Patents by Inventor Zhongrui "Kevin" Zhao

Zhongrui "Kevin" Zhao 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).

  • System and method for detecting a high current condition in a motor
    Patent number: 8624536
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a system for controlling a motor is disclosed. The system has a driver circuit configured to drive a motor, a current sensing impedance coupled to the driver circuit, and an overload detection circuit coupled to the current sending impedance that has a transistor and a detection output node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics R&D (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Zhongrui “Kevin” Zhao
  • System and Method for Detecting a High Current Condition in a Motor
    Publication number: 20110074328
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a system for controlling a motor is disclosed. The system has a driver circuit configured to drive a motor, a current sensing impedance coupled to the driver circuit, and an overload detection circuit coupled to the current sending impedance that has a transistor and a detection output node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2010
    Publication date: March 31, 2011
    Applicant: STMicroelectronics R&D (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Zhongrui "Kevin" Zhao