Patents by Inventor Stuart Ide Hodge, Jr.
Stuart Ide Hodge, Jr. 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).
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Publication number: 20230387858Abstract: An apparatus for turning off a cascode amplifier having a common-base transistor and a common-emitter transistor is disclosed that includes the cascode amplifier, a feedback circuit, and a bias circuit. The feedback circuit is configured to receive a collector-voltage from the collector of the common-emitter transistor when the common-emitter transistor is switched to a first OFF state and produce a first feedback signal. The collector-voltage is equal to a emitter voltage of the common-base transistor and the collector-voltage increases in response to switching the common-emitter transistor to the first OFF state. The bias circuit is configured to receive the first feedback signal and produce a bias-voltage. A first base-voltage is produced from the bias-voltage. The cascode amplifier is configured to receive the first base-voltage and a second base-voltage. The common-base transistor is configured to switch to a second OFF state in response to receiving the second base-voltage.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 15, 2023Publication date: November 30, 2023Applicant: Silanna Asia Pte LtdInventor: Stuart Ide Hodge, JR.
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Patent number: 11777450Abstract: An apparatus for turning off a cascode amplifier having a common-gate transistor and a common-source transistor is disclosed that includes the cascode amplifier, a feedback circuit, and a bias circuit. The feedback circuit is configured to receive a drain-voltage from the drain of the common-source transistor when the common-source transistor is switched to a first OFF state and produce a first feedback signal. The drain-voltage is equal to a source voltage of the common-gate transistor and the drain-voltage increases in response to switching the common-source transistor to the first OFF state. The bias circuit is configured to receive the first feedback signal and produce a bias-voltage. A first gate-voltage is produced from the bias-voltage. The cascode amplifier is configured to receive the first gate-voltage and a second gate-voltage. The common-gate transistor is configured to switch to a second OFF state in response to receiving the second gate-voltage.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2022Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: Silanna Asia Pte LtdInventor: Stuart Ide Hodge, Jr.
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Publication number: 20230086201Abstract: An apparatus for turning off a cascode amplifier having a common-gate transistor and a common-source transistor is disclosed that includes the cascode amplifier, a feedback circuit, and a bias circuit. The feedback circuit is configured to receive a drain-voltage from the drain of the common-source transistor when the common-source transistor is switched to a first OFF state and produce a first feedback signal. The drain-voltage is equal to a source voltage of the common-gate transistor and the drain-voltage increases in response to switching the common-source transistor to the first OFF state. The bias circuit is configured to receive the first feedback signal and produce a bias-voltage. A first gate-voltage is produced from the bias-voltage. The cascode amplifier is configured to receive the first gate-voltage and a second gate-voltage. The common-gate transistor is configured to switch to a second OFF state in response to receiving the second gate-voltage.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2022Publication date: March 23, 2023Applicant: Silanna Asia Pte LtdInventor: Stuart Ide Hodge, JR.
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Patent number: 11527998Abstract: An apparatus for turning off a cascode amplifier having a common-base transistor and a common-emitter transistor is disclosed that includes the cascode amplifier, a feedback circuit, and a bias circuit. The feedback circuit is configured to receive a collector-voltage from the collector of the common-emitter transistor when the common-emitter transistor is switched to a first OFF state and produce a first feedback signal. The collector-voltage is equal to an emitter voltage of the common-base transistor and the collector-voltage increases in response to switching the common-emitter transistor to the first OFF state. The bias circuit is configured to receive the first feedback signal and produce a bias-voltage. A first base-voltage is produced from the bias-voltage. The cascode amplifier is configured to receive the first base-voltage and a second base-voltage. The common-base transistor is configured to switch to a second OFF state in response to receiving the second base-voltage.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2020Date of Patent: December 13, 2022Assignee: Silanna Asia Pte LtdInventor: Stuart Ide Hodge, Jr.
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Publication number: 20210083626Abstract: An apparatus for turning off a cascode amplifier having a common-base transistor and a common-emitter transistor is disclosed that includes the cascode amplifier, a feedback circuit, and a bias circuit. The feedback circuit is configured to receive a collector-voltage from the collector of the common-emitter transistor when the common-emitter transistor is switched to a first OFF state and produce a first feedback signal. The collector-voltage is equal to an emitter voltage of the common-base transistor and the collector-voltage increases in response to switching the common-emitter transistor to the first OFF state. The bias circuit is configured to receive the first feedback signal and produce a bias-voltage. A first base-voltage is produced from the bias-voltage. The cascode amplifier is configured to receive the first base-voltage and a second base-voltage. The common-base transistor is configured to switch to a second OFF state in response to receiving the second base-voltage.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 24, 2020Publication date: March 18, 2021Applicant: Silanna Asia Pte LtdInventor: Stuart Ide Hodge, JR.
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Patent number: 10862429Abstract: An apparatus for turning off a cascode amplifier having a common-gate transistor and a common-source transistor is disclosed that includes the cascode amplifier, a feedback circuit, and a bias circuit. The feedback circuit is configured to receive a drain-voltage from the drain of the common-source transistor when the common-source transistor is switched to a first OFF state and produce a first feedback signal. The drain-voltage is equal to a source voltage of the common-gate transistor and the drain-voltage increases in response to switching the common-source transistor to the first OFF state. The bias circuit is configured to receive the first feedback signal and produce a bias-voltage. A first gate-voltage is produced from the bias-voltage. The cascode amplifier is configured to receive the first gate-voltage and a second gate-voltage. The common-gate transistor is configured to switch to a second OFF state in response to receiving the second gate-voltage.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2019Date of Patent: December 8, 2020Assignee: Silanna Asia Pte LtdInventor: Stuart Ide Hodge, Jr.
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Publication number: 20200220500Abstract: An apparatus for turning off a cascode amplifier having a common-gate transistor and a common-source transistor is disclosed that includes the cascode amplifier, a feedback circuit, and a bias circuit. The feedback circuit is configured to receive a drain-voltage from the drain of the common-source transistor when the common-source transistor is switched to a first OFF state and produce a first feedback signal. The drain-voltage is equal to a source voltage of the common-gate transistor and the drain-voltage increases in response to switching the common-source transistor to the first OFF state. The bias circuit is configured to receive the first feedback signal and produce a bias-voltage. A first gate-voltage is produced from the bias-voltage. The cascode amplifier is configured to receive the first gate-voltage and a second gate-voltage. The common-gate transistor is configured to switch to a second OFF state in response to receiving the second gate-voltage.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2019Publication date: July 9, 2020Applicant: Silanna Asia Pte LtdInventor: Stuart Ide Hodge, Jr.
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Patent number: 10503187Abstract: An apparatus for regulating a bias-voltage of a switching power supply is disclosed. The apparatus includes a cascode amplifier, feedback-circuit, and bias-regulator circuit. The cascode amplifier includes a common-gate transistor and common-source transistor, where a source of the common-gate transistor is in signal communication with a drain of the common-source transistor. The feedback-circuit is in signal communication with the source of the common-gate transistor and the drain of the common-source transistor and the bias-regulator circuit is in signal communication with a gate of the common-source transistor, a gate of the common-gate transistor, and the feedback-circuit. The feedback-circuit receives a drain-voltage from the drain of the common-source transistor and produces a feedback-voltage and the bias-regulator circuit is configured to receive the feedback-voltage and produce and regulate the bias-voltage.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2018Date of Patent: December 10, 2019Assignee: Silanna Asia Pte LtdInventor: Stuart Ide Hodge, Jr.