Patents by Inventor Gary Anton Schwenck

Gary Anton Schwenck 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).

  • Switching circuit including DC-DC converter cooperating with a high voltage supply and related methods
    Patent number: 9331570
    Abstract: A switching circuit may include a first series diode, a second series diode, a first shunt diode coupled to the first series diode at a first control node, and a second shunt diode coupled to the second series diode at a second control node. A high voltage supply may generate a high voltage signal to be selectively applied to either the first or second control node. A dc-dc converter may cooperate with the high voltage supply to generate an intermediate bias voltage on the first and second shunt diodes so that the first series diode is reversed biased and the first shunt diode is forward biased when the high voltage control signal is applied to the first control node, and so that the second series diode is reversed biased and the second shunt diode is forward biased when the high voltage control signal is applied to the second control node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: HARRIS CORPORATION
    Inventors: John Robert McIntyre, John Paul Shoots, Gary Anton Schwenck
  • SWITCHING CIRCUIT INCLUDING DC-DC CONVERTER COOPERATING WITH A HIGH VOLTAGE SUPPLY AND RELATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20160043638
    Abstract: A switching circuit may include a first series diode, a second series diode, a first shunt diode coupled to the first series diode at a first control node, and a second shunt diode coupled to the second series diode at a second control node. A high voltage supply may generate a high voltage signal to be selectively applied to either the first or second control node. A dc-dc converter may cooperate with the high voltage supply to generate an intermediate bias voltage on the first and second shunt diodes so that the first series diode is reversed biased and the first shunt diode is forward biased when the high voltage control signal is applied to the first control node, and so that the second series diode is reversed biased and the second shunt diode is forward biased when the high voltage control signal is applied to the second control node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2014
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventors: John Robert McIntyre, John Paul Shoots, Gary Anton Schwenck