Patents by Inventor Ernest Frank Graetz

Ernest Frank Graetz 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).

  • Publication number: 20060017493
    Abstract: A voltage reference circuit receives an input voltage at a first port and a time varying input signal at a second port. The voltage reference circuit includes a switching circuit that is responsive to the first and second ports, and that generates an AC signal from the input voltage. The voltage reference circuit further includes a voltage multiplier circuit, coupled to the switching circuit to receive the AC signal and to create a DC signal with a selected voltage level. The voltage reference circuit further includes a plurality of voltage reference modules, coupled together to form a voltage reference stack, and coupled to the voltage multiplier circuit to receive the selected voltage level and output a precise reference voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2004
    Publication date: January 26, 2006
    Inventors: Douglas Scratchley, Charles Hayek, Ernest Frank Graetz