Patents by Inventor Andrew Eftychiou

Andrew Eftychiou 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).

  • Integrated gate drive for use in control and protection of power modules
    Patent number: 7777370
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing isolated high and low direct current power supplies to a Power Device using a sealed high Power Device Gate Driver having a single transformer, wherein the Gate Driver integrates the power supplies, gating control and gate control, gate drive and Power Device diagnostics into a sealed unit, wherein the unit may be further sealed hermetically.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2010
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Hassan Ali Kojori, Robert D. Paton, Andrew Eftychiou
  • INTEGRATED GATE DRIVE FOR USE IN CONTROL AND PROTECTION OF POWER MODULES
    Publication number: 20080272658
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing isolated high and low direct current power supplies to a Power Device using a sealed high Power Device Gate Driver having a single transformer, wherein the Gate Driver integrates the power supplies, gating control and gate control, gate drive and Power Device diagnostics into a sealed unit, wherein the unit may be further sealed hermetically.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2008
    Publication date: November 6, 2008
    Inventors: Hassan Ali Kojori, Robert D. Paton, Andrew Eftychiou