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Peter Michael Novak

Examiner (ID: 18642, Phone: (571)270-1375 , Office: P/2838 )

Most Active Art Unit
2838
Art Unit(s)
2839, 2838
Total Applications
809
Issued Applications
661
Pending Applications
82
Abandoned Applications
81

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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18/035290
Gate leakage current detection determining gate withstand voltage rating and a power converter Dec 27, 2020 Issued
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17/119571
Load regulation of a power converter based on adjustable output voltage thresholds Dec 10, 2020 Issued
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17/116794
DC-DC converter with pulse modulation control circuit Dec 8, 2020 Issued
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18/248797
Power conversion device with loss minimization and synchronized detection and switching frequency changing Dec 7, 2020 Issued
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17/115753
Solid-state power interrupters Dec 7, 2020 Issued
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17/110504
Voltage regulator with on-time extension Dec 2, 2020 Issued
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17/109087
DC-DC converter output regulation systems and methods Nov 30, 2020 Issued
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17/102674
Power converter with a plurality of switching power stage circuits Nov 23, 2020 Issued
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18/251135
Power conversion system and control device for same Nov 10, 2020 Issued
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18/035315
Circuit and method for controlling rectifier, and circuit including the rectifier Nov 5, 2020 Issued
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17/084133
Methods and apparatus to improve power factor correction circuits with voltage multiplier assist Oct 28, 2020 Issued
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18/024776
Drive device and short circuit detection for a transistor accounting for the miller effect Oct 27, 2020 Issued
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18/044096
POWER CONVERSION APPARATUS, MOTOR DRIVE APPARATUS, AND REFRIGERATION CYCLE APPARATUS Oct 25, 2020 Pending
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17/031764
Rapid discharge of power nodes Sep 23, 2020 Issued
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17/022983
Multiphase buck converter with extended duty cycle range using multiple bootstrap capacitors Sep 15, 2020 Issued
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17/021264
Active fail-safe module to control the safe state of an electrical motor Sep 14, 2020 Issued
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17/637499
Gate driving power source for bidirectional step-up/down converter Sep 10, 2020 Issued
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17/017044
SECTIONALIZING SEQUENCE ORDER Sep 9, 2020 Abandoned
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17/017030
Selectable conversion ratio DC-DC converter Sep 9, 2020 Issued
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17/012478
Method of operating a low dropout regulator by selectively removing and replacing a DC bias from a power transistor within the low dropout regulator Sep 3, 2020 Issued
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