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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2010
Applicants:
David Richard Gruetter, Fullerton, CA (US);
Kenson Tamotsu Harada, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
Inventors:
David Richard Gruetter, Fullerton, CA (US);
Kenson Tamotsu Harada, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
Assignee:
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 19/00 (2006.01); H02B 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present disclosure describes a PDU configured to reduce the risk of an abrupt interruption in the flow of electricity caused by a malfunctioning load or overloading of a PDU output connection. In some embodiments, a PDU is configured to enable the monitoring and control of electricity provided to one or more loads coupled to the PDU. In some embodiments, a PDU is configured to enable remote monitoring and reporting through the use of communication devices.