Patents by Inventor Jay M. Zill

Jay M. Zill 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).

  • Publication number: 20230352809
    Abstract: An information handling system may include a processor, a memory, a power management unit, an antenna controller to provide instructions to a radio to cause a flexible sheet antenna to transceive wirelessly with a network, where the flexible sheet antenna has an antenna structure formed on a flexible sheet circuit, and an antenna holder around which the flexible sheet antenna is wrapped, wherein the flexible sheet antenna and antenna holder are placed within an edge cavity portion of a display chassis sharing the edge cavity with one or more interfacing hook structures used to couple a first chassis cover portion of the display chassis to a second chassis cover portion of the display chassis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2022
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Applicant: Dell Products, LP
    Inventors: Changsoo Kim, Jay M. Zill, Anthony J. Sanchez, Sumana Pallampati
  • Patent number: 11240931
    Abstract: An information handling system may include a processor, a memory, and a power source; a base chassis including an outer cover surface; a variable height fan including: a main shaft including a cavity formed centrally within the main shaft; a first set of fan blades operatively coupled to the main shaft; a slide shaft placed within the cavity of the main shaft where the slide shaft is operatively coupled to the main shaft to rotate with the main shaft; a second set of fan blades operatively coupled to the slide shaft; a biasing member to bias the slide shaft to extend out of the main shaft; and a contact point prominence as a rotational point interface with the slide shaft operatively coupled to the outer cover surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: Dell Products, LP
    Inventors: Qinghong He, Jay M. Zill, Ken Nicholas
  • Publication number: 20220022342
    Abstract: An information handling system may include a processor, a memory, and a power source; a base chassis including an outer cover surface; a variable height fan including: a main shaft including a cavity formed centrally within the main shaft; a first set of fan blades operatively coupled to the main shaft; a slide shaft placed within the cavity of the main shaft where the slide shaft is operatively coupled to the main shaft to rotate with the main shaft; a second set of fan blades operatively coupled to the slide shaft; a biasing member to bias the slide shaft to extend out of the main shaft; and a contact point prominence as a rotational point interface with the slide shaft operatively coupled to the outer cover surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2020
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Applicant: Dell Products, LP
    Inventors: Qinghong He, Jay M. Zill, Ken Nicholas
  • Patent number: 10264713
    Abstract: A heat exchanger includes a flat tube microchannel. A major surface of the microchannel has a first width at a first and a second opposite end portion to couple each end portion to a corresponding fluid distribution header. A middle portion of the microchannel between the first and second end portions has a second width that is greater than the first width. Fins are attached to the middle portion of the first major surface of the flat tube microchannel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: Dell Products, LP
    Inventors: Jay M. Zill, Travis C. North
  • Publication number: 20180054924
    Abstract: A heat exchanger includes a flat tube microchannel. A major surface of the microchannel has a first width at a first and a second opposite end portion to couple each end portion to a corresponding fluid distribution header. A middle portion of the microchannel between the first and second end portions has a second width that is greater than the first width. Fins are attached to the middle portion of the first major surface of the flat tube microchannel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2016
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Inventors: Jay M. Zill, Travis C. North
  • Patent number: 6826638
    Abstract: A modular bay enclosure removable card method and system. The method and system include a modular bay having a removable-card connector and a removable card. In one embodiment, the removable-card connector is a mini-Peripheral Component Interconnect connector, and the removable card is a mini-Peripheral Component Interconnect card.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2004
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Christopher M. Jaggers, Jay M. Zill
  • Patent number: 6795306
    Abstract: A method of preventing LCD damage in an information handling system is disclosed. The method includes mounting an LCD in a screen portion of an information handling system. The LCD has a top layer with a particular hardness. Another step in the method is rotatably mounting a base portion of the information handling system to the screen portion such that the portions can assume a proximate position and a separated position. A material is affixed to the base portion such that at least a portion of the material is between the base portion and the LCD in the proximate position. The material has a hardness no greater than the hardness of the top layer of the LCD.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2004
    Assignee: Dell USA, L.P.
    Inventors: John A. Jeffries, Reynold L. Liao, Kurt J. Lippert, Jay M. Zill
  • Publication number: 20040022014
    Abstract: A method of preventing LCD damage in an information handling system is disclosed. The method includes mounting an LCD in a screen portion of an information handling system. The LCD has a top layer with a particular hardness. Another step in the method is rotatably mounting a base portion of the information handling system to the screen portion such that the portions can assume a proximate position and a separated position. A material is affixed to the base portion such that at least a portion of the material is between the base portion and the LCD in the proximate position. The material has a hardness no greater than the hardness of the top layer of the LCD.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2002
    Publication date: February 5, 2004
    Applicant: DELL PRODUCTS, L.P.
    Inventors: John A. Jeffries, Reynold L. Liao, Kurt J. Lippert, Jay M. Zill