Patents by Inventor James Vincent Sousae

James Vincent Sousae 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).

  • BIPOLAR JUNCTION TRANSISTOR HEATER CIRCUIT
    Publication number: 20230352928
    Abstract: An integrated circuit (IC) heater circuit comprises a drive circuit configured to increase the temperature of the IC when consuming power; a temperature sensor coupled to a control node of the drive circuit to activate and deactivate the drive circuit to provide an ambient temperature for the IC, wherein current of the temperature sensor varies with temperature; and a control circuit coupled to the temperature sensor and configured to adjust variation in the temperature sensitivity of the current of the temperature sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventors: Aref Kahaei, James Vincent Sousae, Carl T. Nelson, Robert Dobkin
  • Bipolar junction transistor heater circuit
    Patent number: 11735902
    Abstract: An integrated circuit (IC) heater circuit comprises a drive circuit configured to increase the temperature of the IC when consuming power; a temperature sensor coupled to a control node of the drive circuit to activate and deactivate the drive circuit to provide an ambient temperature for the IC, wherein current of the temperature sensor varies with temperature; and a control circuit coupled to the temperature sensor and configured to adjust variation in the temperature sensitivity of the current of the temperature sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: ANALOG DEVICES INTERNATIONAL UNLIMITED COMPANY
    Inventors: Aref Kahaei, James Vincent Sousae, Carl T. Nelson, Robert Dobkin
  • BIPOLAR JUNCTION TRANSISTOR HEATER CIRCUIT
    Publication number: 20210305804
    Abstract: An integrated circuit (IC) heater circuit comprises a drive circuit configured to increase the temperature of the IC when consuming power; a temperature sensor coupled to a control node of the drive circuit to activate and deactivate the drive circuit to provide an ambient temperature for the IC, wherein current of the temperature sensor varies with temperature; and a control circuit coupled to the temperature sensor and configured to adjust variation in the temperature sensitivity of the current of the temperature sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2020
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: Aref Kahaei, James Vincent Sousae, Carl T. Nelson, Robert Dobkin