Patents by Inventor Dwight D. Allen

Dwight D. Allen 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).

  • Patent number: 6061224
    Abstract: A solenoid driver circuit includes an input terminal for receiving a solenoid actuation pulse, an output terminal for connection to a terminal of a solenoid coil, a pull-in current adjustment terminal, and a hold-in current duty cycle adjustment terminal. A pull-in current duration circuit includes a first input coupled to the input terminal, an output producing a pull-in current duration pulse, and a second input coupled to the pull-in current adjustment terminal. A hold-in current duty cycle control circuit includes a first input coupled to receive a triangular waveform signal, a second input coupled to the hold-in current duty cycle adjustment terminal, and a third input coupled to the output of the pull-in current duration circuit. An output transistor includes a control electrode coupled to an output terminal of the hold-in current duty cycle control circuit, and a current carrying terminal coupled to the output terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2000
    Assignee: Burr-Brown Corporation
    Inventor: Dwight D. Allen