Patents by Inventor Michael E. Browne

Michael E. Browne 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: 11157060
    Abstract: A method may include, in a chassis configured to provide a common hardware infrastructure to one or more modular information handling systems inserted into the chassis: determining if a save operation is occurring at a time when one or more power supply units are capable of delivering power to the chassis; and delaying power sequencing of the one or more power supply units until the save operation has completed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Michael E. Brown, Marshal F. Savage, Aaron M. Rhinehart, Kyle E. Cross, Michael W. Daniele, Jitendra G. Jagasia
  • Patent number: 11142396
    Abstract: A container includes a base and a wall disposed about and attached to the base. The wall defines a rim spaced from the base, as well as a compartment extending between the base and the wall. A lid having an inner surface and an outer surface is coupled to the wall for covering the compartment. The container has a diverter bar for separating the compartment into at least two sections in a first position. The diverter bar has a body that extends between body ends, with the body releasably engaging the wall in the first position. A retainer attaches to the lid for receiving the diverter bar and securing the diverter bar to the lid to define a storage position. A lip extends outwardly from the body whereby the lip engages the retainer in response to the diverter bar being in the storage position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: HMS Mfg. Co.
    Inventors: Janet M. Sofy, Michael E. Brown, Todd M. Lajewski
  • Publication number: 20210208985
    Abstract: While the management module of an information handling system is set as a standby module, an enclosure controller provides first requests for attribute data of the information handling system, and receives and stores first response data for attribute data associated with a first subset of the first requests in a local memory of the enclosure controller. The enclosure controller receives request failure responses associated with a second subset of the first requests directed to a subset of the attributes data for the information handling system stored in a shared memory. While the management module is set as an active module, the management module is granted access to the shared memory. The enclosure controller provides retry requests for attributes associated with the request failure responses, and receives and stores second response data associated with the retry requests in the local memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2021
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Inventors: Michael E. Brown, Joshua M. Pennell, Henry Pang
  • Publication number: 20210184929
    Abstract: An information handling system includes a network interface device and a service processor coupled to an internal network interface. The service processor receives a network connection request from a mobile device connected to the network interface device via the internal network interface, and in response to receiving the network connection request assigns an interne protocol address to the mobile device. The service processor redirects an outbound hypertext transfer protocol request from the mobile device, intercepts the outbound hypertext transfer protocol request from the mobile device, and serves a management application interface page associated with the service processor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventors: Michael E. Brown, Deepa Hegde
  • Publication number: 20210157921
    Abstract: A management system for an information handling system includes a memory device and a management controller. The memory device includes a primary firmware image and a backup firmware image. The management controller boots the management system. The boot of the management system includes a read of a first block at an offset within the primary firmware image. The management controller further determines that the read of the first block had a first read error, and reboots the management system in response to determining that the read of the first block had the first read error. The reboot of the management system includes a read of a second block at the offset within the backup firmware image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventors: Michael E. Brown, Nagendra Varma Totakura, Vasanth Venkataramanappa, Senthil Kumar V, Prashanth Giri
  • Patent number: 10990488
    Abstract: While the management module of an information handling system is set as a standby module, an enclosure controller provides first requests for attribute data of the information handling system, and receives and stores first response data for attribute data associated with a first subset of the first requests in a local memory of the enclosure controller. The enclosure controller receives request failure responses associated with a second subset of the first requests directed to a subset of the attributes data for the information handling system stored in a shared memory. While the management module is set as an active module, the management module is granted access to the shared memory. The enclosure controller provides retry requests for attributes associated with the request failure responses, and receives and stores second response data associated with the retry requests in the local memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Michael E. Brown, Joshua M. Pennell, Henry Pang
  • Patent number: 10912154
    Abstract: A concrete heating system for electrically melting snow and ice. The concrete heating system generally includes a heating device for embedding in conductive concrete, the device having a spacing member and a plurality of electrically isolated conductors extending outward at an angle from the spacing member along its length. The device also includes a first electrode near the first end of the spacing member, and a second electrode extending outward from the spacing member at the second end. The plurality of conductors conduct an electrical current between the first electrode and the second electrode when the concrete heating device is embedded in conductive concrete and the power source applies a voltage between the first electrode and the second electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Inventor: Michael E. Brown
  • Patent number: 10844534
    Abstract: An apparatus for drying clothes, including a housing having a housing inlet and a housing outlet; a drying chamber mounted for rotation in the housing and having a chamber inlet, a chamber outlet and a gas pressure; an air flow path through the housing and the drying chamber and having an air flow inlet and an air flow outlet; heating means for heating air flowing through the path and juxtaposed between the housing inlet and the chamber inlet, the heating means including one of a heat exchanger, a resistance style heating element and a gas burner; fan means having an on condition and, when in the on condition, for moving air through the air flow path and being juxtaposed between the chamber outlet and the housing outlet; and flow impeding means juxtaposed at or before the chamber inlet and being for impeding air flow in the air flow path, the flow impeding means configured to impede the air flow in the path whereby, when the fan means is in the on condition, the gas pressure in the chamber is more than trivia
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Inventor: Michael E. Brown
  • Publication number: 20200081514
    Abstract: A method may include, in a chassis configured to provide a common hardware infrastructure to one or more modular information handling systems inserted into the chassis: determining if a save operation is occurring at a time when one or more power supply units are capable of delivering power to the chassis; and delaying power sequencing of the one or more power supply units until the save operation has completed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2018
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Applicant: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Michael E. BROWN, Marshal F. SAVAGE, Aaron M. RHINEHART, Kyle E. CROSS, Michael W. DANIELE, Jitendra G. JAGASIA
  • Publication number: 20190329977
    Abstract: A container includes a base and a wall disposed about and attached to the base. The wall defines a rim spaced from the base, as well as a compartment extending between the base and the wall. A lid having an inner surface and an outer surface is coupled to the wall for covering the compartment. The container has a diverter bar for separating the compartment into at least two sections in a first position. The diverter bar has a body that extends between body ends, with the body releasably engaging the wall in the first position. A retainer attaches to the lid for receiving the diverter bar and securing the diverter bar to the lid to define a storage position. A lip extends outwardly from the body whereby the lip engages the retainer in response to the diverter bar being in the storage position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2019
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Inventors: Janet M. Sofy, Michael E. Brown, Todd M. Lajewski
  • Patent number: 10400385
    Abstract: A drying machine for drying clothing includes: a housing; a drum configured to receive clothing; a guide apparatus for guiding air in a path through the drum; an air moving apparatus to pull air through the guide apparatus and drum; a heating apparatus for heating air and having on and off conditions; a heat capacitor for storing and releasing heat to air when the heating element is in its off condition and the drum is rotating; power means for components of the drying machine; including at least the drying compartment assembly, rotation means, guide apparatus, air moving apparatus, heating apparatus, and control apparatus; a control apparatus for controlling at least one of the drying compartment assembly, the rotation means, guide apparatus, the air moving apparatus, the heating apparatus, and the power means; and restrictor means for restricting the air flow whereby the drum pressure is lower than ambient air pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Inventor: Michael E. Brown
  • Patent number: 10387257
    Abstract: A firmware update of multiple processing nodes in an information handling system may include writing updated firmware images to reserve memory partitions associated with each node, rolling all nodes back to the existing firmware images if writing of an updated firmware image fails, booting each node into the updated firmware image stored on its associated reserve memory partition if writing of updated firmware images succeeds, booting each node into the updated firmware image stored on its associated reserve memory partition, rolling all nodes back to the existing firmware images if booting of an updated firmware image fails, copying the updated firmware images from reserve memory partitions associated with each node to the respective working memory partition associated with each node if booting of updated firmware images succeeds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Michael E. Brown, Senthil Kumar, Marshal F. Savage, Ashok N. Potti
  • Patent number: 10361948
    Abstract: A method, an information handling system (IHS) and a switching system for preventing communication loops in an IHS. The method includes identifying, via a controller, at least one stacking port in a first switch of a first chassis. The first switch is in communication with a second switch of a second chassis via a first link. At least one stacking port is configured as an unblocked port. Port blocking and unblocking actions are determined for the at least one stacking port. The at least one stacking port is configured based on the determined port blocking and unblocking actions and a determination is made if the first chassis is a root bridge chassis having at least one uplink port. In response to the first chassis being a root bridge chassis, a first uplink port in the first switch is configured as an unblocked port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: Dell Products, L.P.
    Inventors: Lee E. Ballard, Michael E. Brown
  • Patent number: 10266984
    Abstract: An apparatus for drying clothes, including a housing having a housing inlet and a housing outlet, a drying chamber mounted for rotation in the housing and having a chamber inlet, a chamber outlet and a gas pressure, an air flow path through the housing and the drying chamber and having an air flow inlet with an entry air flow, an entry air flow rate and an air flow outlet, heating means for heating air flowing through the path and juxtaposed between the housing inlet and the chamber inlet, fan means having an on condition, an exit air flow and an exit air flow rate and, when in the on condition, being for moving air through the air flow path and being juxtaposed between the chamber outlet and the housing outlet; flow impeding means juxtaposed at or before the chamber inlet and being for impeding air flow in the air flow path, the flow impeding means configured to impede the air flow in the path whereby, when the fan means is in the on condition, the gas pressure in the chamber is more than trivially lower tha
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Inventor: Michael E. Brown
  • Patent number: 10102113
    Abstract: Described are a system and method for performing an automated quality assessment on a software program under test. A test automation system executes a test on a software program Data related to the test is automatically collected. The data includes first information determined by the test automation system in response to executing the test. The data further includes second information related to the test and received from a source other than the test automation system. The first information is analyzed. A quality assessment of the software program is generated from the analyzed first information and from the second information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael E. Browne, Nnaemeka I. Emejulu, Andrew J. Lavery, Ye Liu, Mario A. Maldari
  • Publication number: 20180254985
    Abstract: A method, an information handling system (IHS) and a switching system for preventing communication loops in an IHS. The method includes identifying, via a controller, at least one stacking port in a first switch of a first chassis. The first switch is in communication with a second switch of a second chassis via a first link. At least one stacking port is configured as an unblocked port. Port blocking and unblocking actions are determined for the at least one stacking port. The at least one stacking port is configured based on the determined port blocking and unblocking actions and a determination is made if the first chassis is a root bridge chassis having at least one uplink port. In response to the first chassis being a root bridge chassis, a first uplink port in the first switch is configured as an unblocked port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2017
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Inventors: LEE E. BALLARD, MICHAEL E. BROWN
  • Patent number: 9830246
    Abstract: Various embodiments for management and correlation of communication errors by a processor device. A log is maintained that records each assignment of a particular network identification (ID) with a specific device in a computer storage network, including at least one of a date the ID was assigned and a time the ID was assigned, such that a trace or review may later be performed to correlate the specific device with data associated with the device at the at least one of the date and the time for troubleshooting purposes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tara Astigarraga, Michael E. Browne, Louie A. Dickens, Laura M. Reid
  • Publication number: 20170268159
    Abstract: A drying machine for drying clothing includes: a housing; a drum configured to receive clothing; a guide apparatus for guiding air in a path through the drum; an air moving apparatus to pull air through the guide apparatus and drum; a heating apparatus for heating air and having on and off conditions; a heat capacitor for storing and releasing heat to air when the heating element is in its off condition and the drum is rotating; power means for components of the drying machine; including at least the drying compartment assembly, rotation means, guide apparatus, air moving apparatus, heating apparatus, and control apparatus; a control apparatus for controlling at least one of the drying compartment assembly, the rotation means, guide apparatus, the air moving apparatus, the heating apparatus, and the power means; and restrictor means for restricting the air flow whereby the drum pressure is lower than ambient air pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2015
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventor: Michael E. Brown
  • Patent number: 9471222
    Abstract: Embodiments relate to method and computer program products which prioritize the logical units in a subgroup. Thereafter, in case of abnormal operation of the process for copying the consistency group from primary storage to secondary storage, low priority logical units of the subgroups of the consistency group are not copied from primary storage to secondary storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael E. Browne, Nancy J. Finn, Christina A. Lara, Maria R. Ward
  • Publication number: 20160299837
    Abstract: Described are a system and method for performing an automated quality assessment on a software program under test. A test automation system executes a test on a software program Data related to the test is automatically collected. The data includes first information determined by the test automation system in response to executing the test. The data further includes second information related to the test and received from a source other than the test automation system. The first information is analyzed. A quality assessment of the software program is generated from the analyzed first information and from the second information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2016
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Inventors: Michael E. Browne, Nnaemeka I. Emejulu, Andrew J. Lavery, Ye Liu, Mario A. Maldari