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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:
Jan. 30, 2001
Filed:
Jul. 26, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Shiaw-Jong Steve Chen, Plano, TX (US);
Feng Lin, Plano, TX (US);
Assignee:
Lucent Technologies Inc., Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 3/335 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 3/335 ;
Abstract
For use in a power supply having a bias circuit with a bias transformer, an auxiliary bias circuit and a method of providing power via the auxiliary bias circuit to an auxiliary load. In one embodiment, the auxiliary bias circuit includes a blocking device coupled to the bias transformer. The auxiliary bias circuit also includes a storage device, coupled to the blocking device and across the bias transformer, that provides a voltage to drive the auxiliary load without requiring a separate power supply.