Patents by Inventor Jonathan L. Britton

Jonathan L. Britton 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 apparatus of fast battery charging with universal high power input source
    Patent number: 9356460
    Abstract: Methods, electronic devices and USB charger apparatus are presented for fast USB charging, in which a high voltage master of the device detects a connected high voltage charger and selectively connects a current circuit to source or sink a current to or from one USB cable data signal conductor while providing a non-zero voltage to the other USB cable data signal conductor to configure the charger apparatus to provide charging power at a particular high voltage level above a nominal voltage level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Sai Bun S. Wong, Qiong M. Li, Jinrong Qian, Jonathan L. Britton
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS OF FAST BATTERY CHARGING WITH UNIVERSAL HIGH POWER INPUT SOURCE
    Publication number: 20150035477
    Abstract: Methods, electronic devices and USB charger apparatus are presented for fast USB charging, in which a high voltage master of the device detects a connected high voltage charger and selectively connects a current circuit to source or sink a current to or from one USB cable data signal conductor while providing a non-zero voltage to the other USB cable data signal conductor to configure the charger apparatus to provide charging power at a particular high voltage level above a nominal voltage level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2014
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Applicant: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Sai Bun S. Wong, Qiong M. Li, Jinrong Qian, Jonathan L. Britton