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Frank E. Werner

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3107
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3617, 3104, 3652, 3107, 2899, 3106
Total Applications
1492
Issued Applications
1247
Pending Applications
54
Abandoned Applications
191

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Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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17/548957
Control methods for changing minimum on-time of synchronous rectifier and related synchronous rectifier controllers Dec 12, 2021 Issued
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17/545141
Power converter having power stage circuits and an auxiliary module Dec 7, 2021 Issued
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18/020563
Modular multi-level converter Dec 6, 2021 Issued
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17/457266
Load-current sensing for frequency compensation in a linear voltage regulator Dec 1, 2021 Issued
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17/533965
Metal-oxide semiconductor field-effect transistor with asymmetric parallel dies and method of using the same Nov 22, 2021 Issued
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17/532347
Dynamic power converter and method thereof Nov 21, 2021 Issued
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17/456154
Dual polarity power supply device Nov 21, 2021 Issued
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17/455860
Switched capacitor converter and control method Nov 18, 2021 Issued
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17/527482
Multi-level power converter and control Nov 15, 2021 Issued
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17/514951
Pulse skipping in oscillator-based frequency modulating DC-to-DC converters Oct 28, 2021 Issued
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17/511753
High current DC-DC converter with integrated matrix transformer and multiphase current doubler rectifier Oct 26, 2021 Issued
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17/452316
Semiconductor circuit including a tie-low circuit and method of fabricating same Oct 25, 2021 Issued
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17/509245
On-board charger (OBC) method and system for detecting phase configuration of mains supply and for diagnosing status of OBC phase configuration relays Oct 24, 2021 Issued
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17/490764
DC-DC converter with adaptive zero tracking Sep 29, 2021 Issued
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17/484508
Integrated circuit and power supply circuit Sep 23, 2021 Issued
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17/484992
Reconfigurable multi-phase power converter Sep 23, 2021 Issued
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17/479561
Power supply having a resonant topology, method of operating a power supply having a resonant topology and apparatus Sep 19, 2021 Issued
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17/448163
Power converter having level shifter with DC signal path Sep 19, 2021 Issued
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17/475017
Method of operating a flyback converter with active clamp, corresponding control circuit and flyback converter Sep 13, 2021 Issued
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17/472803
System and method for regulating a switching converter having at least one switching element in a quasi-resonant operation Sep 12, 2021 Issued
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