Patents by Inventor Gary A. Stefura

Gary A. Stefura 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: 5220218
    Abstract: A novel double diffused complementary MOS (DCMOS) logic family is disclosed which allows greater tolerance to total dose gamma radiation. The logic family may be fabricated in conventional power BiCMOS IC technology in which complementary power DMOS output devices and Bi-polar transistors are integrated with high performance complementary MOS devices to perform both digital and analog functions. The incorporation is achieved without the additional masks or process modifications normally required for improving radiation tolerance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 1991
    Date of Patent: June 15, 1993
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Kevin E. Hill, Gary A. Stefura
  • Patent number: 5194802
    Abstract: A current regulator providing a highly accurate bidirectional output current, proportional to a control voltage (V.sub.i) and suited to monolithic integration is disclosed. The regulator uses a clocked integrator which integrates an error charge, arrived at by taking a precisely ratioed sample charge proportional to a voltage drop (V.sub.F), free of its common mode voltage, which is in turn proportional to the load current, and one proportional to the control voltage (V.sub.i), and combining them subtractively to form the error charge. The arrangement uses two small charge ratioing capacitors charged respectively to V.sub.F and V.sub.i, and a slightly larger integrating capacitor. The clocking is at a 10 KHZ rate. High impedance circuitry is utilized so that highly accurate, integrated capacitors of modest size and high relative accuracy may be used. These establish a regulator transfer function of high accuracy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 1991
    Date of Patent: March 16, 1993
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Kevin E. Hill, Gary A. Stefura