Patents by Inventor Amaud Florence

Amaud Florence 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 controlling an A.C. switch
    Patent number: 8779749
    Abstract: A circuit for generating a D.C. signal for controlling an A.C. switch referenced to a first potential, from a high-frequency signal referenced to a second potential, including: a first capacitive element connecting a first input terminal, intended to receive the high-frequency signal, to the cathode of a rectifying element having its anode connected to a first output terminal intended to be connected to a control terminal of the switch; and a second capacitive element connecting a second input terminal, intended to be connected to the second reference potential, to a second output terminal intended to be connected to the first reference potential, a second rectifying element connecting the cathode of the first rectifying element to the second output terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics (Tours) SAS
    Inventors: Jérôme Heurtier, Samuel Menard, Amaud Florence
  • CIRCUIT FOR CONTROLLING AN A.C. SWITCH
    Publication number: 20090015315
    Abstract: A circuit for generating a D.C. signal for controlling an A.C. switch referenced to a first potential, from a high-frequency signal referenced to a second potential, including: a first capacitive element connecting a first input terminal, intended to receive the high-frequency signal, to the cathode of a rectifying element having its anode connected to a first output terminal intended to be connected to a control terminal of the switch; and a second capacitive element connecting a second input terminal, intended to be connected to the second reference potential, to a second output terminal intended to be connected to the first reference potential, a second rectifying element connecting the cathode of the first rectifying element to the second output terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2008
    Publication date: January 15, 2009
    Inventors: Jerome Heurtier, Samuel Menard, Amaud Florence
  • TRANSFER OF DIGITAL DATA THROUGH AN ISOLATION
    Publication number: 20080159360
    Abstract: A method and a system for transferring a digital signal through a transformer, in which the current in a primary winding of the transformer is a frequency-modulated signal exhibiting sinusoidal trains of different durations according to the rising or falling edge of the digital signal to be transferred.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2007
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Applicant: STMicroelectronics S.A.
    Inventors: Amaud Florence, Jerome Heurtier