Patents by Inventor Robin LYLE

Robin LYLE 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: 10199916
    Abstract: A power switch driver for driving a control terminal of a power switch to drive a load, the power switch driver having a negative feedback circuit to control current delivered to the control terminal. The negative feedback circuit has a current output circuit having a current source and a current sink and serving for providing the current of the control terminal and configured to receive an output current control signal to control a magnitude of the current provided by the current output circuit, a terminal voltage input circuit for receiving a voltage from the control terminal and to output an indication of the voltage, an amplifier coupled to the terminal voltage input circuit for amplifying the terminal voltage indication to generate an amplifier output, and a reference voltage input circuit for receiving a reference voltage, having at least one resistor, and coupled to a charge supply input of the amplifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: MASCHINENFABRIK REINHAUSEN GMBH
    Inventors: Mark Snook, Robert John Leedham, Robin Lyle
  • Publication number: 20170302151
    Abstract: Power switch driver for driving a control terminal of a power switch to drive a load, the power switch driver having a in negative feedback circuit to control current delivered to the control terminal, the negative feedback circuit comprising:—a current output circuit comprising at least one of a current source and a current sink, the current output circuit for providing a said current of a said control terminal and configured to receive an output current control signal to control magnitude of the current provided by the current output circuit;—a terminal voltage input circuit for receiving a voltage from a said control terminal and to output an indication of said voltage;—an amplifier coupled to amplify the terminal voltage indication to generate an amplifier output; and—a reference voltage input circuit for receiving a reference voltage, comprising at least one resistor, the reference voltage input circuit coupled to a charge supply input of the amplifier, wherein—the power switch driver is configured to ge
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2015
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventors: Mark SNOOK, Robert John LEEDHAM, Robin LYLE
  • Patent number: 9762114
    Abstract: The invention generally relates to methods and circuits for controlling switching of parallel coupled power semiconductor switching devices (3), for example for use in a power converter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: MASCHINENFABRIK REINHAUSEN GMBH
    Inventors: Robin Lyle, Mark Snook, Robert John Leedham
  • Publication number: 20160126822
    Abstract: The invention generally relates to methods and circuits for controlling switching of parallel coupled power semiconductor switching devices (3), for example for use in a power converter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2014
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Inventors: Robin LYLE, Mark SNOOK, Robert John LEEDHAM