Patents by Inventor Joe Walter Kirstein

Joe Walter Kirstein 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 system for transient voltage suppression devices with active control
    Patent number: 10103540
    Abstract: A transient voltage suppression (TVS) device and a method of forming the device are provided. The transient voltage suppression (TVS) device includes a first layer of wide band gap semiconductor material formed of a first conductivity type material, a second layer of wide band gap semiconductor material formed of a second conductivity type material over at least a portion of the first layer, and a third layer of wide band gap semiconductor material formed of the first conductivity type material over at least a portion of the second layer. The TVS device also includes a conductive path electrically coupled between the second layer and an electrical connection to a circuit external to the TVS device, the conductive path configured to permit controlling a turning on of the TVS device at less than a breakdown voltage of the TVS device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Avinash Srikrishnan Kashyap, Peter Micah Sandvik, Joe Walter Kirstein, Alexander Viktorovich Bolotnikov
  • Method and system for over-voltage protection using transient voltage suppression devices
    Patent number: 9947647
    Abstract: A method of fabricating an overvoltage protection device and an over-voltage circuit protection device are provided. The over-voltage circuit protection device includes a plurality of transient voltage suppression (TVS) devices coupled in electrical parallel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Avinash Srikrishnan Kashyap, Peter Micah Sandvik, Mark Gerard Roberto, David Mulford Shaddock, Joe Walter Kirstein
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TRANSIENT VOLTAGE SUPPRESSION DEVICES WITH ACTIVE CONTROL
    Publication number: 20150311701
    Abstract: A transient voltage suppression (TVS) device and a method of forming the device are provided. The transient voltage suppression (TVS) device includes a first layer of wide band gap semiconductor material formed of a first conductivity type material, a second layer of wide band gap semiconductor material formed of a second conductivity type material over at least a portion of the first layer, and a third layer of wide band gap semiconductor material formed of the first conductivity type material over at least a portion of the second layer. The TVS device also includes a conductive path electrically coupled between the second layer and an electrical connection to a circuit external to the TVS device, the conductive path configured to permit controlling a turning on of the TVS device at less than a breakdown voltage of the TVS device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2014
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Avinash Srikrishnan Kashyap, Peter Micah Sandvik, Joe Walter Kirstein, Alexander Viktorovich Bolotnikov
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OVER-VOLTAGE PROTECTION USING TRANSIENT VOLTAGE SUPPRESSION DEVICES
    Publication number: 20150162743
    Abstract: A method of fabricating an overvoltage protection device and an over-voltage circuit protection device are provided. The over-voltage circuit protection device includes a plurality of transient voltage suppression (TVS) devices coupled in electrical parallel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2013
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Avinash Srikrishnan Kashyap, Peter Micah Sandvik, Mark Gerard Roberto, David Mulford Shaddock, Joe Walter Kirstein