Patents by Inventor Gerrit Terpstra

Gerrit Terpstra 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).

  • Switched mode power supply with burst mode controller
    Patent number: 8278900
    Abstract: A power supply includes a PFC stage 6 and an SMPS stage 8. The power supply can operate in a normal mode in which the PFC stage supplies a voltage to the SMPS stage. In a standby mode, the PFC stage is operated in bursts to supply a lower voltage to the SMPS stage that is high enough that the SMPS stage can rapidly respond when it needs to supply a load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: NXP B.V.
    Inventors: Arjan Strijker, Gerrit Terpstra, Wilhelmus H. M. Langeslag
  • SWITCHED MODE POWER SUPPLY
    Publication number: 20110095730
    Abstract: A power supply includes a PFC stage 6 and an SMPS stage 8. The power supply can operate in a normal mode in which the PFC stage supplies a voltage to the SMPS stage. In a standby mode, the PFC stage is operated in bursts to supply a lower voltage to the SMPS stage that is high enough that the SMPS stage can rapidly respond when it needs to supply a load.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2006
    Publication date: April 28, 2011
    Applicant: NXP B.V.
    Inventors: Arjan Strijker, Gerrit Terpstra, Wilhemus H. M. Langeslag