Patents by Inventor Matthew Mascioli

Matthew Mascioli 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).

  • Method and apparatus for limiting inrush current during startup of a buck converter
    Patent number: 9882481
    Abstract: A method of regulating an output voltage of a buck converter during a startup period in which the buck converter is first enabled includes regulating the output voltage of the buck converter to a reference voltage under current-mode control during a first part of the startup period, and regulating the output voltage of the buck converter to the reference voltage under voltage-mode control during a second, later part of the startup period. The reference voltage ramps up from an initial voltage at the beginning of the startup period to a target voltage at the end of the startup period. Buck converter embodiments are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies Austria AG
    Inventors: Matthew Mascioli, Mattia Oddicini, Herbert Zojer
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LIMITING INRUSH CURRENT DURING STARTUP OF A BUCK CONVERTER
    Publication number: 20180006560
    Abstract: A method of regulating an output voltage of a buck converter during a startup period in which the buck converter is first enabled includes regulating the output voltage of the buck converter to a reference voltage under current-mode control during a first part of the startup period, and regulating the output voltage of the buck converter to the reference voltage under voltage-mode control during a second, later part of the startup period. The reference voltage ramps up from an initial voltage at the beginning of the startup period to a target voltage at the end of the startup period. Buck converter embodiments are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2016
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Inventors: Matthew Mascioli, Mattia Oddicini, Herbert Zojer