Patents by Inventor Ralph Douglass Smith

Ralph Douglass Smith 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).

  • Systems and methods of dynamic current limit
    Patent number: 8860370
    Abstract: Systems and methods of dynamic current limit are disclosed herein. A current is sensed a wireless charging circuit, for example. When the current sense reaches a reference current level while a communication is active, the current limit is enabled for the next packet. The current limit signal may be cleared for the next packet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Stephen Christopher Terry, Ralph Douglass Smith, Anthony Gene Antonacci
  • Systems and Methods of Dynamic Current Limit
    Publication number: 20120242311
    Abstract: Systems and methods of dynamic current limit are disclosed herein. A current is sensed a wireless charging circuit, for example. When the current sense reaches a reference current level while a communication is active, the current limit is enabled for the next packet. The current limit signal may be cleared for the next packet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2012
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Applicant: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Stephen Christopher Terry, Ralph Douglass Smith, Anthony Gene Antonacci