Patents by Inventor Robert Wilson Michelet

Robert Wilson Michelet 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).

  • Inrush current limit circuit with reset response to lowered input voltage
    Patent number: 3935527
    Abstract: A converter circuit includes an inrush current limit circuit to limit the initial transient surge of inrush current to a power supply upon the initial application of voltage to the power supply input. After the initial start-up transient inrush current surge, the inrush current limit circuit is switched out of the input signal path to reduce power dissipation during normal steady state operation of the circuit. If the input voltage magnitude decreases significantly at any time, the inrush current limit circuit is reset to limit any further current surges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 1974
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1976
    Assignee: Bell Telephone Laboratories, Incorporated
    Inventors: Robert Wilson Michelet, Roman Ostapiak, Rudolph Scuderi