Patents by Inventor Timothy Kaske

Timothy Kaske 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 for limiting current and circuit therefor
    Patent number: 8300374
    Abstract: A semiconductor component that includes a current limit circuit and a method for limiting current in the semiconductor component. An input/output pin is connected to the gate of a transistor and a control resistor is connected between the gate of the transistor and its source. One terminal of the control resistor is connected to the input/output pin and the other terminal is connected to another input/output pin. A current source is connected to the input/output pin. A reference voltage is generated between the two input/output pins and compared with a drain-source voltage that is between one of the two input/output pins and another input/output pin. A control voltage is set in accordance with the comparison. The control voltage then controls the voltage on another of the pins that is not common to the reference voltage and to the drain-source voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas William Ciccone, Thomas Duffy, Bryan McCoy, Timothy Kaske, John Ciccone
  • METHOD FOR LIMITING CURRENT AND CIRCUIT THEREFOR
    Publication number: 20100118462
    Abstract: A semiconductor component that includes a current limit circuit and a method for limiting current in the semiconductor component. An input/output pin is connected to the gate of a transistor and a control resistor is connected between the gate of the transistor and its source. One terminal of the control resistor is connected to the input/output pin and the other terminal is connected to another input/output pin. A current source is connected to the input/output pin. A reference voltage is generated between the two input/output pins and compared with a drain-source voltage that is between one of the two input/output pins and another input/output pin. A control voltage is set in accordance with the comparison. The control voltage then controls the voltage on another of the pins that is not common to the reference voltage and to the drain-source voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2008
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Inventors: Thomas William Ciccone, Thomas Duffy, Bryan McCoy, Timothy Kaske, John Ciccone