Patents by Inventor Mitchell E. Polonsky

Mitchell E. Polonsky 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).

  • Determining rate of change in temperature measurements
    Patent number: 10302502
    Abstract: A temperature sensor device has a digital interface with a first memory storing a current temperature value which can be read through the digital interface and a second memory storing a rate of temperature change value which can be read through the digital interface. Such a temperature sensor can be preferably used in a system with a cooling fan and a processor coupled with the digital interface of the temperature sensor. The processor is operable to control the cooling fan based on temperature measurement values and the rate of change in temperature retrieved from the temperature sensor through the digital interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Lynn R. Kern, Mitchell E. Polonsky
  • Determining Rate of Change in Temperature Measurements
    Publication number: 20150330841
    Abstract: A temperature sensor device has a digital interface with a first memory storing a current temperature value which can be read through the digital interface and a second memory storing a rate of temperature change value which can be read through the digital interface. Such a temperature sensor can be preferably used in a system with a cooling fan and a processor coupled with the digital interface of the temperature sensor. The processor is operable to control the cooling fan based on temperature measurement values and the rate of change in temperature retrieved from the temperature sensor through the digital interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2015
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Inventors: Lynn R. Kern, Mitchell E. Polonsky