Patents by Inventor Frank K. Welch, Jr.

Frank K. Welch, Jr. 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: 9798367
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus relating to controlling the supply of power to computing devices with dynamically variable energy capacity are described. In one embodiment, logic causes modification to supply of power from a power source to one or more loads in response to a comparison of an output of the power source and a threshold value. The output of the power source may vary over a time period (e.g., oscillating) that causes the one or more loads to become inoperational. Other embodiments are also disclosed and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Lilly Huang, Wayne L. Proefrock, Krishnan Ravichandran, Bernd Nordhausen, Frank K. Welch, Jr., John G. Tompkins, Vaibhav Vaidya
  • Publication number: 20140304528
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus relating to controlling the supply of power to computing devices with dynamically variable energy capacity are described. In one embodiment, logic causes modification to supply of power from a power source to one or more loads in response to a comparison of an output of the power source and a threshold value. The output of the power source may vary over a time period (e.g., oscillating) that causes the one or more loads to become inoperational. Other embodiments are also disclosed and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2013
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Inventors: Lilly Huang, Wayne L. Proefrock, Krishnan Ravichandran, Bernd Nordhausen, Frank K. Welch, JR., John G. Tompkins, Vaibhav Vaidya
  • Patent number: 6240452
    Abstract: A method of monitoring logical connections in a computer network is described. All packets exchanged via the network are intercepted and analyzed. Upon receipt of a packet, a connection management engine determines whether packet is part of an existing logical connection. If it is not, a new record is created and stored in a connection record database. Otherwise, the existing record for the logical connection in the connection record database is updated. Also described is a method of monitoring file transfers in a computer network. File transfers are monitored using an file transfer record database, which allows each packet of the file transfer to be placed in proper context. Upon interception of a packet, an application management engine (AME) first determines whether the packet is part of a file transfer. If it is not, the AME ignores the packet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2001
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Frank K. Welch, Jr., Christopher S. Thomas, Jay E. Sternberg, Thomas M. Baggleman
  • Patent number: 5862335
    Abstract: A method of monitoring logical connections in a computer network is described. All packets exchanged via the network are intercepted and analyzed. Upon receipt of a packet, a connection management engine determines whether packet is part of an existing logical connection. If it is not, a new record is created and stored in a connection record database. Otherwise, the existing record for the logical connection in the connection record database is updated.Also described is a method of monitoring file transfers in a computer network. File transfers are monitored using an file transfer record database, which allows each packet of the file transfer to be placed in proper context. Upon interception of a packet, an application management engine (AME) first determines whether the packet is part of a file transfer. If it is not, the AME ignores the packet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 1993
    Date of Patent: January 19, 1999
    Assignee: Intel Corp.
    Inventors: Frank K. Welch, Jr., Christopher S. Thomas, Jay E. Sternberg, Thomas M. Baggleman