Patents by Inventor Lawrence E. Knepper
Lawrence E. Knepper 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).
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Patent number: 11106240Abstract: A dual display housing information handling system and method comprising a first display screen side having a first portion of a display screen, a second display screen side, hinged to the first display screen side, having a second portion, and a second display screen side RGB detector to activate and the first display to test flash and a first display screen side RGB detector to activate and the second display to test flash. A controller to determine operating color temperature shift for comparison to detect burn-in differences from color temperature readings by the first display screen side RGB detector and the second display screen side RGB detector, and if a threshold difference detected, the controller implementing display color shift management to provide adjusted color mapping data to adjust at least one color component of the first or second display screen side to balance the operating color temperatures.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2020Date of Patent: August 31, 2021Assignee: Dell Products, LPInventors: Deeder M. Aurongzeb, Lawrence E. Knepper
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Patent number: 11095463Abstract: A portable information handling system selectively accepts power transferred from an external device through a port, such as USB Type C port, with one of a first or second power configuration. The first power configuration accepts power regulated by a charger of an external device and routed directly to a system bus and battery of the portable information handling system. The second power configuration accepts power regulated by an internal charger of the portable information handling system, such as a narrow voltage direct current charger.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2018Date of Patent: August 17, 2021Assignee: Dell Products L.P.Inventors: Gerald R. Pelissier, Kevin M. Turchin, Lawrence E. Knepper
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Publication number: 20200379510Abstract: A dual display housing information handling system and method comprising a first display screen side having a first portion or first display panel of a display screen, a second display screen side, hinged to the first display screen side, having a second portion or a second display panel of the display screen, and a second display screen side RGB detector to activate and the first display to test flash and a first display screen side RGB detector to activate and the second display to test flash and.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2020Publication date: December 3, 2020Applicant: Dell Products, LPInventors: Deeder M. Aurongzeb, Lawrence E. Knepper
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Patent number: 10747263Abstract: A dual display housing information handling system and method comprising a first display screen side having a first portion or first display panel of a display screen, a second display screen side, hinged to the first display screen side, having a second portion or a second display panel of the display screen, and a second display screen side RGB detector to activate and the first display to test flash and a first display screen side RGB detector to activate and the second display to test flash and.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2018Date of Patent: August 18, 2020Assignee: Dell Products, LPInventors: Deeder M. Aurongzeb, Lawrence E. Knepper
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Patent number: 10635148Abstract: An information handling system data port system includes plural data ports that support communication of data and power transfer with external devices, such as peripherals. A power transfer manager selectively establishes direct power transfer between data ports in support of power transfer between external devices, such as one external device acting as a power source and another external device acting as a power sink. The power transfer manager establishes direct power transfer with switches that bypass the information handling system power subsystem to provide improved power transfer efficiency.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2016Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: Dell Products L.P.Inventors: Gerald R. Pelissier, Merle J. Wood, III, Lawrence E. Knepper, Karunakar P. Reddy
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Publication number: 20190278323Abstract: A dual display housing information handling system and method comprising a first display screen side having a first portion or first display panel of a display screen, a second display screen side, hinged to the first display screen side, having a second portion or a second display panel of the display screen, and a second display screen side RGB detector to activate and the first display to test flash and a first display screen side RGB detector to activate and the second display to test flash and.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2018Publication date: September 12, 2019Applicant: Dell Products, LPInventors: Deeder M. Aurongzeb, Lawrence E. Knepper
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Publication number: 20190221193Abstract: In one or more embodiments, a graphics processing unit may receive data from one or more sensors of a head mounted display; may determine one or more of a translation, a rotation, and an acceleration from the data from the one or more sensors of the head mounted display; may modify a geometry of a scene for a next image frame based at least on the one or more of the translation, the rotation, and the acceleration; and may provide the next image frame to a display of the head mounted device. In one or more embodiments, the graphics processing unit may include a first set of cores that may execute an application that modifies the geometry of the scene for the next image frame and may include a second set of cores that may execute other instructions.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2018Publication date: July 18, 2019Inventor: Lawrence E. Knepper
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Patent number: 10345953Abstract: An information handling system including a display device in a first display device housing operable to detect a touch device hovering above the display device and operable to receive touch inputs and a processor to determine a set default sense state for the display device based on orientation, operating application, or usage mode of the information handling system where the display device detects a first gesture and the processor to determine if the first gesture is consistent with the set default sense state for the orientation, operating application, or usage mode of the information handling system and if so to process the first gesture with the default sense state and the processor to set an alternative sense state if the first gesture is not consistent with the set default sense state.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2017Date of Patent: July 9, 2019Assignee: Dell Products, LPInventors: Lawrence E. Knepper, Deeder M. Aurongzeb, Roman Joel Pacheco
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Patent number: 10345902Abstract: A method of routing the display of secure content to a head mounted display device via a host information handling system may comprise receiving, via a processor, a request to initiate a new user session from a user, measuring, via a brain wave detection controller, a brain wave pattern signal across a plurality of brain wave detection sensors mounted with a head mounted display device, if the brain wave pattern signal is identified as a brain wave pattern, prompting the user for valid user credentials, receiving, via the processor, user credentials from the user, and if the user credentials match credential records stored in a memory associated with an authenticated user, granting the user access to the head mounted display device.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2018Date of Patent: July 9, 2019Assignee: Dell Products, LPInventors: Yagiz C. Yildiz, Lawrence E. Knepper
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Publication number: 20190207408Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for multi-coil wireless power transfer. The system includes a first transmitting coil disposed within a lower portion of a wireless charger, and a second transmitting coil disposed within a side portion of the wireless charger. The system further includes a communications module configured to receive a signal from an information handling system. The information handling system includes a receiving coil. The system additionally includes a transmit module configured to determine an orientation of the receiving coil, and provide a first current to the first transmitting coil and a second current to the second transmitting coil based on the orientation of the receiving coil.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2019Publication date: July 4, 2019Inventor: Lawrence E. Knepper
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Patent number: 10320222Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for multi-coil wireless power transfer. The system includes a first transmitting coil disposed within a lower portion of a wireless charger, and a second transmitting coil disposed within a side portion of the wireless charger. The system further includes a communications module configured to receive a signal from an information handling system. The information handling system includes a receiving coil. The system additionally includes a transmit module configured to determine an orientation of the receiving coil, and provide a first current to the first transmitting coil and a second current to the second transmitting coil based on the orientation of the receiving coil.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2017Date of Patent: June 11, 2019Assignee: Dell Products L.P.Inventor: Lawrence E. Knepper
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Publication number: 20190044742Abstract: A portable information handling system selectively accepts power transferred from an external device through a port, such as USB Type C port, with one of a first or second power configuration. The first power configuration accepts power regulated by a charger of an external device and routed directly to a system bus and battery of the portable information handling system. The second power configuration accepts power regulated by an internal charger of the portable information handling system, such as a narrow voltage direct current charger.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2018Publication date: February 7, 2019Applicant: Dell Products L.P.Inventors: Gerald R. Pelissier, Kevin M. Turchin, Lawrence E. Knepper
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Patent number: 10142117Abstract: A portable information handling system selectively accepts power transferred from an external device through a port, such as USB TYPE C™ port, with one of a first or second power configuration. The first power configuration accepts power regulated by a charger of an external device and routed directly to a system bus and battery of the portable information handling system. The second power configuration accepts power regulated by an internal charger of the portable information handling system, such as a narrow voltage direct current charger.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2016Date of Patent: November 27, 2018Assignee: Dell Products L.P.Inventors: Gerald R. Pelissier, Kevin M. Turchin, III, Lawrence E. Knepper
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Patent number: 10140478Abstract: An information handling system processing component is selectively disabled by inflation of a bladder with a microfluidic reservoir in response to a predetermined condition, such as detection of malicious code or unauthorized access to information stored on the information handling system.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2015Date of Patent: November 27, 2018Assignee: Dell Products L.P.Inventors: Stefan Peana, Munif M. Farhan, Mark A. Schwager, David M. Meyers, Brian Hargrove Leonard, Lawrence E. Knepper
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Patent number: 10101772Abstract: An information handling system includes a flexible display screen, first and second display platforms, and a coating. The flexible display screen includes first and second surfaces, and has a first hardness level. The flexible display screen movably mounted to the first and second display platforms along the first surface. The coating is in physical communication with the second surface of the flexible display screen and includes a first region having a second hardness level greater than the first hardness level of the flexible display screen; and a second region having a third hardness level, the third hardness level being greater than the second harness level.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2014Date of Patent: October 16, 2018Assignee: Dell Products, LPInventors: Deeder M. Aurongzeb, John Trevor Morrison, Lawrence E. Knepper
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Patent number: 10102135Abstract: Host memory buffer is dynamically adjusted based on performance. As memory pages are accessed, one or more counts of the memory pages are maintained. If the counts indicate some of the memory pages are identical, then a portion of host system memory allocated to buffer cache may be reduced or decremented in response to repetitive access. However, if the counts indicate different memory pages are accessed, then the host system memory allocated to the buffer cache may be increased or incremented.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2016Date of Patent: October 16, 2018Assignee: Dell Products, LPInventors: Lee B. Zaretsky, Lawrence E. Knepper
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Patent number: 10042601Abstract: In some implementations a computing device may comprise at least a first display device and a second display device. The computing device may receive a selection to display protected content. The computing device may determine a display mode associated with the first display device and the second display device. The computing device may determine an orientation (e.g., landscape or portrait) and modify (e.g., by rotating) the content based on the orientation to create modified content. The computing device may determine a routing of the modified content and route the modified content to at least one of the first display device or the second display device.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2017Date of Patent: August 7, 2018Assignee: Dell Products L.P.Inventors: Lawrence E. Knepper, Jace W. Files, Gerald R. Pelissier
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Patent number: 10031555Abstract: An information handling system includes a flexible display screen, first and second display platforms, and a plurality of micro-beads. The flexible display screen is movably mounted to the first and second display platforms. The plurality of micro-beads is coated on the flexible display screen, and the plurality of micro-beads comprises a protective layer of increase hardness relative to the flexible display screen.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2016Date of Patent: July 24, 2018Assignee: Dell Products, LPInventors: Lawrence E. Knepper, Deeder M. Aurongzeb, John Trevor Morrison, Patrick Hampton
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Patent number: 10013031Abstract: In accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure, a system may include a first member, a second member hingedly coupled to the first member via a hinge, and a camera mechanically interfaced with the hinge such that as the first member is rotated relative to the second member about the hinge, the camera rotates as a function of the rotation of the first member relative to the second member.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2016Date of Patent: July 3, 2018Assignee: Dell Products L.P.Inventors: Lawrence E. Knepper, David M. Meyers
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Patent number: 9964993Abstract: An information handling system includes a primary integrated display platform and a secondary integrated display platform attached via a hinge, and including a passive cooling system, a dynamic thermal management system, and a processor. The information handling system further includes an application window locator system for determining a location of a software application display window running on the information handling system on the primary integrated display platform or the secondary integrated display platform.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2017Date of Patent: May 8, 2018Assignee: Dell Products, LPInventors: Travis C. North, Charles D. Hood, III, Lawrence E. Knepper, Deeder M. Aurongzeb, Jorge A. Abullarade