Patents by Inventor Erkan ISA

Erkan ISA 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).

  • Apparatus and method for driving a load and device
    Patent number: 10962997
    Abstract: The invention refers to an apparatus for driving a load with a drive signal. The apparatus includes an AC voltage source, a DC voltage source, a capacitor and a control apparatus. The AC voltage source outputs an AC voltage. The DC voltage source outputs a DC voltage. The capacitor includes a first terminal and a second terminal. The AC voltage source is connected to the first terminal, and a signal output is connected to the second output. The control apparatus controls, depending on a voltage present at the signal output, a connection between the DC voltage source and the second terminal. Furthermore, the invention refers to a corresponding method as well as to a device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FÖRDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V.
    Inventors: Frank Vanselow, Bernadette Kinzel, Erkan Isa
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DRIVING A LOAD AND DEVICE
    Publication number: 20190113940
    Abstract: The invention refers to an apparatus for driving a load with a drive signal. The apparatus includes an AC voltage source, a DC voltage source, a capacitor and a control apparatus. The AC voltage source outputs an AC voltage. The DC voltage source outputs a DC voltage. The capacitor includes a first terminal and a second terminal. The AC voltage source is connected to the first terminal, and a signal output is connected to the second output. The control apparatus controls, depending on a voltage present at the signal output, a connection between the DC voltage source and the second terminal. Furthermore, the invention refers to a corresponding method as well as to a device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Inventors: Frank VANSELOW, Bernadette KINZEL, Erkan ISA