Patents by Inventor Robert Hunter Robertson

Robert Hunter Robertson 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).

  • Information Handling System Personalization
    Publication number: 20090164528
    Abstract: Information handling system (IHS) personalization includes receiving a request for a replacement IHS. A plurality of customer IHS data is then collected. The plurality of customer IHS data is transferred to the replacement IHS during the manufacture of the replacement IHS. The replacement IHS is then provided to a user of the customer IHS data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2007
    Publication date: June 25, 2009
    Applicant: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
    Inventors: Robert Hunter Robertson, Bogdan Odulinski, Jeffrey V. Ford
  • Integrated ink cartridge primer bulb
    Patent number: 7281787
    Abstract: An ink jet cartridge which includes an ink jet housing including a first valve and a primer portion coupled to the ink jet housing and covering the first valve is disclosed The primer portion includes a priming bulb and a second valve in the priming bulb, air flowing into the ink jet housing via the first bulb when the priming valve is actuated, air flowing into the priming portion via the second valve when the priming bulb is released.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2007
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Robert Hunter Robertson, Jay William Gage, Wayne Iltis
  • Method and apparatus for restoring an information handling system to a previous software state
    Publication number: 20040243998
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for restoring the software image of a customer information handling system (IHS) to the same software image it had when it left the factory or other software installation facility. The customer IHS enters a re-imaging mode wherein it requests a software download server to recreate the software image originally shipped with that particular IHS. Once the replacement software image is created, the customer IHS downloads the replacement software image to the media drive of the customer IHS.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2003
    Publication date: December 2, 2004
    Applicant: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Mark A. Collins, Darryl J. Konopka, Robert Hunter Robertson, Rick G. Malone, William Hoi Ching Wong