Patents by Inventor Michael Wayne Arms

Michael Wayne Arms 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: 12547498
    Abstract: Aspects of this disclosure implement a power recovery method without user intervention to drain all power rails of a non-booting information handling system and restoring power after a full drain sequence has been completed. A method may include determining, by a management circuit, a failure occurs preventing handoff from a basic input/output system (BIOS) to an operating system; based on determining the failure occurs: disconnecting, by the management circuit of the information handling system, one or more active power sources and one or more real-time clock (RTC) power sources; and after a predetermined delay following disconnecting: re-connecting, by the management circuit of the information handling system, the at least one of the one or more active power sources or the one or more real-time clock (RTC) power sources; and booting the information handling system. Other aspects are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2026
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Balasingh P. Samuel, Adolfo S. Montero, Michael Wayne Arms
  • Publication number: 20240427668
    Abstract: Aspects of this disclosure implement a power recovery method without user intervention to drain all power rails of a non-booting information handling system and restoring power after a full drain sequence has been completed. A method may include determining, by a management circuit, a failure occurs preventing handoff from a basic input/output system (BIOS) to an operating system; based on determining the failure occurs: disconnecting, by the management circuit of the information handling system, one or more active power sources and one or more real-time clock (RTC) power sources; and after a predetermined delay following disconnecting: re-connecting, by the management circuit of the information handling system, the at least one of the one or more active power sources or the one or more real-time clock (RTC) power sources; and booting the information handling system. Other aspects are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2023
    Publication date: December 26, 2024
    Applicant: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Balasingh P. Samuel, Adolfo S. Montero, Michael Wayne Arms
  • Patent number: 12001302
    Abstract: Systems and methods for memory serviceability mitigation are described. In some embodiments, an Information Handling System (IHS) may include a processor and a memory coupled to the processor, the memory having program instructions stored thereon that, upon execution, cause the IHS to: after failure of a memory device, notify a cloud service and enter a mitigation mode of operation with respect to the memory device, receive a message from the cloud service indicative of the provisioning of a replacement memory device, and, in response to the message and upon detection of a chassis intrusion event, leave the mitigation mode of operation with respect to the replacement memory device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: Dell Products, L.P.
    Inventors: Balasingh Ponraj Samuel, Michael Wayne Arms, Vivek Viswanathan Iyer
  • Publication number: 20240078158
    Abstract: Systems and methods for memory serviceability mitigation are described. In some embodiments, an Information Handling System (IHS) may include a processor and a memory coupled to the processor, the memory having program instructions stored thereon that, upon execution, cause the IHS to: after failure of a memory device, notify a cloud service and enter a mitigation mode of operation with respect to the memory device, receive a message from the cloud service indicative of the provisioning of a replacement memory device, and, in response to the message and upon detection of a chassis intrusion event, leave the mitigation mode of operation with respect to the replacement memory device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2022
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Applicant: Dell Products, L.P.
    Inventors: Balasingh Ponraj Samuel, Michael Wayne Arms, Vivek Viswanathan Iyer
  • Patent number: 11429457
    Abstract: A system for secure processing of intra-processor data comprising firmware configured to operate on a processor. An operating system configured to operate on the processor. Payload configured to operate on the processor. An embedded controller coupled to the firmware, the operating system and the payload, wherein the embedded controller is configured to enable messaging between the firmware, the operating system and the payload.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
    Inventors: Balasingh P. Samuel, Michael Wayne Arms, Adolfo S. Montero
  • Publication number: 20210096931
    Abstract: A system for secure processing of intra-processor data comprising firmware configured to operate on a processor. An operating system configured to operate on the processor. Payload configured to operate on the processor. An embedded controller coupled to the firmware, the operating system and the payload, wherein the embedded controller is configured to enable messaging between the firmware, the operating system and the payload.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Applicant: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
    Inventors: Balasingh P. Samuel, Michael Wayne Arms, Adolfo S. Montero
  • Patent number: 10514972
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods, systems, and processes to embed forensic and triage data in memory dumps. Memory dump data being written to kernel memory of a computing system by a firmware interface is detected. An operating mode of an operating system executing on the computing system is activated. Hardware forensic data is generated by reading local computer bus data, firmware event log data, and memory mapped input/output (I/O) data associated with the computing system. The hardware forensic data is then stored in a memory location of the kernel memory, causing the hardware forensic data to be included in the memory dump data being written to kernel memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: Dell Products L. P.
    Inventors: Craig Lawrence Chaiken, Michael Wayne Arms
  • Publication number: 20190332461
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods, systems, and processes to embed forensic and triage data in memory dumps. Memory dump data being written to kernel memory of a computing system by a firmware interface is detected. An operating mode of an operating system executing on the computing system is activated. Hardware forensic data is generated by reading local computer bus data, firmware event log data, and memory mapped input/output (I/O) data associated with the computing system. The hardware forensic data is then stored in a memory location of the kernel memory, causing the hardware forensic data to be included in the memory dump data being written to kernel memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Inventors: Craig Lawrence Chaiken, Michael Wayne Arms