Patents by Inventor George Konstantinos Paparrizos

George Konstantinos Paparrizos 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).

  • Battery charging systems and methods with adjustable current limit
    Patent number: 7990106
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention include techniques for charging a battery using a regulator. In one embodiment, the present invention includes an electronic circuit comprising a regulator having an input coupled to a power source for receiving a voltage and a current and an output for providing an output current, an input voltage detection circuit coupled to the power source, and an adjustable current limit circuit for controlling the input or output current of the regulator, wherein input voltage detection circuit monitors the voltage from the power source and the adjustable current limit circuit changes the input or output current of the regulator to optimize the power drawn from power source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: Summit Microelectronics, Inc.
    Inventors: M. Abid Hussain, George Konstantinos Paparrizos, Takashi Kanamori, Thomas J. O'Brien
  • Battery Charging Systems and Methods with Adjustable Current Limit
    Publication number: 20080258688
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention include techniques for charging a battery using a regulator. In one embodiment, the present invention includes an electronic circuit comprising a regulator having an input coupled to a power source for receiving a voltage and a current and an output for providing an output current, an input voltage detection circuit coupled to the power source, and an adjustable current limit circuit for controlling the input or output current of the regulator, wherein input voltage detection circuit monitors the voltage from the power source and the adjustable current limit circuit changes the input or output current of the regulator to optimize the power drawn from power source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2008
    Publication date: October 23, 2008
    Applicant: Summit Microelectronics, Inc.
    Inventors: M. Abid Hussain, George Konstantinos Paparrizos, Takashi Kanamori, Thomas J. O'Brien