Patents by Inventor Carlos A. Garrafa

Carlos A. Garrafa 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: 10659037
    Abstract: Systems and methods for an audio switching circuit. One system includes an audio switching circuit including a first P-channel transistor including a first source terminal, a first gate terminal, and a first drain, a second P-channel transistor including a second source terminal, a second gate terminal, and a second drain terminal, and a control circuit. The second drain terminal is coupled to the first drain terminal. The first P-channel transistor is configured to receive a first audio signal at the first drain terminal. The control circuit is configured to disconnect the first gate terminal from a ground reference, and in response to the presence of the first audio signal, cause a first voltage between the first gate terminal and the first source terminal to be approximately zero and prevent the first audio signal from passing through the first drain terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: David Corvino, Javier Alfaro, Carlos A. Garrafa
  • Publication number: 20200076418
    Abstract: Systems and methods for an audio switching circuit. One system includes an audio switching circuit including a first P-channel transistor including a first source terminal, a first gate terminal, and a first drain, a second P-channel transistor including a second source terminal, a second gate terminal, and a second drain terminal, and a control circuit. The second drain terminal is coupled to the first drain terminal. The first P-channel transistor is configured to receive a first audio signal at the first drain terminal. The control circuit is configured to disconnect the first gate terminal from a ground reference, and in response to the presence of the first audio signal, cause a first voltage between the first gate terminal and the first source terminal to be approximately zero and prevent the first audio signal from passing through the first drain terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: David Corvino, Javier Alfaro, Carlos A. Garrafa
  • Patent number: 7312628
    Abstract: A cable area network (CAN) bus termination (100) is provided by an interface 104 operably coupling a cable detection input pin (3), a switch (120) and a termination resistance (130) to detect the presence and absence of one or more cables (108). The termination resistance (130) is automatically enabled to create terminations at end nodes and is automatically disabled to provide a daisy-chain connection between interim nodes of a multi-cable system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2007
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy R. Houston, Charles E. Browder, Carlos A. Garrafa
  • Publication number: 20070120574
    Abstract: A cable area network (CAN) bus termination (100) is provided by an interface 104 operably coupling a cable detection input pin (3), a switch (120) and a termination resistance (130) to detect the presence and absence of one or more cables (108). The termination resistance (130) is automatically enabled to create terminations at end nodes and is automatically disabled to provide a daisy-chain connection between interim nodes of a multi-cable system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2005
    Publication date: May 31, 2007
    Inventors: Timothy Houston, Charles Browder, Carlos Garrafa