Patents by Inventor Brian John Nelson

Brian John Nelson 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: 11936368
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a power module with a power path extending through a first field-effect transistor (FET) and a second FET. A primary conductive structure connecting the first FET and the second FET in series provides a primary parasitic inductor within the power path. A first secondary conductive structure connected to both a gate and a source of the first FET provides a first secondary parasitic inductor within a first gate path, and a second secondary conductive structure connected to both a gate and a source of the second FET provides a second secondary parasitic inductor within a second gate path. The first secondary conductive structure and the second secondary conductive structure are configured such that mutual coupling between the first secondary parasitic inductor and the primary parasitic inductor and mutual coupling between the second secondary parasitic inductor and the primary parasitic inductor are substantially symmetrical.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: WOLFSPEED, INC.
    Inventors: Blake Whitmore Nelson, Brian DeBoi, Daniel John Martin
  • Patent number: 6802292
    Abstract: An intake manifold for a V-type engine includes an air inlet for admitting air into the manifold, a first plenum in fluid communication with the air inlet, and second and third plenums that are each in fluid communication with the first plenum. The intake manifold also includes a short runner for each cylinder of the engine, which short runner connects the first plenum to the cylinder. The intake manifold further includes two sets of long runners. The first set of long runners connects the second plenum to one bank of engine cylinders, and the second set of long runners connects the third plenum to the other bank of cylinders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2004
    Assignee: DaimlerChrysler Corporation
    Inventors: Brian John Nelson, Gregory Dykstra, Matthew George Nyquist
  • Publication number: 20040099235
    Abstract: An intake manifold for a V-type engine includes an air inlet for admitting air into the manifold, a first plenum in fluid communication with the air inlet, and second and third plenums that are each in fluid communication with the first plenum. The intake manifold also includes a short runner for each cylinder of the engine, which short runner connects the first plenum to the cylinder. The intake manifold further includes two sets of long runners. The first set of long runners connects the second plenum to one bank of engine cylinders, and the second set of long runners connects the third plenum to the other bank of cylinders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2002
    Publication date: May 27, 2004
    Inventors: Brian John Nelson, Gregory Dykstra, Matthew George Nyquist