Patents by Inventor Wissam Melhem

Wissam Melhem 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: 7508685
    Abstract: A stabilized power supply for X-ray tubes having a first rectifier circuit, an inverter circuit comprising main switches, a transformer, a second rectifier circuit an oscillation circuit and an inverter circuit. The power supply includes an auxiliary circuit that can be driven and is parallel-connected to the oscillation circuit. The auxiliary circuit duplicates changeover switching times of the switches of the inverter in order to limit an overlapping phenomenon that occurs for these switches during the changeover switching operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2009
    Assignee: GE Medical Systems Global Technology Company, LLC
    Inventor: Wissam Melhem
  • Publication number: 20080049463
    Abstract: A stabilized power supply for X-ray tubes having a first rectifier circuit, an inverter circuit comprising main switches, a transformer, a second rectifier circuit an oscillation circuit and an inverter circuit. The power supply includes an auxiliary circuit that can be driven and is parallel-connected to the oscillation circuit. The auxiliary circuit duplicates changeover switching times of the switches of the inverter in order to limit an overlapping phenomenon that occurs for these switches during the changeover switching operations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2007
    Publication date: February 28, 2008
    Inventor: Wissam Melhem
  • Patent number: 7315462
    Abstract: A stabilized power supply for X-ray tubes having a first rectifier circuit, an inverter circuit comprising main switches, a transformer, a second rectifier circuit an oscillation circuit and an inverter circuit. The power supply includes an auxiliary circuit that can be, driven and is parallel-connected to the oscillation circuit. The auxiliary circuit duplicates changeover switching times of the switches of the inverter in order to limit an overlapping phenomenon that occurs for these switches during the changeover switching operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2008
    Assignee: GE Medical Systems Global Technology Company, LLC
    Inventor: Wissam Melhem
  • Publication number: 20050237770
    Abstract: A stabilized power supply for X-ray tubes having a first rectifier circuit, an inverter circuit comprising main switches, a transformer, a second rectifier circuit an oscillation circuit and an inverter circuit. The power supply includes an auxiliary circuit that can be, driven and is parallel-connected to the oscillation circuit. The auxiliary circuit duplicates changeover switching times of the switches of the inverter in order to limit an overlapping phenomenon that occurs for these switches during the changeover switching operations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2005
    Publication date: October 27, 2005
    Inventor: Wissam Melhem
  • Patent number: 5880949
    Abstract: A power converter comprises two main switches connecting an output either to the positive rail or to the negative rail. Two freewheel diodes for maintaining the current in the load, two snubbers and an auxiliary circuit including an auxiliary inductor in series with two auxiliary switches connected between the output and a mid-point of a capacitive voltage divider supplying a median voltage. Any error of the median voltage relative to its nominal value is evaluated and the main switches are additionally commanded, depending on the direction of the error, for a time period dependent on the amplitude of the error, in order to cause an additional current in the auxiliary circuit to correct the error at least in part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 9, 1999
    Assignee: Alcatel Alsthom Compagnie Generale D'Electricite
    Inventors: Wissam Melhem, Khaled Elloumi, Stephane Cazabat, Christian Delay, Herve Pouliquen
  • Patent number: 5737205
    Abstract: The invention relates to static electric power conversion using semiconductors using soft switching in zero-voltage mode and controlled to perform pulse width modulation, having a first interface (L, C, T.sub.a, D.sub.a) in series between a DC voltage input (E) and a converter (1), and with a second interface (2) connected to the connection between the first interface and the converter (1) and organized, immediately before the end of a voltage window of amplitude (1+k)E to cause a positive current to flow through the switch (T.sub.a,D.sub.d) to counter the input current of the converter (1) which is negative when the ripple current flowing through the inductor is at its minimum value so as to reduce the current ripple amplitude required for switching off the switch (T.sub.a, D.sub.a), thereby reducing the current ripple for controlling interruption of the short circuit provided by the branch(es) of the converter (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 7, 1998
    Assignee: Electricite De France Service National
    Inventors: Herve Pouliquen, Fran.cedilla.ois Forest, Khaled Elloumi, Wissam Melhem