Patents by Inventor Lawrence Edward Knepper

Lawrence Edward 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).

  • Patent number: 10061346
    Abstract: A portable information handling system may be equipped with a folded continuous multielement touch display that covers a front and back surface of a display member. Based on a physical state and a usage case of the portable information handling system, certain elements in the multielement touch display may be selectively deactivated or disabled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Deeder M. Aurongzeb, Lawrence Edward Knepper, Asim Mukarram Siddiqui, Rex W. Bryan
  • Patent number: 9990885
    Abstract: Embodiments of systems and methods for power control in an Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED) display device are described. In an embodiment, a method includes monitoring a level of current draw from an Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED) display device. The method may also include comparing the level of current draw to a threshold value. Additionally, a method may include throttling system power consumption in response to the level of current draw exceeding the threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Lawrence Edward Knepper, Deeder M. Aurongzeb
  • Publication number: 20180047338
    Abstract: Embodiments of systems and methods for power control in an Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED) display device are described. In an embodiment, a method includes monitoring a level of current draw from an Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED) display device. The method may also include comparing the level of current draw to a threshold value. Additionally, a method may include throttling system power consumption in response to the level of current draw exceeding the threshold value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2017
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Applicant: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Lawrence Edward Knepper, Deeder M. Aurongzeb
  • Patent number: 9837020
    Abstract: Embodiments of systems and methods for power control in an Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED) display device are described. In an embodiment, a method includes monitoring a level of current draw from an Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED) display device. The method may also include comparing the level of current draw to a threshold value. Additionally, a method may include throttling system power consumption in response to the level of current draw exceeding the threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Lawrence Edward Knepper, Deeder M. Aurongzeb
  • Patent number: 9760430
    Abstract: A solid-state drive (SSD) may not include a dynamic random access memory (DRAM) but rather may utilize a host memory buffer of system random access memory (RAM). During a power failure data on dirty cache lines may be lost. A power protection caching policy may be implemented where an SSD controller is capable of accepting a flush cache signal, which may be a signal to a redefined pin of the SSD or a command, from a controller of the information handling system. The controller may utilize a slope detect mechanism and/or a power good detect mechanism to detect a power failure and if a power failure is detected to issue a flush cache signal the SSD controller to cause a flush of all dirty cache lines from the host memory buffer before the power failure results in inoperability of circuitry associated with the dirty cache lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Munif Mohammed Farhan, Lawrence Edward Knepper
  • Publication number: 20170115691
    Abstract: A portable information handling system may be equipped with a folded continuous multielement touch display that covers a front and back surface of a display member. Based on a physical state and a usage case of the portable information handling system, certain elements in the multielement touch display may be selectively deactivated or disabled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2015
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Inventors: Deeder M. Aurongzeb, Lawrence Edward Knepper, Asim Mukarram Siddiqui, Rex W. Bryan
  • Patent number: 9590447
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventor: Lawrence Edward Knepper
  • Publication number: 20170060668
    Abstract: A solid-state drive (SSD) may not include a dynamic random access memory (DRAM) but rather may utilize a host memory buffer of system random access memory (RAM). During a power failure data on dirty cache lines may be lost. A power protection caching policy may be implemented where an SSD controller is capable of accepting a flush cache signal, which may be a signal to a redefined pin of the SSD or a command, from a controller of the information handling system. The controller may utilize a slope detect mechanism and/or a power good detect mechanism to detect a power failure and if a power failure is detected to issue a flush cache signal the SSD controller to cause a flush of all dirty cache lines from the host memory buffer before the power failure results in inoperability of circuitry associated with the dirty cache lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2015
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: Munif Mohammed Farhan, Lawrence Edward Knepper
  • Publication number: 20160351118
    Abstract: Embodiments of systems and methods for power control in an Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED) display device are described. In an embodiment, a method includes monitoring a level of current draw from an Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED) display device. The method may also include comparing the level of current draw to a threshold value. Additionally, a method may include throttling system power consumption in response to the level of current draw exceeding the threshold value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2015
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Applicant: Dell Products, L.P.
    Inventors: Lawrence Edward Knepper, Deeder M. Aurongzeb
  • Publication number: 20160149432
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2014
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Inventor: Lawrence Edward Knepper
  • Publication number: 20080246771
    Abstract: A graphics processing system and method for displaying an image having first and second graphics processors coupled together. A main display device is coupled to the first graphics processor. Secondary display devices are coupled to the second graphics processor. The first and second graphics processors are operable to share processing for displaying the image on the main display, or the first graphics processor is operable to process a main portion of the image for displaying the main portion of the image on the main display and the second graphics processor is operable to process secondary portions of the image for displaying the secondary portions of the image on the secondary display devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2007
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Applicant: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
    Inventors: Sean Patrick O'Neal, Lawrence Edward Knepper, Reynold L. Liao
  • Patent number: 7401243
    Abstract: A variable speed data processor includes a clock generator generating a plurality of clocks at different clock rates. Clock select circuitry synchronously selects one of the clocks as an output clock signal to data processing circuitry, based on a data activity indication. Activity logic generates the data activity indication based at least in part on the existence of data processing activity targeted to the data processing circuitry. When the data processing circuitry experiences bursty data processing activity, the clock rate can shift rapidly between the multiple clock rates, conserving power without substantially diminishing the availability of the data processing circuitry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2008
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Lawrence Edward Knepper, Shuguang Wu
  • Publication number: 20070300003
    Abstract: A portable information handling system (IHS) performance increasing apparatus includes a portable slice chassis that is operable to be coupled to an IHS external to a portable IHS chassis. At least one graphics processing unit is located in the portable slice chassis. The apparatus may be coupled to a portable IHS to provide increased graphics processing power for the portable IHS.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2006
    Publication date: December 27, 2007
    Applicant: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Lawrence Edward Knepper, Randall E. Juenger, Reynold Li Liao, Roberto Prosperi, James Roe Utz