Patents by Inventor Mike A. Killian

Mike A. Killian 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).

  • Protection apparatus for series pass MOSFETS
    Patent number: 5333093
    Abstract: In order to restrict the voltage across the gate oxide of an input pass-through transistor which operates as an input signal source to a MOS inverter, a MOS transistor wired as a MOS diode is connected between the source and gate electrode of the pass-through transistor. The diode connected transistor allows the use of a thin oxide device for the pass-through transistor which enables a high transconductance device to be employed while restricting the voltage across the gate oxide of the pass-through transistor to an acceptable value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 1991
    Date of Patent: July 26, 1994
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Wolfgang H. Krautschneider, Mike A. Killian