Patents by Inventor Jan Dreser

Jan Dreser 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 structure for detecting an overcurrent in a triac
    Patent number: 9019675
    Abstract: A method comprising: a) during at least part of a conduction phase of the triac, measuring the gate potential of the triac; and b) comparing a value based on said measurement with a reference threshold and deducing the presence or the absence of an overcurrent based on said comparison.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics (Tours) SAS
    Inventors: Jan Dreser, Laurent Gonthier
  • Method and Structure for Detecting an Overcurrent in a Triac
    Publication number: 20120087052
    Abstract: A method comprising: a) during at least part of a conduction phase of the triac, measuring the gate potential of the triac; and b) comparing a value based on said measurement with a reference threshold and deducing the presence or the absence of an overcurrent based on said comparison.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Publication date: April 12, 2012
    Applicants: STMicroelectronics Design & Application sro, STMicroelectronics (Tours) SAS
    Inventors: Jan Dreser, Laurent Gonthier