Patents by Inventor Randy G. Flatness

Randy G. Flatness 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).

  • Control circuit and method for maintaining high efficiency over broad current ranges in a switching regulator circuit
    Patent number: 5481178
    Abstract: A circuit and method for controlling a switching voltage regulator having (1) a switch including one or more switching transistors and (2) an output adapted to supply current at a regulated voltage to a load including an output capacitor. The circuit and method generates a control signal to turn said one or more switching transistors OFF under operating conditions when the voltage at the output is capable of being maintained substantially at the regulated voltage by the charge on the output capacitor. Such a circuit and method increases the efficiency of the regulator circuit particularly at low average current levels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 1993
    Date of Patent: January 2, 1996
    Assignee: Linear Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Milton E. Wilcox, Randy G. Flatness