Anthony F Corkell

8004244, Aug 23, 2011

Aug 15, 2007

11/839091

Daryl Cromer - Cary NC, US
Anthony F. Corkell - Cary NC, US
Seita Horikoshi - Zama, JP
Takeshi Matsumoto - Fujisawa, JP
Shigefumi Odaohhara - Yamato, JP
Tin-Lup Wong - Chapel Hill NC, US

Lenvo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. - Singapore

H02J 7/00

320134, 320135, 320136

In the context of a notebook computer, multiple battery safety measures in the computer, battery pack, and individual battery cells. These battery packs include industry standard safety mechanisms as well as additional safeguards designed to increase safety. The additional safeguards can be categorized in the following ways. The first safeguard deals with multiple, independent levels of battery monitoring. The second safeguard employs abnormal condition detection methods. The third safeguard deals with improvements to mechanical and thermal design.

20070022326, Jan 25, 2007

Jul 22, 2005

11/188087

Tin-Lup Wong - Chapel Hill NC, US
Noboru Kodama - Yokohama, JP
Anthony Corkell - Cary NC, US
Tadashi Kosuga - Shiga, JP

LENOVO (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. - Singapore

G06F 11/00

714043000

A component is mounted onto a circuit board and is visually inspected after the circuit board is subjected to heat to determine whether the component has undergone a notable change in appearance. The component is preselected to have indicative characteristics after being subjected to heat. While the component is subjected to a predetermined temperature for less than a first duration of time, the component undergoes little or no change in appearance, and while subjected to the predetermined temperature for more than a second duration of time, the component undergoes a notable change in appearance. The circuit board is removed from a manufacturing process if the component has undergone a notable change in appearance.

55685366, Oct 22, 1996

Jul 25, 1994

8/279644

Byron K. Tiller - Boca Raton FL
David J. Allard - Boynton Beach FL
Connie Y. Au - Coral Springs FL
Francis J. Canova - Boynton Beach FL
Daniel M. Hsieh - Coral Springs FL
Julie F. Goodwin - Boca Raton FL
Debra A. G. Johnson - Fort Lauderdale FL
Charles S. Lanier - Delray Beach FL
James R. Lewis - Coconut Creek FL
Jean L. Stout - Boca Raton FL
William Villafana - Davie FL
Raymond L. Yee - Coral Springs FL
Russell S. Padgett - Boynton Beach FL
Robert B. Ferrier - Boca Raton FL
Anthony F. Corkell - Boca Raton FL
Thomas T. Murakami - Deerfield Beach FL
Bradley J. DeBauche - Delray Beach FL
Wayne P. Whitley - Boca Raton FL
Neal A. Osborn - Delray Beach FL
Brent A. Beatty - Boca Raton FL
Roger L. Cox - Plantation FL
James C. Wulf - Boca Raton FL
Jose L. Rivero - Boca Raton FL

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

H04M 1100

379 58

An option attach connector has a first indicator bit combination that alerts the device that a public switched telephone network connection has been made to it. The presence of the first indicator bit combination is a signal to the device that telephone, FAX, and E-MAIL communications applications are to be conducted over a PSTN link. The presence of the first indicator bit combination invokes a stored computer program to provide appropriate connections between the PSTN link and the telephone, FAX, and modem hardware in the device. The connections are made by an audio multiplexer that receives control signals from the system CPU, while executing the stored computer program. The program determines the communications application selected by the user and selectively configures the PSTN link to be connected to the either the ear piece and microphone for voice communications, or to the FAX/modem for FAX communications, or to the modem alone for E-MAIL communications. The absence of the option attach connector invokes a default indicator bit combination that alerts the device that a cellular telephone network connection is desired by the user. The presence of the default indicator bit combination is a signal to the device that telephone, FAX, and E-mail communications applications are to be conducted over a cellular network.