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Frank E. Werner

Examiner (ID: 8650)

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

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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16/502500
Power supply system with reduced bulk capacitance Jul 2, 2019 Issued
Array ( [id] => 15333401 [patent_doc_number] => 20200007030 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2020-01-02 [patent_title] => Electrical Circuit for Zero-Voltage Soft-Switching in DC-DC Converter Under All Load Conditions [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 16/456219 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2019-06-28 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 5557 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -13 [patent_words_short_claim] => 164 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16456219 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
16/456219
Electrical circuit for zero-voltage soft-switching in DC-DC converter under all load conditions Jun 27, 2019 Issued
Array ( [id] => 14997159 [patent_doc_number] => 20190317537 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2019-10-17 [patent_title] => N-CHANNEL INPUT PAIR VOLTAGE REGULATOR WITH SOFT START AND CURRENT LIMITATION CIRCUITRY [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 16/451601 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2019-06-25 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 4237 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -6 [patent_words_short_claim] => 107 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16451601 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
16/451601
N-channel input pair voltage regulator with soft start and current limitation circuitry Jun 24, 2019 Issued
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16/452313
IGBT SHORT-CIRCUIT DETECTION AND PROTECTION CIRCUIT AND IGBT-BASED CONTROLLABLE RECTIFIER CIRCUIT Jun 24, 2019 Abandoned
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17/254588
Electronic device with a module using power line communication Jun 17, 2019 Issued
Array ( [id] => 17439551 [patent_doc_number] => 11264896 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2022-03-01 [patent_title] => Two-phase boost converter with reduced voltage stress, and inherent current balancing [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 16/444555 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2019-06-18 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 9 [patent_no_of_words] => 3553 [patent_no_of_claims] => 16 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 297 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16444555 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
16/444555
Two-phase boost converter with reduced voltage stress, and inherent current balancing Jun 17, 2019 Issued
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17/615850
Power conversion device Jun 11, 2019 Issued
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16/428900
Regulator control integrated circuit having COT and valley current modes May 30, 2019 Issued
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17/251670
Rectifier circuit, power supply device, and rectifier circuit drive method May 28, 2019 Issued
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17/605452
Switching delay for communication May 23, 2019 Issued
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16/418714
Voltage regulator in USB power delivery integrated circuit May 20, 2019 Issued
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16/416915
Three-phase, three-level inverters and methods for performing soft switching with phase synchronization May 19, 2019 Issued
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16/415445
Buck converter including frequency-dependent back-flow circuit May 16, 2019 Issued
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17/058278
Voltage conversion device May 13, 2019 Issued
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16/406881
Switched-capacitor converter with high step-up/step-down conversion ratio May 7, 2019 Issued
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16/399247
Power supply apparatus and image forming apparatus controlling switching elements to output a voltage Apr 29, 2019 Issued
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16/397249
Power electronic tap changer module for transformer Apr 28, 2019 Issued
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16/387335
Transient response optimization for charge-pump-based two-stage power converter Apr 16, 2019 Issued
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16/386770
Low loss power converter Apr 16, 2019 Issued
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16/375729
Bootstrap power supply circuit Apr 3, 2019 Issued
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