Patents by Inventor Bryan R. Hoover

Bryan R. Hoover 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).

  • PLATFORM-INDEPENDENT THERMAL MANAGEMENT OF COMPONENTS IN ELECTRONIC DEVICES
    Publication number: 20110093132
    Abstract: Some embodiments provide a system that manages the temperature of a component in an electronic device. During operation, the system receives, from the component, a temperature offset of the component and a thermal state boundary associated with the temperature offset. Next, the system uses the temperature offset and the thermal state boundary to control the temperature of the component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2009
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Applicant: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Cheng P. Tan, Keith A. Cox, Robert B. Sexton, Joseph J. Castro, Bryan R. Hoover