Patents by Inventor Steven F. Marum

Steven F. Marum 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: 4975603
    Abstract: The specification discloses circuitry for compensating integrated circuits for negative internal ground voltage glitches. An output transistor (30) receives input signals at its base and has an emitter connected through a Schottky diode (32) to internal circuit ground. The compensation circuit includes a transistor (42) coupled to the base of transistor (30) and having an emitter also coupled to internal circuit ground. A capacitor (44) is connected between the base of transistor (42) and a source of bias voltage. Transistor (42) is rendered conductive by the occurrence of negative voltage glitches on the circuit ground, thus reducing voltage on the base of transistor (30) to prevent premature conduction by transistor (30).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 1990
    Date of Patent: December 4, 1990
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Janet L. Wise, Steven F. Marum