Inventor

Mark E. Jacobs

Inventor

Dallas, TX, US

Overview

1994–2010

Patent span

Electricity

Primary field (CPC H)

Patents· 52 as inventor

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

H02Mprimary

H02MApparatus for conversion between ac and ac, between ac and dc, or between dc and dc, and for use with mains or similar power supply systems52%

Y02BClimate change mitigation technologies related to buildings, e.g. housing, house appliances or related end-user applications28%

H03KPulse technique8%

Y02PClimate change mitigation technologies in the production or processing of goods6%

G01RMeasuring electric variables2%

G01NInvestigating or analysing materials by determining their chemical or physical properties1%

H01FMagnets1%

Y10STechnical subjects covered by former uspc cross-reference art collections [xracs] and digests1%

PatentTitleYear

7,821,799'Ripple reduction for switch-mode power conversion'2010 7,459,893'Optimal feedback control of switch-mode power converters'2008 7,092,259'Active clamp DC/DC converter with resonant transition system'2006 6,903,944'Active clamp DC/DC converter with resonant transition system'2005 6,882,548'Auxiliary active clamp circuit, a method of clamping a voltage of a rectifier switch and a power converter employing the circuit or method'2005 6,822,882'Gate driver with a DC offset bias circuit and a power converter employing the same'2004 6,646,895'Bias supply circuit and a switching power supply employing the same'2003 6,606,258'Voltage reference translation system and an electronic circuit employing the same'2003 6,445,597'Local loop control system for a multiple output power converter'2002 6,400,580'System and method for reducing a DC magnetic flux bias in a transformer and power converter employing the same'2002 6,396,725'System and method for improving control loop response of a power supply'2002 6,377,476'Protection circuit for active switches in clamp-mode topologies, and power converter employing the same'2002 6,356,461'Transformer flux observer for a full bridge power converter and method of operation thereof'2002 6,351,396'Method and apparatus for dynamically altering operation of a converter device to improve conversion efficiency'2002 6,288,920'Drive compensation circuit for synchronous rectifier and method of operating the same'2001 6,249,447'System and method for determining output current and converter employing the same'2001 6,243,278'Drive circuit for synchronous rectifier and method of operating the same'2001 6,201,719'Controller for power supply and method of operation thereof'2001 6,188,586'Asymmetrical half-bridge power converter having reduced input ripple and method of manufacturing the same'2001 6,178,098'Phase-shifted post-regulator, method of operation thereof and power converter employing the same'2001 6,122,183'Two-stage, three-phase boost converter with reduced total harmonic distortion'2000 6,094,087'Gate drive circuit for isolated gate devices and method of operation thereof'2000 6,091,616'Drive compensation circuit for synchronous rectifier and method of operating the same'2000 6,075,716'Two-stage, three phase boost converter with reduced total harmonic distortion'2000 6,052,294'Power supply snubber reset circuit'2000 6,043,997'Two stage, three-phase boost converter with reduced total harmonic distortion'2000 6,034,513'System and method for controlling power factor and power converter employing the same'2000 6,031,739'Two-stage, three-phase split boost converter with reduced total harmonic distortion'2000 6,025,999'Dual output power supply and method of operation thereof'2000 5,991,168'Transient response network, method of diverting energy in a multiple output power converter and a power converter employing the same'1999 5,986,904'Self-regulating lossless snubber circuit'1999 5,936,857'Power converter having multiple output voltage capability'1999 5,912,549'Current mode controller for continuous conduction mode power factor correction circuit and method of operation thereof'1999 5,909,108'Current-sharing circuit for parallel-coupled switches and switch-mode power converter employing the same'1999 5,870,291'Asymmetrical half-bridge converter having adjustable parasitic resistances to offset output voltage DC bias'1999 5,861,734'Control architecture for interleaved converters'1999 5,847,548'Current-sharing passive snubber for parallel-connected switches and high power boost converter employing the same'1998 5,844,790'Split-boost converter having damped EMI isolation filter and method of operation thereof'1998 5,822,199'Controller for a power switch and method of operation thereof'1998 5,784,269'Three phase high power factor converter using phase selection circuit'1998 5,777,866'Power factor control for switched mode rectifiers with improved representing of currents in EMI capacitive elements'1998 5,764,037'High efficiency boost topology with two outputs'1998 5,691,891'Current balancing arrangement for paralleled diode arrangements'1997 5,687,070'Power factor control for switched mode rectifiers'1997 5,627,455'Boost topology with two outputs for power factor correction application'1997 5,572,416'Isolated input current sense means for high power factor rectifier'1996 5,481,219'Apparatus and method for generting negative bias for isolated MOSFET gate-drive circuits'1996 5,450,029'Circuit for estimating a peak or RMS value of a sinusoidal voltage waveform'1995 5,414,747'Method and apparatus for in-process analysis of polycrystalline films and coatings by x-ray diffraction'1995 5,391,976'Power factor control arrangement for an OLS based on quarter cycle averaged power flow'1995 5,363,289'Control apparatus for limiting voltage on a core reset capacitor'1994 5,327,333'Push push DC-DC reduced/zero voltage switching converter with off-set tapped secondary winding'1994

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

1994–2010Based in Dallas, TX, US· patent location history

1995–1996Patents assigned to AT & T CORP (3)· patent assignee history

1995Based in Wheelersburg, OH, US· patent location history

1996–2001Patents assigned to LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC (29)· patent assignee history

2001–2002Patents assigned to TYCO ELECTRONICS LOGISTICS AG (3)· patent assignee history

2003–2005Patents assigned to TYCO ELECTRONICS POWER SYSTEMS (4)· patent assignee history

2006–2010Patents assigned to JACOBS MARK E (3)· patent assignee history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC	29	1996–2001
TYCO ELECTRONICS POWER SYSTEMS	4	2003–2005
AT & T CORP	3	1995–1996
JACOBS MARK Eself	3	2006–2010
TYCO ELECTRONICS LOGISTICS AG	3	2001–2002

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
Dallas, Texas, US	51	1994–2010
Wheelersburg, OH, US	1	1995