Patents by Inventor Marcella A. Garcia

Marcella A. Garcia 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).

  • Ceiling rocker
    Patent number: 7694464
    Abstract: The present invention is an apparatus and method that enables a single installer to attach panels, such as drywall sheets, to overhead surfaces without the help of a second person to support the sheet against a ceiling while the installer performs the fastening. Two components are included, a fixed shelf and a movable shelf. Each component is elongated to support approximately half of the edge of the panels, so that the installer need not manipulate multiple brackets before securing the panels to the ceiling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2010
    Inventors: Rodolfo Garcia, Angela Garcia, Reinaldo Garcia, Marcella Garcia, Clara Shults Toulan, Daniel Toulan
  • Ceiling Rocker
    Publication number: 20080258028
    Abstract: The present invention is an apparatus and method that enables a single installer to attach panels, such as drywall sheets, to overhead surfaces without the help of a second person to support the sheet against a ceiling while the installer performs the fastening. Two components are included, a fixed shelf and a movable shelf. Each component is elongated to support approximately half of the edge of the panels, so that the installer need not manipulate multiple brackets before securing the panels to the ceiling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2008
    Publication date: October 23, 2008
    Inventors: Rodolfo Garcia, Angela Garcia, Reinaldo Garcia, Marcella Garcia, Clara Shults Toulan, Daniel Toulan
  • Method and system for LCD panel light source selection
    Patent number: 6943770
    Abstract: A method and system selects between a LED light source and an electroflorescent light source, such as a CCFL light source, to illuminate a LCD panel that displays information generated by an information handling system. A light source controller selects one or both of LED and CCFL light sources to illuminate the LCD panel based on one or more predetermined factors, such as the power consumption of the light source for a selected display brightness. In one embodiment, the light source controller preserves battery power of a portable information handling system by selection of one of the light sources based on a determination of which light source will consume the least power for a selected display brightness level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2005
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Marcella A. Garcia, Eugen Munteanu, Stefan Peana
  • Method and system for LCD panel light source selection
    Publication number: 20040119679
    Abstract: A method and system selects between a LED light source and an electroflorescent light source, such as a CCFL light source, to illuminate a LCD panel that displays information generated by an information handling system. A light source controller selects one or both of LED and CCFL light sources to illuminate the LCD panel based on one or more predetermined factors, such as the power consumption of the light source for a selected display brightness. In one embodiment, the light source controller preserves battery power of a portable information handling system by selection of one of the light sources based on a determination of which light source will consume the least power for a selected display brightness level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2002
    Publication date: June 24, 2004
    Inventors: Marcella A. Garcia, Eugen Munteanu, Stefan Peana