Patents by Inventor William Alva Dunn

William Alva Dunn 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).

  • Programmable dual mode hysteretic power output controller
    Patent number: 6853173
    Abstract: A power output controller includes an output stage, a sensing circuit that compares an output voltage of the output stage with a reference voltage, and a digital controller that controls output pulses that charge the output stage with a frequency that is dependent on an output of the sensing circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2005
    Assignee: Broadcom Corporation
    Inventors: Steven Lance Caine, Charles Garrison Wier, William Alva Dunn
  • Programmable dual mode hysteretic power output controller
    Publication number: 20030141858
    Abstract: A power output controller includes an output stage, a sensing circuit that compares an output voltage of the output stage with a reference voltage, and a digital controller that controls output pulses that charge the output stage with a frequency that is dependent on an output of the sensing circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2002
    Publication date: July 31, 2003
    Applicant: Broadcom Corporation
    Inventors: Steven Lance Caine, Charles Garrison Wier, William Alva Dunn