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Kenneth B. Wells

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Most Active Art Unit
2842
Art Unit(s)
2836, 2504, 2816, 2842, 3621
Total Applications
3183
Issued Applications
2697
Pending Applications
173
Abandoned Applications
342

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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18/374942
Validation of current levels delivered by a gate driver Sep 28, 2023 Issued
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18/468790
Apparatus to improve process non-uniformity for semiconductor direct plasma processing Sep 17, 2023 Issued
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18/467832
Klystron device Sep 14, 2023 Issued
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18/466601
AC coupling modules for bias ladders Sep 12, 2023 Issued
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18/243201
Acoustic wave device and acoustic wave module including the same Sep 6, 2023 Issued
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18/241555
Semiconductor device Aug 31, 2023 Issued
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18/458442
Voltage-source gate drive having shunt capacitors and shunt resistors Aug 29, 2023 Issued
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18/458615
Voltage gate driver for a semiconductor-based transistor, as well as a power switch device, and a corresponding method Aug 29, 2023 Issued
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18/452623
Circuit device Aug 20, 2023 Issued
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18/453269
Dimming control system having asynchronous pulse width modulation mechanism Aug 20, 2023 Issued
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18/451283
Area efficient bidirectional switch with off state injection current control Aug 16, 2023 Issued
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18/451212
Receiver circuit Aug 16, 2023 Issued
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18/235274
LIGHTING AND ANIMATION SYSTEM FOR A MUSICAL INSTRUMENT, ANIMATION PATTERNS, AND IMPLEMENTS FOR MOUNTING LIGHTING COMPONENTS TO MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS Aug 16, 2023 Pending
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18/450596
Transmission circuit, electronic control unit, and vehicle Aug 15, 2023 Issued
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18/234097
Zero excess energy storage transformer Aug 14, 2023 Issued
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18/448558
Level shift circuit Aug 10, 2023 Issued
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18/448255
Driver circuit for bypass power transistor including secondary supply input connection from a power delivery circuit Aug 10, 2023 Issued
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18/232578
Battery power management apparatus and method Aug 9, 2023 Issued
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18/446610
Electronic circuit with a transistor device and a clamp circuit and method Aug 8, 2023 Issued
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18/446705
Gate drive circuit for switching circuit, module including the same, and switching power supply Aug 8, 2023 Issued
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