Patents by Inventor Robert Ruef

Robert Ruef 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).

  • Patent number: 9515507
    Abstract: An energy-saving circuit for a network-powered device (PD) having a converter circuit that produces an operating voltage (VOUT) for the device (PD) from a supply voltage (VPSE) which can be provided via a includes at least one switching element that breaks at least one electrical connection between the network and the converter circuit, at least one control circuit that actuates the at least one switching element on the basis of control signals that switch on and/or off and are received from the device, and at least one energy buffer that stores energy from voltage pulses, provided via the network, to supply the control circuit with operating power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: Fujitsu Technology Solutions Intellectual Property GmbH
    Inventor: Robert Ruef
  • Patent number: 8885367
    Abstract: A switched-mode power supply unit includes a mains input connecting the power supply to a primary supply voltage; an input circuit including a shared electrical path connected to the mains input and including a first mains filter, a first electrical path, connected in series with the shared electrical path, including a second mains filter, a second electrical path connected in series with the shared electrical path and connected in parallel with the first electrical path, and a first switching element that opens the first electrical path; a supply output that provides a filtered primary supply voltage; a switched-mode converter coupled to the supply output that converts the filtered primary supply voltage to a secondary supply voltage; and a control circuit that selectively switches the power supply unit to a first mode of operation with a high power output or a second mode of operation with a reduced power output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Fujitsu Technology Solutions Intellectual Property GmbH
    Inventors: Peter Busch, Robert Ruef
  • Publication number: 20140111009
    Abstract: An energy-saving circuit for a network-powered device (PD) having a converter circuit that produces an operating voltage (VOUT) for the device (PD) from a supply voltage (VPSE) which can be provided via a includes at least one switching element that breaks at least one electrical connection between the network and the converter circuit, at least one control circuit that actuates the at least one switching element on the basis of control signals that switch on and/or off and are received from the device, and at least one energy buffer that stores energy from voltage pulses, provided via the network, to supply the control circuit with operating power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2011
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Applicant: FUJITSU TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY GMBH
    Inventor: Robert Ruef
  • Publication number: 20120163056
    Abstract: A switched-mode power supply unit includes a mains input connecting the power supply to a primary supply voltage; an input circuit including a shared electrical path connected to the mains input and including a first mains filter, a first electrical path, connected in series with the shared electrical path, including a second mains filter, a second electrical path connected in series with the shared electrical path and connected in parallel with the first electrical path, and a first switching element that opens the first electrical path; a supply output that provides a filtered primary supply voltage; a switched-mode converter coupled to the supply output that converts the filtered primary supply voltage to a secondary supply voltage; and a control circuit that selectively switches the power supply unit to a first mode of operation with a high power output or a second mode of operation with a reduced power output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2012
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Applicant: Fujitsu Technology Solutions Intellectual Property GmbH
    Inventors: Peter Busch, Robert Ruef