Patents by Inventor Geoffrey A. DILLON

Geoffrey A. DILLON 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).

  • Chassis management controller monitored overcurrent protection for modular information handling systems
    Patent number: 11910558
    Abstract: A system may include a chassis comprising a plurality of bays, each of the plurality of bays configured to receive a respective modular information handling system, a shared infrastructure comprising a plurality of components which are shared by modular information handling systems received in the plurality of bays, and a chassis management controller communicatively coupled to the plurality of bays and configured to determine a power consumption for each respective modular information handling system and if the power consumption for a respective modular information handling system exceeds a maximum sled connector current limit for the respective modular information handling system, communicate a message to the respective modular information handling system to power down the respective modular information handling system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Geoffrey A. Dillon, Craig A. Klein, Arun Muthaiyan, Nagesh Babu Venkata Doddapaneni, Mark Tsai
  • CHASSIS MANAGEMENT CONTROLLER MONITORED OVERCURRENT PROTECTION FOR MODULAR INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20220330450
    Abstract: A system may include a chassis comprising a plurality of bays, each of the plurality of bays configured to receive a respective modular information handling system, a shared infrastructure comprising a plurality of components which are shared by modular information handling systems received in the plurality of bays, and a chassis management controller communicatively coupled to the plurality of bays and configured to determine a power consumption for each respective modular information handling system and if the power consumption for a respective modular information handling system exceeds a maximum sled connector current limit for the respective modular information handling system, communicate a message to the respective modular information handling system to power down the respective modular information handling system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2021
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Applicant: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Geoffrey A. DILLON, Craig A. KLEIN, Arun MUTHAIYAN, Nagesh Babu Venkata DODDAPANENI, Mark TSAI