Patents by Inventor BENJAMIN MCCUE

BENJAMIN MCCUE 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).

  • Patent number: 11463005
    Abstract: In some examples, a converter circuit can be configured to operate in a buck-boost mode. The converter circuit can include a ramp generator that can be configured to generate first and second ramp signals that at least partially overlap respective portions of a buck-boost region during each intermediate clock cycle between clock cycles of a clock signal. By generating the first and second ramp signals during each intermediate clock cycle, first and second drivers can be provided to toggle switches of a power stage, such that an output voltage provided by the power stage can be averaged out over clock cycles of the clock signal to allow for a gradual transition between buck and boost modes of operation of the converter circuit. In some examples, the converter circuit can be configured to operate in a test mode and can be configured to implement trimming of a ramp signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Huijuan Li, Ronnie Antone Bean, Benjamin McCue, Ryan Erik Lind
  • Publication number: 20210336542
    Abstract: In some examples, a converter circuit can be configured to operate in a buck-boost mode. The converter circuit can include a ramp generator that can be configured to generate first and second ramp signals that at least partially overlap respective portions of a buck-boost region during each intermediate clock cycle between clock cycles of a clock signal. By generating the first and second ramp signals during each intermediate clock cycle, first and second drivers can be provided to toggle switches of a power stage, such that an output voltage provided by the power stage can be averaged out over clock cycles of the clock signal to allow for a gradual transition between buck and boost modes of operation of the converter circuit. In some examples, the converter circuit can be configured to operate in a test mode and can be configured to implement trimming of a ramp signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2020
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Inventors: HUIJUAN LI, RONNIE ANTONE BEAN, BENJAMIN MCCUE, RYAN ERIK LIND