Patents by Inventor Michael Lüeders

Michael Lüeders 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).

  • Methods, apparatus, and systems to drive a transistor
    Patent number: 11405033
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and systems are disclosed to drive a transistor. An example apparatus includes a regulator including a first input terminal adapted to be coupled to a control terminal of a transistor, a first output terminal, and a second output terminal, a first stage including a first input terminal coupled to the first output terminal of the regulator and an output terminal adapted to be coupled to the control terminal of the transistor, and a second stage including an input terminal coupled to the second output terminal of the regulator, and an output terminal adapted to be coupled to the control terminal of the transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Yong Xie, Michael Lüeders, Cetin Kaya
  • METHODS, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEMS TO DRIVE A TRANSISTOR
    Publication number: 20210297075
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and systems are disclosed to drive a transistor. An example apparatus includes a regulator including a first input terminal adapted to be coupled to a control terminal of a transistor, a first output terminal, and a second output terminal, a first stage including a first input terminal coupled to the first output terminal of the regulator and an output terminal adapted to be coupled to the control terminal of the transistor, and a second stage including an input terminal coupled to the second output terminal of the regulator, and an output terminal adapted to be coupled to the control terminal of the transistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2021
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: Yong Xie, Michael Lüeders, Cetin Kaya
  • Methods, apparatus, and systems to drive a transistor
    Patent number: 11038502
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and systems are disclosed to drive a transistor. An example apparatus includes a regulator including a first input terminal adapted to be coupled to a control terminal of a transistor, a first output terminal, and a second output terminal, a first stage including a first input terminal coupled to the first output terminal of the regulator and an output terminal adapted to be coupled to the control terminal of the transistor, and a second stage including an input terminal coupled to the second output terminal of the regulator, and an output terminal adapted to be coupled to the control terminal of the transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Yong Xie, Michael Lüeders, Cetin Kaya