{"schema_version":"1.0","canonical_url":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-9806684","patent":{"patent_number":"US-9806684","title":"Method and apparatus for achieving very high-output signal swing from class-D amplifier","assignee":null,"inventors":[],"filing_date":"2016-09-10T00:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2017-10-31T00:00:00.000Z","cpc_codes":["H04R","H04R"],"num_claims":16,"abstract":"An apparatus and method are disclosed for providing output signal swings that are greater than the supply voltage in a class-D amplifier. The amplifier circuit boosts the voltage across the amplifier load, such as a loudspeaker, by using capacitors to “charge pump” the voltage across the load and thus increase the voltage temporarily. This is done by using two or more output bridges rather than one, and connecting the bridges through the capacitors. For signals of less than the supply voltage, only an inner bridge, similar to a full bridge of the prior art, operates. For signals above the supply voltage, an outer bridge charges capacitors, which are then used to ‘boost’ the voltage on the bridge output for the short period of the Class-D switching period. Thus, only relatively small value boosting capacitors are needed, as they do not need to supply charge for very long."},"analysis":{"summary":null,"layman_explanation":null,"technical_analysis":null,"business_analysis":null,"faqs":null,"topics":[],"tech_cluster":null},"seo":{"title":"Method and apparatus for achieving very high-output signal swing from class-D amplifier","description":"An apparatus and method are disclosed for providing output signal swings that are greater than the supply voltage in a class-D amplifier. The amplifier circuit boosts the voltage across the amplifier ","keywords":[]},"attribution":{"source":"Patentable","source_url":"https://patentable.app","canonical_url":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-9806684","license":"CC-BY-4.0-like","license_terms":"AI-generated analysis on this page (summary, layman_explanation, technical_analysis, business_analysis, faqs) may be reused with attribution and a visible link back to the canonical URL above. Patent abstracts, claims, and bibliographic data are USPTO public domain.","required_link":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-9806684","citation_suggestion":"Patentable. \"Method and apparatus for achieving very high-output signal swing from class-D amplifier\" (US-9806684). https://patentable.app/patents/US-9806684","copyright_holder":"Nomic Interactive Technology LLC"},"links":{"html":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-9806684","json":"https://patentable.app/api/llm-context/US-9806684","site":"https://patentable.app","llms_txt":"https://patentable.app/llms.txt"},"generated_at":"2026-06-06T06:24:07.012Z"}