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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 13, 2001
Filed:
Jan. 25, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Douglas Bruce Osborn, Kokomo, IN (US);
Douglas Joseph Huhmann, Kokomo, IN (US);
Mark Wendell Gose, Kokomo, IN (US);
Assignee:
Delco Electronics Corporation, Kokomo, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 5/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 5/00 ;
Abstract
The invention relates to circuitry for protecting n-channel load driving devices from reverse voltage conditions and for inhibiting the flow of destructive currents through such devices under reverse voltage conditions. According to one embodiment of the invention, a circuit is provided for protecting an n-channel high side load driving device from negative battery and negative transient operating conditions.