公开(公告)号：US20060044011A1

公开(公告)日：2006-03-02

申请号：US10930091

申请日：2004-08-31

申请人： Mark Andresen ,  Robert Christopher ,  James Parsonese ,  William Thomas ,  Wilson Velez ,  David Vieira ,  Menlo Wuu

发明人： Mark Andresen ,  Robert Christopher ,  James Parsonese ,  William Thomas ,  Wilson Velez ,  David Vieira ,  Menlo Wuu

IPC分类号： H03K19/0175

CPC分类号： H03K19/01843

摘要： A bi-directional voltage translator is disclosed. The bi-directional voltage translator includes a step-up voltage translator for converting signals of a first voltage level to signals of a second voltage level, and a step-down voltage translator for converting signals of the second voltage level to signals of the first voltage level. The step-up voltage translator includes a first source sense circuit, a first block feedback circuit and a first output driver circuit. The step-down voltage translator includes a second source sense circuit, a second block feedback circuit and a second output driver circuit.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种双向电压转换器。 双向电压转换器包括升压电压转换器，用于将第一电压电平的信号转换成第二电压电平的信号;以及降压电压转换器，用于将第二电压电平的信号转换成第一电压的信号 水平。 升压电压转换器包括第一源检测电路，第一块反馈电路和第一输出驱动器电路。 降压电压转换器包括第二源检测电路，第二块反馈电路和第二输出驱动器电路。

公开(公告)号：US4870326A

公开(公告)日：1989-09-26

申请号：US117726

申请日：1987-11-06

申请人： Jack Andresen ,  Mark Andresen

发明人： Jack Andresen ,  Mark Andresen

IPC分类号： H05B41/285

CPC分类号： H05B41/2851 ,  Y02B20/186 ,  Y10S315/07

摘要： A system for driving a neon tube to form luminous bubbles and controlling the motion thereof in which a modulatable high AC voltage source is connected to control a pair of electronic switches in the primary circuit of a high voltage transformer which is connected to electrodes of said neon tube in such a way as to produce the luminous bubbles, which can be stationary or moved at varying speeds and direction by control of width and/or frequency of control pulses applied to the electronic switches. A memory stores predetermined patterns of the direction and speed of said luminous bubbles and microprocessor means for controlling said modulatable AC voltage in accordance with said predetermined pattern by said memory means to cause said luminous bubbles to move in said predetermined patterns of direction and speed. The memory may include a plurality of predetermined patterns stored, and selector for selecting one of said patterns and driving the neon tube therewith. For a plurality of neon tubes arranged in an artful pattern, and a plurality of modulatable high AC voltage AC sources are connected to respective ones of the neon tubes and means for selecting one or more of the predetermined patterns for driving one or more of the neon tubes.

摘要翻译： 一种用于驱动氖管以形成发光气泡并控制其中连接有可调制的高AC电压源的运动的系统，以控制与所述氖电极连接的高压变压器的初级电路中的一对电子开关 管以这样的方式产生可通过控制施加到电子开关的控制脉冲的宽度和/或频率而以变化的速度和方向静止或移动的发光气泡。 存储器存储所述发光气泡的方向和速度的预定图案和微处理器装置，用于根据所述存储装置的所述预定图案控制所述可调制AC电压，以使所述发光气泡以所述预定的方向和速度方向移动。 存储器可以包括存储的多个预定图案，以及选择器，用于选择所述图案之一并用其驱动氖管。 对于以艺术形式布置的多个氖管，并且多个可调制的高AC电压AC源连接到相应的氖管，以及用于选择用于驱动氖中的一个或多个的预定图案中的一个或多个的装置 管。