Patents by Inventor John Allen Carpenter

John Allen Carpenter 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).

  • Electrostatic discharge conducting pathway having a noise filter spark gap
    Patent number: 8638536
    Abstract: A printed circuit board includes a primary region, a secondary region and an isolation region disposed between the primary region and the secondary region to galvanically isolate the primary region from the secondary region. The primary region is to be coupled to an AC source. The primary region also includes an electrostatic discharge (ESD) conducting pathway to redirect current to the AC source that crosses the isolation region. A spark gap is included in the ESD conducting pathway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: Power Integrations, Inc.
    Inventor: John Allen Carpenter
  • ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE CONDUCTING PATHWAY HAVING A NOISE FILTER SPARK GAP
    Publication number: 20120120539
    Abstract: A printed circuit board includes a primary region, a secondary region and an isolation region disposed between the primary region and the secondary region to galvanically isolate the primary region from the secondary region. The primary region is to be coupled to an AC source. The primary region also includes an electrostatic discharge (ESD) conducting pathway to redirect current to the AC source that crosses the isolation region. A spark gap is included in the ESD conducting pathway.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2012
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Applicant: POWER INTEGRATIONS, INC.
    Inventor: John Allen Carpenter
  • Electrostatic discharge conducting pathway having a noise filter spark gap
    Patent number: 8134817
    Abstract: A printed circuit board includes a primary region, a secondary region and an isolation region disposed between the primary region and the secondary region to galvanically isolate the primary region from the secondary region. The primary region is to be coupled to an AC source. The primary region also includes an electrostatic discharge (ESD) conducting pathway to redirect current to the AC source that crosses the isolation region. A spark gap is included in the ESD conducting pathway to filter noise and to provide a current path to the AC source for the current that crosses the isolation region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: Power Integrations, Inc.
    Inventor: John Allen Carpenter
  • ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE CONDUCTING PATHWAY HAVING A NOISE FILTER SPARK GAP
    Publication number: 20100039838
    Abstract: A printed circuit board includes a primary region, a secondary region and an isolation region disposed between the primary region and the secondary region to galvanically isolate the primary region from the secondary region. The primary region is to be coupled to an AC source. The primary region also includes an electrostatic discharge (ESD) conducting pathway to redirect current to the AC source that crosses the isolation region. A spark gap is included in the ESD conducting pathway to filter noise and to provide a current path to the AC source for the current that crosses the isolation region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2008
    Publication date: February 18, 2010
    Applicant: POWER INTEGRATIONS, INC.
    Inventor: John Allen Carpenter