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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2000
Filed:
Oct. 29, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Giovanni Benenati, San Giovanni la Punta, IT;
Sergio Pioppo, Mascalucia, IT;
Assignee:
STMicroelectronics, S.r.l., Agrate Brianza, IT;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
361 89 ; 361 94 ; 361 74 ;
Abstract
An electronic regulator for driving a power device connected to an output load having a first portion and a second protection portion, the first portion including a controlled switching element connected upstream of the power device and controlled by a timer adapted to be operated in a short circuit or overload situation of the device, such that the load current can flow in the power device in a pulsed state clocked by the timer.