Patents by Inventor Danis E. Carter

Danis E. Carter 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).

  • Low power isolation design for a multiple sourced power bus
    Patent number: 7893560
    Abstract: A redundant power supply connected to a common load is provided. Each power supply is connected to the common load through a series of MOSFET pairs. Each MOSFET in a MOSFET pair is individually controlled to reduce power consumption as well as the need for heat sinks on discrete diodes. Moreover, by providing individually controllable MOSFETs the present invention is capable of switching between power supplies without shorting the power supplies or having a significant drop in bus voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2011
    Assignee: Nellcor Puritan Bennett LLC
    Inventor: Danis E. Carter
  • LOW POWER ISOLATION DESIGN FOR A MULTIPLE SOURCED POWER BUS
    Publication number: 20100066431
    Abstract: A redundant power supply connected to a common load is provided. Each power supply is connected to the common load through a series of MOSFET pairs. Each MOSFET in a MOSFET pair is individually controlled to reduce power consumption as well as the need for heat sinks on discrete diodes. Moreover, by providing individually controllable MOSFETs the present invention is capable of switching between power supplies without shorting the power supplies or having a significant drop in bus voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2008
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Applicant: Nellcor Puritan Bennett LLC
    Inventor: Danis E. Carter