Terminator current driver
CA 1301840 C · Owner: Bnr, Inc. · Inventors: Newton, Stephen James
Overview
Its claims, description and drawings are in the Canadian Patents Database.
Open the CIPO recordAbstract From the Canadian patent
A drive circuit for terminators in a SCSI (Small Computer Standard Interface) system comprises a bipolar transistor operating in saturated condition to keep the voltage drop to less than 200 millivolts. A second transistor serves to detect when due to overcurrent conditions, the first transistor goes out of saturation and turns it off. Also provided is means for ensuring that the first transistor turns on before the second transistor on power-up.
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Listed from its CIPO record in Patent Yard's archive of Canadian patents past their term. Its claims, description and drawings are in the CIPO record and on Google Patents, and the Claude kit works from them.
Why it's free to use
- Granted May 26, 1992. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended May 26, 2009.
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