Patents by Inventor Bernard Nolan

Bernard Nolan 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).

  • Short circuit protection module
    Patent number: 6424513
    Abstract: A short circuit protection device, which includes a comparator with a non-inverting input port, an inverting input port, and an output port, is used with first and second voltage reference signals obtained from a power supply to indicate a short-circuit condition in the power supply when the reference signals are the same. A first voltage divider is connected to the power plane of the power supply and provides the first reference signal to the non-inverting input port, and a second voltage divider is connected to the output port of the power supply and provides the second reference signal to the inverting input port, where the second reference signal is normally smaller than the first reference signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2002
    Assignee: Compaq Computer Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel Wissell, Denise McAuliffe, Bernard Nolan