Patents by Inventor Olivier Allain Jean Le Briz

Olivier Allain Jean Le Briz 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).

  • Short circuit protection of an audio/video data bus
    Patent number: 5990722
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a transmission circuit of an audio/video data bus that includes a clamp connected between first and second output terminals of the transmission circuit; biasing networks for respectively biasing the output terminals during one operational mode of the transmission circuit; and switched biasing networks for respectively biasing the output terminals during a second operational mode of the transmission circuit; the switched biasing networks being controlled by a digital input signal, wherein a circuit is provided for protecting the clamp from short circuit connections to the transmission circuits voltage supply rails.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 23, 1999
    Assignee: SGS-Thomson Microelectronics S.A.
    Inventors: Jean-Luc Jaffard, Olivier Allain Jean Le Briz