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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 19, 2010
Filed:
May. 01, 2006
Applicant:
Timothy J. Maloney, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Inventor:
Timothy J. Maloney, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Assignee:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 47/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In some embodiments, an apparatus includes a power supply to generate a supply current; at least one optoisolator coupled to the power supply and responsive to the supply current to generate a charging current; a capacitor, coupled to the at least one optoisolator, to build up a charge in response to the charging current; and an actuating switch, coupled to the capacitor, to release the charge from the capacitor to generate a relay actuating current.