US Patent Issued to TEXAS INSTRUMENTS on Oct. 28 for "Switch circuit control" (Texas Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,456,976, issued on Oct. 28, was assigned to TEXAS INSTRUMENTS Inc. (Dallas).

"Switch circuit control" was invented by Sean Patrick McEnroe (Mckinney, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In some examples, an apparatus includes a switch circuit, a charge circuit, and a shutoff circuit. The switch circuit is configured to control passage of a data signal having a frequency of less than about 10 kilohertz (kHz) from an input terminal to an output terminal, the switch circuit having a control terminal. The charge circuit is coupled to a voltage supply and the switch circuit, wherein the charge circuit is configured to harvest a portion of cu...