Inventor
Horst Gruning
Inventor
Wettingen, CH
Overview
Patents· 27 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 systems26%
H03KPulse technique23%
H10DInorganic electric semiconductor devices18%
H10WGeneric packages, interconnections, connectors or other constructional details of devices covered by class h1015%
H02JElectric power networks8%
H05KPrinted circuits3%
H10PGeneric processes or apparatus for the manufacture or treatment of devices covered by class h103%
Y02BClimate change mitigation technologies related to buildings, e.g. housing, house appliances or related end-user applications3%
Y02EReduction of greenhouse gas [ghg] emissions, related to energy generation, transmission or distribution3%
PatentTitleYear
6,495,913'Semiconductor clamped-stack assembly'20026,441,407'Gate controlled thyristor driven with low-inductance'20026,229,228'High-speed disconnector using semiconductor technology'20016,191,640'Method and device for driving a turn-off thyristor'20016,178,076'Power-electronic circuit arrangement for compensating for mains system disturbances and mains voltage reductions'20016,166,456'High-speed disconnector using semiconductor technology'20006,072,200'Gate unit for a hard-driven GTO'20006,052,296'Power breaker'20006,009,009'Low-inductance converter'19995,805,437'Power electronic circuit arrangement having plural power converters'19985,768,114'Converter circuit arrangement'19985,731,967'Converter circuit arrangement with minimal snubber'19985,729,446'Converter circuit arrangement with actively controllable current and voltage rise limiting means'19985,544,035'Converter arrangement having a low-inductance commutation circuit'19965,493,247'Gate circuit for hard driven GTO'19965,345,096'Turn-off high-power semiconductor component with low inductive housing'19945,237,225'Switching arrangement for an RF GTO'19935,235,487'Inverter with overload current protection'19935,210,451'Power semiconductor circuit'19935,153,695'Semiconductor gate-controlled high-power capability bipolar device'19925,150,287'Quarter-bridge circuit for high currents'19925,063,436'Pressure-contacted semiconductor component'19914,967,255'Controllable power semiconductor component'19904,952,990'Gate turn-off power semiconductor component'19904,885,657'Thyristor with turn-off facility and overvoltage protection'19894,862,239'Power semiconductor component'19894,849,800'Semiconductor component'1989Career & activity timeline
Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.
1989–1992Patents assigned to BBC BROWN BOVERI & CIE (5)· patent assignee history
1989–1993Based in Baden, CH· patent location history
1990–2002Patents assigned to ASEA BROWN BOVERI (19)· patent assignee history
1992–2002Based in Wettingen, CH· patent location history
1994Patents assigned to ABB RESEARCH LTD (1)· patent assignee history
1996Patents assigned to ABB MANAGEMENT AG (1)· patent assignee history
2002Patents assigned to ABB SCHWEIZ AG (1)· patent assignee history
Inventor activity
Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.
Assignees
| Assignee | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| ASEA BROWN BOVERI | 19 | 1990–2002 |
| BBC BROWN BOVERI & CIE | 5 | 1989–1992 |
| ABB MANAGEMENT AG | 1 | 1996 |
| ABB RESEARCH LTD | 1 | 1994 |
| ABB SCHWEIZ AG | 1 | 2002 |
Locations
| Location | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| Wettingen, CH | 19 | 1992–2002 |
| Baden, CH | 8 | 1989–1993 |