Patents by Inventor Steve A. Belson

Steve A. Belson 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).

  • Method and apparatus of disabling converters in a power module
    Patent number: 7555665
    Abstract: A power module includes a plurality of converters having outputs for coupling to a supply voltage. The power module further includes a connector having a pin to provide a signal indicative of whether the power module is being disconnected from a system. A controller is responsive to the signal indicating that the power module is being disconnected by sequentially deasserting enable signals to the converters to disable the converters in a sequential order.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2009
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Steve A. Belson, Paul A. Wirtzberger, Terrel L. Morris
  • Converter to provide an output voltage for plural input voltages
    Patent number: 7345381
    Abstract: A system comprises a converter to produce an output voltage from at least a first input voltage and a second input voltage, and a selector to select a first circuit path in the converter to produce the output voltage from the first input voltage, and to select a second circuit path in the converter to produce the output voltage from the second input voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2008
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Shaun L. Harris, Steve A. Belson, Christian L. Belady