Patents by Inventor Barry P. KINSELLA

Barry P. KINSELLA 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).

  • 125V SWITCH GLITCH MITIGATION
    Publication number: 20240036114
    Abstract: A signal driver system can include one or more force amplifiers configured to provide drive signals to an output node, such as a device under test (DUT) node. The system can include a first switch circuit coupled between a first force amplifier and the output node, and the first switch circuit can include multiple parallel instances of switch circuits with respective different resistance characteristics. The system can include a second switch circuit coupled between a second force amplifier and the output node. The system can include a control circuit configured to control the switch circuit instances of the first switch circuit to mitigate glitch at the output node, for example, when switching between the first and second drive signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2021
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: David Aherne, Barry P Kinsella
  • Charge pump stage and a charge pump
    Patent number: 9431901
    Abstract: A charge pump cell, comprising: an input node; an output node; Q channels, where Q is an integer greater than one, and where at least two of the channels comprise: a capacitor; a unidirectional current flow device; an output diode; and a channel drive signal node; and wherein a first current flow node of the unidirectional current flow device is connected to a first node of the capacitor at a channel node, a second node of the capacitor is connected to the channel drive signal node, a second current flow node of the unidirectional current flow device is connected to the input node, and the output diode is connected between the channel node and the output node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: Analog Devices Global
    Inventor: Barry P. Kinsella
  • CHARGE PUMP STAGE AND A CHARGE PUMP
    Publication number: 20150207403
    Abstract: A charge pump cell, comprising: an input node; an output node; Q channels, where Q is an integer greater than one, and where at least two of the channels comprise: a capacitor; a unidirectional current flow device; an output diode; and a channel drive signal node; and wherein a first current flow node of the unidirectional current flow device is connected to a first node of the capacitor at a channel node, a second node of the capacitor is connected to the channel drive signal node, a second current flow node of the unidirectional current flow device is connected to the input node, and the output diode is connected between the channel node and the output node
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2014
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Applicant: Analog Devices Technology
    Inventor: Barry P. KINSELLA