Patents by Inventor Jaromir Uherek

Jaromir Uherek 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).

  • Discharge circuit and method
    Patent number: 8710804
    Abstract: In accordance with an embodiment, a power supply may include a filter stage coupled to an input terminal of a discharge circuit and a supply capacitor coupled to an output terminal of the discharge circuit. In accordance with another embodiment, a method for discharging at least one capacitor includes discharging the at least one capacitor in response to a signal at the input terminal of the discharge circuit being different from a reference signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC
    Inventors: Karel Ptacek, Juan Carlos Pastrana, Jiri Bubla, Jaromir Uherek
  • DISCHARGE CIRCUIT AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20130027999
    Abstract: In accordance with an embodiment, a power supply may include a filter stage coupled to an input terminal of a discharge circuit and a supply capacitor coupled to an output terminal of the discharge circuit. In accordance with another embodiment, a method for discharging at least one capacitor includes discharging the at least one capacitor in response to a signal at the input terminal of the discharge circuit being different from a reference signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2011
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Inventors: Karel Ptacek, Juan Carlos Pastrana, Jiri Bubla, Jaromir Uherek