Patents by Inventor Michael A. Willhoff

Michael A. Willhoff 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).

  • TURNKEY POWER SYSTEM WITH FLEXIBLE CONTROL OF CONFIGURABLE POWER STAGE
    Publication number: 20250350206
    Abstract: Disclosed are example embodiments of a power system. The power system includes a half-bridge circuit. The half-bridge circuit includes a voltage input and at least one voltage output. The power system also includes an isolation interface, coupled to the half-bridge circuit. The power system includes control circuitry, coupled to the half-bridge circuit through the isolation interface, wherein the half-bridge circuit is configurable, and wherein the voltage input and the at least one voltage output of the half-bridge circuit are isolated from the control circuitry by the isolation interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2025
    Publication date: November 13, 2025
    Inventors: David J. Caldwell, Christopher H. Le, Selasi Etchey, Sunny Yu, Michael A. Willhoff, Hung V. Ngo, Vien X. Vu
  • Turnkey power system with flexible control of configurable power stage
    Patent number: 12395080
    Abstract: Disclosed are example embodiments of a power system. The power system includes a half-bridge circuit. The half-bridge circuit includes a voltage input and at least one voltage output. The power system also includes an isolation interface, coupled to the half-bridge circuit. The power system includes control circuitry, coupled to the half-bridge circuit through the isolation interface, wherein the half-bridge circuit is configurable, and wherein the voltage input and the at least one voltage output of the half-bridge circuit are isolated from the control circuitry by the isolation interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2025
    Assignee: THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION
    Inventors: David J. Caldwell, Christopher H. Le, Selasi Etchey, Sunny Yu, Michael A. Willhoff, Hung V. Ngo, Vien X. Vu
  • TURNKEY POWER SYSTEM WITH FLEXIBLE CONTROL OF CONFIGURABLE POWER STAGE
    Publication number: 20240322691
    Abstract: Disclosed are example embodiments of a power system. The power system includes a half-bridge circuit. The half-bridge circuit includes a voltage input and at least one voltage output. The power system also includes an isolation interface, coupled to the half-bridge circuit. The power system includes control circuitry, coupled to the half-bridge circuit through the isolation interface, wherein the half-bridge circuit is configurable, and wherein the voltage input and the at least one voltage output of the half-bridge circuit are isolated from the control circuitry by the isolation interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2023
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Inventors: David J. Caldwell, Christopher H. Le, Selasi Etchey, Sunny Yu, Michael A. Willhoff, Hung V. Ngo, Vien X. Vu
  • Multimode power module
    Patent number: 9099759
    Abstract: A multimode power module system automatically selects one of multiple operating modes to maximize power transfer in varying conditions by using direct energy transfer, boost peak power tracking, buck peak power tracking, charge limit, and eclipse standby modes with reduced switching losses, reduced component count, and scalability through connections of multiple power modules system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: The Aerospace Corporation
    Inventors: David J. Caldwell, Peter J. Carian, Michael A. Willhoff
  • Multimode power module
    Publication number: 20080258675
    Abstract: A multimode power module system automatically selects one of multiple operating modes to maximize power transfer in varying conditions by using direct energy transfer, boost peak power tracking, buck peak power tracking, charge limit, and eclipse standby modes with reduced switching losses, reduced component count, and scalability through connections of multiple power modules system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2007
    Publication date: October 23, 2008
    Inventors: David J. Caldwell, Peter J. Carian, Michael A. Willhoff