Patents by Inventor Gregory P. Dittmer

Gregory P. Dittmer 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).

  • Methods and circuits for programmable current limit protection
    Patent number: 7019507
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods and circuits for protecting power converters from over-current conditions that, in one embodiment, (1) reduce average inductor current to a steady-state threshold during a transient phase and regulate average inductor current in steady-state regulation approximately at the steady-state threshold; and (2) reduce instantaneous inductor current after the instantaneous inductor current exceeds a maximum instantaneous threshold during the transient phase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2006
    Assignee: Linear Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Gregory P. Dittmer, Talbott M. Houk