Patents by Inventor Robert Gerald Hilkes

Robert Gerald Hilkes 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: 8035939
    Abstract: A plurality of DC power supply modules have track pins interconnected for tracking of output voltages of the modules during power-up and normal power-down. Each module pulls down its track pin voltage in response to any fault, and detects a track pin voltage below a threshold to detect a fault communicated from any other module, to facilitate fault power-down. The track pin voltage is initially raised above the threshold for power-up. One module can be designated a master for monitoring an input voltage to the modules and for determining the track pin voltage for normal power-up and power-down.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignee: Power Integrations, Inc.
    Inventors: Raymond Kenneth Orr, Robert Gerald Hilkes