Patents by Inventor Tyler Duncan

Tyler Duncan 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).

  • Fan speed control
    Patent number: 7987024
    Abstract: A method for controlling fan speed includes providing a fan that is in fluid communication with at least one heat producing component, detecting a temperature, determining a fan speed using the detected temperature and a nonlinear fan speed function, and applying a control signal to the fan such that the fan operates at the determined fan speed in order to cool the at least one heat producing component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2011
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Eric Tunks, Tyler Duncan
  • Fan Speed Control
    Publication number: 20100087965
    Abstract: A method for controlling fan speed includes providing a fan that is in fluid communication with at least one heat producing component, detecting a temperature, determining a fan speed using the detected temperature and a nonlinear fan speed curve, and applying a control signal to the fan such that the fan operates at the determined fan speed in order to cool the at least one heat producing component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2008
    Publication date: April 8, 2010
    Applicant: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
    Inventors: Eric Tunks, Tyler Duncan