Patents by Inventor Alain Richoz

Alain Richoz 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).

  • Multiplexed power generator output with channel offsets for pulsed driving of multiple loads
    Patent number: 11239056
    Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and apparatus for a pulsed power supply assembly that distributes pulsed power to two or more loads using a single pulsed power supply. A pulsed power supply of the assembly can phase shift pulses to the different loads to ensure that there is no overlap between pulses at the outputs even where target frequencies and/or duty cycles for the different loads would otherwise call for such pulse overlaps. Variances applied by the pulsed power supply can be limited by attempts to keep average parameters of the pulse trains provided to the different loads to within predetermined variances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Joel Oehen, Alain Richoz, Fabio Vicinanza
  • MULTIPLEXED POWER GENERATOR OUTPUT WITH CHANNEL OFFSETS FOR PULSED DRIVING OF MULTIPLE LOADS
    Publication number: 20210035778
    Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and apparatus for a pulsed power supply assembly that distributes pulsed power to two or more loads using a single pulsed power supply. A pulsed power supply of the assembly can phase shift pulses to the different loads to ensure that there is no overlap between pulses at the outputs even where target frequencies and/or duty cycles for the different loads would otherwise call for such pulse overlaps. Variances applied by the pulsed power supply can be limited by attempts to keep average parameters of the pulse trains provided to the different loads to within predetermined variances.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2020
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Inventors: Joel Oehen, Alain Richoz, Fabio Vicinanza