Patents by Inventor Daniel Harfert

Daniel Harfert 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).

  • Programmable voltage lockout protection, and related systems, methods and devices
    Patent number: 11929604
    Abstract: One or more examples relate, generally, to a programmable voltage lockout circuit provided at an electronic device. Such a programmable voltage lockout circuit asserts a lockout of the electronic device at least partially responsive to a user-programmed threshold and a supply voltage of the electronic device. One or more examples relate, generally, to configuring a programmable voltage lockout circuit utilizing a user-programmed threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Microchip Technology Incorporated
    Inventor: Daniel Harfert
  • PROGRAMMABLE VOLTAGE LOCKOUT PROTECTION, AND RELATED SYSTEMS, METHODS AND DEVICES
    Publication number: 20220045496
    Abstract: One or more examples relate, generally, to a programmable voltage lockout circuit provided at an electronic device. Such a programmable voltage lockout circuit asserts a lockout of the electronic device at least partially responsive to a user-programmed threshold and a supply voltage of the electronic device. One or more examples relate, generally, to configuring a programmable voltage lockout circuit utilizing a user-programmed threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2021
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Inventor: Daniel Harfert
  • Serial device with configuration mode for changing device behavior
    Patent number: 10387361
    Abstract: Systems, methods, circuits, devices and computer-readable mediums for configuring serial devices are disclosed. In some implementations, a device comprises: an input for receiving first and second requests from a serial bus; a decoder coupled to the input and configured to determine if either of the first and second requests is a configuration mode request; a controller coupled to the decoder and configured to: in response to a determination that the first request is a configuration mode request, program a configuration block with configuration data obtained from the serial bus and alter a device behavior according to the configuration data; and in response to a determination that the second request is not a configuration mode request, perform one or more actions on the device according to the second request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: Atmel Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel Harfert, Richard V. De Caro
  • Serial Device with Configuration Mode for Changing Device Behavior
    Publication number: 20180173669
    Abstract: Systems, methods, circuits, devices and computer-readable mediums for configuring serial devices are disclosed. In some implementations, a device comprises: an input for receiving first and second requests from a serial bus; a decoder coupled to the input and configured to determine if either of the first and second requests is a configuration mode request; a controller coupled to the decoder and configured to: in response to a determination that the first request is a configuration mode request, program a configuration block with configuration data obtained from the serial bus and alter a device behavior according to the configuration data; and in response to a determination that the second request is not a configuration mode request, perform one or more actions on the device according to the second request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Applicant: Atmel Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel Harfert, Richard V. De Caro
  • Serial device with configuration mode for changing device behavior
    Patent number: 9846672
    Abstract: Systems, methods, circuits, devices and computer-readable mediums for configuring serial devices are disclosed. In some implementations, a device comprises: an input for receiving first and second requests from a serial bus; a decoder coupled to the input and configured to determine if either of the first and second requests is a configuration mode request; a controller coupled to the decoder and configured to: in response to a determination that the first request is a configuration mode request, program a configuration block with configuration data obtained from the serial bus and alter a device behavior according to the configuration data; and in response to a determination that the second request is not a configuration mode request, perform one or more actions on the device according to the second request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: Atmel Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel Harfert, Richard V. De Caro
  • CONFIGURING SERIAL DEVICES
    Publication number: 20160224505
    Abstract: Systems, methods, circuits, devices and computer-readable mediums for configuring serial devices are disclosed. In some implementations, a device comprises: an input for receiving first and second requests from a serial bus; a decoder coupled to the input and configured to determine if either of the first and second requests is a configuration mode request; a controller coupled to the decoder and configured to: in response to a determination that the first request is a configuration mode request, program a configuration block with configuration data obtained from the serial bus and alter a device behavior according to the configuration data; and in response to a determination that the second request is not a configuration mode request, perform one or more actions on the device according to the second request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2015
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Inventors: Daniel Harfert, Richard V. De Caro