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Benjamin E. Lanier

Examiner (ID: 15356, Phone: (571)272-3805 , Office: P/2437 )

Most Active Art Unit
2437
Art Unit(s)
2132, 2437, 2432
Total Applications
1340
Issued Applications
871
Pending Applications
113
Abandoned Applications
371

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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15/464850
Direct current link circuit Mar 20, 2017 Issued
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16/084551
Piezoelectric drive with at least two independent drive sections Mar 14, 2017 Issued
Array ( [id] => 11984389 [patent_doc_number] => 20170288545 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2017-10-05 [patent_title] => 'CIRCUIT DEVICE, SWITCHING REGULATOR, AND ELECTRONIC' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/458165 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2017-03-14 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 6 [patent_no_of_words] => 8682 [patent_no_of_claims] => 13 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 15458165 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/458165
Circuit device, switching regulator, and electronic apparatus for DC to DC conversion Mar 13, 2017 Issued
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15/458351
Circuit device, switching regulator, and electronic apparatus Mar 13, 2017 Issued
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16/084646
Actuator and tactile sensation providing apparatus Mar 9, 2017 Issued
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16/083523
Actuator and tactile sensation providing apparatus Mar 8, 2017 Issued
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16/084316
Actuator and tactile sensation providing apparatus Mar 8, 2017 Issued
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16/462127
Main conversion circuit, power conversion device, and moving body Mar 7, 2017 Issued
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16/081945
Arcuate motion actuator based on piezo-electric motors Feb 28, 2017 Issued
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15/443950
Noise reduction in a voltage converter Feb 26, 2017 Issued
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16/469253
Electric motor Feb 23, 2017 Issued
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15/441382
Power supply device for suppressing cross regulation and image forming apparatus including power supply device Feb 23, 2017 Issued
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15/439791
Semiconductor device and DC-DC converter Feb 21, 2017 Issued
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15/438181
Control circuit for stopping voltage booster and electronic device using the same Feb 20, 2017 Issued
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16/077259
Method and device for actuating an electromechanical element Feb 9, 2017 Issued
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15/429642
Switching power supply apparatus capable of achieving soft switching operation Feb 9, 2017 Issued
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15/424071
Set point independent regulation of a switched mode power converter Feb 2, 2017 Issued
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15/407749
Fast transient supply with a separated high frequency and low frequency path signals Jan 16, 2017 Issued
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15/406525
Audio frequency deadband system and method for switch mode regulators operating in discontinuous conduction mode Jan 12, 2017 Issued
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15/401219
Ripple filter circuit and ripple filter method Jan 8, 2017 Issued
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