Patents by Inventor Bryan G. Dobbs

Bryan G. Dobbs 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).

  • Multiple input DC-DC power converter
    Patent number: 7227277
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for converting a plurality of dc input voltages from a plurality of voltage sources to at least one dc output voltage. An apparatus embodiment includes a plurality of voltage inputs. A respective current-conducting-bidirectional-voltage-blocking switch is in an electrical path from each of the voltage inputs. A magnetically inductive device is in an electrical path from each of the current-conducting-bidirectional-voltage-blocking switches. A voltage output is in an electrical path from the magnetically inductive device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2007
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
    Inventors: Patrick L. Chapman, Bryan G. Dobbs