Patents by Inventor G. Ernest Rodriguez

G. Ernest Rodriguez 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: 4245286
    Abstract: A voltage regulated DC to DC converter is disclosed which is operable over a wide range of input voltage including voltages greater or less than the desired output voltage. The converter uses an inductor and a capacitor as storage elements, the inductor being composed of two windings having a common junction. A transformer having a center tap connected to the common junction of the two windings of the inductor is connected at either end of its winding to ground through controlled switches. One winding of the inductor and either end of the transformer winding are connected by respective power diodes to the capacitor which supplies the output voltage to a load. The other winding of the inductor is connected to a fourth power diode as a clamping diode. Input voltage is supplied to the inductor through a third controlled switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 1979
    Date of Patent: January 13, 1981
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    Inventors: John Paulkovich, G. Ernest Rodriguez