Patents by Inventor Charles G. Axen

Charles G. Axen 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: 4110677
    Abstract: A voltage regulator circuit including an operational amplifier having supply voltage terminals connected to a source of unregulated supply voltage and a two-terminal, essentially zero temperature coefficient, semiconductor bandgap voltage reference circuit connected in a negative feedback path between the output terminal and one input terminal of the amplifier. The amplifier provides a constant current source for the bandgap voltage reference circuit, and the amplifier and reference circuit cooperate to establish a regulated output voltage at the amplifier output terminal. A resistive divider network is connected in a positive feedback path between the output and a second input terminal of the amplifier to establish the value of the regulated voltage within a range of values between the bandgap voltage and the unregulated supply voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 1977
    Date of Patent: August 29, 1978
    Assignee: Beckman Instruments, Inc.
    Inventors: Attila D. Boronkay, Charles G. Axen