Patents by Inventor Stewart Gall Kenly

Stewart Gall Kenly 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: 9667064
    Abstract: A system includes a plurality of power supplies and a controller. The plurality of power supplies outputs power to a load. A serial bus connects the plurality of power supplies in a daisy chain. The controller is connected to first and last ones of the power supplies by the serial bus. The controller is connected to a management bus via a management bus interface. The controller monitors the plurality of power supplies via the serial bus. The controller transmits status information of the plurality of power supplies to the management bus via the management bus interface of the controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.
    Inventors: James Warren Templeton, Scott Kelly Herrington, Gregg Scott Kodra, Paul Walker Latham, II, Stewart Gall Kenly
  • Publication number: 20160036222
    Abstract: A system includes a plurality of power supplies and a controller. The plurality of power supplies outputs power to a load. A serial bus connects the plurality of power supplies in a daisy chain. The controller is connected to first and last ones of the power supplies by the serial bus. The controller is connected to a management bus via a management bus interface. The controller monitors the plurality of power supplies via the serial bus. The controller transmits status information of the plurality of power supplies to the management bus via the management bus interface of the controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: James Warren TEMPLETON, Scott Kelly HERRINGTON, Gregg Scott KODRA, Paul Walker LATHAM, II, Stewart Gall KENLY
  • Patent number: 9164560
    Abstract: A system includes a plurality of power supplies and a controller. The plurality of power supplies outputs power to a load. A serial bus connects the plurality of power supplies in a daisy chain. The controller is connected to first and last ones of the power supplies by the serial bus. The controller is connected to a management bus via a management bus interface. The controller monitors the plurality of power supplies via the serial bus. The controller transmits status information of the plurality of power supplies to the management bus via the management bus interface of the controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: MAXIM INTEGRATED PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: James Warren Templeton, Scott Kelly Herrington, Gregg Scott Kodra, Paul Walker Latham, II, Stewart Gall Kenly
  • Patent number: 8829879
    Abstract: A system includes an estimation module and a current measuring module. The estimation module estimates current through an inductor in an output stage of a power supply using a model of the current and generates an estimated current. The current measuring module measures the current through the inductor and generates a measured current. The estimation module adjusts the model based on the measured current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Walker Latham, II, Mansur Kiadeh, Stewart Gall Kenly
  • Patent number: 8805554
    Abstract: A notch filter includes first, second, and third difference modules, a delay module, and a gain module. The first difference module calculates a first difference between a control signal in a pulse width modulation (PWM) system and a feedback value. The second difference module calculates a second difference between the first difference and a delayed second difference. The delay module generates the delayed second difference by introducing a one period delay to the second difference, wherein the period is based on a Nyquist frequency of the control signal. The gain module generates the feedback value by applying a gain to the delayed second difference. The third difference module generates a filtered control signal by calculating a difference between the signal and the feedback value, wherein the filtered control signal is used to control an operating parameter of the PWM system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Walker Latham, II, Stewart Gall Kenly, II, Mansur Kiadeh
  • Publication number: 20130293013
    Abstract: A system includes a plurality of power supplies and a controller. The plurality of power supplies outputs power to a load. A serial bus connects the plurality of power supplies in a daisy chain. The controller is connected to first and last ones of the power supplies by the serial bus. The controller is connected to a management bus via a management bus interface. The controller monitors the plurality of power supplies via the serial bus. The controller transmits status information of the plurality of power supplies to the management bus via the management bus interface of the controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2012
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Applicant: Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.
    Inventors: James Warren Templeton, Scott Kelly Herrington, Gregg Scott Kodra, Paul Walker Latham, II, Stewart Gall Kenly
  • Patent number: 8564267
    Abstract: A system includes an input selection module, a multiplier selection module, a multiplier module, an adding module, a plurality of accumulators, and an estimation module. The input selection module selects input signals including a duty cycle signal and current and voltage signals of a power supply. The multiplier selection module selects inputs from sine and cosine generator. The multiplier module multiplies the selected input signals by the inputs from the sine and cosine generator to generate products. The adding module adds the products to generate sums. The plurality of accumulators accumulates the sums. The estimation module estimates values of a plurality of components including an inductance, a capacitance, and a resistance of the power supply based on the sums accumulated in the plurality of accumulators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Walker Latham, II, Mansur Kiadeh, Siwas Chandhrasi, Stewart Gall Kenly, Andras Fekete
  • Patent number: 8552704
    Abstract: A current share system for providing current to a load includes a first power supply module that controls a first voltage converter to provide a first current to the load, that transmits synchronization information using a first pin, and that transmits at least one second type of information using the first pin. A second power supply module receives the synchronization information at a second pin, receives the at least one second type of information at the second pin, and controls a second voltage converter to provide a second current to the load based on the synchronization information and the at least one second type of information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Mansur Kiadeh, Paul Walker Latham, II, Maria-Silvia Ratto, Paolo Luigi Tronconi, Stewart Gall Kenly
  • Publication number: 20130049723
    Abstract: A system includes an input selection module, a multiplier selection module, a multiplier module, an adding module, a plurality of accumulators, and an estimation module. The input selection module selects input signals including a duty cycle signal and current and voltage signals of a power supply. The multiplier selection module selects inputs from sine and cosine generator. The multiplier module multiplies the selected input signals by the inputs from the sine and cosine generator to generate products. The adding module adds the products to generate sums. The plurality of accumulators accumulates the sums. The estimation module estimates values of a plurality of components including an inductance, a capacitance, and a resistance of the power supply based on the sums accumulated in the plurality of accumulators.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2011
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicant: Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Walker Latham, II, Mansur Kiadeh, Siwas Chandhrasi, Stewart Gall Kenly, Andras Fekete
  • Publication number: 20120256659
    Abstract: A current share system for providing current to a load includes a first power supply module that controls a first voltage converter to provide a first current to the load, that transmits synchronization information using a first pin, and that transmits at least one second type of information using the first pin. A second power supply module receives the synchronization information at a second pin, receives the at least one second type of information at the second pin, and controls a second voltage converter to provide a second current to the load based on the synchronization information and the at least one second type of information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2011
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Applicant: Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Mansur Kiadeh, Paul Walker Latham, II, Maria-Silvia Ratto, Paolo Luigi Tronconi, Stewart Gall Kenly
  • Publication number: 20120194161
    Abstract: A system includes an estimation module and a current measuring module. The estimation module estimates current through an inductor in an output stage of a power supply using a model of the current and generates an estimated current. The current measuring module measures the current through the inductor and generates a measured current. The estimation module adjusts the model based on the measured current.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2012
    Publication date: August 2, 2012
    Applicant: Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Walker Latham, II, Mansur Kiadeh, Stewart Gall Kenly
  • Patent number: 8159205
    Abstract: A system includes an averaging module, a high pass filter module, a first estimation module, a sensing module, and a combining module. The averaging module receives an output voltage of a power supply and that generates an average output voltage. The high pass filter module receives an average switching voltage used to control switches in an output stage of the power supply and filters a difference between the average output voltage and the average switching voltage. The estimation module estimates a first filtered current through an inductor in the output stage based on an output of the high pass filter module. The sensing module senses voltage across the inductor and estimates a second current through the inductor. The low pass filter module filters the second current. The combining module combines the first filtered current and the second filtered current to generate an estimated current through the inductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Walker Latham, II, Mansur Kiadeh, Stewart Gall Kenly