Patents by Inventor Christopher Lewis Kraft

Christopher Lewis Kraft 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).

  • Repeater for an open-drain communication system using a current detector and a control logic circuit
    Patent number: 11133802
    Abstract: This disclosure generally relates to repeaters, and, in particular, repeaters for open-drain systems. In one embodiment, an apparatus comprises a first port, a second port, a current detector, a transistor, and a control logic circuit. A current detector input of the current detector is coupled to the first port. A transistor channel electrode of the transistor is coupled to the second port. A control logic circuit input of the control logic circuit is coupled to the current detector output, and a control logic circuit output of the control logic circuit is coupled to a transistor control electrode of the transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Vikas Suma Vinay, Tatsuyuki Nihei, Christopher Lewis Kraft
  • REPEATER FOR AN OPEN-DRAIN COMMUNICATION SYSTEM USING A CURRENT DETECTOR AND A CONTROL LOGIC CIRCUIT
    Publication number: 20200266819
    Abstract: This disclosure generally relates to repeaters, and, in particular, repeaters for open-drain systems. In one embodiment, an apparatus comprises a first port, a second port, a current detector, a transistor, and a control logic circuit. A current detector input of the current detector is coupled to the first port. A transistor channel electrode of the transistor is coupled to the second port. A control logic circuit input of the control logic circuit is coupled to the current detector output, and a control logic circuit output of the control logic circuit is coupled to a transistor control electrode of the transistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2020
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventors: Vikas Suma Vinay, Tatsuyuki Nihei, Christopher Lewis Kraft
  • Repeater for an open-drain communication system using a current detector and a control logic circuit
    Patent number: 10686441
    Abstract: This disclosure generally relates to repeaters, and, in particular, repeaters for open-drain systems. In one embodiment, an apparatus comprises a first port, a second port, a current detector, a transistor, and a control logic circuit. A current detector input of the current detector is coupled to the first port. A transistor channel electrode of the transistor is coupled to the second port. A control logic circuit input of the control logic circuit is coupled to the current detector output, and a control logic circuit output of the control logic circuit is coupled to a transistor control electrode of the transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Vikas Suma Vinay, Tatsuyuki Nihei, Christopher Lewis Kraft
  • REPEATER FOR AN OPEN-DRAIN COMMUNICATION SYSTEM USING A CURRENT DETECTOR AND A CONTROL LOGIC CIRCUIT
    Publication number: 20190280692
    Abstract: This disclosure generally relates to repeaters, and, in particular, repeaters for open-drain systems. In one embodiment, an apparatus comprises a first port, a second port, a current detector, a transistor, and a control logic circuit. A current detector input of the current detector is coupled to the first port. A transistor channel electrode of the transistor is coupled to the second port. A control logic circuit input of the control logic circuit is coupled to the current detector output, and a control logic circuit output of the control logic circuit is coupled to a transistor control electrode of the transistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2019
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Inventors: Vikas Suma Vinay, Tatsuyuki Nihei, Christopher Lewis Kraft
  • Repeater for an open-drain communication system using a current detector and a control logic circuit
    Patent number: 10348298
    Abstract: This disclosure generally relates to repeaters, and, in particular, repeaters for open-drain systems. In one embodiment, an apparatus comprises a first port, a second port, a current detector, a transistor, and a control logic circuit. A current detector input of the current detector is coupled to the first port. A transistor channel electrode of the transistor is coupled to the second port. A control logic circuit input of the control logic circuit is coupled to the current detector output, and a control logic circuit output of the control logic circuit is coupled to a transistor control electrode of the transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Vikas Suma Vinay, Tatsuyuki Nihei, Christopher Lewis Kraft
  • REPEATER FOR AN OPEN-DRAIN COMMUNICATION SYSTEM USING A CURRENT DETECTOR AND A CONTROL LOGIC CIRCUIT
    Publication number: 20180323785
    Abstract: This disclosure generally relates to repeaters, and, in particular, repeaters for open-drain systems. In one embodiment, an apparatus comprises a first port, a second port, a current detector, a transistor, and a control logic circuit. A current detector input of the current detector is coupled to the first port. A transistor channel electrode of the transistor is coupled to the second port. A control logic circuit input of the control logic circuit is coupled to the current detector output, and a control logic circuit output of the control logic circuit is coupled to a transistor control electrode of the transistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2018
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Inventors: Vikas Suma Vinay, Tatsuyuki Nihei, Christopher Lewis Kraft