Patents by Inventor Cosimo Leonardi

Cosimo Leonardi 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).

  • Switching power supply with voltage limiting device and control method thereof
    Patent number: 7679339
    Abstract: A switching power supply includes input terminals, which receive a first voltage, and a switching converter stage, provided with a first switching device. The power supply further includes a second switching device, connected between the input terminals and the switching converter stage, and an activation device, associated with the second switching device for controlling the second switching device so as to limit a second voltage applied to the switching converter stage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2010
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics S.r.l.
    Inventors: Fabrizio Gaetano Di Franco, Cosimo Leonardi, Rosario Davide Stracquadaini, Francesco Giovanni Gennaro
  • Switching power supply with voltage limiting device and control method thereof
    Publication number: 20070024258
    Abstract: A switching power supply includes input terminals, which receive a first voltage, and a switching converter stage, provided with a first switching device. The power supply further includes a second switching device, connected between the input terminals and the switching converter stage, and an activation device, associated with the second switching device for controlling the second switching device so as to limit a second voltage applied to the switching converter stage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2006
    Publication date: February 1, 2007
    Applicant: STMicroelectronics S.R.L.
    Inventors: Fabrizio Di Franco, Cosimo Leonardi, Rosario Stracquadaini, Francesco Gennaro