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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 2006
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2001
Applicants:
James R. Del Signore, Ii, Trumansburg, NY (US);
Steven M. Spano, Ithaca, NY (US);
Randolph Bullock, Dryden, NY (US);
Inventors:
James R. Del Signore, II, Trumansburg, NY (US);
Steven M. Spano, Ithaca, NY (US);
Randolph Bullock, Dryden, NY (US);
Assignee:
Axiohm Transaction Solutions, Inc., Ithaca, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05F 1/10 (2006.01); G05F 3/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An inrush circuit for electronic devices is particularly useful for point-of-sale printers. The circuit applies an active feedback-controlled voltage ramp to a bulk capacitor by means of a P-channel field effect transistor that is operated linearly after a controlled delay for contact bounce.