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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:
Apr. 22, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2001
Natale Aiello, Trecastagni, IT;
Francesco Macina, Mascalucia, IT;
STMicroelectronics S.r.l., Agrate Brianza, IT;
Abstract
A current generator with thermal protection has an input terminal and an output terminal. The current generator includes a voltage generator, first and second controlled switches, a temperature sensor, and a control circuit. The first controlled switch has a control terminal applied to the voltage generator, a first terminal connected to the input terminal, and a second terminal connected to a resistance. The second controlled switch has a control terminal coupled to the voltage generator, a first terminal connected to the resistance, and a second terminal connected to the output terminal. The temperature sensor of the current generator measures the temperature of the generator, and the control circuit controls the second controlled switch so as to open the second controlled switch when the temperature of the current generator overcomes a preset temperature.
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