Inventor

Merle J. Wood, III

Inventor
Round Rock, TX, US

Overview

38→
Patents
2008–2020
Patent span
Physics
Primary field (CPC G)

Patents· 38 as inventor

Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.

G06Fprimary
G06FElectric digital data processing39%
H02JElectric power networks16%
H02MApparatus for conversion between ac and ac, between ac and dc, or between dc and dc, and for use with mains or similar power supply systems13%
H01RElectrically-conductive connections7%
Y02BClimate change mitigation technologies related to buildings, e.g. housing, house appliances or related end-user applications7%
Y02DClimate change mitigation technologies in information and communication technologies [ict], i.e. information and communication technologies aiming at the reduction of their own energy use6%
H02HEmergency protective circuit arrangements3%
Y04SSystems integrating technologies related to power network operation, communication or information technologies for improving the electrical power generation, transmission, distribution, management or usage, i.e. smart grids3%
G05FSystems for regulating electric or magnetic variables1%
G10KSound-producing devices1%
PatentTitleYear
10,802,560Multi-power input port power control202010,795,421Power transfer synchronization for information handling system and external device202010,680,432Over-voltage detection and port protection202010,635,148Information handling system peripheral port power bypass202010,601,306System and method for providing power surge protection in a power supply unit for an information handling system202010,539,990Multiple power paths in a multi-battery information handling system202010,531,530Controlling a power adaptor light-emitting diode (LED) indicator202010,483,773Information handling system external adapter and battery source201910,461,560Information handling system external adapter and battery source201910,429,917Calculating a throttle rate for battery current limiting201910,372,181Information handling system multiple port power source management201910,346,333Intelligent power dongle201910,333,413System and method for automatically and adaptively enhancing transient response for a plurality of output voltages201910,320,128Information handling system multi-purpose connector guide pin structure201910,290,294Information handling system having acoustic noise reduction201910,281,967Information handling system reversible charge port and magnetic charge connector201910,261,929Enhanced ground bounce immunity on USB type-C power delivery communication201910,228,731Controller for retractable keyboards201910,224,732Information handling system external adapter and battery source201910,148,087Systems and methods for accepting variable input power from an external power source201810,139,881Information handling system port power management and cable detect201810,019,049Information handling system multiport power management20189,985,538Over current protection in a variable output power supply20189,979,300Enhancing peak power capability and hold up time in LLC topology application20189,906,143'Systems and methods for diagnostic current shunt and overcurrent protection (OCP) for power supplies'20189,891,680'Information handling system multi-purpose connector guide pin structure'20189,843,265'Zero voltage switching flyback converter'20179,791,906'Information handling system multi-purpose connector guide pin structure'20179,793,815'Over current protection in a variable output power supply'20179,785,214'System and method for compensating for cable voltage loss at various output voltages'20179,501,118'Information handling system multi-purpose connector guide pin structure'20168,656,193'Power module for information handling system and methods thereof'20148,456,142'System and method for powering an information handling system in multiple power states'20138,327,165'Soft start with active reset'20128,063,619'System and method for powering an information handling system in multiple power states'20117,683,573'System and method for powering docked portable information handling system'20107,536,569'System and method for managing power provided to a portable information handling system'20097,352,159'System and method for managing negative voltage in a power supply overvoltage failure event'2008

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

2008–2020Patents assigned to DELL PRODUCTS LP (38)· patent assignee history
2008–2020Based in Round Rock, TX, US· patent location history
2011–2014Patents assigned to CLEGG JOSEPH A (3)· patent assignee history
2011–2014Patents assigned to WOOD MERLE J (3)· patent assignee history
2011–2013Patents assigned to ZHU GUANGYONG (2)· patent assignee history
2012Patents assigned to CLEGG JOSEPH ALEXANDER (1)· patent assignee history
2014Based in Hutto, TX, US· patent location history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees
AssigneePatentsSpan
DELL PRODUCTS LP382008–2020
CLEGG JOSEPH A32011–2014
WOOD MERLE Jself32011–2014
ZHU GUANGYONG22011–2013
CLEGG JOSEPH ALEXANDER12012
Locations
LocationPatentsSpan
Round Rock, Texas, US372008–2020
Hutto, Texas, US12014