Miscellaneous active electrical nonlinear devices – circuits – and – Signal converting – shaping – or generating – Amplitude control
Reexamination Certificate
2007-08-21
2007-08-21
Tra, Quan (Department: 2816)
Miscellaneous active electrical nonlinear devices, circuits, and
Signal converting, shaping, or generating
Amplitude control
C327S321000
Reexamination Certificate
active
10724989
ABSTRACT:
A clamping circuit containing a transistor and a current amplifier. The transistor is designed to turn on when the voltage at a node exceeds (falls below) a specified upper (lower) level. The current amplifier is designed to draw substantial amount of current when the transistor is turned on to clamp the voltage at the node to the desired level.
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Mishra Vineet
Nandi Gautam Salil
Pentakota Visvesvaraya A.
Rath Shakti Shankar
Aranda Rey
Brady III Wade J.
Telecky , Jr. Frederick J.
Texas Instruments Incorporated
Tra Quan
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