Patents Assigned to American Power Conversion Corp.
  • Patent number: 7259963
    Abstract: A data center includes an electronic equipment rack having a front face and a back face and a cooling unit positioned adjacent to the rack, the cooling unit having a front face and a back face, the cooling unit being configured to exhaust cooled air from the front face of the cooling unit to cool the rack. The cooling unit is configured to release the cooled air along a substantial portion of a height of the front face of the rack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2007
    Assignee: American Power Conversion Corp.
    Inventors: Mark Germagian, James VanGilder, Jason Dudek
  • Patent number: 7019954
    Abstract: A surge protector for portable personal computers, or notebooks, of the shunting type, employs two differently rated metal oxide varistors in a manner enabling operation with several differently rated AC power services. The surge protector is designed to provide an optimum effective clamping voltage with a low let-through voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2006
    Assignee: American Power Conversion Corp.
    Inventors: William R. Manning, Ronnie L. Bell, Clint D. Veino
  • Patent number: 6959558
    Abstract: The present invention relates to systems and methods for controlling head pressure in a vapor compression system, e.g. in a precision air conditioning system. One embodiment of the invention provides a method for regulating working fluid flow in a vapor compression system including a compressor. The method includes: providing a controller; receiving signals at the controller representative of a monitored discharge pressure in a discharge line of the compressor; and using the controller to provide a control signal to an actuator that controls a flow control valve that, in turn, controls working fluid flow into the system, the control signal being responsive at least in part to a difference between a set point pressure and the monitored discharge pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2005
    Assignee: American Power Conversion Corp.
    Inventors: John H. Bean, Jr., James Richard Roesch