Patents by Inventor Joel Zaens

Joel Zaens 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: 11942865
    Abstract: A power converter with a voltage-modulating circuit, a controller, and a sensing circuit. The controller controls switches of a voltage-modulating circuit to provide a level of an output voltage (VOUT) based on an operational mode of the voltage-modulating circuit and a voltage measurement provided by the sensing circuit. The operational mode of the voltage-modulating circuit can be pass-through mode or voltage-modulating. The sensing circuit includes one or more externally programmable connectors configured to determine one or more boundaries of an output voltage window. In the pass-through mode, a level of VOUT will be provided without switching any of the switches when a level of an input voltage (VIN) falls within the output voltage window. In the voltage-modulating mode, a level of VOUT will be provided by switching one or more of the switches when the level of VIN falls outside of the output voltage window having only one boundary.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: TDK-Lambda Americas Inc.
    Inventors: Carl Wildrick, Joel Zaens
  • Publication number: 20220352821
    Abstract: A power converter with a voltage-modulating circuit, a controller, and a sensing circuit. The controller controls switches of a voltage-modulating circuit to provide a level of an output voltage (VOUT) based on an operational mode of the voltage-modulating circuit and a voltage measurement provided by the sensing circuit. The operational mode of the voltage-modulating circuit can be pass-through mode or voltage-modulating. The sensing circuit includes one or more externally programmable connectors configured to determine one or more boundaries of an output voltage window. In the pass-through mode, a level of VOUT will be provided without switching any of the switches when a level of an input voltage (VIN) falls within the output voltage window. In the voltage-modulating mode, a level of VOUT will be provided by switching one or more of the switches when the level of VIN falls outside of the output voltage window having only one boundary.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2021
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Inventors: Carl Wildrick, Joel Zaens