This inventor holds 1 USPTO granted patent. Top assignee: Hughes Aircraft Company. Active years: 1978.
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Company Filing History:
Years Active: 1978
Title: Ronald Brent Burbank: Inventor of a Low-Power Capacitive-Load Drive Circuit
Introduction
Ronald Brent Burbank is an inventor associated with Olathe, Kansas, and Hughes Aircraft Company. His documented patent concerns an energy-efficient circuit for driving capacitive loads.
Latest Patents
Burbank is credited with 1 patent: “Low Power Reactive Drive Circuit for Capacitive Loads.” The invention uses an inductor in a resonant LC configuration to move current between low- and high-potential locations at selected switching times. A switching network with two oppositely oriented, unidirectional conducting branches controls whether the capacitive load is charged or discharged. The design aims to avoid dissipating stored energy during those operations and includes components to compensate for inherent circuit losses.
Career Highlights
Burbank’s recorded patent work reflects an engineering focus on managing energy in circuits that drive capacitive loads. The patent identifies Hughes Aircraft Company as his company affiliation.
Collaborations
Bruce S. Eisenhart and James R. Hall are listed as Burbank’s coworkers. The available information does not specify their roles in developing or filing the patent.
Conclusion
Ronald Brent Burbank’s documented contribution is a patented circuit designed to control capacitive loads while reducing energy dissipation.
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