Patents by Inventor Mahesh N. Thaker

Mahesh N. Thaker has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • System and method for communicating with a voltage regulator
    Patent number: 7049798
    Abstract: A system and method is provided for using a point-on-load (“POL”) control unit to program and/or monitor a POL regulator. Specifically, in one embodiment of the present invention, a power supply controller is adapted to provide initial-configuration data to at least one POL regulator. A POL control unit (located within the POL regulator) then stores at least a portion of the initial-configuration data in a storage device and uses at least a portion of the initial-configuration data to produce an output. The POL control unit is further adapted to store fault-monitoring data in the storage device and provide at least a portion of the fault-monitoring data to the controller. If the provided portion violates a known parameter, the controller (or POL control unit) may respond by perform a particular action (e.g., disable the POL regulator, etc.).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2006
    Assignee: Power-One, Inc.
    Inventors: Alain Chapuis, Mahesh N. Thaker
  • System and method for communicating with a voltage regulator
    Publication number: 20040093533
    Abstract: A system and method is provided for using a point-on-load (“POL”) control unit to program and/or monitor a POL regulator. Specifically, in one embodiment of the present invention, a power supply controller is adapted to provide initial-configuration data to at least one POL regulator. A POL control unit (located within the POL regulator) then stores at least a portion of the initial-configuration data in a storage device and uses at least a portion of the initial-configuration data to produce an output. The POL control unit is further adapted to store fault-monitoring data in the storage device and provide at least a portion of the fault-monitoring data to the controller. If the provided portion violates a known parameter, the controller (or POL control unit) may respond by perform a particular action (e.g., disable the POL regulator, etc.).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2002
    Publication date: May 13, 2004
    Applicant: POWER-ONE LIMITED
    Inventors: Alain Chapuis, Mahesh N. Thaker