Patents by Inventor Steve W. Tonkin

Steve W. Tonkin 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: 10921845
    Abstract: A real time clock and power management integrated circuit consists of a) an RTC block comprising an internal clock generator for generating a system clock signal that controls a device and b) a power management block. The power management block comprises primary and backup power source connections, a Feed Power Downconverter Component, a backup power source charger power booster/regulator component to increase or regulate voltage from the primary power source to a predetermined charger input voltage, a charge control logic component, a backup power source cut-off logic component, and a mode control logic component to enable operation of the charge control logic component and the battery cut-off logic component under predetermined conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: CYMBET Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffrey S. Sather, Steve W. Tonkin, Jeffrey D. Mullin
  • Publication number: 20190101951
    Abstract: A real time clock and power management integrated circuit consists of a) an RTC block comprising an internal clock generator for generating a system clock signal that controls a device and b) a power management block. The power management block comprises primary and backup power source connections, a Feed Power Downconverter Component, a backup power source charger power booster/regulator component to increase or regulate voltage from the primary power source to a predetermined charger input voltage, a charge control logic component, a backup power source cut-off logic component, and a mode control logic component to enable operation of the charge control logic component and the battery cut-off logic component under predetermined conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2017
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Inventors: Jeffrey S. Sather, Steve W. Tonkin, Jeffrey D. Mullin