Inventor
Brian C. Totten
Inventor
Durham, NC, US
Overview
Patents· 30 as inventor
Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.
G06Fprimary
G06FElectric digital data processing25%
Y02DClimate change mitigation technologies in information and communication technologies [ict], i.e. information and communication technologies aiming at the reduction of their own energy use8%
G05FSystems for regulating electric or magnetic variables7%
H02HEmergency protective circuit arrangements7%
Y02BClimate change mitigation technologies related to buildings, e.g. housing, house appliances or related end-user applications5%
G01RMeasuring electric variables4%
G05BControl or regulating systems in general4%
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 systems4%
B23KSoldering or unsoldering2%
B29CShaping or joining of plastics2%
PatentTitleYear
10,910,940Voltage regulator having a switchable attenuation circuit202110,871,963Adjustment of voltage regulator firmware settings based upon external factors202010,663,937Adjusting voltage settings based on electrical components202010,551,858Selection of a default phase in a multiphase voltage regulator based on a wear score202010,386,425Method and system for managing power faults201910,289,138Selection of a default phase in a multiphase voltage regulator based on a wear score201910,168,753Power delivery optimization based on system capability20199,958,927Selecting active power supplies based on power supply cable length20189,933,828Controlling power consumption of a voltage regulator in a computer system20189,853,444Hot plug device providing turn on FETs with a softstart capability20179,811,491'Minimizing thermal impacts of local-access PCI devices'20179,787,085'Hot plug device providing turn on FETs with a softstart capability'20179,760,451'Coordinated storage of operating data among multiple voltage regulators in response to a fault condition'20179,645,598'Controlling distributed power stages responsive to the activity level of functions in an integrated circuit'20179,618,539'Sensing current of a DC-DC converter'20179,444,343'Voltage regulator using a variable switching frequency'20169,430,007'Voltage regulator stress reducing system'20169,430,676'Processor related noise encryptor'20169,411,408'Load optimization using cable-associated voltage drop'20169,396,768'Regulating voltage responsive to the shortest aggregate distance to the installed memory modules'20169,384,787'Selecting a voltage sense line that maximizes memory margin'20169,367,110'Energy lockout in response to a planar catastrophic fault'20169,367,442'Allocating memory usage based on voltage regulator efficiency'20169,362,901'Controlling turn on FETs of a hot plug device'20169,306,559'Controlling turn on FETs of a hot plug device'20169,288,892'Transversely actuated piezoelectric bellows heatsink'20168,082,454'Managing power consumption based on historical average'20117,556,284'Pre-weakening of fabric covered airbag doors'20097,519,843'Method and system for dynamic processor speed control to always maximize processor performance based on processing load and available power'20097,100,941'Pre-weakening of fabric covered airbag doors'2006Career & activity timeline
Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.
2006Patents assigned to COLLINS & AIKMAN (1)· patent assignee history
2006–2009Based in Wilson, NC, US· patent location history
2009–2017Patents assigned to IBM (8)· patent assignee history
2009Patents assigned to BATCHELDER BRUCE (1)· patent assignee history
2009Patents assigned to GRAY JOHN D (1)· patent assignee history
2009–2021Based in Durham, NC, US· patent location history
2016–2021Patents assigned to LENOVO ENTPR SOLUTIONS SINGAPORE PTE LTD (22)· patent assignee history
Inventor activity
Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.
Assignees
| Assignee | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| LENOVO ENTPR SOLUTIONS SINGAPORE PTE LTD | 22 | 2016–2021 |
| IBM | 8 | 2009–2017 |
| BATCHELDER BRUCE | 1 | 2009 |
| COLLINS & AIKMAN | 1 | 2006 |
| GRAY JOHN D | 1 | 2009 |
Locations
| Location | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| Durham, NC, US | 28 | 2009–2021 |
| Wilson, NC, US | 2 | 2006–2009 |