Patents by Inventor Scot Lester

Scot Lester 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: 10725518
    Abstract: Examples may include routing power between a Universal Serial Bus (USB) host and a USB device. In some examples, the power may be routed from a power source at the USB device while the USB host is in a dead battery condition. Various switches at the USB host may be capable of selectively switching to route power from the power source to provide operating power to circuitry at the USB host.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: INTEL CORPORATION
    Inventor: Scot Lester
  • Patent number: 10020665
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus may include a charger device to obtain information relating to a first battery, and to set a limit of a battery charge current of a second battery based on the obtained information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: INTEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Alexander B. Uan-Zo-Li, Patrick K. Leung, Tod F. Schiff, Scot Lester
  • Patent number: 9874913
    Abstract: An apparatus includes voltage summation logic to provide a summed voltage corresponding to a sum of voltage contributions, each contribution associated with a corresponding port controller of a plurality of port controllers. The apparatus also includes a first port controller to determine, based on the summed voltage, whether a second power source is to be coupled to a system power bus of a system via a second port controller of the plurality of port controllers, and if not, the first port controller is to couple a first power source to the system power bus. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventor: Scot Lester
  • Publication number: 20170293338
    Abstract: Examples may include routing power between a Universal Serial Bus (USB) host and a USB device. In some examples, the power may be routed from a power source at the USB device while the USB host is in a dead battery condition. Various switches at the USB host may be capable of selectively switching to route power from the power source to provide operating power to circuitry at the USB host.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Applicant: INTEL CORPORATION
    Inventor: SCOT LESTER
  • Patent number: 9632555
    Abstract: Examples may include routing power between a Universal Serial Bus (USB) host and a USB device. In some examples, the power may be routed from a power source at the USB device while the USB host is in a dead battery condition. Various switches at the USB host may be capable of selectively switching to route power from the power source to provide operating power to circuitry at the USB host.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: INTEL CORPORATION
    Inventor: Scot Lester
  • Publication number: 20160179155
    Abstract: An apparatus includes voltage summation logic to provide a summed voltage corresponding to a sum of voltage contributions, each contribution associated with a corresponding port controller of a plurality of port controllers. The apparatus also includes a first port controller to determine, based on the summed voltage, whether a second power source is to be coupled to a system power bus of a system via a second port controller of the plurality of port controllers, and if not, the first port controller is to couple a first power source to the system power bus. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2014
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventor: Scot Lester
  • Publication number: 20160163480
    Abstract: Examples may include routing power between a Universal Serial Bus (USB) host and a USB device. In some examples, the power may be routed from a power source at the USB device while the USB host is in a dead battery condition. Various switches at the USB host may be capable of selectively switching to route power from the power source to provide operating power to circuitry at the USB host.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2014
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Inventor: SCOT LESTER
  • Patent number: 9345104
    Abstract: Systems and methods may provide for a power management apparatus including a first path to be coupled to an output of a narrow voltage direct current (NVDC) charger and an input of a backlight voltage regulator (VR). The apparatus may also include a second path to be coupled to an input of the NVDC charger and the input of the backlight voltage regulator, wherein the second path is to bypass current around the NVDC charger and to the input of the backlight VR if a voltage supplied by a first power source to the NVDC charger exceeds a voltage of a second power source coupled to the output of the NVDC. In one example, the first path includes a first diode and the second path includes a second diode, wherein the first and second diodes form an OR configuration for the apparatus between the first and second paths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Soethiha Soe, Patrick K. Leung, Tod F. Schiff, Scot Lester
  • Publication number: 20150340897
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus may include a charger device to obtain information relating to a first battery, and to set a limit of a battery charge current of a second battery based on the obtained information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2014
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Inventors: Alexander B. Uan-Zo-Li, Patrick K. Leung, Tod F. Schiff, Scot Lester
  • Publication number: 20150264775
    Abstract: Systems and methods may provide for a power management apparatus including a first path to be coupled to an output of a narrow voltage direct current (NVDC) charger and an input of a backlight voltage regulator (VR). The apparatus may also include a second path to be coupled to an input of the NVDC charger and the input of the backlight voltage regulator, wherein the second path is to bypass current around the NVDC charger and to the input of the backlight VR if a voltage supplied by a first power source to the NVDC charger exceeds a voltage of a second power source coupled to the output of the NVDC. In one example, the first path includes a first diode and the second path includes a second diode, wherein the first and second diodes form an OR configuration for the apparatus between the first and second paths.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Inventors: Soethiha Soe, Patrick K. Leung, Tod F. Schiff, Scot Lester