Patents by Inventor Marco LA PILA

Marco LA PILA 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: 12003177
    Abstract: A switching regulator circuit has a high side (HS) transistor actuated during on time (TON) of a duty cycle. The output current of the switching regulator circuit is determined from sensing a transistor current flowing through the HS transistor during HS transistor on time (TON) and dividing the sensed transistor current by the duty cycle to generate an output signal indicative of the output current of the switching regulator circuit. The duty cycle is determined from a ratio of the on time (TON) and off time (TOFF) of the switching regulator circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics S.r.l.
    Inventors: Marco La Pila, Giuseppe Platania
  • Publication number: 20240006996
    Abstract: A switching regulator circuit has a switching transistor actuated during a switching on phase of a duty cycle. The current flowing through an inductor of the switching regulator circuit is determined from sensing a transistor current flowing through the switching transistor during switching on phase and selectively charging a capacitor of a switched capacitor circuit dependent on a current sense signal during the switching on phase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2023
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Applicant: STMicroelectronics S.r.l.
    Inventors: Marco LA PILA, Giuseppe PLATANIA, Vanni POLETTO
  • Publication number: 20230378870
    Abstract: A switching regulator circuit has a high side (HS) transistor actuated during on time (TON) of a duty cycle. The output current of the switching regulator circuit is determined from sensing a transistor current flowing through the HS transistor during HS transistor on time (TON) and dividing the sensed transistor current by the duty cycle to generate an output signal indicative of the output current of the switching regulator circuit. The duty cycle is determined from a ratio of the on time (TON) and off time (TOFF) of the switching regulator circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2022
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Applicant: STMicroelectronics S.r.l.
    Inventors: Marco LA PILA, Giuseppe PLATANIA
  • Publication number: 20230378864
    Abstract: A switching regulator circuit has a switching transistor actuated during a switching on phase of a duty cycle. The current flowing through an inductor of the switching regulator circuit is determined from sensing a transistor current flowing through the switching transistor during switching on phase and dividing the sensed transistor current by the duty cycle to generate an output signal indicative of the inductor current of the switching regulator circuit. The duty cycle is determined from a detected ratio of switching transistor turn on time during the switching on phase and switching transistor turn off time during a switching off phase as controlled by the duty cycle control of the regulator circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2023
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Applicant: STMicroelectronics S.r.l.
    Inventors: Marco LA PILA, Giuseppe PLATANIA