Patents by Inventor Timothy T. Hsia

Timothy T. Hsia 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: 11949224
    Abstract: One example includes a power supply system. The system includes a voltage-limit power regulator to generate an output voltage and an instantaneous overvoltage sensor configured to detect an overvoltage condition associated with the output voltage. The system further includes an overvoltage latch-off timer system configured to initiate a latch-off timer in response to detecting the overvoltage condition. The latch-off timer can be uninterrupted by an amplitude of the output voltage. The overvoltage latch-off timer system can further be configured to detect a persistent overvoltage fault in response to detecting the overvoltage condition after expiration of the latch-off timer. The overvoltage latch-off timer system can be configured to generate a fault signal to disable the voltage-limit power regulator in response to detecting the persistent overvoltage fault.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Timothy T. Hsia, Victor K. Lee
  • Publication number: 20230307903
    Abstract: One example includes a power supply system. The system includes a voltage-limit power regulator to generate an output voltage and an instantaneous overvoltage sensor configured to detect an overvoltage condition associated with the output voltage. The system further includes an overvoltage latch-off timer system configured to initiate a latch-off timer in response to detecting the overvoltage condition. The latch-off timer can be uninterrupted by an amplitude of the output voltage. The overvoltage latch-off timer system can further be configured to detect a persistent overvoltage fault in response to detecting the overvoltage condition after expiration of the latch-off timer. The overvoltage latch-off timer system can be configured to generate a fault signal to disable the voltage-limit power regulator in response to detecting the persistent overvoltage fault.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2022
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Applicant: NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: TIMOTHY T. HSIA, VICTOR K. LEE
  • Patent number: 11209849
    Abstract: A circuit includes a regulation module having a threshold input to receive a clamp threshold voltage and a feedback input to monitor a swing-limited output voltage. The regulation module generates a difference signal that indicates a difference between the clamp threshold voltage and the swing-limited output voltage. A current compensation module includes a clamp port and an input port. The clamp port to controls the swing-limited output voltage and the input port receives the difference signal. The clamp port generates an adjustment current to control the swing-limited output voltage based on the difference signal. An adjustment network receives an input voltage and the adjustment current from the clamp port. The adjustment current to generate a voltage across the adjustment network such that the swing-limited output voltage at the clamp port is adjusted within a voltage range of the input voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Timothy T. Hsia, Victor K. Lee
  • Patent number: 11146227
    Abstract: A circuit includes a tracking control module that receives an input voltage and a dynamic reference voltage. The tracking control module generates a swing-limited output voltage to mitigate over-voltage swings of the input voltage. The tracking control module includes a bias tracker that receives the dynamic reference voltage and generates a reference tracking control signal that tracks voltage changes in the dynamic reference voltage. A swing-limiter receives the reference tracking control signal and the input voltage. The swing-limiter limits the magnitude of the received input voltage based on a threshold and adjusts the swing-limited output voltage in response to the reference tracking control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Timothy T. Hsia, Victor K. Lee