Patents by Inventor James M. Grippe

James M. Grippe 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).

  • Patent number: 4439821
    Abstract: A DC to DC switching regulator includes a first pulse width modulator (PWM) (26) and two switching transistors (48) and (50) that are coupled to a transformer (18) to generate an output signal that has pulse widths variable in response to the PWM (26). The output of the transformer (18) is rectified to provide a regulated DC output. A second PWM (78) is provided to convert the amplitude of the regulated DC output to a stream of pulses that are input to an isolation transformer (112) by a push-pull arrangement of transistors (118) and (120). The pulse width of the pulses input to the isolation transformer (112) is variable as a function of the level of the regulated DC and the amplitude thereof is a constant referenced to the internal reference of the PWM (78). The output of the isolation transformer (112) is rectified and filtered to provide an error signal that varies in response to the pulse width of the output pulses from the PWM (78).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 1982
    Date of Patent: March 27, 1984
    Assignee: Varo, Inc.
    Inventor: James M. Grippe