Patents by Inventor Franz Karl Fauer

Franz Karl Fauer 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 supply systems with filters
    Patent number: 9203296
    Abstract: A filter for a power supply includes at least two inputs, at least two outputs, and a common mode choke coupled between the at least two inputs and the at least two outputs. Each input includes a pair of input terminals and each output includes a pair of output terminals. The common mode choke includes a magnetic core and at least four windings extending about the magnetic core. Each winding is coupled between one of the input terminals and one of the output terminals. The filter may further include X-capacitors coupled between the at least two inputs and the at least two outputs. Also disclosed are power supply systems including one or more power supplies and a filter coupled to the power supplies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: ASTEC INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
    Inventors: Franz Karl Fauer, Martin Karl Fusser
  • POWER SUPPLY SYSTEMS WITH FILTERS
    Publication number: 20140266507
    Abstract: A filter for a power supply includes at least two inputs, at least two outputs, and a common mode choke coupled between the at least two inputs and the at least two outputs. Each input includes a pair of input terminals and each output includes a pair of output terminals. The common mode choke includes a magnetic core and at least four windings extending about the magnetic core. Each winding is coupled between one of the input terminals and one of the output terminals. The filter may further include X-capacitors coupled between the at least two inputs and the at least two outputs. Also disclosed are power supply systems including one or more power supplies and a filter coupled to the power supplies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: ASTEC INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
    Inventors: Franz Karl Fauer, Martin Karl Fusser