ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,244,314, issued on March 4, was assigned to NXP USA Inc. (Austin, Texas).

"Electronic integrator circuit for driving inductor" was invented by Thierry Michel Alain Sicard (Auzeville Tolosane, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus includes a first transistor including a first gate, a first drain and a first source. A second transistor includes a second gate and a second source, the second gate is coupled to a first current source configured to generate a linear current ramp, the second source is coupled to the first gate and a second current source configured to generate a constant current through the second transistor determ...