Patents by Inventor William Leara

William Leara 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).

  • Automatic detection of cooling system based on a tachometer signal
    Patent number: 11836023
    Abstract: An information handling system uses one connector for both liquid and air cooling and detects the type of cooling system installed. That provides the ability to choose the correct thermal handling table based on the installed cooling system. To detect the type of cooling system installed, a thermal management controller sets a control signal supplied to the cooling system through the connector to a first control value and determines if a tachometer signal supplied by the cooling system to the thermal management controller through the connector indicates a first type of cooling system. If the first type of cooling system is not detected, the thermal management controller checks if the tachometer signal from the cooling system with the control signal set at the first control value, or alternatively at a second control value, indicates a second type of cooling system. If no cooling system is detected, an error condition exists.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Pei-Yi Chou, Chien-Yi Juan, Che-Ling Huang, Adolfo Montero, William Leara
  • AUTOMATIC DETECTON OF COOLING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20230288970
    Abstract: An information handling system uses one connector for both liquid and air cooling and detects the type of cooling system installed. That provides the ability to choose the correct thermal handling table based on the installed cooling system. To detect the type of cooling system installed, a thermal management controller sets a control signal supplied to the cooling system through the connector to a first control value and determines if a tachometer signal supplied by the cooling system to the thermal management controller through the connector indicates a first type of cooling system. If the first type of cooling system is not detected, the thermal management controller checks if the tachometer signal from the cooling system with the control signal set at the first control value, or alternatively at a second control value, indicates a second type of cooling system. If no cooling system is detected, an error condition exists.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2022
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Applicant: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Pei-Yi Chou, Chien-Yi Juan, Che-Ling Huang, Adolfo Montero, William Leara