Patents by Inventor Marc Bleukx

Marc Bleukx 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: 7433207
    Abstract: A bi-directional converter for converting voltage bi-directionally between a high voltage bus and a low voltage bus, having a switching converter connected across the high voltage bus, the switching converter having first and second switching modules connected in series across the high voltage bus, a switched node disposed between the switching modules being coupled to an inductor, the first and second switching modules being controllable so that the switching converter can be operated as a buck converter or a boost converter depending upon the direction of conversion from the high voltage bus to the low voltage bus or vice versa; the mid-voltage bus being coupled to a first full bridge switching circuit having two pairs of series connected switches with switched nodes between each of the pairs of switches being connected across a first winding of a transformer having a preset turns ratio.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2008
    Assignee: ASBU Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Volker Thor, Marc Bleukx
  • Publication number: 20070217229
    Abstract: A bi-directional converter for converting voltage bi-directionally between a high voltage bus and a low voltage bus, comprising a switching converter connected across the high voltage bus, the switching converter comprising first and second switching modules connected in series across the high voltage bus, a switched node disposed between the switching modules being coupled to an inductor, the inductor connected to a first capacitor, the connection between the inductor and the first capacitor comprising a mid-voltage bus, the first and second switching modules being controllable so that the switching converter can be operated as a buck converter or a boost converter depending upon the direction of conversion from the high voltage bus to the low voltage bus or vice versa; the mid-voltage bus being coupled to a first full bridge switching circuit comprising two pairs of series connected switches with switched nodes between each of the pairs of switches being connected across a first winding of a transformer hav
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2006
    Publication date: September 20, 2007
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL RECTIFIER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Volker Thor, Marc Bleukx
  • Publication number: 20040056534
    Abstract: An electrical arrangement provides power to a plurality of electrical systems, the electrical arrangement including a plurality of voltage buses; a plurality of voltage sources configured to supply respective electrical voltage potentials, the voltage sources being respectively assigned to the voltage buses, the voltage sources supplying the respective electrical voltage potentials to the respective voltage buses; at least one electrical system assigned to and electrically coupled to each of the voltage buses to receive electrical power; and a DC-DC converter arrangement electrically coupled to the voltage buses, the DC-DC converter being configured to convert at least one of the respective voltage potentials to another one of the respective voltage potentials, the DC-DC converter being mechanically and proximally coupled to at least one of the voltage sources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2003
    Publication date: March 25, 2004
    Applicant: International Rectifier Corp.
    Inventors: Mario Linke, Marc Bleukx