Ball, AZ
Alan R. Ball, Gilbert, AZ US
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20080203932 | LED CONTROL METHOD AND STRUCTURE - In one embodiment, an LED system is controlled to have a substantially unity power factor. | 08-28-2008 |
20090051296 | LED CONTROL METHOD - In one embodiment, an LED system is controlled to have a substantially unity power factor. | 02-26-2009 |
20090160528 | METHOD FOR REGULATING TEMPERATURE - A method and circuit for managing thermal performance of an integrated circuit. Temperature sensing circuits and a plurality of power FETs that are coupled together in parallel are manufactured from a semiconductor substrate. Each temperature sensing circuit monitors the temperature of the portion of the semiconductor substrate near or including a corresponding power FET. When the temperature of the semiconductor substrate near one or more of the power FETs reaches a predetermined value, the corresponding temperature sensing circuit reduces a voltage appearing on the gate of the power FET. The reduced voltage increases the on-resistance of the power FET and channels a portion of its current to others of the plurality of power FETs. The power FET continues operating but with a reduced current flow. When the temperature of the semiconductor substrate falls below the predetermined value, the gate voltage of the power FET is increased to its nominal value. | 06-25-2009 |
20090315585 | TRANSISTOR DIAGNOSTIC CIRCUIT - In one embodiment, a diagnostic circuit is used to test the on-resistance of a transistor. | 12-24-2009 |
20100127666 | MULTIPLE MODE BATTERY CHARGER - A battery charger circuit includes a transistor having a first current electrode for receiving a charging voltage, a control electrode for receiving a control signal, and a second current electrode for providing an output voltage. The battery charger circuit further includes a rectifier having a terminal coupled to the second current electrode of the transistor, and another terminal coupled to a power supply voltage terminal. The battery charger circuit also includes a control and regulation circuit having an input for receiving a feedback signal representative of a temperature, and an output for providing the control signal. The control and regulation circuit operates in either a switching mode or a linear mode in response to the feedback signal. | 05-27-2010 |
20100296210 | TRANSIENT SUPPRESSION DEVICE AND METHOD THEREFOR - In one embodiment, a semiconductor device to provide protection for electronic circuits, the semiconductor device typically includes a vertical MOS transistor, a reference circuit, and an amplifier. The amplifier amplifies the reference voltage to enable the vertical MOS transistor responsively to a transient event. | 11-25-2010 |
20110080207 | METHOD FOR REGULATING TEMPERATURE AND CIRCUIT THEREFOR - A method and circuit for managing thermal performance of an integrated circuit. In accordance with an embodiment, a thermal limit circuit and a semiconductor device are manufactured from a semiconductor material, wherein the thermal limit circuit is configured to operate at a temperature level that is different from a threshold temperature in response to the thermal sensing element sensing a temperature at least equal to the threshold temperature. | 04-07-2011 |
20110133787 | CIRCUIT AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A CURRENT - A power supply circuit having a converter circuit and method for determining a current flowing into the converter circuit. A converter circuit includes an amplifier and a current-to-current converter module. The amplifier has a current sensing element coupled between its inverting and noninverting input terminals. The amplifier generates a sensing signal from a charging current flowing through the current sensing element. The sensing signal is input into the current-to-current converter module, which scales the charging current and modulates the scaled charging current. The current-to-current converter module converts the modulated current to a charging voltage that is representative of the charging current. The charging current is converted to a current that is representative of the input current to converter circuit. The input current to the converter circuit is added to an auxiliary load current to yield the current of the power supply circuit. | 06-09-2011 |
20130106374 | POWER SUPPLY CONTROLLER AND METHOD THEREFOR | 05-02-2013 |
Bernard F. Ball, Marietta, AZ US
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20080224806 | MATERIAL MAGNETIZER SYSTEMS - A system for improved magnetization of flexible magnetic sheet material, such as magnetic rubber. More particularly, this invention relates to providing a system for magnetization of pre-printed flexible magnetic sheet material. | 09-18-2008 |
Duanne Y. Ball, Surprise, AZ US
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20120234265 | Hydrogen Fuel Systems - Improved electrolysis systems for production of Brown's gas. The produced Brown's gas is made available for co-combustion with hydrocarbon fuel in an internal combustion engine to improve the fuel efficiency of the internal combustion engine. | 09-20-2012 |
Jerry Ball, Peoria, AZ US
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20140309817 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DISPLAYING PROCEDURE INFORMATION ON AN AIRCRAFT DISPLAY - A method for displaying a flight path navigational procedure includes, but is not limited to, detecting with a position detecting system a current location of the aircraft, obtaining from an electronic storage device a plurality of flight path navigation procedures available for a geographic location, determining with a flight path analysis system a preferred flight path that will be taken by the aircraft, and displaying on a display unit a moving map corresponding with the current location of the aircraft and further displaying a depiction of the plurality of flight path navigation procedures on the moving map. The preferred flight path is displayed with a visual cue that visually differentiates the preferred flight path from the other flight paths of the plurality of flight path navigation procedures. | 10-16-2014 |
20150032298 | AIRCRAFT FLIGHT DECK DISPLAYS AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISPLAYING INTEGRATED MINIMUM SAFE ALTITUDE AND MINIMUM VECTORING ALTITUDE INFORMATION ON A DISPLAY DEVICE IN AN AIRCRAFT - A method is provided for displaying integrated minimum vectoring and safe altitude information on a display device in an aircraft. The method comprises displaying a graphical representation of a safe altitude sector and a vectoring altitude sector on the display device, and displaying a graphical representation of the aircraft on the display device to indicate the current location of the aircraft and a minimum altitude value associated therewith. The safe altitude sector corresponds to a first geographic area having a designated minimum safe altitude value associated therewith. The vectoring altitude sector corresponds to a second geographic area having a designated minimum vectoring altitude value associated therewith that is below the designated minimum safe altitude value. The graphical representation of the aircraft is displayed within at least one of the graphical representation of the safe altitude sector and the graphical representation of the vectoring altitude sector. | 01-29-2015 |
Larry Ball, Chandler, AZ US
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20130008745 | LUBRICATION SYSTEMS WITH NOZZLE BLOCKAGE DETECTION SYSTEMS - A lubrication system is provided for delivering a lubricant to a plurality of nozzles. The lubrication system includes a reservoir for the lubricant; a pump fluidly coupled to the reservoir and configured to remove a flow of the lubricant from the reservoir; a lubrication sensor positioned between the pump and the plurality of nozzles and configured to detect a blockage in the plurality of nozzles and to generate a blockage signal when the blockage is detected; and an indicator coupled to the lubrication sensor and configured to generate a warning based on the blockage signal from the lubrication sensor | 01-10-2013 |
Larry K. Ball, Chandler, AZ US
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20090139191 | SYSTEMS FOR FILTERING PARTICLES FROM AN AIRFLOW - Systems for filtering particles from an airflow are provided. In an embodiment, by way of example only, the system includes a chamber, an airflow and particle inlet, a concentrator, a first outlet, and a second outlet. The airflow and particle inlet is adapted to direct at least a portion of the airflow and the particles into the chamber. The concentrator is adapted to concentrate the particles from the airflow and particle inlet into a space within the chamber. The first outlet is in flow communication with the concentrator and adapted to allow the concentrated particles to exit the system, while minimizing an amount of air exiting therefrom. The second outlet is in flow communication with the chamber and is adapted to allow substantially all of the airflow to exit therethrough. | 06-04-2009 |
Larry Karl Ball, Chandler, AZ US
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20120078445 | COMPUTER ASSISTED HUMAN MACHINE INTERFACE DISPLAY - Methods and apparatus are provided for selectively balancing pilot workload. The apparatus comprises a display device configured to display a user interface (UI) and a processor. The processor is configured to determine a state of the pilot and/or a state of the aircraft, prepare modification to the UI based in part on the state of the pilot and/or the state of the aircraft such that the modification adds one or more command icons without obscuring, without removing, and without replacing any information item on the display, and to execute the modification. | 03-29-2012 |
Tyler M. Ball, Sahuarita, AZ US
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20130199423 | Mine Emergency Refuge Systems - An emergency refuge system relating to improved occupant access and air revitalization. | 08-08-2013 |