Patents by Inventor Melvin Oster

Melvin Oster 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).

  • Hot swap adapter
    Patent number: 7437496
    Abstract: There is disclosed a hot swap adapter having a circuit board, a power connector, a data connector and a circuit board connector. The circuit board may include one more logic devices. The power connector, the data connector and the circuit board connector may attach to the circuit board. The data connector may interface with a serial bus. The circuit board connector may interface with a parallel bus and a power rail. The logic device may provide a conversion from the serial bus to the parallel bus. The logic device may cause current to stop flowing from the power connector to the power rail in response to an over load condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2008
    Assignee: IXIA
    Inventor: Melvin Oster
  • HOT SWAP ADAPTER
    Publication number: 20070255880
    Abstract: There is disclosed a hot swap adapter having a circuit board, a power connector, a data connector and a circuit board connector. The circuit board may include one more logic devices. The power connector, the data connector and the circuit board connector may attach to the circuit board. The data connector may interface with a serial bus. The circuit board connector may interface with a parallel bus and a power rail. The logic device may provide a conversion from the serial bus to the parallel bus. The logic device may cause current to stop flowing from the power connector to the power rail in response to an over load condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2006
    Publication date: November 1, 2007
    Inventor: Melvin Oster