Patents by Inventor Michele Dini

Michele Dini 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).

  • Electronic converter and method of operating an electronic converter
    Patent number: 10693376
    Abstract: An electronic converter has first and second input terminals, first and second output terminals, a current regulator circuit arranged between the first input terminal and an intermediate node, and input capacitor arranged between the intermediate node and the second input terminal, and an output capacitor. A control circuit block is configured to sense an input voltage, compare the regulated voltage to a reference value and generate a first signal, compare the input voltage to a lower threshold and an upper threshold and generate a second signal, switch the electronic converter between an active mode and an idle mode as a function of the first signal, and switch the electronic converter between a recharge phase and a switching phase as a function of the second signal when the electronic converter is in the active mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics S.r.l.
    Inventors: Matteo Pizzotti, Michele Dini, Aldo Romani, Rita Zappa, Stefano Corbani, Giulio Ricotti
  • ELECTRONIC CONVERTER AND METHOD OF OPERATING AN ELECTRONIC CONVERTER
    Publication number: 20200076305
    Abstract: An electronic converter has first and second input terminals, first and second output terminals, a current regulator circuit arranged between the first input terminal and an intermediate node, and input capacitor arranged between the intermediate node and the second input terminal, and an output capacitor. A control circuit block is configured to sense an input voltage, compare the regulated voltage to a reference value and generate a first signal, compare the input voltage to a lower threshold and an upper threshold and generate a second signal, switch the electronic converter between an active mode and an idle mode as a function of the first signal, and switch the electronic converter between a recharge phase and a switching phase as a function of the second signal when the electronic converter is in the active mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: Matteo Pizzotti, Michele Dini, Aldo Romani, Rita Zappa, Stefano Corbani, Giulio Ricotti