Patents by Inventor Steve Hoste

Steve Hoste 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: 10243407
    Abstract: A wireless power transmitter includes circuitry configured to determine a reflected impedance from a receiver coil at a transmitter coil and control a dead-time of one or more switching stages of a power conversion device based on the reflected impedance. A tunable matching network at the transmitter is controlled based on the reflected impedance and the dead-time of the one or more switching stages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL SALES PTE. LIMITED
    Inventors: Marius Ionel Vladan, Steve Hoste, Jean-Francois Koleck
  • Publication number: 20180097400
    Abstract: A wireless power transmitter includes circuitry configured to determine a reflected impedance from a receiver coil at a transmitter coil and control a dead-time of one or more switching stages of a power conversion device based on the reflected impedance. A tunable matching network at the transmitter is controlled based on the reflected impedance and the dead-time of the one or more switching stages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2016
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Applicant: BROADCOM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Marius Ionel VLADAN, Steve HOSTE, Jean-Francois KOLECK
  • Publication number: 20130044827
    Abstract: Provided is a communication protocol for communication via power line. For example, there is a power supply equipment for communication via a power line including a controller, a power line input coupled to the power line, and a current demodulator coupled to the power line input and the controller. The controller is configured to demodulate a first portion of a power signal of the power line at the power line input using the current demodulator and to receive a first bitstream over the power line. A second bitstream may be provided by the controller in order to modulate a voltage sent from the power supply equipment to a powered device via the power line. The powered device may further demodulate the modulated voltage to extract the second bitstream sent from the power supply equipment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2011
    Publication date: February 21, 2013
    Applicant: BROADCOM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Marius Vladan, Stefan Van Roeyen, Steve Hoste, Jean-Francois Koleck, Luc D'haeze, Romeo Iacobut