Patents by Inventor Leo J. Grimone, III

Leo J. Grimone, III 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: 7667525
    Abstract: The bus switch with back gate control circuit includes: an NMOS transistor coupled between a first port and a second port; a PMOS transistor coupled in parallel with the NMOS transistor; a first blocking device coupled between the first port and a control node of the PMOS transistor; a second blocking device coupled between the second port and the control node of the PMOS transistor; a first pull-down device coupled to a back gate of the NMOS transistor; and a second pull-down device coupled to the back gate of the NMOS transistor, wherein the pull down device is controlled by a power supply node and the control node of the PMOS transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2010
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventor: Leo J. Grimone, III
  • Patent number: 7119601
    Abstract: The pass-gate circuit with backgate pull-up includes: a pass-gate transistor coupled between a first port and a second port; a backgate pull-up transistor coupled between a back gate of the pass-gate transistor and a gate of the pass-gate transistor; a first MOS transistor coupled between a first port and the gate of the pass-gate transistor; and a second MOS transistor coupled between a second port and the gate of the pass-gate transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2006
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventor: Leo J. Grimone, III