Patents Assigned to Panamax
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Patent number: 9565507Abstract: A higher-order acoustical pressure measurement device (e.g., microphone) is disclosed. The device includes a first acoustic pressure measurement from a generally concentrated spatial location and a second acoustic pressure measurement having a spatiality greater than the concentrated spatial location of the first acoustic pressure measurement and at least one destructive interference signal. The destructive interference signal is characterized at least in part by the spatiality of the second acoustic pressure measurement. A higher-order microphone includes sensor elements configured to provide a destructive interference signal such that interference at one sensor element is configured to lower the destructive interference signal for the primary direction of directivity from a source signal.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2013Date of Patent: February 7, 2017Assignee: Panamax35 LLCInventor: Eliot Maxwell Case
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Patent number: 8109646Abstract: A pull-out light tube assembly is mounted in an equipment component such as a component that is mounted in an equipment rack. The light tube assembly includes a light tube received within a bushing. The light tube can be pulled out from the bushing and retracted into the bushing. The assembly includes a mechanism for self-centering the light tube within the bushing when the light tube is retracted into the bushing. A guide channel formed in the bushing receives and guides a guide pin formed in the light tube to a centered position. The guide channel may be a V-shaped groove with a receptacle and detent formed at an end thereof to secure the guide pin in a centered position. The mechanism for self-centering maintains a logo formed at a front end of the light tube in a properly oriented position when the light tube is retracted within the bushing.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2009Date of Patent: February 7, 2012Assignee: Panamax CorporationInventor: Steven H. Newell
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Patent number: 8035947Abstract: A surge protection device employing a controlled convection thermal disconnector in which a surge protective component, such as a metal oxide varistor, and a thermally responsive device, such as a thermal cut-off, are placed in separate, cross-ventilated chambers. An internal vent is positioned such that it prevents line-of-sight between the surge protective component and a mechanized portion of the thermally responsive device, in order to protect the thermally responsive device from hot surge protective component emissions from the surge protective component. An output vent is formed between the thermally responsive device and the exterior atmosphere to promote forced convective heat transfer from the surge protective component to the thermally responsive device during a thermal runaway condition, with the expanding gases in the surge protective component chamber providing the transfer impetus.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2009Date of Patent: October 11, 2011Assignee: Panamax CorporationInventor: Michael L. Hoopes
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Patent number: 7755216Abstract: A Universal Power Supply (UPS) protects audio/visual (A/V) components from damage that may occur due to a sudden power loss by first, providing back up power via a battery, and then initiating the normal, that is powered, shut down of the protected component via an infrared control signal. The infrared control signal is learned from the A/V components remote control unit.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2009Date of Patent: July 13, 2010Assignee: Panamax LLCInventor: Gerald B. Hoopes
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Publication number: 20100014285Abstract: A pull-out light tube assembly is mounted in an equipment component such as a component that is mounted in an equipment rack. The light tube assembly includes a light tube received within a bushing. The light tube can be pulled out from the bushing and retracted into the bushing. The assembly includes a mechanism for self-centering the light tube within the bushing when the light tube is retracted into the bushing. A guide channel formed in the bushing receives and guides a guide pin formed in the light tube to a centered position. The guide channel may be a V-shaped groove with a receptacle and detent formed at an end thereof to secure the guide pin in a centered position. The mechanism for self-centering maintains a logo formed at a front end of the light tube in a properly oriented position when the light tube is retracted within the bushing.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2009Publication date: January 21, 2010Applicant: PANAMAX CORPORATIONInventor: Steven H. Newell
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Publication number: 20090323244Abstract: A surge protection device employing a controlled convection thermal disconnector in which a surge protective component, such as a metal oxide varistor, and a thermally responsive device, such as a thermal cut-off, are placed in separate, cross-ventilated chambers. An internal vent is positioned such that it prevents line-of-sight between the surge protective component and a mechanized portion of the thermally responsive device, in order to protect the thermally responsive device from hot surge protective component emissions from the surge protective component. An output vent is formed between the thermally responsive device and the exterior atmosphere to promote forced convective heat transfer from the surge protective component to the thermally responsive device during a thermal runaway condition, with the expanding gases in the surge protective component chamber providing the transfer impetus.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2009Publication date: December 31, 2009Applicant: PANAMAX CORPORATIONInventor: Michael L. HOOPES
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Patent number: 7592719Abstract: An electrical connection box for wall mounting provides a recessed external plug for receiving or transmitting power to electronic components. The connection box is configured to receive a variety of signal connection modules for interconnecting associated audio/visual electronics such as DVD players, displays and the like in adjacent apertures. The signal connection modules are inserted or extracted from the face of the connection box; replacing blanking plates, and is optionally recessed from the face of the box into the wall cut-out. The configuration and mating features of the box and modules also provides for a common and isolated ground reference for surge protection of the connected components. A signal connection module includes circuitry for surge protection of the connected A/V components receiving electrical power from an adjacent wall socket.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2004Date of Patent: September 22, 2009Assignee: PanamaxInventor: Gerald B. Hoopes
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Publication number: 20090179497Abstract: A Universal Power Supply (UPS) protects audio/visual (A/V) components from damage that may occur due to a sudden power loss by first, providing back up power via a battery, and then initiating the normal, that is powered, shut down of the protected component via an infrared control signal. The infrared control signal is learned from the A/V components remote control unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2009Publication date: July 16, 2009Applicant: PANAMAXInventor: Gerald B. HOOPES
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Patent number: 7271991Abstract: An electrical connection box for wall mounting provides a recessed external plug for receiving or transmitting power to electronic components. The connection box is configured to receive a variety of signal connection modules for interconnecting associated audio/visual electronics such as DVD players, displays and the like in adjacent apertures. The signal connection modules are inserted or extracted from the face of the connection box; replacing blanking plates, and is optionally recessed from the face of the box into the wall cut-out. The configuration and mating features of the box and modules also provides for a common and isolated ground reference for surge protection of the connected components. A signal connection module includes circuitry for surge protection of the connected A/V components receiving electrical power from an adjacent wall socket.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2004Date of Patent: September 18, 2007Assignee: PanamaxInventor: Gerald B. Hoopes
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Patent number: 7245470Abstract: A circuit and device protects connected equipment from a broad range of unsafe conditions of over-voltage and under-voltage by disconnecting the line voltage before surge protection components, generally MOVs, are damaged from sustained surges. However, nuisance tripping of the protective circuit is avoiding by discriminating surges that are properly handled by the MOVs and components in the load or protective device. Further, the devise are protected from sustained high voltage line conditions, which would ordinarily result in repeated cycling between the on and off states as the line voltages fluctuates slightly at or about the trip threshold, as the circuit has a deliberate hysteresis such that the turn on voltage is about 10 to 20 V lower than the shut off threshold.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2004Date of Patent: July 17, 2007Assignee: PanamaxInventor: Michael L. Hoopes
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Patent number: 6979205Abstract: An electrical connection box for wall mounting provides a recessed external plug for receiving or transmitting power to electronic components. The connection box is configured to receive a variety of signal connection modules for interconnecting associated audio/visual electronics such as DVD players, displays and the like in adjacent apertures. The signal connection modules are inserted or extracted from the face of the connection box; replacing blanking plates, and is optionally recessed from the face of the box into the wall cut-out. The configuration and mating features of the box and modules also provides for a common and isolated ground reference for surge protection of the connected components.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2005Date of Patent: December 27, 2005Assignee: PanamaxInventors: Gerald B. Hoopes, Steven Newell
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Patent number: 6932624Abstract: An electrical connection box for wall mounting provides a recessed external plug for receiving or transmitting power to electronic components. The connection box is configured to receive a variety of signal connection modules for interconnecting associated audio/visual electronics such as DVD players, displays and the like in adjacent apertures. The signal connection modules are inserted or extracted from the face of the connection box; replacing blanking plates, and is optionally recessed from the face of the box into the wall cut-out. The configuration and mating features of the box and modules also provides for a common and isolated ground reference for surge protection of the connected components.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2004Date of Patent: August 23, 2005Assignee: PanamaxInventors: Gerald B. Hoopes, Steven Newell
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Patent number: 6816352Abstract: A surge protector utilizing MOVs has a capacitor connecting line input to neutral input that causes thermal fuses to sequentially disconnect the line conductor from the output of the protector under limited current abnormal overvoltages either line to ground or neutral to ground.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2002Date of Patent: November 9, 2004Assignee: PanamaxInventor: Michael L. Hoopes
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Patent number: 6778375Abstract: A surge protector for single-phase or multi-phase power lines is disclosed, for permanent connection near the entrance of power lines to a building, that has a basic protector sub-circuit of a metal-oxide varistor (MOV) and a gas-discharge tube (GDT) connected in series between the power line and building ground. Preferably, the gas-discharge tube is a three-element GDT and is connected to two metal-oxide varistors. In a multi-phase implementation, the present invention includes one or more protector sub-circuits connected between each power line and ground, wherein each protector sub-circuit includes two metal-oxide varistors connected to a power line and a gas-discharge tube connected to the building ground.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2000Date of Patent: August 17, 2004Assignee: PanamaxInventor: Gerald B. Hoopes
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Publication number: 20020126433Abstract: A surge protector utilizing MOVs has a capacitor connecting line input to neutral input that causes thermal fuses to sequentially disconnect the line conductor from the output of the protector under limited current abnormal overvoltages either line to ground or neutral to ground.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2002Publication date: September 12, 2002Applicant: PANAMAXInventor: Michael L. Hoopes
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Patent number: 5768081Abstract: A modular primary surge protector assembly where various detachably connectable modules provide primary surge protection for different types of electrical lines. The modules are detachably connectable to a common bus which is permanently connected to a building ground wire.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 1996Date of Patent: June 16, 1998Assignee: Panamax CorporationInventors: Richard L. Cohen, Chris Ducey
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Patent number: 5734542Abstract: A surge protection module which provides surge protection for at least two telecommunications lines, with some wires of each telecommunication line being protected according to a first limiting voltage, and other the wires of the telecommunications line being protected according to a second limiting voltage.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 1996Date of Patent: March 31, 1998Assignee: Panamax CorporationInventor: Richard L. Cohen
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Patent number: 5691872Abstract: A surge protection circuit having x protected paths, a first input connector connected to all x of the protected paths and a second input connector connected to fewer than x of the protected paths. For example, the second input connector may be connected to x/2 of the protected paths. Using different modular jack connections, it is possible to use the surge protection circuit to protect either one line of x wires (paths), or two lines of x/2 wires.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 1996Date of Patent: November 25, 1997Assignee: Panamax CorporationInventor: Richard L. Cohen
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Patent number: D495301Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2002Date of Patent: August 31, 2004Assignee: PanamaxInventor: Steven H. Newell
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Patent number: D382855Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 1995Date of Patent: August 26, 1997Assignee: Panamax CorporationInventors: Gary Salmond, John Curlett