Patents by Inventor Erick Betancourt

Erick Betancourt 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).

  • Method and apparatus for isolating high voltage power control elements
    Patent number: 8638539
    Abstract: The devices and methods described below provide for a high voltage control circuits using commercial lower voltage, and lower cost, relays. A low voltage control system using commercial switching relays is used to control and switch an isolated low voltage power supply through an isolation layer. The isolated low voltage power supply is used to drive commercial switching relays that control the high voltage power applied to the high voltage load. Adding the isolated low voltage power supply controlled through an isolation layer enables the use of commercial low voltage components to switch high voltage power such as 347VAC without violating Underwriters Laboratories spacing or testing requirements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: The Watt Stopper, Inc.
    Inventor: Erick Betancourt
  • Method and Apparatus for Isolating High Voltage Power Control Elements
    Publication number: 20130027832
    Abstract: The devices and methods described below provide for a high voltage control circuits using commercial lower voltage, and lower cost, relays. A low voltage control system using commercial switching relays is used to control and switch an isolated low voltage power supply through an isolation layer. The isolated low voltage power supply is used to drive commercial switching relays that control the high voltage power applied to the high voltage load. Adding the isolated low voltage power supply controlled through an isolation layer enables the use of commercial low voltage components to switch high voltage power such as 347VAC without violating Underwriters Laboratories spacing or testing requirements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2012
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Inventor: Erick Betancourt