Patents by Inventor Alejandro Lara

Alejandro Lara 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).

  • LED controller and method therefor
    Patent number: 7583034
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a vertical N-channel transistor is coupled in a high side configuration to control a current through an LED. A control circuit operates the vertical N-channel transistor to control a value of the current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2009
    Assignee: Semiconductor Components Industries, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Alejandro Lara-Ascorra, Stephen P. Robb, Alan R. Ball
  • METHOD OF FORMING AN ESD DETECTOR AND STRUCTURE THEREFOR
    Publication number: 20090052100
    Abstract: In one embodiment, and electro-static discharge detector is formed with a plurality of channels and is configured to detect a positive electro-static discharge and a negative electro-static discharge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2007
    Publication date: February 26, 2009
    Inventors: Stephen Paul Robb, David M. Heminger, Alejandro Lara-Ascorra
  • LED CONTROLLER AND METHOD THEREFOR
    Publication number: 20080074364
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a vertical N-channel transistor is coupled in a high side configuration to control a current through an LED.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2006
    Publication date: March 27, 2008
    Inventors: Alejandro Lara-Ascorra, Stephen P. Robb, Alan R. Ball
  • Linear regulator with overcurrent protection
    Patent number: 6952334
    Abstract: A power supply system (10) forms an active zone that facilitates the power supply system (10) enabling an output transistor (37) when the input voltage (30) is between a first voltage value and a second voltage value. When the output transistor is enabled, it forms a load current (35) having an instantaneous value that when averaged over the period of the input signal results in a desired average value of the load current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2005
    Assignee: Semiconductor Components Industries, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Alan Richard Ball, Alejandro Lara-Ascorra
  • Power supply controller and method therefor
    Publication number: 20050073287
    Abstract: A power supply system (10) forms an active zone that facilitates the power supply system (10) enabling an output transistor (37) when the input voltage (30) is between a first voltage value and a second voltage value. When the output transistor is enabled, it forms a load current (35) having an instantaneous value that when averaged over the period of the input signal results in a desired average value of the load current.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2003
    Publication date: April 7, 2005
    Inventors: Alan Ball, Alejandro Lara-Ascsorra