Patents by Inventor James Darnall

James Darnall 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).

  • Information handling system swappable boot storage device
    Patent number: 9229799
    Abstract: A storage device actuator on an information handling system accepts an end user input to eject a first non-volatile storage device that stores the operating system running on the information handling system. Boot logic running on firmware of the information handling system initiates a shutdown of the operating system at the information handling system in response to an eject actuation and then permits ejection of the first non-volatile storage device. The storage device actuator detects insertion of a second non-volatile storage device into the information handling system and in response to the detection of the insertion initiates a boot by the boot logic of an operating system stored on the second non-volatile storage device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: James Darnall, David M. Pereira
  • Information Handling System Swappable Boot Storage Device
    Publication number: 20130054944
    Abstract: A storage device actuator on an information handling system accepts an end user input to eject a first non-volatile storage device that stores the operating system running on the information handling system. Boot logic running on firmware of the information handling system initiates a shutdown of the operating system at the information handling system in response to an eject actuation and then permits ejection of the first non-volatile storage device. The storage device actuator detects insertion of a second non-volatile storage device into the information handling system and in response to the detection of the insertion initiates a boot by the boot logic of an operating system stored on the second non-volatile storage device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2011
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Inventors: James Darnall, David M. Pereira