Patents by Inventor Ales LOIDL

Ales LOIDL 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).

  • Control apparatus for LED diodes
    Patent number: 8674615
    Abstract: A control apparatus for LED diodes includes a dimmer TRIAC electrically connected in series between a power supply and a LED lighting converter. The converter comprises a transformer, with a primary winding coupled with an input terminal and a secondary winding coupled with an output terminal, and a switch coupled to the primary winding to regulate the current through the primary winding and regulate the output voltage. The apparatus comprises a control device adapted to control said switch determining the on period and the off period of the switch to maintain constant the output current to supply said LED diodes. The apparatus comprises a detector connected to the secondary winding of the transformer and adapted to detect the conduction angle of the TRIAC; the control device is adapted to regulate the output current to supply said LED diodes in response to the TRIAC conduction angle detected by the detector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics Design and Application S.R.O.
    Inventors: Pavel Koutensky, Ales Loidl, Jiri Smutka, Jakub Hajek
  • State machine for generating a pulse width modulation (PWM) waveform
    Patent number: 8415978
    Abstract: A state machine for generating signals configured for generating different signals according to the current state of the machine. The state machine is configured to change state both as a function of an internal timer and as a function of signals representative of events external to the state machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignees: STMicroelectronics s.r.l., STMicroelectronics Design and Application s.r.o.
    Inventors: Ales Loidl, Ignazio Bellomo, Luca Giussani, David Vincenzoni
  • CONTROL APPARATUS FOR LED DIODES
    Publication number: 20120176057
    Abstract: A control apparatus for LED diodes includes a dimmer TRIAC electrically connected in series between a power supply and a LED lighting converter. The converter comprises a transformer, with a primary winding coupled with an input terminal and a secondary winding coupled with an output terminal, and a switch coupled to the primary winding to regulate the current through the primary winding and regulate the output voltage. The apparatus comprises a control device adapted to control said switch determining the on period and the off period of the switch to maintain constant the output current to supply said LED diodes. The apparatus comprises a detector connected to the secondary winding of the transformer and adapted to detect the conduction angle of the TRIAC; the control device is adapted to regulate the output current to supply said LED diodes in response to the TRIAC conduction angle detected by the detector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2012
    Publication date: July 12, 2012
    Applicant: STMICROELECTRONICS DESIGN AND APPLICATION S.R.O.
    Inventors: Pavel Koutensky, Ales Loidl, Jiri Smutka, Jakub Hajek
  • STATE MACHINE
    Publication number: 20100168873
    Abstract: A state machine for generating signals configured for generating different signals according to the current state of the machine. The state machine is configured to change state both as a function of an internal timer and as a function of signals representative of events external to the state machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2009
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Applicants: STMICROELECTRONICS s.r. l., STMICROELECTRONICS DESIGN and APPLICATION s.r. o.
    Inventors: Ales LOIDL, Ignazio Bellomo, Luca Giussani, David Vincenzoni