Patents by Inventor Patrick Douglas James

Patrick Douglas James 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).

  • Activate loading mechanism
    Patent number: 10880986
    Abstract: Particular embodiments described herein provide for an electronic device that can be configured to enable an active loading mechanism. The electronic device can include a printed circuit board, a heat source located on the printed circuit board, and an active loading mechanism secured to the printed circuit board. The active loading mechanism is over the heat source and includes shape memory material. When the shape memory material is not activated, the active loading mechanism applies a first load on the heat source and when the shape memory material is activated, the active loading mechanism applies a second load on the heat source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Evan Piotr Kuklinski, Jerrod Peterson, Ruander Cardenas, Patrick Douglas James
  • ACTIVATE LOADING MECHANISM
    Publication number: 20190246488
    Abstract: Particular embodiments described herein provide for an electronic device that can be configured to enable an active loading mechanism. The electronic device can include a printed circuit board, a heat source located on the printed circuit board, and an active loading mechanism secured to the printed circuit board. The active loading mechanism is over the heat source and includes shape memory material. When the shape memory material is not activated, the active loading mechanism applies a first load on the heat source and when the shape memory material is activated, the active loading mechanism applies a second load on the heat source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Applicant: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Evan Piotr Kuklinski, Jerrod Peterson, Ruander Cardenas, Patrick Douglas James