Patents by Inventor Maurizio Ferrarin

Maurizio Ferrarin 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: 9900003
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a high voltage switch circuit, comprising an input port adapted to receive a pulse type input current and an output port, which can be used selectively to conduct an output current to a corresponding electrical load. The switch circuit comprises a buffer stage adapted to sense the input voltage at said input port and to provide a buffered voltage that follows said input voltage. The switch circuit comprises complementary switches electrically connected between said input port and said output port and a voltage level translator electrically connected with said switches, said buffer stage and a control terminal that provides a control signal. The voltage level translator provides suitable gate voltages at the gate terminals of said switches, so that the operation of these latter can be controlled by said control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi Onlus
    Inventors: Rune Asbjoern Thorsen, Luca Lombardini, Maurizio Ferrarin
  • Publication number: 20150057539
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a high voltage switch circuit, comprising an input port adapted to receive a pulse type input current and an output port, which can be used selectively to conduct an output current to a corresponding electrical load. The switch circuit comprises a buffer stage adapted to sense the input voltage at said input port and to provide a buffered voltage that follows said input voltage. The switch circuit comprises complementary switches electrically connected between said input port and said output port and a voltage level translator electrically connected with said switches, said buffer stage and a control terminal that provides a control signal. The voltage level translator provides suitable gate voltages at the gate terminals of said switches, so that the operation of these latter can be controlled by said control signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2013
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Inventors: Rune Asbjoern Thorsen, Luca Lombardini, Maurizio Ferrarin