Patents by Inventor Tilo Dongowski

Tilo Dongowski 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).

  • Short circuit generator for testing power supplies
    Patent number: 6677777
    Abstract: The invention provides a system and method for generating a short circuit in a power supply during power supply reliability testing, where the short circuit generation system may be positioned internal to the computer chassis, and more particularly, may be connected to a computer bus system. The system uses the energy stored in a backup power supply to power the circuitry during the generation of the short circuit. That is, the energy is provided to a shorting circuitry connected to the output of the power supply, such that, the shorting circuitry is driven into linear mode for a predetermined duration roughly equal to the time required for the capacitors to discharge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2004
    Inventors: Tilo Dongowski, Steven Weller
  • Short circuit generator for testing power supplies
    Publication number: 20030016048
    Abstract: The invention provides a system and method for generating a short circuit in a power supply during power supply reliability testing, where the short circuit generation system may be positioned internal to the computer chassis, and more particularly, may be connected to a computer bus system. The system uses the energy stored in a backup power supply to power the circuitry during the generation of the short circuit. That is, the energy is provided to a shorting circuitry connected to the output of the power supply, such that, the shorting circuitry is driven into linear mode for a predetermined duration roughly equal to the time required for the capacitors to discharge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2001
    Publication date: January 23, 2003
    Inventors: Tilo Dongowski, Steven Weller