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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 05, 2008
Applicants:
Mohammad M. Mojarradi, La Canada, CA (US);
Laurence P. Sadwick, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Inventors:
Mohammad M. Mojarradi, La Canada, CA (US);
Laurence P. Sadwick, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 37/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Various current controlled driver apparatuses are disclosed herein. For example, some embodiments of the present invention provide a current controlled driver including a control circuit having a current input and a driver circuit having a power input. The control circuit has an output that is directly electrically connected to an input of the driver circuit. The control circuit operates between a positive voltage level and a ground potential. The driver circuit is adapted to operate between a higher positive voltage level and a negative voltage level.