Patents by Inventor Robert Dobb

Robert Dobb 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).

  • Apparatus and method for real-time power distribution management
    Publication number: 20050008146
    Abstract: One embodiment disclosed relates to an apparatus for supplying redundant power to a plurality of computer systems. The apparatus includes at least one bus bar, a plurality of power supplies each supplying power at a same voltage level, a plurality of power switches, and a power supply management controller. Power inputs of the computer systems are connected to the at least one bus bar. The power supplies are selectively connected to the at least one bus bar using the power switches. The power supply management controller controls the power switches such that the power is supplied redundantly to the computer systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2003
    Publication date: January 13, 2005
    Inventors: Sechin Chheda, Robert Dobbs, Ricardo Espinoza-Ibarra