Patents by Inventor Art Zirger

Art Zirger 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).

  • Apparatus and method to achieve fast-fault detection on power semiconductor devices
    Patent number: 11519954
    Abstract: An apparatus and methods to operate the same to provide fast fault-detection on power semiconductor devices such as power transistors are disclosed. In some embodiment, a desaturation based fault-detection circuit for a power transistor is provided. The fault-detection circuit has an adaptable blanking time and a disconnect switch in the blanking mechanism that allow for quick enabling of fault-detection mechanisms to achieve fast fault detection times on power semiconductor devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Analog Devices International Unlimited Company
    Inventors: Deepak Gunasekaran, Michael John Collins, Kenneth G. Richardson, Art Zirger, Steven Tanghe, Brian Jadus
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD TO ACHIEVE FAST-FAULT DETECTION ON POWER SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
    Publication number: 20210063468
    Abstract: An apparatus and methods to operate the same to provide fast fault-detection on power semiconductor devices such as power transistors are disclosed. In some embodiment, a desaturation based fault-detection circuit for a power transistor is provided. The fault-detection circuit has an adaptable blanking time and a disconnect switch in the blanking mechanism that allow for quick enabling of fault-detection mechanisms to achieve fast fault detection times on power semiconductor devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2020
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Applicant: Analog Devices International Unlimited Company
    Inventors: Deepak Gunasekaran, Michael John Collins, Kenneth G. Richardson, Art Zirger, Steven Tanghe, Brian Jadus