Patents by Inventor Reeves, Larry D.

Reeves, Larry D. 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).

  • Fault tolerant/failsafe current unit
    Patent number: 4761705
    Abstract: A fault tolerant/failsafe current limit system for shutting down a power supply if an overcurrent condition exists at one or more selected load circuits in a set of load circuits. A current limit circuit couples each selected load circuit to the power supply and includes at least two monitoring circuits for detecting whether the current delivered to the selected load circuit exceeds a preselected limit. The power supply will be shut down unless both monitor circuits agree that the delivered current does not exceed the preselected limit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 1987
    Date of Patent: August 2, 1988
    Assignee: Tandem Computers Incorporated
    Inventors: Reeves, Larry D., Jay A. Zwagerman