Patents by Inventor Stuart John Lawrence HARLEY

Stuart John Lawrence HARLEY 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).

  • Circuit for generating a voltage waveform at an output node
    Patent number: 10347479
    Abstract: A circuit for generating a voltage waveform at an output node includes a first voltage rail configured to be held at a first voltage, the first voltage rail being connected to the output node via a first voltage rail switch, a second voltage rail configured to be held at a second voltage that is different from the first voltage, the second voltage rail being connected to the output node via a second voltage rail switch, at least one anchor node connected to the output node via an inductor and an anchor node switch, and a control unit configured to switch the circuit between: a first voltage outputting state in which the first voltage rail switch is closed and the second voltage rail switch is open, and a second voltage outputting producing state in which the second voltage rail switch is closed and the first voltage rail switch is open.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: SHIMADZU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Steven Douglas Taylor, Stuart John Lawrence Harley, John Handford
  • A CIRCUIT FOR GENERATING A VOLTAGE WAVEFORM AT AN OUTPUT NODE
    Publication number: 20180301327
    Abstract: A circuit for generating a voltage waveform at an output node. The circuit includes a first voltage rail configured to be held at a first voltage, wherein the first voltage rail is connected to the output node via a first voltage rail switch; a second voltage rail configured to be held at a second voltage that is different from the first voltage, wherein the second voltage rail is connected to the output node via a second voltage rail switch; at least one anchor node connected to the output node via an inductor and an anchor node switch; and a control unit configured to switch the circuit between: a first voltage outputting state in which the first voltage rail switch is closed and the second voltage rail switch is open such that the output node is clamped to the first voltage; and a second voltage outputting producing state in which the second voltage rail switch is closed and the first voltage rail switch is open such that the output node is clamped to the second voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2016
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Applicant: SHIMADZU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Steven Douglas TAYLOR, Stuart John Lawrence HARLEY, John HANDFORD