Patents by Inventor Dominique Combet

Dominique Combet 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).

  • Adaptive power factor correction for a lighting load circuit
    Patent number: 9035565
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for operation of an actively clocked PFC circuit with a directly or indirectly connected load circuit at the output of the PFC circuit, wherein the load circuit has a lighting means, in particular one or more LEDs, wherein the PFC circuit is supplied at least with a measurement signal which reflects the power consumption of the load circuit or with an external control signal which indicates the power consumption, and a control circuit adjusts the mode of operation of the PFC circuit continuously or preferably in two or more steps, depending on the control signal or measurement signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: Tridonic GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Michael Zimmermann, Dominique Combet
  • Adaptive Pfc For A Lighting Means Load Circuit, In Particular For A Load Circuit With An Led
    Publication number: 20110241569
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for operation of an actively clocked PFC circuit with a directly or indirectly connected load circuit at the output of the PFC circuit, wherein the load circuit has a lighting means, in particular one or more LEDs, wherein the PFC circuit is supplied at least with a measurement signal which reflects the power consumption of the load circuit or with an external control signal which indicates the power consumption, and a control circuit adjusts the mode of operation of the PFC circuit continuously or preferably in two or more steps, depending on the control signal or measurement signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2009
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Applicant: Tridonic GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Michael Zimmermann, Dominique Combet