Patents by Inventor Mark E. Sprenger

Mark E. Sprenger 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).

  • Publication number: 20180348941
    Abstract: Particular embodiments described herein provide for an electronic device, that includes a display and a bounce reduction mechanism configured to provide an active counterforce to a force on the display. In an example, a proximity sensor can detect when a device is going to create the force on the display. In another example, a screen bounce detection engine to detect oscillations of the display and the bounce reduction mechanism is configured to provide an active counterforce to dampen oscillation of the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2015
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Applicant: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Kenan Huseyin Arik, Mark E. Sprenger, Aleksander Magi, Paul J. Gwin
  • Publication number: 20180332734
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems and methods associated with design of cold plates for cooling electrical systems are disclosed herein. In embodiments, a cold plate may include a base and a lid affixed to a side of the base via a braze joint, wherein the braze joint may extend around a perimeter of the lid. The lid may include a dam having a perimeter located inside of the perimeter of the lid, wherein the dam may be compressed against the side of the base and may be liquid-tight to the side of the base, and wherein a cavity may be located between the base and the lid within the perimeter of the dam to provide a circulation passage for a liquid coolant. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2017
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Inventors: Tozer J. BANDORAWALLA, Mark E. SPRENGER
  • Patent number: 10126842
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide for an apparatus for a device for writing with character stroke sensing. In one instance, the device may include a body, a component for writing disposed substantially lengthwise inside the body, and one or more sensors disposed inside the body, substantially around with the component for writing, to sense deviations of the component for writing from a default position inside the body, in response to a contact of the component for writing with a writing medium. The sensed deviations are used to generate data indicative of character strokes the component for writing imparts on the writing medium. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Mark E. Sprenger, Christian Amoah-Kusi
  • Publication number: 20180322293
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a system includes a processor with at least one core to execute an application to provide intrusion detection and protection, a radar sensor to detect presence of one or more persons within a detection zone about the system and to output a detection notification responsive to the presence detection, and a peripheral controller coupled to the radar sensor to receive the detection notification and to provide the detection notification to the application, where the application is to cause a protection measure to be performed responsive to the detection notification. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2018
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Inventors: Mark E. Sprenger, Paul J. Gwin
  • Publication number: 20180284854
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems and methods associated with a flexible thermally conductive shunt are disclosed herein. The flexible thermally conductive shunt may include a thermally conductive element, the thermally conductive element being flexible. The flexible thermally conductive shunt may further include a thermally conductive member thermally coupled to the thermally conductive element. The thermally conductive member may include a shell and a cavity. The shell may be sealed to the thermally conductive element, wherein the thermally conductive element extends through a discontinuity of the shell. The cavity may be formed at a center of the thermally conductive member and enclosed by the shell, wherein a first portion of the thermally conductive element extends within the cavity and a second portion of the thermally conductive element extends out of the thermally conductive member via the discontinuity of the shell. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2017
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventors: MARK E. SPRENGER, KENAN ARIK, MICHAEL S. BRAZEL
  • Publication number: 20180276911
    Abstract: In an example, there is disclosed a smart sensor for monitoring a vehicle, including: a sensor array comprising a mechanical input sensor; a network interface; a processor; and one or more logic elements providing a data engine to: collect an vibration input from the mechanical input sensor; and report the data from the mechanical input sensor to a data aggregator via the network interface. There is also disclosed a data aggregation server engine to aggregate and correlate inputs from the smart sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2016
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Applicant: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Eric Dwight MCAFEE, Andrew LARSON, Mark E. SPRENGER, Mark Angus MACDONALD, Ralph V. MIELE
  • Patent number: 10061360
    Abstract: Particular embodiments described herein provide for an electronic device, such as a notebook computer or laptop, that includes a circuit board coupled to a plurality of electronic components (which includes any type of components, elements, circuitry, etc.). One particular example of the electronic device includes a hinge design that includes a first housing pinion that connects to a first housing, a first housing rack coupled to the first housing pinion, a second housing pinion that connects to a second housing, and a second housing rack coupled to the second housing pinion. The first housing rack can be curved and a portion of the first housing pinion can travel along a pinion guide that has approximately the same curved profile as the first housing rack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Aleksander Magi, Nicholas W. Oakley, Mark E. Sprenger
  • Publication number: 20180181219
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide for an apparatus for a device for writing with character stroke sensing. In one instance, the device may include a body, a component for writing disposed substantially lengthwise inside the body, and one or more sensors disposed inside the body, substantially around with the component for writing, to sense deviations of the component for writing from a default position inside the body, in response to a contact of the component for writing with a writing medium. The sensed deviations are used to generate data indicative of character strokes the component for writing imparts on the writing medium. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2016
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Inventors: Mark E. Sprenger, Christian Amoah-Kusi
  • Patent number: 9990006
    Abstract: In one example a hinge assembly for an electronic device comprises a first hinge comprising a first bracket coupled to a first bushing disposed at a first end of the first bracket and rotatable about a first shaft extending through the first bushing. a second hinge comprising, a second bushing, a first linkage arm rotatable about a second shaft extending through the second bushing, and a second linkage arm rotatable about the second shaft extending through the second bushing and a third hinge comprising a second bracket coupled to a second bushing disposed at a first end of the second bracket and rotatable about a third shaft extending though the second bushing, wherein the first linkage arm is rotatably coupled to the first shaft and the second linkage arm is rotatably coupled to the third shaft. Other examples may be described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Mark E. Sprenger, Kenan Arik, Aleksander Magi, David A. Rittenhouse
  • Patent number: 9984237
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a system includes a processor with at least one core to execute an application to provide intrusion detection and protection, a radar sensor to detect presence of one or more persons within a detection zone about the system and to output a detection notification responsive to the presence detection, and a peripheral controller coupled to the radar sensor to receive the detection notification and to provide the detection notification to the application, where the application is to cause a protection measure to be performed responsive to the detection notification. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Mark E. Sprenger, Paul J. Gwin
  • Publication number: 20180092550
    Abstract: Example blood pressure apparatus using active materials and related methods are described herein. An example apparatus includes a band to be worn around a limb of a user, an active material carried by the band and a controller to: (1) apply an activation signal to the active material to constrict blood flow in the limb, and (2) reduce the activation signal to allow blood flow in the limb.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2016
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Inventors: Mark E. Sprenger, Paul J. Gwin, Aaron P. Anderson, Christian Amoah-Kusi
  • Patent number: 9921657
    Abstract: Systems and methods may provide for using one or more radar measurements to detect a gesture of a body part relative to a mobile device and comparing the gesture to one or more known gestures. Additionally, if the gesture corresponds to at least one of the one or more known gestures, an application running on the mobile device may be notified of the gesture. In one example, the one or more radar measurements are obtained from a plurality of ultra-wideband (UWB) radar modules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Mark E. Sprenger, Paul J. Gwin
  • Patent number: 9898143
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses and methods may detect a hand-based object in front of a touchscreen, determine one or more motion attributes of the detected hand-based object and initiate a halt of one or more user interface updates associated with the touchscreen if the one or more attributes correspond to an impending impact between the hand-based object and the touchscreen. In one example, the hand is detected based on a signal from one or more of a micro-impulse radar (MIR) device, an infrared (IR) depth sensor or a camera.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Geoff Y. Schreiber, Joshua Boelter, Mark E. Sprenger, Paul J. Gwin
  • Publication number: 20180001179
    Abstract: Briefly, in accordance with one or more embodiments, a smart base for a baseball system or a softball system comprises a sensor to detect a first time at which a runner has touched the smart base, a radio-frequency (RF) receiver to receive a signal from a smart baseball that indicates a second time at which the smart baseball was caught, timing circuitry to detect if the second time occurs before or after the first time; and indicator circuitry to indicate a force out if the second time occurs before the first time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2016
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Applicant: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew Larson, Mark E. Sprenger, Ralph V. Miele, Eric D. McAfee, Mark MacDonald
  • Publication number: 20170344074
    Abstract: In one example a hinge assembly for an electronic device comprises a first hinge comprising a first bracket coupled to a first bushing disposed at a first end of the first bracket and rotatable about a first shaft extending through the first bushing. a second hinge comprising, a second bushing, a first linkage arm rotatable about a second shaft extending through the second bushing, and a second linkage arm rotatable about the second shaft extending through the second bushing and a third hinge comprising a second bracket coupled to a second bushing disposed at a first end of the second bracket and rotatable about a third shaft extending though the second bushing, wherein the first linkage arm is rotatably coupled to the first shaft and the second linkage arm is rotatably coupled to the third shaft. Other examples may be described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2016
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Applicant: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Mark E. Sprenger, Kenan Arik, Aleksander Magi, David A. Rittenhouse
  • Patent number: 9798000
    Abstract: Methods and systems to provide location and navigation information to a user within a building. In an embodiment, low power radars may be used to locate and track a user. Moreover, the systems and methods described herein may take advantage of the known layout of a building, or may ascertain the layout using the radar devices. This information may be used to direct a user from a current location to a desired destination. In some contexts, such as stores, radio frequency ID (RFID) tags may be used to identify a particular destination, such as a particular product in a particular aisle in a store. Multiple persons may be tracked as they move about the building, so that the more frequently used paths may be identified for moving from point to point. These identified paths may then be used in constructing a path for a user who needs directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Joshua Boelter, Paul J. Gwin, Ayeshwarya B. Mahajan, Geoff Y. Schreiber, Mark E. Sprenger
  • Patent number: 9785194
    Abstract: In one example an electronic device comprises at least one electronic component and a body formed from a rigid material and comprising a first major surface and a second major surface opposite the first major surface, the body comprising at least one aperture extending between the first major surface and the second major surface and a cover formed from a semi-rigid material extending over the at least one aperture, wherein a portion of the cover extends through the aperture and is connected to the second major surface of the body. Other examples may be described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Mark E. Sprenger, Paul J. Gwin, Kenan Arik
  • Patent number: 9765439
    Abstract: In one example an electronic device comprises a controller and a chassis comprising a polymer layer, a first metallic layer deposited on a first side of the polymer layer, and a second metallic layer deposited on a second side of the polymer layer, wherein at least one of the first metallic layer or the second metallic layer comprises an electrically functional integrated structure. Other examples may be described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: David Pidwerbecki, Mark E. Sprenger, Songnan Yang, Kwan Ho X. Lee
  • Publication number: 20170260786
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes a fastenerless hinge system which enables a thin form factor low cost design. A hinge system described herein may include a hinge bracket and a hinge wing. The hinge bracket includes an elevated portion thereby providing a hollow region and one or more spring tabs. The hinge wing is slidably coupled to the hinge bracket through the hollow portion. Advantageously, a hinge system consistent with the present disclosure does not include fasteners such that the ā€œZā€ height of the computing device may be minimized in addition to reducing costs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2017
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Inventors: Mark E. Sprenger, Kenan Arik, Drew G. Damm
  • Patent number: 9761049
    Abstract: Embodiments are generally directed to determination of mobile display position and orientation using micropower impulse radar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Nathaniel D. Naegle, Mark E. Sprenger, Paul J. Gwin