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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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17/919294
Method for controlling a multilevel inverter with a split DC link Apr 18, 2021 Issued
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17/232457
Load control device for high-efficiency loads Apr 15, 2021 Issued
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17/919469
DC-DC converter assembly Apr 15, 2021 Issued
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17/928174
Charge pump based low dropout regulator Apr 14, 2021 Issued
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17/229366
POWER SUPPLY WITH HAYSTACK EFFICIENCY Apr 12, 2021 Abandoned
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17/995836
ELECTRICAL POWER CONVERTER Apr 11, 2021 Abandoned
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17/223180
Ripple voltage control circuit and control method thereof Apr 5, 2021 Issued
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17/221790
Input protection and level shifter circuit Apr 2, 2021 Issued
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17/301393
Current balancing for interleaved power converters Mar 31, 2021 Issued
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17/914446
Inverter capable of switching between single- phase operation and three-phase operation Mar 25, 2021 Issued
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17/798372
Controlling an electronic switching unit for supplying power to an inductive power load Mar 25, 2021 Issued
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17/212056
Power adapter Mar 24, 2021 Issued
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18/283022
Switching power supply apparatus and electric power supply system Mar 24, 2021 Issued
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17/208578
Load control device for high-efficiency loads Mar 21, 2021 Issued
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17/208753
Load Control Device for High-Efficiency Loads Mar 21, 2021 Abandoned
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17/914248
AC/DC converter with power factor correction and method for calibrating such a converter Mar 21, 2021 Issued
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17/204092
Boost converter with high power factor Mar 16, 2021 Issued
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17/202514
AC/DC power supply, rectifier circuit and control method Mar 15, 2021 Issued
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17/178472
Hybrid power converter and power conversion Feb 17, 2021 Issued
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17/168284
Method of operating a multi-level switched capacitor boost inverter Feb 4, 2021 Issued
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