Power supply
CA 2115710 C · Owner: Rosendahl, Glenn · Inventors: Rosendahl, Glenn
Overview
Its claims, description and drawings are in the Canadian Patents Database.
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A microprocessor controlled system is provided for supplying electrical power to a plurality of electrical outlets for example for use in a parking lot. A central power supply communicates with a series of outlet receptacles each arranged to supply electrical power. Each receptacle has its own microprocessor controlled control unit which is arranged to control the supply of power to the receptacle. A detector unit detects the insertion of a connector plug to the receptacle and actuates a comparator which compares the instantaneous current drawn by the load with a predetermined variable maximum current and allows that current to be drawn only if it is less than the maximum. In the event that …
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Why it's free to use
- Filed February 15, 1994 and granted January 19, 1999. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended February 15, 2014.
- A certificate of supplementary protection adds at most two years for a drug, so even that would have ended by February 15, 2016.
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