Patents by Inventor Karel Nápravník
Karel Nápravník 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).
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Patent number: 10690409Abstract: A method for drying bulk goods, in particular wood fibers and/or wood chips, wherein the bulk goods is continuously dried in a dryer (1), in particular a drum dryer. The vapor-gas mixture flows through the drum dryer (1) in a dryer circuit and is indirectly heated via at least one heat exchanger (4) by a burner waste gas that is heated in at least one burner (5). The drying vapors are supplied to the at least one heat exchanger (4). Upstream, downstream and/or within the at least one heat exchanger (4), at least a partial flow of the drying vapors are branched off to be conducted into the burner (5). The remaining partial flow is conducted to the dryer (1) again. The partial flow of drying vapors to the burner (5) is driven by at least one regulable partial vapor fan (10).Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2016Date of Patent: June 23, 2020Assignee: Douglas Technical LimitedInventors: Zdenek Brancuzsky, Gunter Hensel, Karel Napravnik, Wolfgang Seifert
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Patent number: 10551121Abstract: A method for drying bulk goods, in particular wood fibers and/or wood chips, wherein the bulk goods is continuously dried in a dryer (1), in particular a drum dryer. The vapor-gas mixture flows through the drum dryer (1) in a dryer circuit and is indirectly heated via at least one heat exchanger (4) by a burner waste gas that is heated in at least one burner (5). The drying vapors are supplied to the at least one heat exchanger (4). Upstream, downstream and/or within the at least one heat exchanger (4), at least a partial flow of the drying vapors are branched off to be conducted into the burner (5). The remaining partial flow is conducted to the dryer (1) again. The partial flow of drying vapors to the burner (5) is driven by at least one regulable partial vapor fan (10).Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2009Date of Patent: February 4, 2020Assignee: Douglas Technical LimitedInventors: Zdenek Brancuzsky, Günter Hensel, Karel Napravnik, Wolfgang Seifert
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Publication number: 20170051972Abstract: A method for drying bulk goods, in particular wood fibers and/or wood chips, wherein the bulk goods is continuously dried in a dryer (1), in particular a drum dryer. The vapor-gas mixture flows through the drum dryer (1) in a dryer circuit and is indirectly heated via at least one heat exchanger (4) by a burner waste gas that is heated in at least one burner (5). The drying vapors are supplied to the at least one heat exchanger (4). Upstream, downstream and/or within the at least one heat exchanger (4), at least a partial flow of the drying vapors are branched off to be conducted into the burner (5). The remaining partial flow is conducted to the dryer (1) again. The partial flow of drying vapors to the burner (5) is driven by at least one regulable partial vapor fan (10).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2016Publication date: February 23, 2017Inventors: Zdenek BRANCUZSKY, Gunter HENSEL, Karel NAPRAVNIK, Wolfgang SEIFERT
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Patent number: 9317054Abstract: A circuit may include a differential amplifier and a feedback network. The feedback network may have a chain of resistance sets coupled in series, with a first end terminal coupled to an output terminal of the differential amplifier and a second end terminal coupled to a power reference terminal of the differential amplifier. Respective nodes may be coupled between successive ones of the resistance sets. A feedback terminal may be coupled to an inverting input terminal of the differential amplifier. A controller may control a set of switches to electrically couple a given node to the feedback terminal. A first resistance set of the chain adjacent the first end terminal may be two resistance subsets coupled in series, with an intermediate node coupled therebetween. A programmable current generator may have a current output coupled to the intermediate node and may produce a controlled current flowing at the current output terminal.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2014Date of Patent: April 19, 2016Assignee: STMICROELECTRONICS INTERNATIONAL N.V.Inventors: Alexandre Pons, Karel Napravnik
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Publication number: 20150084609Abstract: A circuit may include a differential amplifier and a feedback network. The feedback network may have a chain of resistance sets coupled in series, with a first end terminal coupled to an output terminal of the differential amplifier and a second end terminal coupled to a power reference terminal of the differential amplifier. Respective nodes may be coupled between successive ones of the resistance sets. A feedback terminal may be coupled to an inverting input terminal of the differential amplifier. A controller may control a set of switches to electrically couple a given node to the feedback terminal. A first resistance set of the chain adjacent the first end terminal may be two resistance subsets coupled in series, with an intermediate node coupled therebetween. A programmable current generator may have a current output coupled to the intermediate node and may produce a controlled current flowing at the current output terminal.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2014Publication date: March 26, 2015Applicant: STMICROELECTRONICS INTERNATIONAL N.V.Inventors: Alexandre Pons, Karel Napravnik
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Patent number: 8981746Abstract: A low-dropout linear regulator includes an error amplifier which includes a cascaded arrangement of a differential amplifier and a gain stage. The gain stage includes a transistor driven by the differential amplifier to produce at a drive signal for an output stage of the regulator. The transistor is interposed over its source-drain line between a first resistive load included in a RC network creating a zero in the open loop gain of the regulator, and a second resistive load to produce a drive signal for the output stage of the regulator. The second resistive load is a non-linear compensation element to render current consumption linearly proportional to the load current to the regulator. The first resistive load is a non-linear element causing the frequency of said zero created by the RC network to decrease as the load current of the regulator decreases.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2012Date of Patent: March 17, 2015Assignee: STMicroelectronics Design and Application S.R.O.Inventor: Karel Napravnik
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Patent number: 8836303Abstract: An active leakage consuming module (1001) is to be added to an LDO regulator without modification of the structure of this latter. The module provides a low-power operating mode with reduced current consumption, without impairing an operation of the LDO regulator for higher currents output by said LDO regulator. The module comprises a leakage current path (54) and control means (40, 50) for conducting consumed current below a threshold out of a pull-down path of the LDO regulator.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2011Date of Patent: September 16, 2014Assignee: ST-Ericsson SAInventors: Karel Nápravnik, Alexandre Pons
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Publication number: 20130314063Abstract: An active leakage consuming module (1001) is to be added to an LDO regulator without modification of the structure of this latter. The module provides a low-power operating mode with reduced current consumption, without impairing an operation of the LDO regulator for higher currents output by said LDO regulator. The module comprises a leakage current path (54) and control means (40, 50) for conducting consumed current below a threshold out of a pull-down path of the LDO regulator.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2011Publication date: November 28, 2013Applicant: ST-ERICSSON SAInventors: Karel Nápravník, Alexandre Pons
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Patent number: 8242761Abstract: A low-dropout linear regulator includes an error amplifier comprising a cascaded arrangement of a differential amplifier and a gain stage having interposed therebetween a frequency compensation network for a loading current to flow therethrough. The regulator includes a current limiter inserted the flow-path of the loading current for the compensation network to increase the slew rate of the output of the differential amplifier by dispensing with the capacitive load in the frequency compensation network during load transients in the regulator.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2009Date of Patent: August 14, 2012Assignee: STMicroelectronics Design and Application s.r.o.Inventor: Karel Napravnik
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Publication number: 20120181998Abstract: A low-dropout linear regulator includes an error amplifier which includes a cascaded arrangement of a differential amplifier and a gain stage. The gain stage includes a transistor driven by the differential amplifier to produce at a drive signal for an output stage of the regulator. The transistor is interposed over its source-drain line between a first resistive load included in a RC network creating a zero in the open loop gain of the regulator, and a second resistive load to produce a drive signal for the output stage of the regulator. The second resistive load is a non-linear compensation element to render current consumption linearly proportional to the load current to the regulator. The first resistive load is a non-linear element causing the frequency of said zero created by the RC network to decrease as the load current of the regulator decreases.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2012Publication date: July 19, 2012Applicant: STMicroelectronics Design and Application s.r.o.Inventor: Karel NAPRAVNIK
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Patent number: 8154265Abstract: A low-dropout linear regulator includes an error amplifier which includes a cascaded arrangement of a differential amplifier and a gain stage. The gain stage includes a transistor driven by the differential amplifier to produce at a drive signal for an output stage of the regulator. The transistor is interposed over its source-drain line between a first resistive load included in a RC network creating a zero in the open loop gain of the regulator, and a second resistive load to produce a drive signal for the output stage of the regulator. The second resistive load is a non-linear compensation element to render current consumption linearly proportional to the load current to the regulator. The first resistive load is a non-linear element causing the frequency of said zero created by the RC network to decrease as the load current of the regulator decreases.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2009Date of Patent: April 10, 2012Assignee: STMicroelectronics Design and Application S.R.O.Inventor: Karel Napravnik
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Patent number: 8040172Abstract: A logic level converter includes two first electronic switches coupled in a bi-stable flip-flop arrangement having at least one output line, and a forcing circuitry including two second electronic switches to force switching of the first electronic switches in the flip-flop arrangement. The forcing circuitry has an input terminal to receive a logic input signal having a given level to produce switching of the flip-flop arrangement and generate at the output line(s) of the flip-flop arrangement, a logic output signal(s) whose voltage level is converted with respect to the level of the logic input signal. The converter includes, interposed between each of the two first electronic switches in the flip-flop arrangement and a respective one of the second electronic switches in the forcing circuitry, at least one respective cascode electronic switch to limit the voltage across the two first electronic switches in the flip-flop arrangement.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2009Date of Patent: October 18, 2011Assignee: STMicroelectronics Design and Application s.r.o.Inventors: Tomas Jerabek, Karel Napravnik
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Publication number: 20110030235Abstract: The invention proposes a method for drying bulk goods, in particular wood fibers and/or wood chips, wherein the bulk goods is continuously dried in a dryer (1), in particular a drum dryer. The vapor-gas mixture flows through the drum dryer (1) in a dryer circuit and is indirectly heated via at least one heat exchanger (4) by a burner waste gas that is heated in at least one burner (5). The drying vapors are supplied to the at least one heat exchanger (4). Upstream, downstream and/or within the at least one heat exchanger (4), at least a partial flow of the drying vapors are branched off to be conducted into the burner (5). The remaining partial flow is conducted to the dryer (1) again. The partial flow of drying vapors to the burner (5) is driven by means of at least one regulable partial vapor fan (10).Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2009Publication date: February 10, 2011Inventors: Zdenek Brancuzsky, Günter Hensel, Karel Napravnik, Wolfgang Seifert
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Publication number: 20100156499Abstract: A logic level converter includes two first electronic switches coupled in a bi-stable flip-flop arrangement having at least one output line, and a forcing circuitry including two second electronic switches to force switching of the first electronic switches in the flip-flop arrangement. The forcing circuitry has an input terminal to receive a logic input signal having a given level to produce switching of the flip-flop arrangement and generate at the output line(s) of the flip-flop arrangement, a logic output signal(s) whose voltage level is converted with respect to the level of the logic input signal. The converter includes, interposed between each of the two first electronic switches in the flip-flop arrangement and a respective one of the second electronic switches in the forcing circuitry, at least one respective cascode electronic switch to limit the voltage across the two first electronic switches in the flip-flop arrangement.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2009Publication date: June 24, 2010Applicant: STMicroelectronics Design and Application s.r.o.Inventors: Tomas JERABEK, Karel Napravnik
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Publication number: 20100148735Abstract: A low-dropout linear regulator includes an error amplifier which includes a cascaded arrangement of a differential amplifier and a gain stage. The gain stage includes a transistor driven by the differential amplifier to produce at a drive signal for an output stage of the regulator. The transistor is interposed over its source-drain line between a first resistive load included in a RC network creating a zero in the open loop gain of the regulator, and a second resistive load to produce a drive signal for the output stage of the regulator. The second resistive load is a non-linear compensation element to render current consumption linearly proportional to the load current to the regulator. The first resistive load is a non-linear element causing the frequency of said zero created by the RC network to decrease as the load current of the regulator decreases.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2009Publication date: June 17, 2010Applicant: STMicroelectronics Design and Apparatus s.r.o.Inventor: Karel NAPRAVNIK
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Publication number: 20100148736Abstract: A low-dropout linear regulator includes an error amplifier comprising a cascaded arrangement of a differential amplifier and a gain stage having interposed therebetween a frequency compensation network for a loading current to flow therethrough. The regulator includes a current limiter inserted the flow-path of the loading current for the compensation network to increase the slew rate of the output of the differential amplifier by dispensing with the capacitive load in the frequency compensation network during load transients in the regulator.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2009Publication date: June 17, 2010Applicant: STMicroelectronics Design and Application s.r.o.Inventor: Karel Napravnik