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Gary L. Laxton

Examiner (ID: 13762, Phone: (571)272-2079 , Office: P/2838 )

Most Active Art Unit
2838
Art Unit(s)
2896, 2838
Total Applications
2640
Issued Applications
2269
Pending Applications
160
Abandoned Applications
240

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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17/872402
Capacitor module and power conversion device Jul 24, 2022 Issued
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17/867668
DC-DC auto-converter module Jul 17, 2022 Issued
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17/865448
HIGH VOLTAGE HIGH POWER MODULAR POWER SUPPLY Jul 14, 2022 Abandoned
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17/812205
Switch driving device and switching power supply using the same Jul 12, 2022 Issued
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17/810960
Charger and control method thereof Jul 5, 2022 Issued
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17/809127
High performance two stage power converter with enhanced light load management Jun 26, 2022 Issued
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17/844748
Modular parallel half-bridge integrated assembly with annular layout Jun 20, 2022 Issued
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17/844713
Method of switching operational modes of a power converter Jun 19, 2022 Issued
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17/844216
Low dropout regulator Jun 19, 2022 Issued
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17/844318
Isolated power supplies, primary-side controllers, and secondary- side controllers using transformer as media for signal transmission Jun 19, 2022 Issued
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17/807799
High speed driver for high frequency DCDC converter Jun 19, 2022 Issued
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17/841785
Solid-state multi-channel protection circuit Jun 15, 2022 Issued
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17/842459
Gallium nitride bi-directional high electron mobility transistor in switched mode power converter applications Jun 15, 2022 Issued
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17/840864
LLC controller and control method for power converter Jun 14, 2022 Issued
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18/843445
OVERCURRENT PROTECTION APPARATUS AND PROTECTION METHOD FOR T-TYPE THREE-LEVEL INVERTER Jun 9, 2022 Pending
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17/834379
Power supply apparatus and image forming apparatus Jun 6, 2022 Issued
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17/834174
Three-phase power factor controller implemented with single-phase power factor correction controller Jun 6, 2022 Issued
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18/565578
Power conversion device Jun 5, 2022 Issued
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17/829090
System and method for estimating a current in an inductor of a power converter May 30, 2022 Issued
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17/828038
Secondary controller applied to a secondary side of a power converter and operation method thereof May 30, 2022 Issued
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