Patents by Inventor Philippe Perney

Philippe Perney 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: 8188676
    Abstract: At least some embodiments include a LED driver system. The system includes multiple branches of series-coupled LEDs, multiple current sources, and control logic. Each of the current sources is coupled to a separate branch of series-coupled LEDs. The control logic is coupled to the current sources, and is configured to regulate current through each branch based at least in part on a feedback voltage measured at a node in one of the branches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Paolo Cusinato, Frederic Ballin, Lorenzo Indiani, Philippe Perney, Gwenaelle Merrien, Francois Bauduin
  • Publication number: 20110204798
    Abstract: At least some embodiments include a LED driver system. The system includes multiple branches of series-coupled LEDs, multiple current sources, and control logic. Each of the current sources is coupled to a separate branch of series-coupled LEDs. The control logic is coupled to the current sources, and is configured to regulate current through each branch based at least in part on a feedback voltage measured at a node in one of the branches.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2011
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Applicant: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Paolo Cusinato, Frederic Ballin, Lorenzo Indiani, Philippe Perney, Gwenaelle Merrien, Francois Bauduin
  • Patent number: 7840239
    Abstract: A power management bus for controlling power over multiple device subsystems includes a master power bus controller which transmits power management information to control one or more power resources through a transmit interface. The transmitted information is received at one or more receive interfaces. A broadcast message can be transmitted to control multiple power resources by subsystem, resource group and resource type. A single address message can be transmitted to control a single power resource. A power down can be initiated at any of the receive interfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2010
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Lorenzo Indiani, Jean-Christophe Jiguet, Pierre Carbou, Philippe Perney
  • Publication number: 20080276110
    Abstract: A power management bus for controlling power over multiple device subsystems includes a master power bus controller which transmits power management information to control one or more power resources through a transmit interface. The transmitted information is received at one or more receive interfaces. A broadcast message can be transmitted to control multiple power resources by subsystem, resource group and resource type. A single address message can be transmitted to control a single power resource. A power down can be initiated at any of the receive interfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2007
    Publication date: November 6, 2008
    Inventors: Lorenzo Indiani, Jean-Christophe Jiguet, Pierre Carbou, Philippe Perney
  • Publication number: 20080252222
    Abstract: At least some embodiments include a LED driver system. The system includes multiple branches of series-coupled LEDs, multiple current sources, and control logic. Each of the current sources is coupled to a separate branch of series-coupled LEDs. The control logic is coupled to the current sources, and is configured to regulate current through each branch based at least in part on a feedback voltage measured at a node in one of the branches.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2007
    Publication date: October 16, 2008
    Applicant: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Paolo CUSINATO, Frederic BALLIN, Lorenzo INDIANI, Philippe PERNEY, Gwenaelle MERRIEN, Francois BAUDUIN
  • Publication number: 20070229042
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes systems and methods for driving light emitting diodes (LEDs). At least some embodiments include an LED driver system that includes a power supply, a plurality of current sources (each current source coupled between a common return resistor and one of a plurality of branches of series coupled LEDs, and each branch coupled between a corresponding current source and the power supply), and control logic coupled to the current sources (the control logic capable of controlling the current flow through each current source). Each of the current sources allows current to flow during one of a plurality of substantially non-overlapping time periods within a repeating time interval, each current source allowing current to flow during a different time period. The magnitude of the current flowing through each current source is substantially the same and is regulated based upon a feedback voltage across the common return resistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2006
    Publication date: October 4, 2007
    Applicant: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC.
    Inventors: Paolo Cusinato, Pierre Carbou, Philippe Perney
  • Patent number: 5610546
    Abstract: Delay circuit comprising a delay cell formed by a current source (I) connected between drain and source of two field-effect transistors (PO, NO) whose gates are connected to each other in order to constitute the input of the cell, and an inverter (INV) linked to one or other of the terminals of the current source (I) according to whether the delay is to affect the leading edge or the trailing edge of the signal to be delayed, a capacitor (C) for defining a delay time (Te) proportional to the power supply voltage and inversely proportional to the current (I) delivered by the current source, being connected between the input of the inverter (INV) and earth, characterized in that it furthermore comprises a circuit (Ci, Cu, S1, S3, AMPLO, P1) for regulating the current delivered by the current source in order to make it proportional to the power supply voltage of the circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 1993
    Date of Patent: March 11, 1997
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Pierre Carbou, Pascal Guignon, Philippe Perney