Patents by Inventor Gregg Ahumada

Gregg Ahumada 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).

  • Relay power reduction circuit
    Patent number: 6115228
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for power reduction in the operation of a power circuit for a relay or other electro-mechanical device having a first (higher) power requirement for the device to be activated, and a second (lower) power requirement for the device to be maintained includes charging a power supply capacitor to the necessary voltage for the first power requirement while the device is not activated, supplying current from the power supply capacitor to the device when it is activated until the voltage reaches the second power requirement, and keeping the power supply capacitor voltage at that second power requirement to maintain activation of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2000
    Assignee: Alcatel USA Sourcing, L.P.
    Inventor: Gregg Ahumada