Patents by Inventor Roger M. Goodner

Roger M. Goodner 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: 6462926
    Abstract: A low loss diode ORing circuit has a feed input connected in series with a diode/transistor parallel network and the ouput. Heat is generated by the transistor when the transistor is turned on. A thermally conductive material (such as a heatsink) can dissipate heat and transfer heat from the transistor to the diode. The generated heat is transferred to the diode via the heatsink. As a result of the increased temperature of the diode and the diode's own negative temperature coefficient on conduction voltage, the diode's characteristic conduction threshold is reduced and the diode begins to conduct and share the current load as the current increases, thus providing minimal power dissipation as the current is routed to an output. A comparator may be used to monitor a voltage difference between the voltage level on the feed input and a voltage level on the output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2002
    Assignee: Nortel Networks Limited
    Inventors: Boris Zaretsky, Roger M. Goodner