Patents by Inventor Thomas P. Conroy

Thomas P. Conroy 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).

  • Self-powered integrated circuit with multi-junction photovoltaic cell
    Patent number: 8883541
    Abstract: A photovoltaic cell is provided as a composite unit together with elements of an integrated circuit on a common substrate. In a described embodiment, connections are established between a multiple photovoltaic cell portion and a circuitry portion of an integrated structure to enable self-powering of the circuitry portion by the multiple photovoltaic cell portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Yuanning Chen, Thomas P. Conroy, Jeffrey R. DeBord, Nagarajan Sridhar
  • SELF-POWERED INTEGRATED CIRCUIT WITH MULTI-JUNCTION PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL
    Publication number: 20130295711
    Abstract: A photovoltaic cell is provided as a composite unit together with elements of an integrated circuit on a common substrate. In a described embodiment, connections are established between a multiple photovoltaic cell portion and a circuitry portion of an integrated structure to enable self-powering of the circuitry portion by the multiple photovoltaic cell portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2013
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Inventors: Yuanning Chen, Thomas P. Conroy, Jeffrey R. DeBord, Nagarajan Sridhar