Patents by Inventor Peter Tod

Peter Tod 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).

  • Control circuit for a switching regulator driving an LED load with controlled PWM dimming
    Patent number: 9774257
    Abstract: A switching regulator control circuit includes a circuit configured to generate a control signal to control conduction of the regulator switch in response to a reference signal that is ramped to control a rate of change of the regulated output of the regulator and the control signal is gated in response to a PWM signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: ALLEGRO MICROSYSTEMS, LLC
    Inventors: Joshua Wibben, Kurt Kimber, Peter Tod
  • Switching Regulator Control Circuit
    Publication number: 20150340950
    Abstract: A switching regulator control circuit includes a circuit configured to generate a control signal to control conduction of the regulator switch in response to a reference signal that is ramped to control a rate of change of the regulated output of the regulator and the control signal is gated in response to a PWM signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2015
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Applicant: ALLEGRO MICROSYSTEMS, LLC
    Inventors: Joshua Wibben, Kurt Kimber, Peter Tod