Patents by Inventor Benoit Picaud

Benoit Picaud 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).

  • Driver and receiver circuit for a remotely arranged circuit and corresponding method
    Patent number: 7545149
    Abstract: A driver and receiver circuit includes at least one output terminal for connecting a line connection. The circuit further includes a voltage supply arrangement connected to the at least one output terminal and a current measuring arrangement connected to the at least one output terminal. The current measuring arrangement is designed to detect a current at the at least one connecting terminal and to generate a current measurement signal dependent on said current. The driver and receiver circuit further includes a control circuit, to which the current measurement signal is fed, and at least one monitoring circuit. The monitoring circuit is designed to detect the current at the at least one connecting terminal and to output an error signal if the current lies above a predetermined threshold value for a time duration which is longer than a predetermined first time duration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2009
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Benoit Picaud, Hubert Rothleitner
  • Driver and receiver circuit for a remotely arranged circuit and corresponding method
    Publication number: 20070008671
    Abstract: A driver and receiver circuit includes at least one output terminal for connecting a line connection. The circuit further includes a voltage supply arrangement connected to the at least one output terminal and a current measuring arrangement connected to the at least one output terminal. The current measuring arrangement is designed to detect a current at the at least one connecting terminal and to generate a current measurement signal dependent on said current. The driver and receiver circuit further includes a control circuit, to which the current measurement signal is fed, and at least one monitoring circuit. The monitoring circuit is designed to detect the current at the at least one connecting terminal and to output an error signal if the current lies above a predetermined threshold value for a time duration which is longer than a predetermined first time duration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2006
    Publication date: January 11, 2007
    Applicant: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Benoit Picaud, Hubert Rothleitner