Patents by Inventor Jeffrey R. Taus

Jeffrey R. Taus 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).

  • Device heater module
    Patent number: 12066845
    Abstract: A device heater module can be installed within a device such as a server, and can prevent the device from powering on while the temperature of the device is being restored to an operating temperature. The device heater module can prevent the device from powering on by operating a switch to disconnect the device from an external power supply. The device heater module can thereafter actively or passively modify the temperature of the device. After the temperature of the device is restored to within the operating temperature, the device heater module can operate the switch to reconnect the device to the external power supply, thereby allowing the device to initiate a boot process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: DELL PRODUCTS, L.P.
    Inventors: James Utz, Jeffrey R. Taus, Zachary A. Cravens
  • DEVICE HEATER MODULE
    Publication number: 20230086310
    Abstract: A device heater module can be installed within a device such as a server, and can prevent the device from powering on while the temperature of the device is being restored to an operating temperature. The device heater module can prevent the device from powering on by operating a switch to disconnect the device from an external power supply. The device heater module can thereafter actively or passively modify the temperature of the device. After the temperature of the device is restored to within the operating temperature, the device heater module can operate the switch to reconnect the device to the external power supply, thereby allowing the device to initiate a boot process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2021
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Inventors: James Utz, Jeffrey R. Taus, Zachary A. Cravens