Patrick M Cooper, 35Houston, TX

7398962, Jul 15, 2008

Jul 6, 2006

11/480988

Patrick Cooper - Spring TX, US

F02M 5/16
F02M 17/36

261 70, 29888011, 261 721

Replacement of the fuel metering jets of an internal combustion engine carburetor, such as a Holley. RTM. or Demon. RTM. Carburetor is greatly simplified by fuel float bowls which permit the jets to face upward. The jets are removed through access holes in the upper wall of the float bowl by a screwdriver/gripping tool. The float has access holes which are aligned to the upper wall holes to provide direct access to the fuel metering jets.

2003015, Aug 21, 2003

Nov 8, 2002

10/291798

David Delisle - Spring TX, US
William Hallowell - Spring TX, US
Patrick Cooper - Houston TX, US

Compaq Information Technologies Group, L.P. - Houston TX

G06F001/26

713/300000

A keyboard controller provides power management for a portable computer system. The keyboard controller both receives data from the keyboard and controls powering of a direct current/direct current converter. The keyboard controller may include a means for receiving data from the keyboard, a means for turning on power to the direct current/direct current converter, and a means for turning off the power to the direct current/direct current converter.

6317797, Nov 13, 2001

Oct 20, 1998

9/175866

Ted H. Clark - Houston TX
Steven C. Malisewski - Cypress TX
Patrick R. Cooper - Houston TX
William Caldwell Crosswy - Spring TX
Larry J. Crochet - Houston TX

Compaq Computer Corporation - Houston TX

G06F 1724
G06F 1730
G06F 1516
G06F 1517
G06F 1314

710 5

A handheld computer which contains an LCD display having a digitizing surface to allow pen input. Internal storage takes several forms, such as a large flash ROM area, battery-backed up RAM and an optional hard disk drive. Several alternative communication paths are available, such as the previously mentioned modem, a parallel printer port, a conventional serial port, a cradle assembly connected to the host computer, and various wireless short distance techniques such as radio frequency or infrared transmission. The computer can readily communicate with other sources, particularly to a host desktop computer, to allow automated synchronization of information between the host and the handheld system. Preferably the remote synchronization is performed at several user selectable levels. When the handheld computer is in a cradle and actively connected to the host computer, automatic capture of updated data in the host computer is performed.

5455907, Oct 3, 1995

Sep 10, 1993

8/119718

Randall L. Hess - Cypress TX
Gaines C. Teague - Spring TX
Patrick R. Cooper - Houston TX
Daniel B. Reents - Spring TX
Hung Q. Le - Houston TX

Compaq Computer Corp. - Houston TX

G06F 1500

395162

A computer system with a digitizer based screen display in which the digitizer data is buffered through a first-in first-out memory (FIFO). The processor is only interrupted when a full digitizer data packet is available in the FIFO, rather than being interrupted on each data byte available in the FIFO. The FIFO can hold multiple digitizer data packets, so that data is not lost should the processor in the computer system be unable to immediately handle these digitizer data packets. The system also provides a filter in a separate controller that examines each digitizer data packet to determine if the pen is in a predefined screen location that performs a prespecified function. If so, rather than pass the digitizer data packet to the system processor through the FIFO, the command is passed through a separate register to the processor based on the "hotspot" touched on the screen.

5534889, Jul 9, 1996

Sep 10, 1993

8/119422

Daniel B. Reents - Spring TX
Patrick R. Cooper - Houston TX
James H. Garrett - Spring TX
Philip J. McKenzie - Houston TX

Compaq Computer Corporation - Houston TX

G09G 500

345132

A liquid crystal display (LCD) panel which has its contrast controlled through the use of a pulse width modulation (PWM) circuit contained in the video controller and a contrast control circuit. In response to a particular video refresh mode, the PWM circuit modulates the pulse width of a signal that is an input to the contrast control circuit. The pulse width is changed by the use of a base contrast register and two offset registers. Depending on the video mode, the base register is used alone or is combined with one of the offset registers to provide a signal to indicate the duty cycle of the signal. The pulse width modulated signal is converted to a DC bias contrast voltage which is provided to the LCD panel.

5200689, Apr 6, 1993

Jan 24, 1992

7/824935

Armando Interiano - Houston TX
Randall L. Hess - Cypress TX
Patrick R. Cooper - Houston TX
Joseph F. Freiman - Cypress TX

Compaq Computer Corporation - Houston TX

H02J 700

320 20

A battery charge controller and fuel gauge which accurately monitors the voltage, temperature, and charge and discharge current of a rechargeable battery, and calculates the battery's charge capacity and charge level. Each time the battery is fully discharged, any calculated charge level remaining is divided by subtracted from the previously calculated charge capacity. When the battery is fully charged, the charge level is set equal to the charge capacity. During subsequent charge and discharge, the current is converted to a coulomb count and added or subtracted from the charge level to maintain an accurate charge level. Fast charge inefficiency due to temperature is considered by subtracting a temperature proportional factor before the charge level of the battery is updated. The charge level, voltage and temperature are used to determine the optimal fast charge termination point to achieve full charge and prevent temperature abuse and overcharge. A fast charge is applied only if the battery is within proper voltage and temperature ranges.

6058012, May 2, 2000

Apr 27, 1998

9/067071

Patrick R. Cooper - Houston TX
William C. Hallowell - Spring TX
Mark S. Tracy - Tomball TX
Curtis Progl - Montgomary TX
Minh H. Nguyen - Houston TX

Compaq Computer Corporation - Houston TX

H05K 720

361704

A thermal management controller to regulate the operating temperature of high speed, high circuit density semiconductor dice in an electronic product. The thermal management controller monitors the temperature of a heat sink in thermal contact with the high speed, high circuit density semiconductor dice and also monitors the operational status of one or more specified devices which may increase the heat load within the electronic product. As the temperature of the heat sink increases and/or as specified devices increase the heat load in the electronic product, the thermal management controller will start cooling fans and/or increases the speed of the cooling fans to increase heat removal from the electronic product by forced convection. As the temperature of the heat sink decreases and/or as specified devices cease contributing to the heat load in the electronic product, the thermal management controller will decrease the speed of the cooling fans and/or turn off the cooling fans to decrease heat removal from the electronic product. If the temperature of the heat sink rises above a predetermined temperature, the thermal management structure will reduce the clock speed of the semiconductor dice.

5729683, Mar 17, 1998

May 18, 1995

8/444068

Hung Quang Le - Houston TX
Patrick R. Cooper - Houston TX

Compaq Computer Corporation - Houston TX

G06F 1312

39520001

A controller circuit that controls the transfer of a computer operating system from a host computer into a hand-held computer system through the parallel port without the need of intervention from the microprocessor. The operating system is loaded into flash memory devices located in the hand-held computer. The protocol used for the transfer is the IEEE 1284 bi-directional parallel port specification. To begin the transfer of data, the host computer performs a negotiation according to the 1284 standard with the hand-held computer. After the host computer has determined that the hand-held computer is 1284 compliant, it embeds two flash command bytes to indicate the type of command to be performed, selects the desired banks of flash memory, and selects the block in the flash memory. The commands that are performed include a write, a read array, a block erase, a read ID, a read status register, a clear status register, and a parallel port disable command. The controller circuit performs handshaking functions through the parallel port with the host computer, and it seizes control of the system data bus when a transfer is desired.