Patents by Inventor Frank Athari

Frank Athari 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).

  • Patent number: 7068016
    Abstract: A power factor corrected boost converter circuit includes a rectifier connectable to an ac input and having a rectified dc output provided across a dc bus, an inductor having first and second terminals connected in one leg of the dc bus, an integrated circuit comprising a control circuit for controlling a switch, the integrated circuit including a housing enclosing the control circuit, the integrated circuit having a power terminal, a ground terminal, a first control input terminal coupled to an output of the converter circuit, and a second control input terminal coupled to a sensor for sensing current in the dc bus and further having an output terminal connected to the switch, a boost rectifier diode having a first terminal, the diode coupled to the inductor, and a storage capacitor connected to the diode. The control circuit comprises a one cycle control circuit having an integrator reset by a clock signal for each cycle of the clock signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2006
    Assignee: International Rectifier Corporation
    Inventor: Frank Athari
  • Patent number: 6781352
    Abstract: An integrated circuit for a continuous conduction mode (CCM) power factor corrected boost converter circuit, the boost converter circuit including a rectifier connectable to an ac input and having a rectified dc output provided across a dc bus; an inductor having first and second terminals connected in one leg of the dc bus, a first terminal of the inductor coupled to the output of said rectifier; a boost rectifier diode having a first terminal coupled to the second terminal of the inductor and having a second terminal; and a storage capacitor connected to the second terminal of the diode; the integrated circuit comprising a control circuit and a switch controlled by the control circuit, the integrated circuit comprising a housing enclosing the control circuit and switch, the integrated circuit having a power terminal, a ground terminal, a first control input terminal for coupling to an output of the converter circuit, and a second control input terminal for coupling to a sensor for sensing current in the de
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2004
    Assignee: International Rectifer Corporation
    Inventors: Frank Athari, Ron Brown, Jonathan Adams
  • Publication number: 20040160128
    Abstract: A power factor corrected boost converter circuit comprising a rectifier connectable to an ac input and having a rectified dc output provided across a dc bus, an inductor having first and second terminals connected in one leg of the dc bus, a first terminal of the inductor coupled to the output of said rectifier, an integrated circuit comprising a control circuit for controlling a switch, the integrated circuit comprising a housing enclosing the control circuit, the integrated circuit having a power terminal, a ground terminal, a first control input terminal coupled to an output of the converter circuit, and a second control input terminal coupled to a sensor for sensing current in the dc bus and further having an output terminal connected to the switch, a boost rectifier diode having a first terminal, the first terminal of the diode coupled to the second terminal of the inductor, the diode having a second terminal, and a storage capacitor connected to the second terminal of the diode, wherein the control circ
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2003
    Publication date: August 19, 2004
    Applicant: International Rectifier Corporation
    Inventor: Frank Athari
  • Publication number: 20040141275
    Abstract: A circuit arrangement comprising a power transistor switching stage providing an output voltage and an active EMI filter having an input and an output, the input of the active EMI filter connected to receive the output voltage and the output of the active EMI filter providing a filtered output voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2003
    Publication date: July 22, 2004
    Applicant: International Rectifier, Inc.
    Inventor: Frank Athari
  • Publication number: 20040113594
    Abstract: An integrated circuit for a continuous conduction mode (CCM) power factor corrected boost converter circuit, the boost converter circuit including a rectifier connectable to an ac input and having a rectified de output provided across a de bus; an inductor having first and second terminals connected in one leg of the dc bus, a first terminal of the inductor coupled to the output of said rectifier; a boost rectifier diode having a first terminal coupled to the second terminal of the inductor and having a second terminal; and a storage capacitor connected to the second terminal of the diode; the integrated circuit comprising a control circuit and a switch controlled by the control circuit, the integrated circuit comprising a housing enclosing the control circuit and switch, the integrated circuit having a power terminal, a ground terminal, a first control input terminal for coupling to an output of the converter circuit, and a second control input terminal for coupling to a sensor for sensing current in the dc
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2002
    Publication date: June 17, 2004
    Inventors: Frank Athari, Ron Brown, Jonathan Adams