Patents by Inventor Bruce Holmes

Bruce Holmes 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: 12616620
    Abstract: The diaper with integrated disposal system comprises a disposable diaper and a disposal bag. The disposable diaper may be adapted to be worn by a baby to retain waste, and mask odor. As a non-limiting example, the waste may be urine and/or feces. The disposal bag may be coupled to the outside of the back of the disposable diaper, as worn, such that the disposal bag is kept clean and available at all times. The disposable diaper containing the waste may be referred to as a soiled diaper. The soiled diaper may be removed from the baby and rolled to contain the waste. The disposal bag may be pulled around the soiled diaper to seal the soiled diaper within the disposal bag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2026
    Inventors: Bruce Holmes, Letitia Garner
  • Publication number: 20250259551
    Abstract: An advisory module may include processing circuitry configured to receive data indicative of internal factors and external factors related to route optimization of a combined route of a subject. The combined route may include an air segment and a ground segment, and at least some of the external factors may include dynamic parameters that are changeable while the air segment or ground segment is being transited by the subject to a ground objective. The processing circuitry may be further configured to generate a guidance option to deliver the subject to the ground objective based on integration of the internal factors and the external factors to optimize a route to the ground objective, and provide a graphical representation of the guidance option along with comparative data or context information associated with the route.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2025
    Publication date: August 14, 2025
    Inventor: Bruce HOLMES
  • Patent number: 12272251
    Abstract: An advisory module may include processing circuitry configured to receive data indicative of internal factors and external factors related to route optimization of a combined route of a subject. The combined route may include an air segment and a ground segment, and at least some of the external factors may include dynamic parameters that are changeable while the air segment or ground segment is being transited by the subject to a ground objective. The processing circuitry may be further configured to generate a guidance option to deliver the subject to the ground objective based on integration of the internal factors and the external factors to optimize a route to the ground objective, and provide a graphical representation of the guidance option along with comparative data or context information associated with the route.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: SMARTSKY NETWORKS LLC
    Inventor: Bruce Holmes
  • Patent number: 11985785
    Abstract: Traditionally, rail systems for racks that house electronic equipment, such as information handling system only allow motion from one side of the rack, if they allow movement at all. Embodiments presented herein provide mechanisms and methods that allow for motion of information handling systems in a housing from more than just one side of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
    Inventors: Bruce Holmes, Maunish Shah
  • Publication number: 20220392355
    Abstract: An advisory module may include processing circuitry configured to receive data indicative of internal factors and external factors related to route optimization of a combined route of a subject. The combined route may include an air segment and a ground segment, and at least some of the external factors may include dynamic parameters that are changeable while the air segment or ground segment is being transited by the subject to a ground objective. The processing circuitry may be further configured to generate a guidance option to deliver the subject to the ground objective based on integration of the internal factors and the external factors to optimize a route to the ground objective, and provide a graphical representation of the guidance option along with comparative data or context information associated with the route.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2020
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Inventor: BRUCE HOLMES
  • Publication number: 20220232725
    Abstract: Traditionally, rail systems for racks that house electronic equipment, such as information handling system only allow motion from one side of the rack, if they allow movement at all. Embodiments presented herein provide mechanisms and methods that allow for motion of information handling systems in a housing from more than just one side of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2021
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Applicant: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
    Inventors: Bruce HOLMES, Maunish SHAH
  • Patent number: 9015294
    Abstract: Information handling system network addresses are managed based on the location of the information handling system. For example, a blade information handling system chassis has network addresses stored in persistent memory and associated with each of plural slots. A blade information handling system inserted in a slot receives network addresses associated with the slot from a chassis management controller. A baseboard management controller of the blade information handling system receives the network addresses and applies the network addresses to power up networking components to communicate over a network with the network addresses, such as MAC addresses or WWN addresses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Cuong Nguyen, Michael A. Brundridge, Bruce Holmes, Michael Roberts
  • Publication number: 20140136678
    Abstract: Information handling system network addresses are managed based on the location of the information handling system. For example, a blade information handling system chassis has network addresses stored in persistent memory and associated with each of plural slots. A blade information handling system inserted in a slot receives network addresses associated with the slot from a chassis management controller. A baseboard management controller of the blade information handling system receives the network addresses and applies the network addresses to power up networking components to communicate over a network with the network addresses, such as MAC addresses or WWN addresses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2014
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicant: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
    Inventors: Cuong Nguyen, Michael A. Brundridge, Bruce Holmes, Michael Roberts
  • Patent number: 8650269
    Abstract: Information handling system network addresses are managed based on the location of the information handling system. For example, a blade information handling system chassis has network addresses stored in persistent memory and associated with each of plural slots. A blade information handling system inserted in a slot receives network addresses associated with the slot from a chassis management controller. A baseboard management controller of the blade information handling system receives the network addresses and applies the network addresses to power up networking components to communicate over a network with the network addresses, such as MAC addresses or WWN addresses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Cuong Nguyen, Michael A. Brundridge, Bruce Holmes, Michael Roberts
  • Patent number: 7970873
    Abstract: Information handling system network addresses are managed to support a consistent MAC address for iSCSI and fiber channel host bus adapter. For example, a management controller retrieves a MAC address from persistent memory, such as a network location, and assigns the MAC address to a non-persistent memory of a predetermined information handling system network component so that the MAC address remains consistent even if the network component is replaced. For example, an offload engine that supports network communications with iSCSI receives a MAC address from a network location and applies the MAC address for use by a host bus adapter. Alternatively, an offload engine supports Fiber Channel with World Wide Name or World Wide Identifier address assignments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Cuong Nguyen, Michael A. Brundridge, Bruce Holmes, Michael Roberts
  • Publication number: 20090077208
    Abstract: Information handling system network addresses are managed to support a consistent MAC address for iSCSI and fibre channel host bus adapter. For example, a management controller retrieves a MAC address from persistent memory, such as a network location, and assigns the MAC address to a non-persistent memory of a predetermined information handling system network component so that the MAC address remains consistent even if the network component is replaced. For example, an offload engine that supports network communications with iSCSI receives a MAC address from a network location and applies the MAC address for use by a host bus adapter. Alternatively, an offload engine supports Fibre Channel with World Wide Name or World Wide Identifier address assignments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2008
    Publication date: March 19, 2009
    Inventors: Cuong Nguyen, Michael A. Brundridge, Bruce Holmes, Michael Roberts
  • Publication number: 20080198749
    Abstract: A technique for handling a service request in an information handling system includes receiving, at a data link layer device, a packet transmitted from a client, the data link layer device including multiple ports. The packet is examined to determine whether the packet includes a first-type request. The packet is then routed to a server via a trusted port, included within the multiple ports, when the packet includes the first-type request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2007
    Publication date: August 21, 2008
    Applicant: DELL PRODUCTS, LP
    Inventors: Cuong T. Nguyen, Joseph D. DeNiro, Joseph Farrell, Bruce Holmes, Mohana Rao Mullapudi
  • Publication number: 20080101351
    Abstract: Information handling system network addresses are managed based on the location of the information handling system. For example, a blade information handling system chassis has network addresses stored in persistent memory and associated with each of plural slots. A blade information handling system inserted in a slot receives network addresses associated with the slot from a chassis management controller. A baseboard management controller of the blade information handling system receives the network addresses and applies the network addresses to power up networking components to communicate over a network with the network addresses, such as MAC addresses or WWN addresses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2006
    Publication date: May 1, 2008
    Inventors: Cuong Nguyen, Michael A. Brundridge, Bruce Holmes, Michael Roberts
  • Publication number: 20070220618
    Abstract: Network communication cables that provide power, such as Ethernet cables in compliance with the Power over Ethernet standard, are secured so that unauthorized devices are restricted from receiving power. After a PoE connection is established between a powered device (PD) and power source equipment (PSE) over an Ethernet cable, the PD communicates security information to the PSE with low frequency variations in the current drawn by the PD through the Ethernet cable. The PSE terminates power to the PD if the PD fails to communicate the security information in a predetermined time period or if the security information fails to match authorized security information. Alternatively, the PSE generates an unauthorized device message for presentation at the network if the security information fails to match the authorized security information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2006
    Publication date: September 20, 2007
    Inventors: Bruce Holmes, Joseph DeNiro, Joseph Farrell, Robert Luis, Mohana Mullapudi, Cuong Nguyen, Liam Quinn, Robert Winter
  • Publication number: 20070165539
    Abstract: A system and method is disclosed for configuring a network device. The system and method involves a network device that includes an external button for toggling the device between a managed mode and an unmanaged mode. When the device is toggled to a managed mode, an Internet Protocol (IP) address is temporarily assigned to the device and the device may be remotely configured. After configuration, the device can be returned to an unmanaged state, and the IP address assigned to the device is cleared. During the period that the device is in a managed state, an external indicator on the device is turned on to confirm that the device is in a managed state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2006
    Publication date: July 19, 2007
    Inventors: Bruce Holmes, Joseph DeNiro, Joseph Farrell, Travis Hart, Mohana Mullapudi
  • Publication number: 20060235824
    Abstract: A method and system for improving the efficiency of a database processing system for evaluating candidate data items representing search listings that are submitted for inclusion into a search engine database. Candidate search listings are automatically assessed for quality, style, and relevance to evaluate risk of unfavorable reception by a user and of potential exposure volume. Search listings which are higher-risk or higher-volume are routed through manual editorial review while lower-risk, lower-volume search listings are routed for immediate inclusion in the search database without manual editorial evaluation. Accordingly, human editorial efforts can be devoted to manual review of high-risk or high-volume search listings while efficiency is simultaneously improved in the processing system as a whole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2005
    Publication date: October 19, 2006
    Inventors: Dominic Cheung, Dennis Wu, Barry Laffoon, Alan Lang, Scott Snell, Jie Zhang, Pierre Wang, Jennifer Wu, Peter Goodwine, Wai-Yin Wong, Carey Sublette, Stephan Cunningham, Bruce Holmes
  • Patent number: 4113998
    Abstract: A two-wired telephone testing system employing a low frequency test signal which is a submultiple of the power line frequency. This test signal is applied between the two-wires or between either wire at a point of potential reference (ground). A measure of the integrated value of the current between the connected points is then made for a period equal to one-half cycle of the applied signal with one polarity and one-half cycle with the polarity of the measured signal reversed. The integration periods are selected to be in phase with the applied signal for determining conductance and 90.degree. out of phase for determining susceptance. Direct current measurement can also be made for the same time periods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 1975
    Date of Patent: September 12, 1978
    Assignee: Teradyne, Inc.
    Inventors: Glynn R. Ashdown, Thomas McCartney, Bruce Holmes