Patents by Inventor Robin H. Slater

Robin H. Slater 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).

  • Circuit and fault tolerant assembly including such circuit
    Patent number: 7368832
    Abstract: A circuit is provided that provides for the same power characteristics to an assembly of electrical resistive elements wired in parallel as to the assembly as wired in series. An input power source provides electrical resistive power to a plurality of load elements, wherein the plurality of load elements are connected in parallel to each other. A plurality of power splitters divide the power source into separate and equal power subsources such that there is one power splitter and one power subsource for each load element, wherein the power provided to each of the plurality of load elements is equal to the power of the electrical power source. Redundancy and fault tolerance is provided to the circuitry by permitting remaining load elements to continue to operate should one or more load elements fail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2008
    Assignee: MRL Industries
    Inventors: Kevin Peck, Ronald D. VanOrden, Noel H. Johnson, Thomas J. Berdner, Robin H. Slater
  • Circuit and fault tolerant assembly including such circuit
    Publication number: 20040130920
    Abstract: A circuit is provided that provides for the same power characteristics to an assembly of electrical resistive elements wired in parallel as to the assembly as wired in series. An input power source provides electrical resistive power to a plurality of load elements, wherein the plurality of load elements are connected in parallel to each other. A plurality of power splitters divide the power source into separate and equal power subsources such that there is one power splitter and one power subsource for each load element, wherein the power provided to each of the plurality of load elements is equal to the power of the electrical power source. Redundancy and fault tolerance is provided to the circuitry by permitting remaining load elements to continue to operate should one or more load elements fail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2003
    Publication date: July 8, 2004
    Inventors: Kevin Peck, Ronald D. VanOrden, Noel H. Johnson, Thomas J. Berdner, Robin H. Slater