Patents by Inventor Mark MacDonald

Mark MacDonald 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).

  • Electronic device having an active edge
    Patent number: 10114444
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided that includes a base, a processor, and a tablet having a front surface, a rear surface and a bottom edge surface. A processor may operate at a first operating condition when the tablet is coupled to the base, and the processor may operate at a second operating condition when the tablet is not coupled to the base. The tablet may include a heat conducting device and an active edge. The heat conducting device may conduct heat from the processor to the active edge where the heat may be dissipated using supplemental cooling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventor: Mark MacDonald
  • ROBOTS AND APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR POWERING ROBOTS
    Publication number: 20180185998
    Abstract: Robots and apparatus, systems and methods for powering robots are disclosed. A disclosed conductive floor to power a robot on the floor includes a plurality of stationary conductors positioned in a pattern and a power delivery circuit to cause adjacent ones of the conductors to have different electrical potentials, the adjacent ones of the conductors to form a circuit to deliver power to the robot via contacts formed in a bottom surface of the robot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2016
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Inventors: David W. Browning, Yoshifumi Nishi, Mark MacDonald
  • METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR INSTRUCTING MOVEMENT BASED ON SENSOR DATA
    Publication number: 20180188709
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to instruct movement based on sensor data. An example apparatus includes a sensor data receiver to receive sensor data from a sensor device, a preference receiver to receive a user preference, and a preference analyzer to: in response to determining that the sensor data indicates that the user preference is not met at a first location, determine if a second location has a condition that meets the user preference, and in response to determining that the second location has the condition that meets the user preference, transmitting a notification to instruct movement to the second location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2016
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Inventors: YOSHIFUMI NISHI, DAVID W. BROWNING, MARK MACDONALD
  • DYNAMIC THERMAL PLATFORM OPERATING POINT FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES
    Publication number: 20180173283
    Abstract: In one example a electronic device comprises a housing, at least one heat generating component disposed within the housing, at least one internal heat dissipation device positioned proximate the at least one heat generating component, and a thermal interface defined in at least a portion of the housing to allow direct thermal contact between the heat dissipation device and an external heat dissipation device. Other examples may be described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2017
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Applicant: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: JEREMY BURR, DAVID W. BROWNING, SHAWN S. MCEUEN, MARK MACDONALD, MATTHEW D. COAKLEY
  • STRESS BASED NAVIGATION ROUTING
    Publication number: 20180164108
    Abstract: In one example, a navigation routing system includes at least one processor to provide a navigation route based on one or more stress levels of a driver of a vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2016
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventors: Tawfik Rahal-Arabi, Mark MacDonald
  • Direct attach dock cooling leveraging maximum silicon junction temperature control
    Patent number: 9996110
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus relating for direct attach dock cooling leveraging Maximum Silicon Junction Temperature (Tj) control are described. In an embodiment, performance of a mobile computing device is increased based at least in part on an indication that the mobile computing device is coupled to a dock. The dock includes a cooling fan proximate to a hotspot on a back skin of the mobile computing device. Other embodiments are also disclosed and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Mark A. MacDonald, Yoshifumi Nishi
  • Flexible heat spreader
    Patent number: 9980412
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems and methods associated with flexible heat spreader design are disclosed herein. In embodiments, an electronic device may include a component, a heat dissipation member, and a flexible member. The heat dissipation member may be coupled to the component via a flexible portion of the electronic device, the component located on a first side of the flexible portion and the heat dissipation member located on a second side of the flexible portion. The flexible member may be thermally coupled to the component and the heat dissipation member, wherein the flexible member extends along the flexible portion from the first side to the second side and is to transfer heat from the component to the heat dissipation member. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Bo Qiu, Xi Guo, James C. Raupp, Michael Ahrens, David Pidwerbecki, Steven J. Lofland, George H. Daskalakis, Stacy L. Yee, Mark MacDonald
  • ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING A MOTION DETECTOR
    Publication number: 20180129197
    Abstract: A computer is provided that includes a lid having a display and a motion detector to detect motion or movement of a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2017
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Inventors: Jered WIKANDER, Mark MacDONALD, Menglu M. JIANG
  • METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR CONCRETE PRODUCTION
    Publication number: 20180118622
    Abstract: The invention provides compositions and methods directed to carbonation of a cement mix during mixing. The carbonation may be in a stationary mixer or a transportable mixer, such as a drum of a ready-mix truck.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2017
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventors: George Sean Monkman, Kevin Cail, Paul J. Sandberg, Mark MacDonald, Joshua Jeremy Brown, Dean Paul Forgeron
  • FLEXIBLE HEAT SPREADER
    Publication number: 20180092253
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems and methods associated with flexible heat spreader design are disclosed herein. In embodiments, an electronic device may include a component, a heat dissipation member, and a flexible member. The heat dissipation member may be coupled to the component via a flexible portion of the electronic device, the component located on a first side of the flexible portion and the heat dissipation member located on a second side of the flexible portion. The flexible member may be thermally coupled to the component and the heat dissipation member, wherein the flexible member extends along the flexible portion from the first side to the second side and is to transfer heat from the component to the heat dissipation member. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2016
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Inventors: Bo Qiu, Xi Guo, James C. Raupp, Michael Ahrens, David Pidwerbecki, Steven J. Lofland, George H. Daskalakis, Stacy L. Yee, Mark MacDonald
  • INTERNET OF THINGS SMART ENTRY
    Publication number: 20180082502
    Abstract: Various systems and methods for providing a smart entry system are described herein. A smart entry system includes a detector to detect a person near a portal to a room; a transceiver to attempt to establish a wireless connection between the smart entry system and a user device associated with the person; and a user interface to present a notification to the person based on a state of the wireless connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2016
    Publication date: March 22, 2018
    Inventors: David W. Browning, Mark MacDonald, Yoshifumi Nishi
  • METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR CONCRETE PRODUCTION
    Publication number: 20180029934
    Abstract: The invention provides compositions and methods directed to carbonation of a cement mix during mixing. The carbonation may be in a stationary mixer or a transportable mixer, such as a drum of a ready-mix truck.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2017
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Inventors: George Sean Monkman, Kevin Cail, Paul J. Sandberg, Mark MacDonald, Joshua Jeremy Brown, Dean Paul Forgeron
  • IoT/CLOUD ENABLED FASTER AMBULANCES
    Publication number: 20180005522
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus relating to IoT (Internet of Things) and/or cloud enabled faster ambulances are described. In an embodiment, an IoT device overrides an operating state of an illumination device based at least in part on a wireless signal that indicates approachment of a moving object. The IoT device then cancels the override of the operating state of the illumination device based at least in part on an indication that the moving object has crossed a location of the illumination device. In one embodiment, cloud-based logic determines whether and/or when the IoT device causes the override of the operating state of the illumination device. Other embodiments are also disclosed and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 4, 2016
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Applicant: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Saranga P. Pogula, Manoj Velayudha, Kishor G. Kulkarni, Yoshifumi Nishi, David W. Browning, Mark MacDonald
  • SMART BASEBALL FIRST BASE OR HOME PLATE
    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
  • VOLUMETRIC RESISTANCE BLOWER APPARATUS AND SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20170356468
    Abstract: Some embodiments of an apparatus and system are described for a volumetric resistance blower. An apparatus may comprise a motor, a rotor comprising a cylindrical foam block, and a casing having one or more inlets arranged in an axial direction of the rotor and one or more outlets arranged in a radial direction of the rotor. Other embodiments are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2017
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Applicant: INTEL CORPORATION
    Inventor: Mark MacDonald
  • Differential pressure attachment for an electronic device
    Patent number: 9823701
    Abstract: Particular embodiments described herein provide for an electronic device that could include a keyboard portion, an attachment mechanism, and a pump located in the keyboard portion that creates a pressure differential in the attachment mechanism such that a display portion can be attached to the keyboard portion. Other particular embodiments described herein provide for an electronic device that could include a display portion, an attachment mechanism located on the display portion, and a pump located in the display portion that can create a pressure differential in the attachment mechanism such that the display portion can be attached to a surface or device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventor: Mark MacDonald
  • Electronic device having a motion detector
    Patent number: 9785143
    Abstract: A computer is provided that includes a lid having a display and a motion detector to detect motion or movement of a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Jered Wikander, Mark MacDonald, Menglu T. Jiang
  • Volumetric resistance blower apparatus and system
    Patent number: 9746001
    Abstract: Some embodiments of an apparatus and system are described for a volumetric resistance blower. An apparatus may comprise a motor, a rotor comprising a cylindrical foam block, and a casing having one or more inlets arranged in an axial direction of the rotor and one or more outlets arranged in a radial direction of the rotor. Other embodiments are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: INTEL CORPORATION
    Inventor: Mark MacDonald
  • Methods and compositions for concrete production
    Patent number: 9738562
    Abstract: The invention provides compositions and methods directed to carbonation of a cement mix during mixing. The carbonation may be in a stationary mixer or a transportable mixer, such as a drum of a ready-mix truck.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: CarbonCure Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: George Sean Monkman, Kevin Cail, Paul J. Sandberg, Mark MacDonald, Joshua Jeremy Brown, Dean Paul Forgeron
  • Dynamic thermal platform operating point for electronic devices
    Patent number: 9720464
    Abstract: In one example a electronic device comprises a housing, at least one heat generating component disposed within the housing, at least one internal heat dissipation device positioned proximate the at least one heat generating component, and a thermal interface defined in at least a portion of the housing to allow direct thermal contact between the heat dissipation device and an external heat dissipation device. Other examples may be described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Jeremy Burr, David W. Browning, Shawn S. McEuen, Mark MacDonald, Matthew D. Coakley