Patents by Inventor Victor A. Falk

Victor A. Falk 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).

  • Active current limiter
    Patent number: 6449136
    Abstract: A system for distributing DC power to a plurality of optical network units in a fiber-to-the-curb communication system is provided. The system includes an AC-DC rectifier coupled to at least one local power hub. The local power hub includes a bulk DC-DC converter coupled to the AC-DC rectifier and a plurality of active current limiters coupled to a plurality of power outputs from the DC-DC Converter. Each of the active current limiters supplies current limited power to one of the optical network units in the fiber-to-the-curb system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2002
    Assignee: Marconi Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven M. Galecki, Victor A. Falk
  • Active current limiter
    Patent number: 6362943
    Abstract: An active current limiter controls the flow of current between a power source and a load. The active current limiter includes a power switch coupled between the power source an the load, a current sensor coupled between the power source and the load to sense the level of current flow through the power switch, and one or more fault detection circuits coupled to the current sensor for sensing one or more current fault conditions between the power source and the load and configured to switch of the power switch when a current fault condition is detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2002
    Assignee: Marconi Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven M. Galecki, Victor A. Falk
  • Active current limiter
    Publication number: 20010012192
    Abstract: A communication power distribution system including a single power regulator which feeds a plurality of transmission lines current limited by corresponding active current limiters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2001
    Publication date: August 9, 2001
    Inventors: Steven M. Galecki, Victor A. Falk
  • Active current limiter
    Patent number: 6215633
    Abstract: An active current limiter controls the flow of current between a power source and a load. The active current limiter includes a power switch coupled between the power source an the load, a current sensor coupled between the power source and the load to sense the level of current flow through the power switch, and one or more fault detection circuits coupled to the current sensor for sensing one or more current fault conditions between the power source and the load and configured to switch of the power switch when a current fault condition is detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2001
    Assignee: Marconi Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven M. Galecki, Victor A. Falk
  • Power distribution system with over-current protection
    Patent number: 5706157
    Abstract: A communication power distribution system including a single power regulator which feeds a plurality of transmission lines current limited by corresponding active current limiters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 6, 1998
    Assignee: Reltec Corporation
    Inventors: Steven M. Galecki, Victor A. Falk