Patents by Inventor Xianghao Meng

Xianghao Meng 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: 11924942
    Abstract: One example described herein includes a light-emitting diode (LED) driver system. The system includes an error amplifier configured to compare an input voltage with a reference voltage to generate a control voltage. The system further includes an amplifier output stage configured to control an output current through a first current path and a shunt current through a second current path based on the control voltage. The amplifier output stage comprises a slew-rate controller configured to control a slew-rate of the shunt current. The shunt current can be provided through a shunt resistor in the second current path and added to the output current to provide a total current through an LED string.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Xianghao Meng, Shangquan Liang
  • Publication number: 20230295771
    Abstract: A waste mercury recovery device including an infrared heater, used for heating mercury-containing waste; a waste mercury device, placed on the infrared heater, and used for holding the mercury-containing waste; a pure mercury recovery extractor, including a mercury vapor cooling part and a pure mercury storage part; a mercury vapor cooling part, communicated with the waste mercury device, and used for cooling mercury vapor; and a pure mercury storage part, communicated with the mercury vapor cooling part, and used for storing cooled and liquefied mercury.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2022
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: Xianghao Meng, Yangdanjie Zeng, Youli Wan, Jiang Tian
  • Publication number: 20230239980
    Abstract: One example described herein includes a light-emitting diode (LED) driver system. The system includes an error amplifier configured to compare an input voltage with a reference voltage to generate a control voltage. The system further includes an amplifier output stage configured to control an output current through a first current path and a shunt current through a second current path based on the control voltage. The amplifier output stage comprises a slew-rate controller configured to control a slew-rate of the shunt current. The shunt current can be provided through a shunt resistor in the second current path and added to the output current to provide a total current through an LED string.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2023
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Inventors: Xianghao Meng, Shangquan Liang
  • Publication number: 20230171864
    Abstract: One example described herein includes a light-emitting diode (LED) driver system. The system includes an error amplifier configured to compare an input voltage with a reference voltage to generate a control voltage. The system further includes an amplifier output stage configured to control an output current through a first current path and a shunt current through a second current path based on the control voltage. The amplifier output stage comprises a slew-rate controller configured to control a slew-rate of the shunt current. The shunt current can be provided through a shunt resistor in the second current path and added to the output current to provide a total current through an LED string.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2021
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Inventors: Xianghao Meng, Shangquan Liang
  • Patent number: 11653432
    Abstract: One example described herein includes a light-emitting diode (LED) driver system. The system includes an error amplifier configured to compare an input voltage with a reference voltage to generate a control voltage. The system further includes an amplifier output stage configured to control an output current through a first current path and a shunt current through a second current path based on the control voltage. The amplifier output stage comprises a slew-rate controller configured to control a slew-rate of the shunt current. The shunt current can be provided through a shunt resistor in the second current path and added to the output current to provide a total current through an LED string.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Xianghao Meng, Shangquan Liang
  • Patent number: 8217586
    Abstract: A method for generating an actuation signal for a light source is provided. A random phase delay for each period of an input signal is generated, where each period is a predetermined length. Each phase delay is added to a predetermined actuation period to generate a sum. The sum is compared to the predetermined length. At least one turn-on and at least one turn-off for each period of the input signal is calculated from the comparison of the sum to the predetermined length, and the actuation signal having each turn-on and each turn-off is generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Jingwei Xu, Xianwei Zeng, Xianghao Meng
  • Publication number: 20100188012
    Abstract: A method for generating an actuation signal for a light source is provided. A random phase delay for each period of an input signal is generated, where each period is a predetermined length. Each phase delay is added to a predetermined actuation period to generate a sum. The sum is compared to the predetermined length. At least one turn-on and at least one turn-off for each period of the input signal is calculated from the comparison of the sum to the predetermined length, and the actuation signal having each turn-on and each turn-off is generated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2010
    Publication date: July 29, 2010
    Applicant: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Jingwei Xu, Xianwei Zeng, Xianghao Meng