Patents Assigned to Smart Prong Technologies, Inc.
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Publication number: 20240048049Abstract: A system may include a pre-charge stage and a voltage converter. The pre-charge stage may include a controller circuit configured to generate a control voltage and a current regulator electrically coupled to the controller circuit and configured to generate a first voltage, a second voltage, and a third voltage. The voltage converter may include a capacitor, a hold capacitor, and switches. The capacitor may include a first plate and a voltage on the first plate may be equal to the first voltage. The capacitor may include a second plate and a voltage on the second plate may be equal to the second voltage. The hold capacitor may include a plate and a voltage on the plate may be equal to the third voltage. The current regulator may be configured to regulate a current on the switches during accumulation of an initial charge on the capacitor and the hold capacitor.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2023Publication date: February 8, 2024Applicant: SMART PRONG TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Randall SANDUSKY, Neaz FAROOQI
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Patent number: 11736006Abstract: A system may include a pre-charge stage and a voltage converter. The pre-charge stage may include a controller circuit configured to generate a control voltage and a current regulator electrically coupled to the controller circuit and configured to generate a first voltage, a second voltage, and a third voltage. The voltage converter may include a capacitor, a hold capacitor, and switches. The capacitor may include a first plate and a voltage on the first plate may be equal to the first voltage. The capacitor may include a second plate and a voltage on the second plate may be equal to the second voltage. The hold capacitor may include a plate and a voltage on the plate may be equal to the third voltage. The current regulator may be configured to regulate a current on the switches during accumulation of an initial charge on the capacitor and the hold capacitor.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2022Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: SMART PRONG TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Randall Sandusky, Neaz Farooqi
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Publication number: 20230008422Abstract: A planar inductor may include a first coil and a second coil. The first coil may include a first trace that forms a first set of turns. The second coil may include a second trace that forms a second set of turns. A distance between the turns of the first set of turns may be equal to a distance between the turns of the second set of turns. A width of the first trace may be equal to a width of the second trace. The first coil and the second coil may be physically positioned or sized according to a/b in which a represents the width of the first trace and b represents the distance between the turns of the first set of turns.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2022Publication date: January 12, 2023Applicant: SMART PRONG TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Philip John CRAWLEY, Stephen W. ELLSWORTH
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Publication number: 20220368223Abstract: A system may include a pre-charge stage and a voltage converter. The pre-charge stage may include a controller circuit configured to generate a control voltage and a current regulator electrically coupled to the controller circuit and configured to generate a first voltage, a second voltage, and a third voltage. The voltage converter may include a capacitor, a hold capacitor, and switches. The capacitor may include a first plate and a voltage on the first plate may be equal to the first voltage. The capacitor may include a second plate and a voltage on the second plate may be equal to the second voltage. The hold capacitor may include a plate and a voltage on the plate may be equal to the third voltage. The current regulator may be configured to regulate a current on the switches during accumulation of an initial charge on the capacitor and the hold capacitor.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2022Publication date: November 17, 2022Applicant: SMART PRONG TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Randall SANDUSKY, Neaz FAROOQI
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Patent number: 11431243Abstract: A system may include a pre-charge stage and a voltage converter. The pre-charge stage may include a controller circuit configured to generate a control voltage and a current regulator electrically coupled to the controller circuit and configured to generate a first voltage, a second voltage, and a third voltage. The voltage converter may include a capacitor, a hold capacitor, and switches. The capacitor may include a first plate and a voltage on the first plate may be equal to the first voltage. The capacitor may include a second plate and a voltage on the second plate may be equal to the second voltage. The hold capacitor may include a plate and a voltage on the plate may be equal to the third voltage. The current regulator may be configured to regulate a current on the switches during accumulation of an initial charge on the capacitor and the hold capacitor.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2020Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: Smart Prong Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Randall Sandusky, Neaz Farooqi
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Patent number: 11313901Abstract: A system may include a trim circuit configured to provide a trim signal to a circuit under test. The trim circuit may be configured to adjust a trim value of the trim signal based on a selection signal and a value signal. The trim signal may cause a key characteristic of the circuit under test to change based on the adjusted trim value. The system may include a production tester configured to determine whether the key characteristic is within a threshold range. Responsive to the key characteristic being within the threshold range, the production tester may stop performing the trim procedure on the circuit under test. Responsive to the key characteristic not being within the threshold range, the production tester may adjust the value signal based on whether the key characteristic is greater than or less than the threshold range.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2019Date of Patent: April 26, 2022Assignee: SMART PRONG TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventor: Silvia Jaeckel
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Patent number: 11188105Abstract: A system may include a switch, a multiple stage voltage converter, and a regulation circuit. The switch may generate a pre-regulation signal based on an input signal. The multiple stage voltage converter may generate an output signal based on the input signal using a clock. The regulation circuit may generate a regulation signal based on the output signal and may generate a clock reference based on at least one of the pre-regulation signal and the regulation signal. The regulation circuit may generate the clock based on at least one of the pre-regulation signal, the regulation signal, and the clock reference and determine whether a voltage level of the regulation signal is within a range. If the voltage level of the regulation signal is within the range, the regulation circuit may generate a switch signal. The switch may adjust a voltage level of the pre-regulation signal based on the switch signal.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2018Date of Patent: November 30, 2021Assignee: SMART PRONG TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventor: Hoa Nguyen
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Patent number: 10804799Abstract: A system may include first and second node, switch, driver, capacitor, and second driver. The first node may be at first voltage. The second node may be at second voltage. The switch may be coupled to the second node and output of the second driver and configured to receive input at third voltage and voltage at fourth voltage and to provide the input to the second node when the fourth voltage is greater than the third voltage. The driver may be coupled to the first and second nodes and configured to receive driver input and to generate intermediate voltage based on the driver input. The capacitor may be coupled to the driver to shift the intermediate voltage. The second driver may be coupled to the second node and the driver and configured to receive second driver input and the shifted intermediate voltage to generate the voltage at the fourth voltage.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2019Date of Patent: October 13, 2020Assignee: SMART PRONG TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventor: Brian Stevenson
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Publication number: 20200119636Abstract: A system may include first and second node, switch, driver, capacitor, and second driver. The first node may be at first voltage. The second node may be at second voltage. The switch may be coupled to the second node and output of the second driver and configured to receive input at third voltage and voltage at fourth voltage and to provide the input to the second node when the fourth voltage is greater than the third voltage. The driver may be coupled to the first and second nodes and configured to receive driver input and to generate intermediate voltage based on the driver input. The capacitor may be coupled to the driver to shift the intermediate voltage. The second driver may be coupled to the second node and the driver and configured to receive second driver input and the shifted intermediate voltage to generate the voltage at the fourth voltage.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2019Publication date: April 16, 2020Applicant: SMART PRONG TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventor: Brian STEVENSON
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Patent number: 10404164Abstract: A system may include first and second node, switch, driver, capacitor, and second driver. The first node may be at first voltage. The second node may be at second voltage. The switch may be coupled to the second node and output of the second driver and configured to receive input at third voltage and voltage at fourth voltage and to provide the input to the second node when the fourth voltage is greater than the third voltage. The driver may be coupled to the first and second nodes and configured to receive driver input and to generate intermediate voltage based on the driver input. The capacitor may be coupled to the driver to shift the intermediate voltage. The second driver may be coupled to the second node and the driver and configured to receive second driver input and the shifted intermediate voltage to generate the voltage at the fourth voltage.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2018Date of Patent: September 3, 2019Assignee: Smart Prong Technologies, Inc.Inventor: Brian Stevenson
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Patent number: 10263529Abstract: One or more embodiments of the present disclosure may include a method of power regulation. The method may include determining a peak voltage level on a primary winding of a transformer. The method may also include selecting a particular coarse current level window based on the determined current level. Wherein the particular coarse current level window is one of a plurality of coarse current level windows. The method may additionally include determining a low window value based on the particular coarse current level window. The method may include generating a reference voltage based on the low window value. The method may also include generating a control signal based on the reference voltage. The method may additionally include transmitting the control signal to a switch circuit coupled to the primary winding of the transformer to adjust the current level on the primary winding of the transformer.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2018Date of Patent: April 16, 2019Assignee: Smart Prong Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Randall L. Sandusky, Neaz E. Farooqi
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Patent number: 10263526Abstract: A system includes a boost circuit, a capacitive circuit, and a converter circuit. The boost circuit receives a DC signal at a first DC voltage and generates an intermediate AC signal at a first AC voltage based on the DC signal. The capacitive circuit receives the intermediate AC signal at the first AC voltage and generates an isolated AC signal at the first AC voltage based on the intermediate AC signal at the first AC voltage. The converter circuit receives the isolated AC signal at the first AC voltage; generates a first isolated DC signal at a second DC voltage based on the isolated AC signal at the first AC voltage; and generates a second isolated DC signal at a third DC voltage based on the first isolated DC signal at the second DC voltage. The third DC voltage may be less than the second DC voltage.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2017Date of Patent: April 16, 2019Assignee: Smart Prong Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Randall L. Sandusky, Neaz E. Farooqi, Kenson Tamotsu Harada
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Patent number: 10218275Abstract: A boost circuit receives a DC signal at a first voltage, a duty clock, a reference at a second voltage, and a second intermediate signal at a fourth voltage; compares the reference and the second intermediate signal; generates a first intermediate signal at a third voltage based on the duty clock and the comparison of the reference and the second intermediate signal; and adjusts the third voltage to cause the fourth voltage to approach the second voltage based on the comparison of the reference and the second intermediate signal. The voltage converter receives the first intermediate signal at the second voltage and a clock and generates the second intermediate signal at the fourth voltage, which may be greater than the third voltage. The voltage driver receives the second intermediate signal at the fourth voltage and generates an AC signal at an AC voltage based on the second intermediate signal.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2017Date of Patent: February 26, 2019Assignee: Smart Prong Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Randall L. Sandusky, Neaz E. Farooqi