PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15873270
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-01
Publication Date: 2019-07
Patent Classification: ["327", "137000"]

Abstract:
An auto-tuned ramp generator and a method for generating a sawtooth signal are provided. In the method and apparatus, a sawtooth signal is compared to a first reference voltage and a second reference voltage. In response to determining that the sawtooth signal does not exceed the first reference voltage, the voltage level of the sawtooth signal is increased. In response to determining that the sawtooth signal exceeds the second reference voltage, the voltage level of the sawtooth signal is decreased. The voltage level the sawtooth signal is retained if the sawtooth signal remains between the first and second reference voltages.

Claim (Index 7):
A controller for a converter, comprising:\n a switching stage configured to:\n receive a feedback voltage indicative of an output voltage of the converter, and a sawtooth signal; \n generate a control signal based on the feedback voltage and the sawtooth signal; and \n output the control signal for driving the converter; and \n a sawtooth signal generator configured to:\n receive a first reference voltage and a second reference voltage; \n determine whether a voltage level of the sawtooth signal is below the first reference voltage or greater than the second reference voltage; \n in response to determining that the voltage level of the sawtooth signal is below the first reference voltage, output a digital multibit signal operable to cause a slope of the sawtooth signal to increase; and \n in response to determining that the voltage level of the sawtooth signal is greater than the second reference voltage, output the digital multibit signal operable to cause the slope of the sawtooth signal to decrease.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 23.0
- Percentile: 86.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.57143
- Patent Class: 327.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15595577', '11607899', '13463906', '11888480', '11610107']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.7669787898612145
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4769325097154741
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7379741618466404
- Mean Citation Score: 199.581854
- Max Citation Score: 222.94731
- Similarity Product: 179.59926727613927

Labels:
- Claim Label 101: 1
- Claim Label 102: 1
- Claim Label 103: 0
- Claim Label 112: 1
- Combined Label: 1
- Label 101 Adjusted: 1

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