Patents by Inventor Raymond T. Summerlin

Raymond T. Summerlin 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).

  • Patent number: 5793245
    Abstract: A switch mode regulator circuit is provided to facilitate the conversion from one voltage level to another in a substantially power lossless manner. The circuit is particularly advantageous in instances where the power supply can be operable in a discontinuous mode, as inductor-capacitor oscillatory transients ("ringing"), along with its associated voltage spikes at the associated output transistor source, can be avoided. Such transients and their associated voltages are avoided by clamping the gate-source voltage on the circuit's output NMOS transistor over the entire positive operation voltage range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 11, 1998
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Andrew Marshall, Joseph A. Devore, Raymond T. Summerlin