Patents by Inventor Vladislav Y. Potanin

Vladislav Y. Potanin 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: 6717458
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for a DC-DC charge pump voltage converter-regulator circuit includes a control circuit, a multiplier circuit, and a feedback circuit. The feedback circuit includes a load circuit, a comparator circuit, and a voltage reference circuit. The multiplier circuit produces an output signal by multiplying a supply signal according to a multiplication factor. The output signal is communicated to the load circuit. The output signal is measured producing a sense signal. The voltage reference circuit produces a reference voltage. The control circuit regulates the output signal according the result of a comparison between the sense signal and the reference voltage. In one embodiment, the multiplication factor is adjusted to compensate for a change in the supply signal. The multiplication factor may be increased to compensate for a decrease in the supply signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2004
    Assignee: National Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventor: Vladislav Y. Potanin