1. A biodegradable lubricant composition comprising:
at least one biodegradable plastic;
a lubricating oil component, wherein said lubricating oil component comprises a biodegradable oil; and
a solid lubricant component.
2. The biodegradable lubricant composition of claim 1, wherein the biodegradable plastic comprises polyhydroxyalkanoate.
3. The biodegradable lubricant composition of claim 1, where the biodegradable plastic comprises polybutylene succinate.
4. The biodegradable lubricant composition of claim 1, wherein the biodegradable plastic comprises polyhydroxyalkanoate and polybutylene succinate.
5. The biodegradable lubricant composition of claim 1, wherein the biodegradable plastic comprises between about 50% and about 75% polyhydroxyalkanoate, and between about 25% and about 50% polybutylene succinate.
6. The biodegradable lubricant composition of claim 1, comprising about 5% to about 28% of said biodegradable oil.
7. The biodegradable lubricant composition of claim 6, wherein the biodegradable oil comprises a vegetable oil.
8. The biodegradable lubricant composition of claim 1, wherein the solid lubricant comprises at least one of graphite and molybdenum disulfide.
9. The biodegradable lubricant composition of claim 1, comprising about 5% to about 50% of said solid lubricant component.
10. The biodegradable lubricant composition of claim 1, further comprising at least one additive.
11. A lubricant composition comprising:
at least one biodegradable plastic, wherein said at least one biodegradable plastic comprises polyhydroxyalkanoate, polybutylene succinate or mixtures thereof;
a lubricating oil component, wherein said lubricating oil component comprises a biodegradable oil; and
a solid lubricant component.
12. The lubricant composition of claim 11, wherein the biodegradable plastic comprises polyhydroxyalkanoate and polybutylene succinate.
13. The lubricant composition of claim 12, wherein the biodegradable plastic comprises between 50% and 75% polyhydroxyalkanoate, and between 25% and 50% polybutylene succinate.
14. The lubricant composition of claim 11, comprising about 5% to about 28% of said biodegradable oil.
15. The lubricant composition of claim 14, wherein the biodegradable oil comprises a vegetable oil.
16. The lubricant composition of claim 15, wherein the vegetable oil comprises at least one vegetable oil selected from the group consisting of canola oil, castor oil, corn oil, Lesquerella oil, meadowfoam oil, olive oil, peanut oil, rice bran oil, safflower oil, sesame oil, soybean oil, sunflower oil, and walnut oil.
17. The lubricant composition of claim 11, wherein the solid lubricant component comprises at least one solid lubricant selected from the group consisting of molybdenum disulfide powder, graphite powder, talc powder, mica powder, calcium carbonate powder, and Bentonite clay.
18. The lubricant composition of claim 11 formed into a lubricant stick.
19. The lubricant composition of claim 11, comprising about 5% to about 50% of said solid lubricant component.
20. A lubricant stick formed of a lubricant composition comprising:
about 30% to about 90% of a biodegradable plastic portion comprising between about 50% and about 75% polyhydroxyalkanoate, and between about 25% and about 50% polybutylene succinate;
about 5% to about 28% of at least one vegetable oil selected from the group consisting of canola oil, castor oil, corn oil, Lesquerella oil, meadowfoam oil, olive oil, peanut oil, rice bran oil, safflower oil, sesame oil, soybean oil, sunflower oil, and walnut oil; and
about 5% to about 50% of at least one solid lubricant component selected from the group consisting of molybdenum disulfide powder, graphite powder, talc powder, mica powder, calcium carbonate powder, and Bentonite clay.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A charge pump comprising:
a current source circuit enabled in response to a first control signal for providing a first source current and a selectively adjustable second source current to a node, the selectively adjustable second source current being provided in response to first enabling signals; and,
a current sink circuit enabled in response to a second control signal for sinking a first sink current and a selectively adjustable second sink current from the node, the selectively adjustable second sink current being provided in response to second enabling signals.
2. The charge pump of claim 1, wherein the current source circuit includes a primary sourcing transistor that receives a reference voltage for regulating the first source current, and the current sink circuit includes a primary sinking transistor that receives the reference voltage for regulating the first sink current.
3. The charge pump of claim 2, wherein the first source current is provided by a primary source switching transistor and the primary sourcing transistor connected serially between a high voltage supply and the node, the primary source switching transistor being controlled by the first control signal, and the primary sourcing transistor being controlled by the reference voltage.
4. The charge pump of claim 2, wherein the first sink current is provided by the primary sinking transistor and a primary sink switching transistor connected serially between the node and a low voltage supply, the primary sinking transistor being controlled by the reference voltage, and the primary sink switching transistor being controlled by the second control signal.
5. The charge pump of claim 2, wherein the selectively adjustable second source current is provided by a plurality of source current branches connected in parallel with each other.
6. The charge pump of claim 5, wherein each of the plurality of source current branches includes a select transistor, a secondary source switching transistor and a secondary sourcing transistor connected in series between a high voltage supply and the node, the select transistor being controlled by one of the first enabling signals, the source switching transistor being controlled by the first control signal, and the secondary sourcing transistor being controlled by the reference voltage.
7. The charge pump of claim 6, wherein a sum of the selectively adjustable second source current and the first source current is linearly scalable in magnitude.
8. The charge pump of claim 7, wherein the select transistor of each of the plurality of source current branches are identically sized to each other, and the secondary source switching transistor of each of the plurality of source current branches are identically sized to the primary source switching transistor.
9. The charge pump of claim 6, wherein a sum of the selectively adjustable second source current and the first source current is non-linearly scalable in magnitude.
10. The charge pump of claim 9, wherein the select transistor of each of the plurality of source current branches are sized differently from each other, and the secondary source switching transistor of each of the plurality of source current branches are sized differently from each other and from the primary source switching transistor.
11. The charge pump of claim 2, wherein the selectively adjustable second sink current is provided by a plurality of sink current branches connected in parallel with each other.
12. The charge pump of claim 11, wherein each of the plurality of sink current branches includes a select transistor, a secondary sink switching transistor and a secondary sinking transistor connected in series between the node and a low voltage supply, the select transistor being controlled by one of the second enabling signals, the sink switching transistor being controlled by the second control signal, and the secondary sinking transistor being controlled by the reference voltage.
13. The charge pump of claim 12, wherein a sum of the selectively adjustable second sink current and the first sink current is linearly scalable in magnitude.
14. The charge pump of claim 13, wherein the select transistor of each of the plurality of sink current branches are identically sized to each other, and the secondary sink switching transistor of each of the plurality of sink current branches are identically sized to the primary sink switching transistor.
15. The charge pump of claim 12, wherein a sum of the selectively adjustable second sink current and the first source current is non-linearly scalable in magnitude.
16. The charge pump of claim 15, wherein the select transistor of each of the plurality of sink current branches are sized differently from each other, and the secondary sink switching transistor of each of the plurality of sink current branches are sized differently from each other and from the primary sink switching transistor.
17. The charge pump of claim 3, wherein the selectively adjustable second source current is provided by a plurality of secondary sourcing transistors connected in parallel with each other and in series with the primary source switching transistor between the high voltage supply and the node, each of the secondary sourcing transistors selectively receiving the reference voltage in response to one of the first enabling signals.
18. The charge pump of claim 17, wherein each of the secondary sourcing transistors receives the reference voltage via a corresponding transmission gate controlled by one of the first enabling signals and a complement of the one of the first enabling signals.
19. The charge pump of claim 18, wherein each of the secondary sourcing transistors has a gate terminal coupled to the high voltage supply by a corresponding pull-up transistor when the one of the first enabling signals is at a logic level that turns off the corresponding transmission gate.
20. The charge pump of claim 4, wherein the selectively adjustable second sink current is provided by a plurality of secondary sinking transistors connected in parallel with each other and in series with the primary sink switching transistor between the node and the low voltage supply, each of the secondary sinking transistors selectively receiving the reference voltage in response to one of the second enabling signals.
21. The charge pump of claim 20, wherein each of the secondary sinking transistors receives the reference voltage via a corresponding transmission gate controlled by one of the second enabling signals and a complement of the one of the second enabling signals.
22. The charge pump of claim 21, wherein each of the secondary sinking transistors has a gate terminal coupled to the low voltage supply by a corresponding pull-down transistor when the one of the second enabling signals is at a logic level that turns off the corresponding transmission gate.