Patents by Inventor Gary Preston

Gary Preston 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).

  • Publication number: 20220037914
    Abstract: A power supply system which connects a DC consumer to an AC supply includes an AC-DC converter and a UPS. The AC-DC converter has an input to which alternating current from the AC supply is applied and an output at which DC current is developed. The UPS has an input to which direct current from the AC-DC converter is applied and an output at which DC current is developed. The DC current developed at the output of the AC-DC converter and DC current developed at the output of the UPS are applied to the DC consumer selectively in parallel with each other or exclusively to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2021
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Applicant: SOFTIRON LIMITED
    Inventors: Phil Straw, Gary Preston, Norman Fraser, Mark Chen
  • Patent number: 11114891
    Abstract: A power supply system which connects a DC consumer to an AC supply includes an AC-DC converter and a UPS. The AC-DC converter has an input to which alternating current from the AC supply is applied and an output at which DC current is developed. The UPS has an input to which direct current from the AC-DC converter is applied and an output at which DC current is developed. The DC current developed at the output of the AC-DC converter and DC current developed at the output of the UPS are applied to the DC consumer selectively in parallel with each other or exclusively to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: SOFTIRON LIMITED
    Inventors: Phil Straw, Gary Preston, Norman Fraser, Mark Chen
  • Publication number: 20170237286
    Abstract: A power supply system which connects a DC consumer to an AC supply includes an AC-DC converter and a UPS. The AC-DC converter has an input to which alternating current from the AC supply is applied and an output at which DC current is developed. The UPS has an input to which direct current from the AC-DC converter is applied and an output at which DC current is developed. The DC current developed at the output of the AC-DC converter and DC current developed at the output of the UPS are applied to the DC consumer selectively in parallel with each other or exclusively to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2015
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: Phil Straw, Gary Preston, Norman Fraser, Mark Chen