Patents by Inventor Jeffrey Boylan

Jeffrey Boylan 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: 8934267
    Abstract: The improved DC-DC converter apparatus includes a primary side circuit and a secondary side circuit that is galvanically isolated from the primary. The primary side induces a voltage in the secondary side that provides an output voltage for driving POLs. A controller in the primary senses a reflected output voltage signal that is coupled from the secondary and is proportional to the secondary output voltage with respect to a voltage regulation point determined by either a voltage divider circuit or the zener voltage in the secondary. The voltage regulation point is established by wide-tolerance electrical components, such as a zener diode, a resistor, or a combination, connected in the coupling device circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: TDK-Lambda Corporation
    Inventors: Jin He, Jeffrey Boylan, Carl Wildrick
  • Publication number: 20120112723
    Abstract: The improved DC-DC converter apparatus includes a primary side circuit and a secondary side circuit that is galvanically isolated from the primary. The primary side induces a voltage in the secondary side that provides an output voltage for driving POLs. A controller in the primary senses a reflected output voltage signal that is coupled from the secondary and is proportional to the secondary output voltage with respect to a voltage regulation point determined by either a voltage divider circuit or the zener voltage in the secondary. The voltage regulation point is established by wide-tolerance electrical components, such as a zener diode, a resistor, or a combination, connected in the coupling device circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2011
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Inventors: Jin He, Jeffrey Boylan, Carl Wildrick
  • Patent number: 6778405
    Abstract: The adapter couples a power module to a circuit board. An adapter embodying the present invention can be configured to allow the connection of any power module regardless of pin out to any circuit board. Signal modifying circuitry can also be added to the adapter to enhance or simply modify the signal to the end user's circuit board. The modifying circuitry can act on either the input to the adapter or the output from the adapter. At least one conductive path couples the input interconnects and the output interconnects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2004
    Assignee: Innoveta Technologies
    Inventors: Jeffrey Boylan, Carl Milton Wildrick, Gordon K. Y. Lee
  • Publication number: 20040027103
    Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method to offer either independent output adjustment or tracking output voltages in a post regulated converter is provided. A new resistor divider and reference structure is introduced, which offers simplicity and low parts count in achieving the two different output voltage adjustment functions. In one embodiment, the voltage regulator includes a plurality of output voltage pins, a plurality of independent trim pins, a tracking trim adjust pin, a plurality of voltage error pins, a reference voltage supply; and a plurality of operational amplifiers. The plurality of output voltage pins are coupled to a first input and an output of the operational amplifiers. The reference voltage supply is coupled a second input of each of the operational amplifiers. The tracking trim adjust pin is coupled to the first input of each of the operational amplifiers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2002
    Publication date: February 12, 2004
    Inventor: Jeffrey Boylan
  • Patent number: 6686726
    Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method to offer either independent output adjustment or tracking output voltages in a post regulated converter is provided. A new resistor divider and reference structure is introduced, which offers simplicity and low parts count in achieving the two different output voltage adjustment functions. In one embodiment, the voltage regulator includes a plurality of output voltage pins, a plurality of independent trim pins, a tracking trim adjust pin, a plurality of voltage error pins, a reference voltage supply; and a plurality of operational amplifiers. The plurality of output voltage pins are coupled to a first input and an output of the operational amplifiers. The reference voltage supply is coupled a second input of each of the operational amplifiers. The tracking trim adjust pin is coupled to the first input of each of the operational amplifiers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2004
    Assignee: Innoveta Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Jeffrey Boylan
  • Publication number: 20030058628
    Abstract: The adapter couples a power module to a circuit board. An adapter embodying the present invention can be configured to allow the connection of any power module regardless of pin out to any circuit board. Signal modifying circuitry can also be added to the adapter to enhance or simply modify the signal to the end user's circuit board. The modifying circuitry can act on either the input to the adapter or the output from the adapter. At least one conductive path couples the input interconnects and the output interconnects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2001
    Publication date: March 27, 2003
    Inventors: Jeffrey Boylan, Carl Milton Wildrick, Gordon K.Y. Lee