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Ian A Rummel

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Most Active Art Unit
1785
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1785
Total Applications
634
Issued Applications
303
Pending Applications
64
Abandoned Applications
266

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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16/648293
Switching converter, and control method and control circuit thereof Aug 28, 2019 Issued
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16/550513
Power supply circuit and related methods for generating a power supply voltage in a semiconductor package Aug 25, 2019 Issued
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16/550147
POWER PROTECTION METHOD AND CIRCUIT FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE Aug 22, 2019 Abandoned
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16/537375
Apparatus and method for high voltage bandgap type reference circuit with flexible output setting Aug 8, 2019 Issued
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16/533691
Asynchronous dropout transition for multi-level and single-level buck converters Aug 5, 2019 Issued
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16/525951
TWO-STAGE STEP-DOWN CONVERTER Jul 29, 2019 Abandoned
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16/520679
System and method for discerning arcing in electrical wiring Jul 23, 2019 Issued
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16/973726
CONVERTER Jul 22, 2019 Abandoned
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16/517932
Reference signal generating method for distance and directional protection elements Jul 21, 2019 Issued
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16/517019
Methods and apparatus for current sensing and current limiting Jul 18, 2019 Issued
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16/515832
DC-DC converters having DIN rail mounts Jul 17, 2019 Issued
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16/513349
ESD suppression using light emissions Jul 15, 2019 Issued
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17/260174
DC-to-dC converter and operation thereof Jul 14, 2019 Issued
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17/599586
Power conversion device Jul 10, 2019 Issued
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16/504413
Switching converter, switching time generation circuit and switching time control method thereof Jul 7, 2019 Issued
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16/455732
Method and apparatus for controlling a flyback converter Jun 26, 2019 Issued
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16/449973
Multiple parallel-connected resonant converter, inductor-integrated magnetic element and transformer-integrated magnetic element Jun 23, 2019 Issued
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16/450089
Multiple parallel-connected resonant converter, inductor-integrated magnetic element and transformer-integrated magnetic element Jun 23, 2019 Issued
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17/598682
POWER CONVERTER, REFRIGERATION CYCLE APPARATUS, AND AIR CONDITIONING APPARATUS Jun 17, 2019 Pending
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16/443783
High frequency link coupled multi-port converter topology Jun 16, 2019 Issued
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