Patents by Inventor Boyd Gayle Pett

Boyd Gayle Pett 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).

  • Automatic voltage detection in multiple voltage applications
    Patent number: 5818781
    Abstract: A computer card including a voltage detection circuit having Flash EEPROM devices and a controller device, the voltage detection circuit further including a variable voltage detector for determining the system voltage level provided by a power supply within the computer product and appropriately enabling a voltage regulator circuit for dividing the system voltage level to a level suited for operation by the Flash EEPROM devices and applying this operational voltage level to the Flash EEPROM devices. Upon determining the system voltage level provided by the power supply to be appropriately suited for operation of the Flash EEPROM devices, disabling the voltage regulator circuit and providing the system voltage level to the Flash EEPROM devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 6, 1998
    Assignee: Lexar
    Inventors: Petro Estakhri, Mahmud Assar, Boyd Gayle Pett