Patents by Inventor Brett Earl Forejt

Brett Earl Forejt 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).

  • Publication number: 20150316047
    Abstract: A fluid pump apparatus includes a conduit, a material supported on and surrounded by the conduit, and an electrical energy source coupled to the material and configured to apply electrical energy to the material. The material is physically displaced relative to the conduit in response to the electrical energy. The conduit is configured to receive therein a fluid that is physically displaced relative to the conduit in response to the physical displacement of the material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2015
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Inventor: Brett Earl Forejt
  • Patent number: 8929121
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a reference one time programmable (OTP) cell, wherein the reference OTP cell can generate a reference bias current in at least a programmed-on configuration; a current mirror coupled to an output of the OTP cell, wherein the current mirror includes at least two gate-coupled field effect transistors (FETs); wherein a current gain of a second of the two FETS is a fraction less than one of a first of the at least two gate-coupled FETs; a programmable OTP memory bit element (OTPMBE) coupled to an input of the current mirror; and a comparator having an input coupled to a node between the OTPMBE and the current mirror.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Brett Earl Forejt, David John Baldwin
  • Patent number: 8680918
    Abstract: A high-voltage driver amplifier for piezo haptics comprises an input amplifier having a gain greater than one, a first amplifier of an amplifier pair coupled to an output of the input amplifier, a second amplifier of the amplifier pair coupled to the output of the input amplifier, a first impedance coupled between an output of the first amplifier of the amplifier pair and an input of the input amplifier, and a second impedance coupled between the output of the first amplifier of the amplifier pair coupled to an output of the second amplifier of the amplifier pair. A substantially capacitive load is coupled to the output of the second amplifier. The substantially capacitive load is a piezo-capacitance, wherein the piezo-capacitance is employed in haptics. The second impedance, a shunt impedance, allows for a feedback of output variations between the first amplifier and the second amplifier over the first impedance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Brett Earl Forejt, Mayank Garg, David John Baldwin
  • Publication number: 20130194856
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a reference one time programmable (OTP) cell, wherein the reference OTP cell can generate a reference bias current in at least a programmed-on configuration;a current mirror coupled to an output of the OTP cell, wherein the current mirror includes at least two gate-coupled field effect transistors (FETs); wherein a current gain of a second of the two FETS is a fraction less than one of a first of the at least two gate-coupled FETs; a programmable OTP memory bit element (OTPMBE) coupled to an input of the current mirror; and a comparator having an input coupled to a node between the OTPMBE and the current mirror.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2012
    Publication date: August 1, 2013
    Applicant: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Brett Earl Forejt, David John Baldwin
  • Publication number: 20130106514
    Abstract: A high-voltage driver amplifier for piezo haptics comprises an input amplifier having a gain greater than one, a first amplifier of an amplifier pair coupled to an output of the input amplifier, a second amplifier of the amplifier pair coupled to the output of the input amplifier, a first impedance coupled between an output of the first amplifier of the amplifier pair and an input of the input amplifier, and a second impedance coupled between the output of the first amplifier of the amplifier pair coupled to an output of the second amplifier of the amplifier pair. A substantially capacitive load is coupled to the output of the second amplifier. The substantially capacitive load is a piezo-capacitance, wherein the piezo-capacitance is employed in haptics. The second impedance, a shunt impedance, allows for a feedback of output variations between the first amplifier and the second amplifier over the first impedance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2011
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Applicant: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Brett Earl Forejt, Mayank Garg, David John Baldwin