Inventor

Mark S. Taipale

Inventor

Harleysville, PA, US

Overview

66→

Patents

2002–2021

Patent span

Electricity

Primary field (CPC H)

Patents· 66 as inventor

Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.

H05Bprimary

H05BElectric heating51%

Y02BClimate change mitigation technologies related to buildings, e.g. housing, house appliances or related end-user applications26%

Y10STechnical subjects covered by former uspc cross-reference art collections [xracs] and digests6%

H02JElectric power networks4%

Y04SSystems integrating technologies related to power network operation, communication or information technologies for improving the electrical power generation, transmission, distribution, management or usage, i.e. smart grids4%

G05FSystems for regulating electric or magnetic variables2%

H01HElectric switches2%

G05BControl or regulating systems in general2%

G06FElectric digital data processing2%

F21SNon-portable lighting devices1%

PatentTitleYear

11,071,186Charging an input capacitor of a load control device2021 10,893,595Digital load control system providing power and communication via existing power wiring2021 10,827,578Systems and methods for controlling color temperature2020 10,827,575Load control device having a wide output range2020 10,651,653Digital messages in a load control system2020 10,624,194Digital load control system providing power and communication via existing power wiring2020 10,616,973Charging an input capacitor of a load control device2020 10,609,792Digital load control system providing power and communication via existing power wiring2020 10,517,154Load control device having a wide output range2019 10,506,689Digital load control system providing power and communication via existing power wiring2019 10,420,185Systems and methods for controlling color temperature2019 10,292,245Digital load control system providing power and communication via existing power wiring2019 10,251,231Load control device having a wide output range2019 10,231,317Digital load control system providing power and communication via existing power wiring2019 10,159,139Digital load control system providing power and communication via existing power wiring2018 10,004,127Digital load control system providing power and communication via existing power wiring2018 9,999,115Digital control system providing power and communications via existing power wiring2018 9,985,436Digital messages in a load control system2018 9,955,547Charging an input capacitor of a load control device2018 9,736,911'Digital load control system providing power and communication via existing power wiring'2017 9,642,226'Digital load control system providing power and communication via existing power wiring'2017 9,538,618'Digital load control system providing power and communication via existing power wiring'2017 9,392,675'Digital load control system providing power and communication via existing power wiring'2016 8,878,447'Method and apparatus for measuring operating characteristics in a load control device'2014 8,704,459'Two-wire dimmer circuit for a screw-in compact fluorescent lamp'2014 8,629,624'Method and apparatus for measuring operating characteristics in a load control device'2014 8,466,628'Closed-loop load control circuit having a wide output range'2013 8,441,197'Method of striking a lamp in an electronic dimming ballast circuit'2013 8,354,803'Hybrid light source'2013 8,339,048'Hybrid light source'2012 8,313,219'Ballasted lamp socket for a compact fluorescent lamp'2012 8,242,714'Two-wire dimmer circuit for a screw-in compact fluorescent lamp'2012 8,232,734'Electronic ballast having a partially self-oscillating inverter circuit'2012 8,232,733'Hybrid light source'2012 8,228,002'Hybrid light source'2012 8,198,820'Two-wire dimmer circuit for a screw-in compact fluorescent lamp'2012 8,067,902'Electronic ballast having a symmetric topology'2011 8,049,430'Electronic ballast having a partially self-oscillating inverter circuit'2011 8,049,432'Measurement circuit for an electronic ballast'2011 8,008,866'Hybrid light source'2011 7,940,015'Thermal protection for lamp ballasts'2011 7,911,156'Thermal foldback for a lamp control device'2011 7,868,561'Two-wire dimmer circuit for a screw-in compact fluorescent lamp'2011 7,843,139'Apparatus and method for controlling the filament voltage in an electronic dimming ballast'2010 7,825,609'Electronic ballast having a flyback cat-ear power supply'2010 7,675,250'Thermal protection for lamp ballasts'2010 7,586,268'Apparatus and method for controlling the filament voltage in an electronic dimming ballast'2009 7,489,090'Electronic ballast having adaptive frequency shifting'2009 7,436,131'Thermal protection for lamp ballasts'2008 7,432,661'Electronic ballast having a flyback cat-ear power supply'2008 7,368,916'Apparatus and methods for making capacitive measurements of cathode fall in fluorescent lamps'2008 7,339,322'Apparatus and methods for making spectroscopic measurements of cathode fall in fluorescent lamps'2008 7,323,877'Apparatus and methods for making spectroscopic measurements of cathode fall in fluorescent lamps'2008 7,312,582'Electronic ballast'2007 7,285,919'Electronic ballast having improved power factor and total harmonic distortion'2007 7,259,519'Apparatus and methods for making capacitive measurements of cathode fall in fluorescent lamps'2007 7,224,124'Apparatus and methods for making capacitive measurements of cathode fall in fluorescent lamps'2007 7,196,476'Apparatus and methods for making capacitive measurements of cathode fall in fluorescent lamps'2007 7,116,055'Apparatus and methods for making spectroscopic measurements of cathode fall in fluorescent lamps'2006 7,061,189'Electronic ballast'2006 7,002,301'Apparatus and methods for making capacitive measurements of cathode fall in fluorescent lamps'2006 6,982,528'Thermal protection for lamp ballasts'2006 6,791,279'Single-switch electronic dimming ballast'2004 6,784,622'Single switch electronic dimming ballast'2004 6,674,248'Electronic ballast'2004 6,452,344'Electronic dimming ballast'2002

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

2002–2019Patents assigned to LUTRON ELECTRONICS CO (55)· patent assignee history

2002–2021Based in Harleysville, PA, US· patent location history

2011–2017Patents assigned to TAIPALE MARK S (13)· patent assignee history

2011–2013Patents assigned to NEWMAN JR ROBERT C (7)· patent assignee history

2012–2013Patents assigned to DOBBINS AARON (5)· patent assignee history

2019–2021Patents assigned to LUTRON TECH CO LLC (12)· patent assignee history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
LUTRON ELECTRONICS CO	55	2002–2019
TAIPALE MARK Sself	13	2011–2017
LUTRON TECH CO LLC	12	2019–2021
NEWMAN JR ROBERT C	7	2011–2013
DOBBINS AARON	5	2012–2013

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
Harleysville, Pennsylvania, US	66	2002–2021