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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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17/885831
Semiconductor device Aug 10, 2022 Issued
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17/886134
Circuit arrangement for balancing a split DC link Aug 10, 2022 Issued
Array ( [id] => 19568236 [patent_doc_number] => 12143019 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2024-11-12 [patent_title] => Monitoring temperature per phase in a multiphase power stage [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/815984 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2022-07-29 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 9 [patent_figures_cnt] => 9 [patent_no_of_words] => 11097 [patent_no_of_claims] => 22 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 111 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17815984 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/815984
Monitoring temperature per phase in a multiphase power stage Jul 28, 2022 Issued
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17/877115
Low-dropout (LDO) regulator with a feedback circuit Jul 28, 2022 Issued
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17/877115
Low-dropout (LDO) regulator with a feedback circuit Jul 28, 2022 Issued
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17/874545
Current control techniques for DC/DC converter Jul 26, 2022 Issued
Array ( [id] => 18944267 [patent_doc_number] => 20240039406 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2024-02-01 [patent_title] => DC-DC CONVERTER WITH HYBRID CURRENT SENSING [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/875214 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2022-07-27 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 4631 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -17 [patent_words_short_claim] => 68 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17875214 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/875214
DC-DC converter with hybrid current sensing Jul 26, 2022 Issued
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17/874330
BIPHASIC DICKSON SWITCHED CAPACITOR CONVERTERS WITH ZERO VOLTAGE SWITCHING Jul 26, 2022 Abandoned
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17/872404
Method and system for controlling power factor correction circuit Jul 24, 2022 Issued
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17/861475
Apparatus and method for controlling converter Jul 10, 2022 Issued
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17/811797
Pulsed level shift and inverter circuits for GaN devices Jul 10, 2022 Issued
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17/849775
Harvesting energy from parasitic elements of a power converter Jun 26, 2022 Issued
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18/578770
SWITCH MODE POWER CONVERTER Jun 26, 2022 Pending
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17/848792
Control circuit for controlling a power switch in a switching power supply circuit for improved EMI performance Jun 23, 2022 Issued
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17/843689
Multi-path converter and control method therefor Jun 16, 2022 Issued
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17/806872
Feedback voltage modulation to reduce power converter quiescent current Jun 13, 2022 Issued
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17/806521
Control circuit of boost DC-DC converter, power supply circuit, and electronic device Jun 12, 2022 Issued
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17/838650
Control circuit and AC-DC power supply applying the same Jun 12, 2022 Issued
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17/806517
Control circuit and power supply circuit of DC/DC converter, and electronic equipment Jun 12, 2022 Issued
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18/565141
Multi-cell switching power converter and control method Jun 9, 2022 Issued
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