Patents by Inventor Kevin Edward Boyum

Kevin Edward Boyum 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).

  • Generating a signal to reduce computer system power consumption from signals provided by a plurality of power supplies
    Patent number: 8671295
    Abstract: A signal suitable for signaling a computer system to reduce power consumption is generated from a plurality of power supplies. The signal is asserted when at least one of the power supplies of the plurality of power supplies signals impairment, and at least one of the power supplies of the plurality of power supplies signals that the power supply is supplying current above a threshold level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Stephen Ejner Horvath, Kevin Edward Boyum, Martin Goldstein
  • GENERATING A SIGNAL TO REDUCE COMPUTER SYSTEM POWER CONSUMPTION FROM SIGNALS PROVIDED BY A PLURALITY OF POWER SUPPLIES
    Publication number: 20110029793
    Abstract: A signal suitable for signaling a computer system to reduce power consumption is generated from a plurality of power supplies. The signal is asserted when at least one of the power supplies of the plurality of power supplies signals impairment, and at least one of the power supplies of the plurality of power supplies signals that the power supply is supplying current above a threshold level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2009
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Inventors: Stephen Ejner Horvath, Kevin Edward Boyum, Martin Goldstein