Patents by Inventor Carson Wayne Duffy

Carson Wayne Duffy 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).

  • Handling node policies in a firmware framework
    Patent number: 12639248
    Abstract: Systems and methods for handling node policies in a firmware framework. In some embodiments, an Information Handling System (IHS) may include a controller, where the controller comprises firmware that, upon execution by a processing core, causes the processing core to instantiate an orchestrator; and a plurality of devices coupled to the controller, where each device comprises firmware that, upon execution by a corresponding processing core, causes the corresponding processing core to instantiate a node as part of a firmware framework, and where the orchestrator is configured to distribute a policy to at least a given node without any involvement by any Operating System (OS) of the IHS.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2026
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Daniel L. Hamlin, Gokul Thiruchengode Vajravel, Carson Wayne Duffy
  • HANDLING NODE POLICIES IN A FIRMWARE FRAMEWORK
    Publication number: 20250307198
    Abstract: Systems and methods for handling node policies in a firmware framework. In some embodiments, an Information Handling System (IHS) may include a controller, where the controller comprises firmware that, upon execution by a processing core, causes the processing core to instantiate an orchestrator; and a plurality of devices coupled to the controller, where each device comprises firmware that, upon execution by a corresponding processing core, causes the corresponding processing core to instantiate a node as part of a firmware framework, and where the orchestrator is configured to distribute a policy to at least a given node without any involvement by any Operating System (OS) of the IHS.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2024
    Publication date: October 2, 2025
    Applicant: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Daniel L. Hamlin, Gokul Thiruchengode Vajravel, Carson Wayne Duffy