Patents by Inventor Theodore Hogeland Conard, III

Theodore Hogeland Conard, III 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).

  • Method and apparatus for avoiding false switching in an electronic device
    Patent number: 7242226
    Abstract: A system and method for reducing forward inadvertent biasing of a switch having a transistor. The gate of the transistor is connected to ground and a voltage source less than ground. A control signal of the gate is then applied to a level translator to compensate for the voltage applied to the gate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2007
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Theodore Hogeland Conard, III