Patents by Inventor Giuseppe Franco

Giuseppe Franco 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).

  • Publication number: 20120224398
    Abstract: A conditioning circuit for the transfer of electric charge, which includes a converter module including an energy-storage element applied to which is an input voltage (Vi) and a respective field-effect-transistor switch controlled by a respective driving signal (Vpa, Vpb) for selectively enabling transfer of charge from the energy-storage element to an energy-storage circuit. The field-effect-transistor switch includes a corresponding field-effect transistor and a biasing circuit for biasing a substrate of the transistor, the biasing circuit being connected between the substrate and a reference node at a potential suitable for enabling operation of the transistor in the linear region or in the region of saturation, the biasing circuit being configured for providing a limiting resistance in regard to the current that flows from the reference node in the transistor when it operates in the inhibition region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2011
    Publication date: September 6, 2012
    Applicant: ISTITUTO SUPERIORE MARIO BOELLA SULLE TECNOLOGIE DELL'INFORMAZIONE E DELLE TELECOMUNICAZIONI
    Inventors: Giuseppe Franco, Flavio Renga