Patents by Inventor Michael Wilmington

Michael Wilmington 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).

  • Methods and systems for removal of information handling resources in a shared input/output infrastructure
    Patent number: 9690745
    Abstract: One or more chassis management controllers may be configured to receive a user indication of a user desire to physically remove a modular information handling resource from a chassis, determine whether the modular information handling resource is shared or nonshared with respect to modular information handling systems present in the chassis, determine whether the modular information handling systems associated with the modular information handling resource are powered on, receive at least one response to one query to the user regarding at least one user preference regarding removal of the modular information handling resource, and determine if the information handling resource may be safely removed based at least on: the determinations of whether the information handling system resource is shared or nonshared and whether the modular information handling systems present in the chassis and associated with the modular information handling resource are powered on, and the at least one response.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Michael A. Brundridge, Babu Chandrasekhar, Michael Wilmington
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR REMOVAL OF INFORMATION HANDLING RESOURCES IN A SHARED INPUT/OUTPUT INFRASTRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20150026378
    Abstract: One or more chassis management controllers may be configured to receive a user indication of a user desire to physically remove a modular information handling resource from a chassis, determine whether the modular information handling resource is shared or nonshared with respect to modular information handling systems present in the chassis, determine whether the modular information handling systems associated with the modular information handling resource are powered on, receive at least one response to one query to the user regarding at least one user preference regarding removal of the modular information handling resource, and determine if the information handling resource may be safely removed based at least on: the determinations of whether the information handling system resource is shared or nonshared and whether the modular information handling systems present in the chassis and associated with the modular information handling resource are powered on, and the at least one response.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2014
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Inventors: Michael A. Brundridge, Babu Chandrasekhar, Michael Wilmington
  • Methods and systems for removal of information handling resources in a shared input/output infrastructure
    Patent number: 8880766
    Abstract: One or more chassis management controllers may be configured to receive a user indication of a user desire to physically remove a modular information handling resource from a chassis, determine whether the modular information handling resource is shared or nonshared with respect to modular information handling systems present in the chassis, determine whether the modular information handling systems associated with the modular information handling resource are powered on, receive at least one response to one query to the user regarding at least one user preference regarding removal of the modular information handling resource, and determine if the information handling resource may be safely removed based at least on: the determinations of whether the information handling system resource is shared or nonshared and whether the modular information handling systems present in the chassis and associated with the modular information handling resource are powered on, and the at least one response.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Michael A. Brundridge, Babu Chandrasekhar, Michael Wilmington
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR REMOVAL OF INFORMATION HANDLING RESOURCES IN A SHARED INPUT/OUTPUT INFRASTRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20130268709
    Abstract: One or more chassis management controllers may be configured to receive a user indication of a user desire to physically remove a modular information handling resource from a chassis, determine whether the modular information handling resource is shared or nonshared with respect to modular information handling systems present in the chassis, determine whether the modular information handling systems associated with the modular information handling resource are powered on, receive at least one response to one query to the user regarding at least one user preference regarding removal of the modular information handling resource, and determine if the information handling resource may be safely removed based at least on: the determinations of whether the information handling system resource is shared or nonshared and whether the modular information handling systems present in the chassis and associated with the modular information handling resource are powered on, and the at least one response.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2012
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Applicant: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
    Inventors: Michael A. Brundridge, Babu Chandrasekhar, Michael Wilmington