Patents by Inventor Michael Suchoff
Michael Suchoff 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).
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Publication number: 20230393638Abstract: Power distribution systems and methods in which a power distribution unit (PDU) is provided with residual current monitoring at multiple outlets of an outlet module in a PDU. A residual current monitoring circuit of the PDU includes at least one current sensor associated with the outlets of the PDU to detect residual current for each of the outlets. The methods of residual current detection in a PDU having multiple power outlets includes detecting current leakage at each outlet as a difference between supplied current and return current for each outlet.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2022Publication date: December 7, 2023Inventors: Swen Anderson, Michael Suchoff, James P. Maskaly
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Patent number: 11831143Abstract: Disclosed are power distribution systems and methods in which a power distribution unit (PDU) is provided with an overcurrent protection device and per-outlet current sensing at each of the multiple electrical outlets of the PDU. The described embodiments enable the identification of the electronic device connected to a specific outlet or electronic device that may have caused the overcurrent protection device to trip. The methods of outlet identification in a PDU having multiple electrical outlets includes detecting whether either a peak current or a half-cycle root mean square (RMS) current at each outlet has exceeded a selected threshold prior to the occurrence of the trip event associated with the overcurrent protection device.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2023Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: LEGRAND DPC, LLCInventors: Christian Krause, Danny Baumann, Michael Suchoff, James P. Maskaly, Paul Mott
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Publication number: 20220276282Abstract: Methods and apparatus provide for a primary side circuit including one or more voltage nodes; and a monitoring circuit operating to monitor one or more parameters of the primary side circuit, and including at least one sensing circuit and at least one processing circuit within a secondary side circuit, where the sensing circuit includes a resistor network having an input for receiving a first sensed voltage from a first of the voltage nodes of the primary side circuit, traversing an isolation boundary between the primary side circuit and the secondary side circuit while adhering to a safety specification, which includes a primary-secondary isolation requirement, and having an output for providing a first modified sensed voltage to the processing circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2021Publication date: September 1, 2022Inventor: Michael SUCHOFF
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Publication number: 20200292583Abstract: Methods and apparatus provide for a primary side circuit including one or more voltage nodes; and a monitoring circuit operating to monitor one or more parameters of the primary side circuit, and including at least one sensing circuit and at least one processing circuit within a secondary side circuit, where the sensing circuit includes a resistor network having an input for receiving a first sensed voltage from a first of the voltage nodes of the primary side circuit, traversing an isolation boundary between the primary side circuit and the secondary side circuit while adhering to a safety specification, which includes a primary-secondary isolation requirement, and having an output for providing a first modified sensed voltage to the processing circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2020Publication date: September 17, 2020Inventor: Michael SUCHOFF
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Patent number: 10067168Abstract: A power meter includes a voltage sensor input port configured to receive one of single phase AC voltage and three phase AC voltage values. The power meter further includes a current sensor input port configured to receive one of single phase AC current and three phase AC current values. The power meter further includes a bus connector adapted to be coupled to a data bus. The power meter further includes a module connector adapted to be coupled to a module bus. The power meter further includes a timer for producing a digitizing clock. The power meter further includes a microprocessor.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2016Date of Patent: September 4, 2018Assignee: Raritan Inc.Inventor: Michael Suchoff
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Patent number: 9754745Abstract: Methods and apparatus provide for: at least one electromechanical relay including a coil and at least one pair of contacts, the contacts transitioning between a de-energized state and an energized state in response to current through the coil; a microcontroller having at least one tri-state output operating to produce ON, OFF, and FLOAT states; and a driver circuit operating, in conjunction with the tri-state output of the microcontroller, to control the current through the coil of the relay such that: (i) a transition of the tri-state output from OFF to FLOAT maintains the contacts of the relay in their de-energized state through the transition, and (ii) a transition of the tri-state output from ON to FLOAT maintains the contacts of the relay in their energized state through the transition.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2010Date of Patent: September 5, 2017Assignee: Raritan Americas, Inc.Inventor: Michael Suchoff
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Patent number: 9482698Abstract: Methods and apparatus provide for a primary side circuit including one or more voltage nodes; and a monitoring circuit operating to monitor one or more parameters of the primary side circuit, and including at least one sensing circuit and at least one processing circuit within a secondary side circuit, where the sensing circuit includes a resistor network having an input for receiving a first sensed voltage from a first of the voltage nodes of the primary side circuit, traversing an isolation boundary between the primary side circuit and the secondary side circuit while adhering to a safety specification, which includes a primary-secondary isolation requirement, and having an output for providing a first modified sensed voltage to the processing circuit.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2010Date of Patent: November 1, 2016Assignee: Raritan Americas, Inc.Inventor: Michael Suchoff
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Publication number: 20160313382Abstract: A power meter includes a voltage sensor input port configured to receive one of single phase AC voltage and three phase AC voltage values. The power meter further includes a current sensor input port configured to receive one of single phase AC current and three phase AC current values. The power meter further includes a bus connector adapted to be coupled to a data bus. The power meter further includes a module connector adapted to be coupled to a module bus. The power meter further includes a timer for producing a digitizing clock. The power meter further includes a microprocessor.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2016Publication date: October 27, 2016Inventor: Michael SUCHOFF
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Publication number: 20160266177Abstract: Methods and apparatus provide for a primary side circuit including one or more voltage nodes; and a monitoring circuit operating to monitor one or more parameters of the primary side circuit, and including at least one sensing circuit and at least one processing circuit within a secondary side circuit, where the sensing circuit includes a resistor network having an input for receiving a first sensed voltage from a first of the voltage nodes of the primary side circuit, traversing an isolation boundary between the primary side circuit and the secondary side circuit while adhering to a safety specification, which includes a primary-secondary isolation requirement, and having an output for providing a first modified sensed voltage to the processing circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2016Publication date: September 15, 2016Inventor: Michael Suchoff
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Patent number: 9411021Abstract: Methods and apparatus provide for: measuring leakage current from a source of AC power, which provides power to at least one load circuit; and comparing the measured leakage current values against one or more predetermined thresholds to establish status therefor; and automatically performing self tests to determine whether the leakage current sensing and comparing operations are operative.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2014Date of Patent: August 9, 2016Assignee: RARITAN AMERICAS, INC.Inventor: Michael Suchoff
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Publication number: 20150301127Abstract: Methods and apparatus provide for: measuring leakage current from a source of AC power, which provides power to at least one load circuit; and comparing the measured leakage current values against one or more predetermined thresholds to establish status therefor; and automatically performing self tests to determine whether the leakage current sensing and comparing operations are operative.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2014Publication date: October 22, 2015Inventor: Michael Suchoff
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Patent number: 8907678Abstract: Methods and apparatus provide for: measuring leakage current from a source of AC power, which provides power to at least one load circuit; and comparing the measured leakage current values against one or more predetermined thresholds to establish status therefor; and automatically performing self tests to determine whether the leakage current sensing and comparing operations are operative.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2010Date of Patent: December 9, 2014Assignee: Raritan Americas, Inc.Inventor: Michael Suchoff
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Publication number: 20120146655Abstract: Methods and apparatus provide for: measuring leakage current from a source of AC power, which provides power to at least one load circuit; and comparing the measured leakage current values against one or more predetermined thresholds to establish status therefor; and automatically performing self tests to determine whether the leakage current sensing and comparing operations are operative.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2010Publication date: June 14, 2012Applicant: Raritan Americas, Inc.Inventor: Michael Suchoff
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Publication number: 20120106021Abstract: Methods and apparatus provide for: at least one electromechanical relay including a coil and at least one pair of contacts, the contacts transitioning between a de-energized state and an energized state in response to current through the coil; a microcontroller having at least one tri-state output operating to produce ON, OFF, and FLOAT states; and a driver circuit operating, in conjunction with the tri-state output of the microcontroller, to control the current through. the coil of the relay such that: (i) a transition of the tri-state output from OFF to FLOAT maintains the contacts of the relay in their de-energized state through the transition, and (ii) a transition of the tri-state output from ON to FLOAT maintains the contacts of the relay in their energized state through the transition.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2010Publication date: May 3, 2012Applicant: RARITAN AMERICAS, INC.Inventor: Michael Suchoff
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Publication number: 20120086425Abstract: Methods and apparatus provide for a primary side circuit including one or more voltage nodes; and a monitoring circuit operating to monitor one or more parameters of the primary side circuit, and including at least one sensing circuit and at least one processing circuit within a secondary side circuit, where the sensing circuit includes a resistor network having an input for receiving a first sensed voltage from a first of the voltage nodes of the primary side circuit, traversing an isolation boundary between the primary side circuit and the secondary side circuit while adhering to a safety specification, which includes a primary-secondary isolation requirement, and having an output for providing a first modified sensed voltage to the processing circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2010Publication date: April 12, 2012Applicant: Raritan Americas, Inc.Inventor: Michael Suchoff
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Patent number: 5729574Abstract: A reduced hardware complexity, reduced computational intensity finite impulse response filter architecture for filtering multiple (quadrature) channels of an RF modem comprises a cascaded arrangement of L data register stages through which respective digitally encoded data sample values of a signal to be filtered are sequentially clocked. Each data register stage has a data capacity greater than twice the code width of a respective digitized channel sample, so that each register stage can store both I and Q channel data. A multiplier unit is coupled to the data register and multiplies both I and Q contents of respective ones of the register stages by respective impulse response coefficient values. The resulting I and Q products are summed into I and Q channel convolutional sums.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 1996Date of Patent: March 17, 1998Assignee: Harris CorporationInventors: Michael Suchoff, Andrew C. Barber
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Patent number: 4394649Abstract: A keyboard and display terminal displays alphanumeric characters with a split screen format and with selective scrolling to display both host message information and user message information in a highly comprehensible manner. The terminal provides further message information to a user with kinetic punctuation of the message display and with audible cues. The terminal also provides automatic repertory dialing directly to a telephone line, and monitors the line for the user.The terminal can employ a display element of limited capacity, and yet provides high comprehension to an unskilled user. The terminal provides the user with both message information and operating reports for enhanced intelligibility.The terminal further sends a host a terminal-identifying code which can uniquely identify that terminal.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 1980Date of Patent: July 19, 1983Assignee: I/O CorporationInventors: Michael A. Suchoff, Holly T. Doyle, Robert O. Doyle
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Patent number: 4144790Abstract: A choral generator is formed from a plurality of delay channels, each including a modulated delay line which non-linearly varies the time delay imparted to a signal passing through it. The outputs of the delay channels are combined with the undelayed audio signal to form a composite output characterized by enhanced musical presence.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 1977Date of Patent: March 20, 1979Assignee: Arp Instruments, Inc.Inventor: Michael A. Suchoff