Patents by Inventor Thomas Augustinus

Thomas Augustinus 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).

  • Communications system and method
    Patent number: 7522626
    Abstract: Aspects of the invention are directed to communications systems and methods for communicating among a plurality of devices or modules. In one aspect a communications module for a communications system includes a first I/O to couple to a prior communications module in the communications system, a second I/O to couple to a next communications module in the communications system, a controller having an input and an output, a first circuit constructed and arranged to couple an incoming signal at the first I/O to the input of the controller, and to isolate an incoming signal at the first I/O from the output of the controller, and a second circuit constructed and arranged to couple an incoming signal at the second I/O to the input of the controller, and to isolate an incoming signal at the second I/O from the output of the controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2009
    Assignee: American Power Conversion Corporation
    Inventor: Thomas Augustinus
  • Communications system and method
    Publication number: 20060203834
    Abstract: Aspects of the invention are directed to communications systems and methods for communicating among a plurality of devices or modules. In one aspect a communications module for a communications system includes a first I/O to couple to a prior communications module in the communications system, a second I/O to couple to a next communications module in the communications system, a controller having an input and an output, a first circuit constructed and arranged to couple an incoming signal at the first I/O to the input of the controller, and to isolate an incoming signal at the first I/O from the output of the controller, and a second circuit constructed and arranged to couple an incoming signal at the second I/O to the input of the controller, and to isolate an incoming signal at the second I/O from the output of the controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2005
    Publication date: September 14, 2006
    Applicant: American Power Conversion Corporation
    Inventor: Thomas Augustinus