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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:
Nov. 14, 2000
Filed:
Apr. 30, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Bertrand Rivet, Angers, FR;
Assignee:
STMicroelectronics S.r.l., Agrate Brianza, IT;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
363143 ; 363 59 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a voltage converting circuit adapted to being supplied by at least two rectified A.C. voltages of different levels, including at least two capacitors and a switching circuit to organize a parallel discharge of the capacitors, and to organize a series or parallel charge of the capacitors according to a supply voltage level.