Patents by Inventor CHRISTOPHER DUSTERT

CHRISTOPHER DUSTERT 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).

  • FAULT PROTECTION IN SWITCH DRIVER UNITS
    Publication number: 20250047274
    Abstract: A device comprising a plurality of switches and a plurality of driver units. Each driver unit is coupled to drive a respective switch of the plurality of switches. A system controller is coupled to each of the driver units by a bus, wherein the system controller is configured to coordinate driving of the respective switches by the driver units. The device further comprises at least one communication channel coupled to each of the driver units, wherein the driver units are configured to communicate with each other over the communication channel without mediation by the system controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2023
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Applicant: POWER INTEGRATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: STEFAN BAEURLE, MICHAEL YUE ZHANG, ANDREAS VOLKE, CHRISTOPHER DUSTERT, KARSTEN FINK, MICHAEL HORNKAMP