Patents by Inventor Harold Arthur Smith

Harold Arthur Smith 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: 20150323571
    Abstract: There is provided a current sense circuit (134). An exemplary current sense circuit (134) comprises a voltage-to-current converter circuit (218) that is adapted to receive a voltage that is proportional to a load current drawn from a battery (110) by a load (202) and to produce a current proportional to the load current, and a current-to-voltage converter circuit (228) that is adapted to receive the current proportional to the load current and to produce a voltage proportional to the load. current based on a regulated voltage source (230).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2015
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Inventor: HAROLD ARTHUR SMITH
  • Patent number: 9116180
    Abstract: There is provided a current sense circuit (134). An exemplary current sense circuit (134) comprises a voltage-to-current converter circuit (218) that is adapted to receive a voltage that is proportional to a load current drawn from a battery (110) by a load (202) and to produce a current proportional to the load current, and a current-to-voltage converter circuit (228) that is adapted to receive the current proportional to the load current and to produce a voltage proportional to the load current based on a regulated voltage source (230).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: Panasonic Automotive Systems Company of America, Division of Panasonic Corporation of North America
    Inventor: Harold Arthur Smith
  • Publication number: 20130278242
    Abstract: There is provided a current sense circuit (134). An exemplary current sense circuit (134) comprises a voltage-to-current converter circuit (218) that is adapted to receive a voltage that is proportional to a load current drawn from a battery (110) by a load (202) and to produce a current proportional to the load current, and a current-to-voltage converter circuit (228) that is adapted to receive the current proportional to the load current and to produce a voltage proportional to the load current based on a regulated voltage source (230).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2012
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Applicant: Panasonic Automotive Systems Company of America, Division of Panasonic Corporation of North America
    Inventor: Harold Arthur Smith
  • Publication number: 20130069631
    Abstract: There is provided a current sense circuit (134). An exemplary current sense circuit (134) comprises a voltage-to-current converter circuit (218) that is adapted to receive a voltage that is proportional to a load current drawn from a battery (110) by a load (202) and to produce a current proportional to the load current, and a current-to-voltage converter circuit (228) that is adapted to receive the current proportional to the load current and to produce a voltage proportional to the load current based on a regulated voltage source (230).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2012
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Applicant: Panasonic Automotive Systems Company of America Division of Panasonic Corporation of North America
    Inventor: Harold Arthur Smith
  • Patent number: 8339202
    Abstract: There is provided a current sense circuit (134). An exemplary current sense circuit (134) comprises a voltage-to-current converter circuit (218) that is adapted to receive a voltage that is proportional to a load current drawn from a battery (110) by a load (202) and to produce a current proportional to the load current, and a current-to-voltage converter circuit (228) that is adapted to receive the current proportional to the load current and to produce a voltage proportional to the load current based on a regulated voltage source (230).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Panasonic Automotive Systems of America, division of Panasonic Corporation of North America
    Inventor: Harold Arthur Smith
  • Publication number: 20080310648
    Abstract: There is provided a current sense circuit (134). An exemplary current sense circuit (134) comprises a voltage-to-current converter circuit (218) that is adapted to receive a voltage that is proportional to a load current drawn from a battery (110) by a load (202) and to produce a current proportional to the load current, and a current-to-voltage converter circuit (228) that is adapted to receive the current proportional to the load current and to produce a voltage proportional to the load current based on a regulated voltage source (230).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2007
    Publication date: December 18, 2008
    Applicant: Panasonic Automotive Systems Co. of America ˜ Division of Panasonic Corp. of North America
    Inventor: Harold Arthur Smith
  • Patent number: 5699013
    Abstract: First and second amplifiers are coupled together to provide complementary output signals at respective output terminals in response to application of operating potentials to first and second supply terminals of each amplifier and application of an input signal to at least the first amplifier. A switching circuit, responsive to a first level of a tri-state control signal supplied thereto, applies the operating potentials individually to the first and second supply terminals of each amplifier and concurrently couples the input signal to the input of the first amplifier and, responsive to a second level of the tri-state control signal, isolates all of the amplifier supply terminals and decouples the input signal. Transient disturbances are minimized by AC coupling the input signal and applying a common mode signal from a common mode source to the AC coupling, to a reference input of each amplifier and to the output terminal of each amplifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 16, 1997
    Assignee: Thomson Consumer Electronics, Inc.
    Inventor: Harold Arthur Smith