Patents by Inventor Brian K. Jadus

Brian K. Jadus 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: 11695330
    Abstract: A switched power circuit to control a common-mode signal. The switched power circuit includes a first switch and a second switch configured to generate switch mode voltage between a first node and a second node. The switched power circuit further includes a feedback circuit that is configured to detect common-mode voltage generated between the first node and the second node by a first signal generated by the first switch and a second signal generated by the second switch, and incrementally adjust a timing parameter of the first signal to adjust the common-mode signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Analog Devices International Unlimited Company
    Inventors: Ciaran Brennan, Brian K. Jadus, Keith W. Bennett
  • Patent number: 11206016
    Abstract: A circuit to control a switching characteristic of a switching device. The circuit includes a driver circuit comprising an output port, where the driver circuit is configured to generate, at the output port, a control signal to actuate the switching device within a first time period. The control signal comprising at least one electrical pulse, where a pulse width of the at least one electrical pulse being shorter than the first time period. The circuit also includes a coupling circuit that is configured to use the control signal to actuate the switching device to establish a target switching characteristic of the switching device according to a modulation of the at least one electrical pulse. The control circuit is also configured to provide a greater impedance to the control signal than an impedance of the output terminal of the driver circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: Analog Devices International Unlimited Company
    Inventors: Steven John Tanghe, Brian K. Jadus, Kenneth Richardson
  • Patent number: 11171559
    Abstract: An electronic circuit comprises a power switch and a fault detection circuit. The power switch circuit includes a power switch transistor. The fault detection circuit includes a comparator circuit configured to monitor a voltage across the power switch transistor and compare the voltage to a varying threshold voltage that decreases with time, and produce an indication of a circuit fault when the voltage of the power switch transistor is greater than the time varying threshold voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: Analog Devices International Unlimited Company
    Inventors: Steven John Tanghe, Brian K. Jadus
  • Patent number: 11150300
    Abstract: An electronic circuit comprises a power switch circuit and a fault detection circuit. The power switch circuit includes a transistor. The fault detection circuit includes a first comparator circuit configured to compare a monitored voltage of the transistor to a detection threshold voltage and produce an indication of a circuit fault according to the comparing, and a delay circuit configured to delay the comparing by the first comparator circuit according to slew rate of the monitored voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: Analog Devices International Unlimited Company
    Inventors: Brian K. Jadus, Steven John Tanghe, Deepak Gunasekaran, Michael Collins
  • Publication number: 20210184583
    Abstract: An electronic circuit comprises a power switch and a fault detection circuit. The power switch circuit includes a power switch transistor. The fault detection circuit includes a comparator circuit configured to monitor a voltage across the power switch transistor and compare the voltage to a varying threshold voltage that decreases with time, and produce an indication of a circuit fault when the voltage of the power switch transistor is greater than the time varying threshold voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventors: Steven John Tanghe, Brian K. Jadus
  • Publication number: 20210181254
    Abstract: An electronic circuit comprises a power switch circuit and a fault detection circuit. The power switch circuit includes a transistor. The fault detection circuit includes a first comparator circuit configured to compare a monitored voltage of the transistor to a detection threshold voltage and produce an indication of a circuit fault according to the comparing, and a delay circuit configured to delay the comparing by the first comparator circuit according to slew rate of the monitored voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventors: Brian K. Jadus, Steven John Tanghe, Deepak Gunasekaran, Michael Collins
  • Publication number: 20210099170
    Abstract: A circuit to control a switching characteristic of a switching device. The circuit includes a driver circuit comprising an output port, where the driver circuit is configured to generate, at the output port, a control signal to actuate the switching device within a first time period. The control signal comprising at least one electrical pulse, where a pulse width of the at least one electrical pulse being shorter than the first time period. The circuit also includes a coupling circuit that is configured to use the control signal to actuate the switching device to establish a target switching characteristic of the switching device according to a modulation of the at least one electrical pulse. The control circuit is also configured to provide a greater impedance to the control signal than an impedance of the output terminal of the driver circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Inventors: Steven John Tanghe, Brian K. Jadus, Kenneth Richardson
  • Publication number: 20210075315
    Abstract: A switched power circuit to control a common-mode signal. The switched power circuit includes a first switch and a second switch configured to generate switch mode voltage between a first node and a second node. The switched power circuit further includes a feedback circuit that is configured to detect common-mode voltage generated between the first node and the second node by a first signal generated by the first switch and a second signal generated by the second switch, and incrementally adjust a timing parameter of the first signal to adjust the common-mode signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2019
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventors: Ciaran Brennan, Brian K. Jadus, Keith W. Bennett
  • Patent number: 9667264
    Abstract: A device is configured to control a transition timing of a switching DC/DC converter for providing power to a load device. The load device has a first operational phase that is sensitive to external noise and a second operational phase that is immune to the external noise. The device includes an input terminal coupled to an external device to receive a start signal of the first operational phase for the load device. The device also includes control circuitry configured to, responsive to the start signal, control a transition frequency of the DC/DC converter to avoid transitioning an output of the switching DC/DC converter during the first operational phase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: LINEAR TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Brian K. Jadus
  • Patent number: 9256570
    Abstract: This disclosure describes a circuit implementation providing the functions necessary to implement an isolated I2C bidirectional port. The technique implements a current source as a pull up device on at least one side of the isolation system. The circuit manages and communicates bidirectional data across an isolation barrier. A method of communicating bidirectional signals and an I2C acknowledge (ACK) or clock stretching through an isolation channel is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: LINEAR TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Brian K. Jadus, Steven Tanghe
  • Publication number: 20130036247
    Abstract: This disclosure describes a circuit implementation providing the functions necessary to implement an isolated I2C bidirectional port. The technique implements a current source as a pull up device on at least one side of the isolation system. The circuit manages and communicates bidirectional data across an isolation barrier. A method of communicating bidirectional signals and an I2C acknowledge (ACK) or clock stretching through an isolation channel is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2011
    Publication date: February 7, 2013
    Applicant: LINEAR TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Brian K. Jadus, Steven Tanghe