Patents by Inventor Philip J. Grossmann

Philip J. Grossmann 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: 11755081
    Abstract: Systems and methods that may be implemented to provide supplemental cooling air for a portable information handling system from one or more mechanically-adjustable cooling air supply outlets that may be positioned and/or repositioned at multiple different locations relative to a portable information handling system, such as notebook computer or laptop computer. In one example, the disclosed systems and methods may be implemented to have one or more mechanically-adjustable cooling air supply outlets that may be positioned and/or repositioned to align with differing geometries of cooling air inlet opening locations that correspond to different portable information handling system sizes and/or designs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Mark A. Casparian, Philip J. Grossmann, Joe A. Olmsted, Francisco Santana, Charles Cameron Duncan, Frank C. Azor
  • Publication number: 20220261051
    Abstract: Systems and methods that may be implemented to provide supplemental cooling air for a portable information handling system from one or more mechanically-adjustable cooling air supply outlets that may be positioned and/or repositioned at multiple different locations relative to a portable information handling system, such as notebook computer or laptop computer. In one example, the disclosed systems and methods may be implemented to have one or more mechanically-adjustable cooling air supply outlets that may be positioned and/or repositioned to align with differing geometries of cooling air inlet opening locations that correspond to different portable information handling system sizes and/or designs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2022
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventors: Mark A. Casparian, Philip J. Grossmann, Joe A. Olmsted, Francisco Santana, Charles Cameron Duncan, Frank C. Azor
  • Patent number: 11347285
    Abstract: Systems and methods that may be implemented to provide supplemental cooling air for a portable information handling system from one or more mechanically-adjustable cooling air supply outlets that may be positioned and/or repositioned at multiple different locations relative to a portable information handling system, such as notebook computer or laptop computer. In one example, the disclosed systems and methods may be implemented to have one or more mechanically-adjustable cooling air supply outlets that may be positioned and/or repositioned to align with differing geometries of cooling air inlet opening locations that correspond to different portable information handling system sizes and/or designs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Mark A. Casparian, Philip J. Grossmann, Joe A. Olmsted, Francisco Santana, Charles Cameron Duncan, Frank C. Azor
  • Patent number: 10574233
    Abstract: Key assemblies are disclosed herein that are retractable and/or that present a variable key assembly depression force to a user. In one example, one or more key assemblies may be provided that each employ one or more electro-permanent magnets (EPMs) together with permanent magnet and/or magnetically permeable (e.g., ferromagnetic) key assembly components to control key retraction and extension, and/or to control peak depression force (e.g., typing force) required to depress and displace a key assembly from an extended position to a lower position that causes the key assembly to produce a digital or analog output signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Mark A. Casparian, Joe A. Olmsted, Philip J. Grossmann, Jason Morrison, Frank C. Azor
  • Patent number: 10491214
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed herein that may be implemented to configure, provide and operate retractable key assemblies and/or key assemblies that present a variable key assembly depression force to a user. In one example, key assemblies may be provided that each employ one or more electro-permanent magnets (EPMs) together with permanent magnet and/or magnetically permeable (e.g., ferromagnetic) key assembly components to control key retraction and extension, and/or to control peak depression force (e.g., typing force) required to depress and displace a key assembly from an extended position to a lower position that causes the key assembly to produce a digital or analog output signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Mark A. Casparian, Joe A. Olmsted, Philip J. Grossmann, Jason Morrison, Frank C. Azor
  • Patent number: 10481656
    Abstract: Systems and methods that may be implemented using an external cooling dock that is configured to provide supplemental cooling to a portable information handling system by blowing sub-ambient temperature air into one or more existing external air intake-vents of the chassis of the portable information handling system. The external cooling dock may be further configured to electronically dock or otherwise mate in bidirectional signal communication with the portable information handing system to allow the cooling dock processing device to operate cooperatively in a closed loop with the internal processing device/s of the portable information handling system so as to control operation of the cooling dock components and/or the operation of the processing devices within the portable information handling system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Mark A. Casparian, Philip J. Grossmann, Joe A. Olmsted, Francisco Santana, Charles Cameron Duncan, Frank C. Azor
  • Publication number: 20190294222
    Abstract: Systems and methods that may be implemented to provide supplemental cooling air for a portable information handling system from one or more mechanically-adjustable cooling air supply outlets that may be positioned and/or repositioned at multiple different locations relative to a portable information handling system, such as notebook computer or laptop computer. In one example, the disclosed systems and methods may be implemented to have one or more mechanically-adjustable cooling air supply outlets that may be positioned and/or repositioned to align with differing geometries of cooling air inlet opening locations that correspond to different portable information handling system sizes and/or designs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2019
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventors: Mark A. Casparian, Philip J. Grossmann, Joe A. Olmsted, Francisco Santana, Charles Cameron Duncan, Frank C. Azor
  • Patent number: 10416734
    Abstract: Systems and methods that may be implemented to provide supplemental cooling air for a portable information handling system from one or more mechanically-adjustable cooling air supply outlets that may be positioned and/or repositioned at multiple different locations relative to a portable information handling system, such as notebook computer or laptop computer. In one example, the disclosed systems and methods may be implemented to have one or more mechanically-adjustable cooling air supply outlets that may be positioned and/or repositioned to align with differing geometries of cooling air inlet opening locations that correspond to different portable information handling system sizes and/or designs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Mark A. Casparian, Philip J. Grossmann, Joe A. Olmsted, Francisco Santana, Charles Cameron Duncan, Frank C. Azor
  • Publication number: 20180219552
    Abstract: Key assemblies are disclosed herein that are retractable and/or that present a variable key assembly depression force to a user. In one example, one or more key assemblies may be provided that each employ one or more electro-permanent magnets (EPMs) together with permanent magnet and/or magnetically permeable (e.g., ferromagnetic) key assembly components to control key retraction and extension, and/or to control peak depression force (e.g., typing force) required to depress and displace a key assembly from an extended position to a lower position that causes the key assembly to produce a digital or analog output signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2017
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Inventors: Mark A. Casparian, Joe A. Olmsted, Philip J. Grossmann, Jason Morrison, Frank C. Azor
  • Publication number: 20180219551
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed herein that may be implemented to configure, provide and operate retractable key assemblies and/or key assemblies that present a variable key assembly depression force to a user. In one example, key assemblies may be provided that each employ one or more electro-permanent magnets (EPMs) together with permanent magnet and/or magnetically permeable (e.g., ferromagnetic) key assembly components to control key retraction and extension, and/or to control peak depression force (e.g., typing force) required to depress and displace a key assembly from an extended position to a lower position that causes the key assembly to produce a digital or analog output signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2017
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Inventors: Mark A. Casparian, Joe A. Olmsted, Philip J. Grossmann, Jason Morrison, Frank C. Azor
  • Patent number: 10019778
    Abstract: Systems and methods that may be implemented to orchestrate external graphics, for example to support and extend switchable graphics capability beyond internal system components of a host information handling system so as to include an external discrete graphics processing unit (xGPU) that is not integrated or embedded within the chassis enclosure of the host information handling system, and that is coupled to the host information handling system from outside the host system chassis enclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Danae Sierra, Carlos L. Ross, Louis Bruno, Philip J. Grossmann, Mark A. Casparian, Joe A. Olmsted, Alexander Galiano, Amaury Brito Alvarez, Henry A. Bove
  • Patent number: 9746898
    Abstract: Systems and methods that may be implemented to decrease power consumption levels of a first processing device (e.g., such as a CPU) based on monitored operating temperature of a second and different processing device (e.g., such as a discrete GPU) in a shared multiple-processor cooling resource environment of an information handling system architecture. The first processing device power consumption levels may be so controlled such that the operating temperature of the second processing device does not reach a temperature at which the second processing device is throttled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: Dell Products LP
    Inventors: Philip J. Grossmann, Joseph A. Olmsted
  • Publication number: 20170168531
    Abstract: Systems and methods that may be implemented using an external cooling dock that is configured to provide supplemental cooling to a portable information handling system by blowing sub-ambient temperature air into one or more existing external air intake-vents of the chassis of the portable information handling system. The external cooling dock may be further configured to electronically dock or otherwise mate in bidirectional signal communication with the portable information handing system to allow the cooling dock processing device to operate cooperatively in a closed loop with the internal processing device/s of the portable information handling system so as to control operation of the cooling dock components and/or the operation of the processing devices within the portable information handling system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Inventors: Mark A. Casparian, Philip J. Grossmann, Joe A. Olmsted, Francisco Santana, Charles Cameron Duncan, Frank C. Azor
  • Publication number: 20170103495
    Abstract: Systems and methods that may be implemented to orchestrate external graphics, for example to support and extend switchable graphics capability beyond internal system components of a host information handling system so as to include an external discrete graphics processing unit (xGPU) that is not integrated or embedded within the chassis enclosure of the host information handling system, and that is coupled to the host information handling system from outside the host system chassis enclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2016
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Inventors: Danae Sierra, Carlos L. Ross, Louis Bruno, Philip J. Grossmann, Mark A. Casparian, Joe A. Olmsted, Alexander Galiano, Amaury Brito Alvarez, Henry A. Bove
  • Publication number: 20170060220
    Abstract: Systems and methods that may be implemented to decrease power consumption levels of a first processing device (e.g., such as a CPU) based on monitored operating temperature of a second and different processing device (e.g., such as a discrete GPU) in a shared multiple-processor cooling resource environment of an information handling system architecture. The first processing device power consumption levels may be so controlled such that the operating temperature of the second processing device does not reach a temperature at which the second processing device is throttled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2015
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: Philip J. Grossmann, Joseph A. Olmsted
  • Patent number: 9558527
    Abstract: Systems and methods that may be implemented to orchestrate external graphics, for example to support and extend switchable graphics capability beyond internal system components of a host information handling system so as to include an external discrete graphics processing unit (xGPU) that is not integrated or embedded within the chassis enclosure of the host information handling system, and that is coupled to the host information handling system from outside the host system chassis enclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Danae Sierra, Carlos L. Ross, Louis Bruno, Philip J. Grossmann, Mark A. Casparian, Joe A. Olmsted, Alexander Galiano, Amaury Brito Alvarez, Henry A. Bove
  • Publication number: 20160117793
    Abstract: Systems and methods that may be implemented to orchestrate external graphics, for example to support and extend switchable graphics capability beyond internal system components of a host information handling system so as to include an external discrete graphics processing unit (xGPU) that is not integrated or embedded within the chassis enclosure of the host information handling system, and that is coupled to the host information handling system from outside the host system chassis enclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2014
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Inventors: Danae Sierra, Carlos L. Ross, Louis Bruno, Philip J. Grossmann, Mark A. Casparian, Joe A. Olmsted, Alexander Galiano, Amaury Brito Alvarez, Henry A. Bove