Patents by Inventor Melvyn Weiss

Melvyn Weiss 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).

  • Patent number: 5498912
    Abstract: A majority voted two-fault tolerant power switch for delivering power from a system to an intended load. The power switch comprises a voter, two fault tolerant power switching apparatus, and testing apparatus. The voter comprises a command interface for receiving voter input commands from the system and, two fault tolerant voting logic for selecting a voter output as determined from a majority of the voter input commands. The two fault tolerant power switching apparatus receives power input from the system. The power switching means is controlled by the voter output. An output from the power switching apparatus is connected to the intended load. The testing apparatus receives test signals from the system. It provides test status outputs to the system of the voter and the power switching apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 1993
    Date of Patent: March 12, 1996
    Assignee: Rockwell International Corporation
    Inventors: Douglas D. Templeman, Melvyn Weiss