Patents by Inventor Terry Brooks

Terry Brooks 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).

  • Modular DC distribution system for providing flexible power conversion scalability within a power backplane between an AC source and low voltage DC outputs
    Patent number: 6421259
    Abstract: A modular DC power distribution system. A physically discrete input conversion module is utilized for converting a source AC signal to a high voltage DC signal. Multiple universal mounting sites are provided in a power supply backplane for engaging one or more of such input conversion modules. Within the power supply backplane, the high voltage DC signal is delivered to a DC distribution bus. A physically discrete DC step-down module is utilized for converting the high voltage DC signal from the DC distribution bus to a point-of-load DC signal distributable to application boards. The power supply backplane includes multiple universal mounting sites wherein one or more DC step-down modules may be installed or removed. In another embodiment, the DC power distribution system of the present invention includes a pre-charge system for permitting the input conversion modules and the DC step-down modules to be hot plugged into the power supply backplane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2002
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Terry Brooks, Girish Chandra Johari
  • MODULAR DC DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING FLEXIBLE POWER CONVERSION SCALABILITY WITHIN A POWER BACKPLANE BETWEEN AN AC SOURCE AND LOW VOLTAGE DC OUTPUTS
    Publication number: 20020085399
    Abstract: A modular DC power distribution system. A physically discrete input conversion module is utilized for converting a source AC signal to a high voltage DC signal. Multiple universal mounting sites are provided in a power supply backplane for engaging one or more of such input conversion modules. Within the power supply backplane, the high voltage DC signal is delivered to a DC distribution bus. A physically discrete DC step-down module is utilized for converting the high voltage DC signal from the DC distribution bus to a point-of-load DC signal distributable to application boards. The power supply backplane includes multiple universal mounting sites wherein one or more DC step-down modules may be installed or removed. In another embodiment, the DC power distribution system of the present invention includes a pre-charge system for permitting the input conversion modules and the DC step-down modules to be hot plugged into the power supply backplane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2000
    Publication date: July 4, 2002
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Terry Brooks, Girish Chandra Johari