Patents by Inventor Tyler D. Smith

Tyler D. Smith 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).

  • Capacitive coupler for high voltage step-down
    Patent number: 11705826
    Abstract: Systems and methods for a capacitive coupler for high-voltage step-down include an actively-controlled current-steering circuit connected in series with a current-limiting capacitor in order to transform a higher and potentially variable AC voltage to a lower regulated DC voltage. The actively-controlled current-steering circuit includes a switching element which, during operation, is predominantly either fully open or fully closed, and comparatively spends only a small fraction of operating time in a transition-state between the open and closed positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Tyler D. Smith, John Patterson, Clinton W. Ewell
  • CAPACITIVE COUPLER FOR HIGH VOLTAGE STEP-DOWN
    Publication number: 20220109377
    Abstract: Systems and methods for a capacitive coupler for high-voltage step-down include an actively-controlled current-steering circuit connected in series with a current-limiting capacitor in order to transform a higher and potentially variable AC voltage to a lower regulated DC voltage. The actively-controlled current-steering circuit includes a switching element which, during operation, is predominantly either fully open or fully closed, and comparatively spends only a small fraction of operating time in a transition-state between the open and closed positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Inventors: Tyler D. Smith, John Patterson, Clinton W. Ewell