ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,647,014, issued on June 2, was assigned to STMicroelectronics International N.V. (Geneva).

"Combined feedforward and fixed time delay" was invented by Adalberto Lino Mariani (Milan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "According to an embodiment, a delay circuit for a control logic in a converter is provided. The delay circuit includes a first timer circuit having a transconductance amplifier and a first capacitor. The delay circuit includes a second timer circuit coupled to the first timer circuit. The second timer circuit includes a first current generator, a second current generator, and a second capacitor. The second timer circuit is configu...