Patents by Inventor Brian Michael Sweeney

Brian Michael Sweeney 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).

  • Overvoltage protection device and method
    Patent number: 9484739
    Abstract: A protection device is provided that exhibits a turn on time of order of one nanosecond or less. Such a device provides enhanced protection for integrated circuits against electrostatic discharge events. This in turn reduces the risk of device failure in use. The protection device can include a bipolar transistor structure connected between a node to be protected and a discharge path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: ANALOG DEVICES GLOBAL
    Inventors: Edward John Coyne, John Twomey, Seamus P. Whiston, David J. Clarke, Donal P. McAuliffe, William Allan Lane, Stephen Denis Heffernan, Brian A. Moane, Brian Michael Sweeney, Patrick Martin McGuinness
  • OVERVOLTAGE PROTECTION DEVICE AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20160094026
    Abstract: A protection device is provided that exhibits a turn on time of order of one nanosecond or less. Such a device provides enhanced protection for integrated circuits against electrostatic discharge events. This in turn reduces the risk of device failure in use. The protection device can include a bipolar transistor structure connected between a node to be protected and a discharge path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2014
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventors: Edward John Coyne, John Twomey, Seamus P. Whiston, David J. Clarke, Donal P. McAuliffe, William Allan Lane, Stephen Denis Heffernan, Brian A. Moane, Brian Michael Sweeney, Patrick Martin McGuinness