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Stephen M Hepperle

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Most Active Art Unit
3407
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3407, 3700, 3753
Total Applications
2621
Issued Applications
2150
Pending Applications
140
Abandoned Applications
300

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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17/784066
Motor drive control apparatus Dec 6, 2020 Issued
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17/112546
Robotically controlled display Dec 3, 2020 Issued
Array ( [id] => 16725187 [patent_doc_number] => 20210092334 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2021-03-25 [patent_title] => METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MOVING CAMERAS USING ROBOTIC MOUNTS [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/112460 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2020-12-04 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 12758 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -14 [patent_words_short_claim] => 221 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17112460 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/112460
Method and system for moving cameras using robotic mounts Dec 3, 2020 Issued
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17/109923
Safety function Dec 1, 2020 Issued
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17/106733
Motor speed estimation for drive safety system Nov 29, 2020 Issued
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17/787731
Motor control system and motor control apparatus Nov 24, 2020 Issued
Array ( [id] => 17731357 [patent_doc_number] => 11387761 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2022-07-12 [patent_title] => System and method for sinusoidal output and integrated EMC filtering in a motor drive [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/103820 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2020-11-24 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 24 [patent_figures_cnt] => 26 [patent_no_of_words] => 14064 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 191 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17103820 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/103820
System and method for sinusoidal output and integrated EMC filtering in a motor drive Nov 23, 2020 Issued
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17/780836
Control device, inverter, assembly having an inverter and an electrical machine, method for operating an inverter, and computer program Nov 23, 2020 Issued
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17/783789
Control device for electric motor Nov 18, 2020 Issued
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16/953185
Motor control apparatus and control method of the same Nov 18, 2020 Issued
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17/784956
METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A BRUSHLESS DIRECT CURRENT ELECTRIC MOTOR Nov 11, 2020 Abandoned
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17/775463
Device and method for activating a conveyor device Nov 4, 2020 Issued
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17/088596
Feedforward control method for floating base dynamics, computer-readable storage medium and robot Nov 3, 2020 Issued
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17/083754
Semiconductor device and method therefor Oct 28, 2020 Issued
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17/080978
Power tool and control method of the same Oct 26, 2020 Issued
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17/078250
Dual motor system Oct 22, 2020 Issued
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17/780405
Method and device for regulating an electric machine Oct 20, 2020 Issued
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17/764754
Drive system and method for controlling a synchronous motor having several phases Oct 5, 2020 Issued
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17/038227
Motor controller Sep 29, 2020 Issued
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17/754276
Motor drive method and motor drive apparatus Sep 28, 2020 Issued
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