Patents by Inventor James Lewis Petivan

James Lewis Petivan 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).

  • Systems and methods for detecting unauthorized population of surface-mount devices on a printed circuit board
    Patent number: 9519018
    Abstract: In accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure, a circuit board may include a connector configured to electrically couple a device to the circuit board. The connector may include a conductive element configured to be electrically coupled to a first voltage and a detection pad configured to be electrically coupled to a second voltage via a resistor, such that when a device pin of a device is electrically coupled to the conductive element, the detection pad is electrically coupled to the conductive element via the device pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: James Lewis Petivan, Alan R. Dellinger
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING UNAUTHORIZED POPULATION OF SURFACE-MOUNT DEVICES ON A PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD
    Publication number: 20150338451
    Abstract: In accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure, a circuit board may include a connector configured to electrically couple a device to the circuit board. The connector may include a conductive element configured to be electrically coupled to a first voltage and a detection pad configured to be electrically coupled to a second voltage via a resistor, such that when a device pin of a device is electrically coupled to the conductive element, the detection pad is electrically coupled to the conductive element via the device pin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2014
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Applicant: Dell Products, L.P.
    Inventors: James Lewis Petivan, Alan R. Dellinger