Patents by Inventor Curtis Elroy Boyer

Curtis Elroy Boyer 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).

  • Smart power control technique to reduce power and heat consumption
    Patent number: 6977591
    Abstract: A method for monitoring a state of a switch is disclosed. The method includes providing a high side driver circuit in communication with a voltage source, activating the high side driver circuit at a first predefined time interval, and sourcing voltage to a resistor in communication with the high side driver circuit at the first predefined time interval. Further, the method monitors the switch at the first predefined time interval, and determines the state of the switch, and deactivates the high side drive at a second predefined time interval.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2005
    Assignee: Visteon Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Curtis Elroy Boyer, Benjamin T. Sung
  • Smart power control technique to reduce power and heat consumption
    Publication number: 20030038017
    Abstract: A method for monitoring a state of a switch is disclosed. The method includes providing a high side driver circuit in communication with a voltage source, activating the high side driver circuit at a first predefined time interval, and sourcing voltage to a resistor in communication with the high side driver circuit at the first predefined time interval. Further, the method monitors the switch at the first predefined time interval, and determines the state of the switch, and deactivates the high side drive at a second predefined time interval.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2002
    Publication date: February 27, 2003
    Applicant: Visteon Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Curtis Elroy Boyer, Benjamin T. Sung