Patents by Inventor Bruce A. Hanahan

Bruce A. Hanahan 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).

  • POWER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20090174256
    Abstract: A power distribution system and method may include a first power domain having a first plurality of power rails, a second power domain having a second plurality of power rails, where the first power domain is electrically independent of the second power domain, and a plurality of modules coupled to the first power domain and the second power domain, where each of the plurality of modules is coupled to one of the first plurality of power rails and one of the second plurality of power rails. The system may also include a plurality of mated pairs, where each of the plurality of modules is in only one of the plurality of mated pairs, and where each of the plurality of mated pairs is coupled to two separate of the first and second plurality of power rails.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2008
    Publication date: July 9, 2009
    Applicant: Emerson Network Power - Embedded Computing, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark S. Lanus, Bruce A. Hanahan, Wolfgang Poschenrieder
  • MONOLITHIC BACKPLANE HAVING A FIRST AND SECOND PORTION
    Publication number: 20080218987
    Abstract: A subrack having a front side and a rear side, wherein the subrack is coupled to receive an Advanced Mezzanine Card module, the subrack includes a monolithic backplane having a first portion and second portion, where the first portion runs substantially along the front side and the second portion runs substantially along the rear side. A first slot is to receive the Advanced Mezzanine Card module inserted via the front side and connect the Advanced Mezzanine Card module directly to the second portion of the monolithic backplane. A second slot is to receive the Advanced Mezzanine Card module inserted via the rear side and connect the Advanced Mezzanine Card module directly to the first portion of the monolithic backplane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2008
    Publication date: September 11, 2008
    Applicant: Emerson Network Power-Embedded Computing, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark S. Lanus, Bruce A. Hanahan, Wolfgang Poschenrieder
  • Power distribution system
    Patent number: 7394169
    Abstract: A power distribution system and method may include a first power domain having a first plurality of power rails, a second power domain having a second plurality of power rails, where the first power domain is electrically independent of the second power domain, and a plurality of modules coupled to the first power domain and the second power domain, where each of the plurality of modules is coupled to one of the first plurality of power rails and one of the second plurality of power rails. The system may also include a plurality of mated pairs, where each of the plurality of modules is in only one of the plurality of mated pairs, and where each of the plurality of mated pairs is coupled to two separate of the first and second plurality of power rails.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2008
    Assignee: Emerson Network Power - Embedded Computing, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark S. Lanus, Bruce A. Hanahan, Wolfgang Poschenrieder
  • Power distribution system
    Publication number: 20070121277
    Abstract: A power distribution system and method may include a first power domain having a first plurality of power rails, a second power domain having a second plurality of power rails, where the first power domain is electrically independent of the second power domain, and a plurality of modules coupled to the first power domain and the second power domain, where each of the plurality of modules is coupled to one of the first plurality of power rails and one of the second plurality of power rails. The system may also include a plurality of mated pairs, where each of the plurality of modules is in only one of the plurality of mated pairs, and where each of the plurality of mated pairs is coupled to two separate of the first and second plurality of power rails.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2005
    Publication date: May 31, 2007
    Inventors: Mark Lanus, Bruce Hanahan, Wolfgang Poschenrieder
  • Highly available power distribution system
    Patent number: 7141893
    Abstract: A power distribution system and method may include a first power domain having a first plurality of power rails, a second power domain having a second plurality of power rails, where the first power domain is electrically independent of the second power domain, and a plurality of modules coupled to the first power domain and the second power domain, where each of the plurality of modules is coupled to a unique set of one of the first plurality of power rails and one of the second plurality of power rails. The system may also include a plurality of mated pairs, where each of the plurality of modules is in only one of the plurality of mated pairs, where each of the plurality of mated pairs is coupled to four separate of the first and second plurality of power rails, and where each of the plurality of mated pairs is coupled to a unique set of the first plurality of power rails and the second plurality of power rails.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2006
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce A. Hanahan, Mark S. Lanus, Edward P. Sayre
  • Highly available power distribution system
    Publication number: 20060220464
    Abstract: A power distribution system and method may include a first power domain having a first plurality of power rails, a second power domain having a second plurality of power rails, where the first power domain is electrically independent of the second power domain, and a plurality of modules coupled to the first power domain and the second power domain, where each of the plurality of modules is coupled to a unique set of one of the first plurality of power rails and one of the second plurality of power rails. The system may also include a plurality of mated pairs, where each of the plurality of modules is in only one of the plurality of mated pairs, where each of the plurality of mated pairs is coupled to four separate of the first and second plurality of power rails, and where each of the plurality of mated pairs is coupled to a unique set of the first plurality of power rails and the second plurality of power rails.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2005
    Publication date: October 5, 2006
    Inventors: Bruce Hanahan, Mark Lanus, Edward Sayre