Patents by Inventor Gregory David Sellman

Gregory David Sellman 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).

  • Secondary management device determining desired fan speed upon failure of primary management device
    Patent number: 10101780
    Abstract: A power device powers a hardware component and a fan cools the component. A primary management device monitors a first characteristic, which is the temperature of the component or the power provided by the power device, and determines a desired fan speed of the fan based on the first characteristic. A secondary management device monitors a second characteristic, which is the temperature of the component or the power provided by the power device, and sets the fan speed to the desired fan speed determined by the primary management device. The secondary management device constructs a profile of the fan speed in relation to the second characteristic by periodically recording the fan speed and the second characteristic. In response to the primary management device failing, the secondary management device determines the desired fan speed based on the profile and set the fan speed to the desired fan speed that it determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: Lenovo Enterprise Solutions (Singapore) PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: Luke D. Remis, Gregory David Sellman, Christopher Landon Wood
  • SECONDARY MANAGEMENT DEVICE DETERMINING DESIRED FAN SPEED UPON FAILURE OF PRIMARY MANAGEMENT DEVICE
    Publication number: 20170168530
    Abstract: A power device powers a hardware component and a fan cools the component. A primary management device monitors a first characteristic, which is the temperature of the component or the power provided by the power device, and determines a desired fan speed of the fan based on the first characteristic. A secondary management device monitors a second characteristic, which is the temperature of the component or the power provided by the power device, and sets the fan speed to the desired fan speed determined by the primary management device. The secondary management device constructs a profile of the fan speed in relation to the second characteristic by periodically recording the fan speed and the second characteristic. In response to the primary management device failing, the secondary management device determines the desired fan speed based on the profile and set the fan speed to the desired fan speed that it determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2015
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Inventors: Luke D. Remis, Gregory David Sellman, Christopher Landon Wood