Patents by Inventor Gunter Ludgert

Gunter Ludgert 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).

  • Method and device for switching a semi-conductor circuit breaker
    Publication number: 20060034138
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for switching a semi-conductor circuit breaker by means of which the resistance of the breaker gap of the semi-conductor circuit breaker is controlled by a control voltage (Vst), such that the power loss (Pist) from the circuit breaker does not exceed a predetermined setpoint (Psoll). The invention also relates to a device for carrying out said method wherein a transfer gate, which is controlled by a charge pump, is used as a semi-conductor circuit breaker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2003
    Publication date: February 16, 2006
    Inventors: Stephan Bolz, Tudor-Ion Gamulescu, Rainer Knorr, Gunter Ludgert