suggested revision for the draft correspondence is generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin M. O'Connell, Brenda Berg, Alex Matos, Janet Cederholm
  • Publication number: 20190392036
    Abstract: Improved techniques for proactive identification of errors are provided. Documents are analyzed, using natural language processing (NLP) models, to identify entities in the documents. The documents are processed with the NLP models to identify relationships among the entities, and each of the entities is stored in a data store, where the data store further includes an indication of the identified relationships among the entities. A draft correspondence is received, and it is determined that the draft correspondence includes a first entity and a second entity, where the first entity and the second entity have a first relationship. Upon determining that the first relationship conflicts with at least one of the relationships stored in the data store, a suggested revision for the draft correspondence is generated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2018
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Inventors: Kevin M. O'CONNELL, Brenda BERG, Alex MATOS, Janet CEDERHOLM