Inventor

Brian R. Pelly

Inventor

Palos Verdes Estates, CA, US

Overview

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Patents

1977–2009

Patent span

Electricity

Primary field (CPC H)

Patents· 37 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 systems37%

H02HEmergency protective circuit arrangements11%

H02PControl or regulation of electric motors, electric generators or dynamo-electric converters11%

H03KPulse technique10%

H10WGeneric packages, interconnections, connectors or other constructional details of devices covered by class h108%

G01RMeasuring electric variables3%

G05FSystems for regulating electric or magnetic variables3%

H02JElectric power networks3%

H10DInorganic electric semiconductor devices3%

Y02BClimate change mitigation technologies related to buildings, e.g. housing, house appliances or related end-user applications3%

PatentTitleYear

7,583,136'Active filter for reduction of common mode current'2009 7,385,438'Active filter for reduction of common mode current'2008 7,187,229'Active filter for reduction of common mode current'2007 6,842,069'Active common mode EMI filters'2005 6,839,250'Active EMI filter with feed forward cancellation'2005 6,794,929'Active filter for reduction of common mode current'2004 6,788,558'Passive common mode filter and method for operating a passive common mode filter'2004 6,781,444'Active common mode EMI filter, including series cascaded filter with reduced power dissipation and transistor voltage rating'2004 6,690,230'Active common mode filter connected in A-C line'2004 6,636,107'Active filter for reduction of common mode current'2003 6,429,639'Combined filter inductor and hall current sensor'2002 6,404,045'IGBT and free-wheeling diode combination'2002 6,396,333'Circuit for synchronous rectification with minimal reverse recovery losses'2002 6,211,567'Top heatsink for IGBT'2001 6,104,149'Circuit and method for improving short-circuit capability of IGBTs'2000 6,060,792'Instantaneous junction temperature detection'2000 6,038,155'Three phase SCR rectifier bridge with soft start control IC'2000 6,009,008'Soft strat bridge rectifier circuit'1999 5,998,227'IGBT and free-wheeling diode combination'1999 5,982,136'Circuit for sensing current in power trains for motor control'1999 5,923,513'Active snubber device for power modules'1999 5,856,904'Voltage and current based control and triggering for isolator surge protector'1999 5,818,214'Buck regulator circuit'1998 5,815,391'Current sensing circuit for pulse width modulated motor drive'1998 5,804,873'Heatsink for surface mount device for circuit board mounting'1998 5,751,530'High power DC blocking device for AC and fault current grounding'1998 5,574,610'Electrical isolation device'1996 5,455,758'Self-generating resonant power supply and method of producing power for transistor switching circuit'1995 5,436,786'Isolator surge protector for DC isolation and AC grounding of cathodically protected systems'1995 5,047,912'Four-terminal unity power factor electronic rectifier'1991 5,045,768'Off-line battery charger'1991 5,006,782'Cascaded buck converter circuit with reduced power loss'1991 4,965,710'Insulated gate bipolar transistor power module'1990 4,540,899'Hammer drive circuit using power MOSFETs'1985 4,389,702'Switching power supply circuit having constant output for a wide range of input voltage'1983 4,131,937'Naturally commutated voltage-fed converter for linking a DC source to an AC system'1978 4,013,937'Naturally commutated cycloconverter with controlled input displacement power factor'1977

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

1977Patents assigned to WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORP (1)· patent assignee history

1977–1978Based in Lingfield, GB· patent location history

1978Patents assigned to ELECTRIC POWER RES INST (1)· patent assignee history

1983–2009Patents assigned to INT RECTIFIER CORP (31)· patent assignee history

1983–2009Based in Palos Verdes Estates, CA, US· patent location history

1995–1999Patents assigned to DAIRYLAND ELECT IND INC (3)· patent assignee history

1996Based in Rancho Palos Verdes, CA, US· patent location history

2004–2005Based in Tehachapi, CA, US· patent location history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
INT RECTIFIER CORP	31	1983–2009
DAIRYLAND ELECT IND INC	3	1995–1999
ELECTRIC POWER RES INST	1	1978
WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORP	1	1977

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
Palos Verdes Estates, California, US	31	1983–2009
Tehachapi, California, US	3	2004–2005
Lingfield, GB	2	1977–1978
Rancho Palos Verdes, California, US	1	1996