Patents by Inventor Sean Patrick Kowalik

Sean Patrick Kowalik 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: 10972063
    Abstract: Amplifier systems for measuring a wide range of current are provided herein. In certain embodiments, an amplifier system includes a controllable sensing circuit, a first amplifier including an output configured to drive a device under test (DUT) through the controllable sensing circuit, and a second amplifier including an input coupled to the controllable sensing circuit and operable to generate a measurement signal indicating an amount of measured current of the DUT. The amplifier system further includes a control circuit operable to control a configuration or mode of the controllable sensing circuit suitable for a particular type of DUT.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: Analog Devices Global Unlimited Company
    Inventors: Simon Nicholas Fiedler Basilico, Yoshinori Kusuda, Camille Louis Huin, Gary Carreau, Gustavo Castro, Sean Patrick Kowalik, Michael C. W. Coln, Scott Andrew Hunt
  • Patent number: 10756676
    Abstract: Amplifier systems for driving a wide range of loads are provided herein. In certain embodiments, an amplifier system includes a voltage output amplifier and a current output amplifier that are electrically coupled in parallel with one another between an input terminal and an output terminal. The amplifier system further includes a control circuit operable to control whether or not the voltage output amplifier and/or current output amplifier drive the output terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: Analog Devices Global Unlimited Company
    Inventors: Yoshinori Kusuda, Simon Nicholas Fiedler Basilico, Sean Patrick Kowalik, Joseph Leandro Balais Peje, Michael C. W. Coln
  • Publication number: 20200127610
    Abstract: Amplifier systems for driving a wide range of loads are provided herein. In certain embodiments, an amplifier system includes a voltage output amplifier and a current output amplifier that are electrically coupled in parallel with one another between an input terminal and an output terminal. The amplifier system further includes a control circuit operable to control whether or not the voltage output amplifier and/or current output amplifier drive the output terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2018
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Inventors: Yoshinori Kusuda, Simon Nicholas Fiedler Basilico, Sean Patrick Kowalik, Joseph Leandro Balais Peje, Michael C. W. Coln
  • Publication number: 20200127624
    Abstract: Amplifier systems for measuring a wide range of current are provided herein. In certain embodiments, an amplifier system includes a controllable sensing circuit, a first amplifier including an output configured to drive a device under test (DUT) through the controllable sensing circuit, and a second amplifier including an input coupled to the controllable sensing circuit and operable to generate a measurement signal indicating an amount of measured current of the DUT. The amplifier system further includes a control circuit operable to control a configuration or mode of the controllable sensing circuit suitable for a particular type of DUT.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2018
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Inventors: Simon Nicholas Fiedler Basilico, Yoshinori Kusuda, Camille Louis Huin, Gary Carreau, Gustavo Castro, Sean Patrick Kowalik, Michael C. W. Coln, Scott Andrew Hunt
  • Patent number: 10622980
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for setting and clamping a node voltage are provided herein. In certain embodiments, a node control circuit includes a setting circuit for setting a voltage of a node based on a set signal. The node control circuit further includes at least one of a p-type follower clamp for clamping the node to an upper voltage limit based on an upper clamping control signal or an n-type follower clamp for clamping the node to a lower voltage limit based on a lower clamping control signal. When including both clamps, the node operates with a voltage level set by the set signal, but saturates at the upper voltage limit established by the upper clamping control signal and at the lower voltage limit established by the lower clamping control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: Analog Devices, Inc.
    Inventors: Yoshinori Kusuda, Gustavo Castro, Scott Andrew Hunt, Sean Patrick Kowalik, Simon Nicholas Fiedler Basilico