Patents by Inventor Stevan Van Roeyen

Stevan Van Roeyen 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).

  • Current-Monitoring Apparatus
    Publication number: 20140097828
    Abstract: A local area networking apparatus comprises a power stage for connecting to a network cable for carrying power and data. The power stage comprises a main current flow path which includes a switch comprising at least one transistor positioned in the main current flow path and a current monitoring apparatus for monitoring current flow in the main current flow path, and wherein the current monitoring apparatus comprises a sensor which is not placed in series with the main current flow path. The current monitoring apparatus can comprise a current mirroring stage which is arranged to mirror current flowing in the main current flow path to a monitoring current flow path. The switch can be implemented as a set of switches.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2013
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Applicant: Broadcom Corporation
    Inventors: Jacques J. BERTIN, Stevan Van Roeyen, Alexis Hout-Marchand, Koen Geirnaert, Johan Janssens, Christophe Gouwy, Joannes Mathilda Josephus Sevenhans