Patents by Inventor Jose M. Q. Benegoechea

Jose M. Q. Benegoechea 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).

  • Second breakdown protection circuit for X-ray generator inverter
    Patent number: 4589051
    Abstract: In an X-ray generator operating with a pulse-width-modulated transistor inverter, circuitry is provided to sense the collector-emitter voltage of each of the transistors and to responsively turn off the transistor when that voltage level reaches a predetermined threshold level which is indicative of a problem. Provision is included to inhibit the operation of the protective circuit during the time period in which the transistor is turning on so as to thereby allow for higher voltages during that critical period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 1983
    Date of Patent: May 13, 1986
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Carlos M. Santurtun, Felix L. Ceca, Jose M. Q. Benegoechea