Patents by Inventor Donald J. Millar

Donald J. Millar 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).

  • Voltage and current mode power regulator
    Patent number: 5613229
    Abstract: A power regulator (220) includes a power source output (303) for coupling to a power source. A switching circuit (345) controls the supply of power from the power source output to an energy storage circuit (334). An output (305) of the energy storage circuit has a controlled current in a current regulator mode. The output of the energy storage circuit has a substantially constant voltage in a voltage regulator mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 18, 1997
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Baranowski, William P. Alberth, Jr., Donald J. Millar