US Patent 8987997 Dimming driver with stealer switch

Patent 8987997 was granted and assigned to INNOSYS, INC. on March, 2015 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Current Assignee

INNOSYS, INC.

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

8987997

Patent Inventor Names

Laurence P. Sadwick0

Date of Patent

March 24, 2015

Patent Application Number

13769378

Date Filed

February 17, 2013

Patent Primary Examiner

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Thuy Vinh Tran

Patent abstract

An apparatus for supplying power includes a power input, an output driver operable to transfer power from the power input to a load output, an output driver control switch operable to control a current from the power input through the output driver, a pulse generator operable to generate a pulse signal to control the output driver control switch, and a stealer switch operable to disable the pulse signal.