Assignee
MELANSON JOHN L
US·48 granted patents·3 pending applications·1,272 citations·filing 2004–2015
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51 records- 0199US8804974B1Ambient audio event detection in a personal audio device headsetMELANSON JOHN L·Filed 2011·Granted Aug 12, 2014·75 cites·16 claims
- 0299US8610364B2Coordinated dimmer compatibility functionsMELANSON JOHN L·Filed 2011·Granted Dec 17, 2013·58 cites·34 claims
- 0398US9084316B2Controlled power dissipation in a switch path in a lighting systemMELANSON JOHN L·Filed 2011·Granted Jul 14, 2015·57 cites·14 claims
- 0498US8749173B1Dimmer compatibility with reactive loadsMELANSON JOHN L·Filed 2011·Granted Jun 10, 2014·48 cites·27 claims
- 0598US8299722B2Time division light output sensing and brightness adjustment for different spectra of light emitting diodesMELANSON JOHN L·Filed 2009·Granted Oct 30, 2012·112 cites·40 claims
- 0698US8076920B1Switching power converter and control systemMELANSON JOHN L·Filed 2007·Granted Dec 13, 2011·115 cites·25 claims
- 0798US8068622B2Method and apparatus for controlling a selectable voltage audio power output stageMELANSON JOHN L·Filed 2006·Granted Nov 29, 2011·82 cites·24 claims
- 0897US8569972B2Dimmer output emulationMELANSON JOHN L·Filed 2010·Granted Oct 29, 2013·51 cites·21 claims
- 0997US8547034B2Trailing edge dimmer compatibility with dimmer high resistance predictionMELANSON JOHN L·Filed 2011·Granted Oct 1, 2013·55 cites·40 claims
- 1096US8716957B2Powering high-efficiency lighting devices from a triac-based dimmerMELANSON JOHN L·Filed 2011·Granted May 6, 2014·47 cites·30 claims
- 1196US8536794B2Lighting system with lighting dimmer output mappingMELANSON JOHN L·Filed 2009·Granted Sep 17, 2013·41 cites·16 claims
- 1296US8482220B2Lighting system with power factor correction control data determined from a phase modulated signalMELANSON JOHN L·Filed 2012·Granted Jul 9, 2013·23 cites·32 claims
- 1395US8593075B1Constant current controller with selectable gainMELANSON JOHN L·Filed 2011·Granted Nov 26, 2013·28 cites·23 claims
- 1495US8587211B2Power control system for current regulated light sourcesMELANSON JOHN L·Filed 2012·Granted Nov 19, 2013·22 cites·44 claims
- 1595US8553430B2Resonant switching power converter with adaptive dead time controlMELANSON JOHN L·Filed 2008·Granted Oct 8, 2013·37 cites·20 claims
- 1695US8248145B2Cascode configured switching using at least one low breakdown voltage internal, integrated circuit switch to control at least one high breakdown voltage external switchMELANSON JOHN L·Filed 2009·Granted Aug 21, 2012·53 cites·27 claims
- 1794US8963535B1Switch controlled current sensing using a hall effect sensorMELANSON JOHN L·Filed 2009·Granted Feb 24, 2015·25 cites·44 claims
- 1894US8232736B2Power control system for current regulated light sourcesMELANSON JOHN L·Filed 2010·Granted Jul 31, 2012·18 cites·38 claims
- 1993US8729811B2Dimming multiple lighting devices by alternating energy transfer from a magnetic storage elementMELANSON JOHN L·Filed 2010·Granted May 20, 2014·10 cites·29 claims
- 2093US8723438B2Switch power converter control with spread spectrum based electromagnetic interference reductionMELANSON JOHN L·Filed 2010·Granted May 13, 2014·14 cites·39 claims
- 2192US8120341B2Switching power converter with switch control pulse width variability at low power demand levelsMELANSON JOHN L·Filed 2008·Granted Feb 21, 2012·18 cites·33 claims
- 2291US9491845B2Controlled power dissipation in a link path in a lighting systemMELANSON JOHN L·Filed 2011·Granted Nov 8, 2016·11 cites·22 claims
- 2390US8288954B2Primary-side based control of secondary-side current for a transformerMELANSON JOHN L·Filed 2009·Granted Oct 16, 2012·16 cites·41 claims
- 2490US8212493B2Low energy transfer mode for auxiliary power supply operation in a cascaded switching power converterMELANSON JOHN L·Filed 2009·Granted Jul 3, 2012·35 cites·30 claims
- 2590US8174204B2Lighting system with power factor correction control data determined from a phase modulated signalMELANSON JOHN L·Filed 2008·Granted May 8, 2012·12 cites·32 claims
- 2689US8581505B2Primary-side based control of secondary-side current for a transformerMELANSON JOHN L·Filed 2012·Granted Nov 12, 2013·8 cites·20 claims
- 2789US8102127B2Hybrid gas discharge lamp-LED lighting systemMELANSON JOHN L·Filed 2007·Granted Jan 24, 2012·34 cites·30 claims
- 2887US8576589B2Switch state controller with a sense current generated operating voltageMELANSON JOHN L·Filed 2008·Granted Nov 5, 2013·33 cites·30 claims
- 2987US8222872B1Switching power converter with selectable mode auxiliary power supplyMELANSON JOHN L·Filed 2009·Granted Jul 17, 2012·25 cites·22 claims
- 3086US10263532B2Multiple power sources for a switching power converter controllerMELANSON JOHN L·Filed 2011·Granted Apr 16, 2019·5 cites·38 claims
- 3185US8947016B2Transformer-isolated LED lighting circuit with secondary-side dimming controlMELANSON JOHN L·Filed 2012·Granted Feb 3, 2015·8 cites·31 claims
- 3285US8587217B2Multi-LED controlMELANSON JOHN L·Filed 2008·Granted Nov 19, 2013·11 cites·27 claims
- 3385US8279628B2Audible noise suppression in a resonant switching power converterMELANSON JOHN L·Filed 2008·Granted Oct 2, 2012·13 cites·21 claims
- 3485US8198874B2Switching power converter with current sensing transformer auxiliary power supplyMELANSON JOHN L·Filed 2009·Granted Jun 12, 2012·20 cites·22 claims
- 3582US9497851B2Thermal management in a lighting system using multiple, controlled power dissipation circuitsMELANSON JOHN L·Filed 2011·Granted Nov 15, 2016·4 cites·36 claims
- 3679US8188677B2Multi-function duty cycle modifierMELANSON JOHN L·Filed 2011·Granted May 29, 2012·8 cites·6 claims
- 3777US9025347B2Switching parameter based discontinuous mode-critical conduction mode transitionMELANSON JOHN L·Filed 2011·Granted May 5, 2015·4 cites·28 claims
- 3873US7049852B2Fractional-integer phase-locked loop system with a fractional-frequency-interval phase frequency detectorMELANSON JOHN L·Filed 2004·Granted May 23, 2006·13 cites·23 claims
- 3972US8330434B2Power supply that determines energy consumption and outputs a signal indicative of energy consumptionMELANSON JOHN L·Filed 2008·Granted Dec 11, 2012·6 cites·27 claims
- 4067US9077262B2Cascaded switching power converter for coupling a photovoltaic energy source to power mainsMELANSON JOHN L·Filed 2009·Granted Jul 7, 2015·7 cites·29 claims
- 4166US9119262B2Boost and linear LED controlMELANSON JOHN L·Filed 2015·Granted Aug 25, 2015·1 cites·10 claims
- 4265US8847719B2Transformer with split primary windingMELANSON JOHN L·Filed 2008·Granted Sep 30, 2014·4 cites·23 claims
- 4362US8536854B2Supply invariant bandgap reference systemMELANSON JOHN L·Filed 2010·Granted Sep 17, 2013·2 cites·32 claims
- 4459US8489661B2Signal processing system with a digital sample rate converterMELANSON JOHN L·Filed 2006·Granted Jul 16, 2013·3 cites·34 claims
- 4555US9497850B2Controlled power dissipation in a lighting systemMELANSON JOHN L·Filed 2011·Granted Nov 15, 2016·0 cites·31 claims
- 4653US8816588B2Hybrid gas discharge lamp-LED lighting systemMELANSON JOHN L·Filed 2011·Granted Aug 26, 2014·0 cites·33 claims
- 4753US8487797B2Audio clocking in video applicationsMELANSON JOHN L·Filed 2010·Granted Jul 16, 2013·0 cites·6 claims
- 4853US2011103111A1Switching Power Converter With Efficient Switching Control Signal Period GenerationMELANSON JOHN L·Filed 2011·Application pending·0 cites
- 4947US2008224631A1Color variations in a dimmable lighting device with stable color temperature light sourcesMELANSON JOHN L·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 5044US8447050B2Thermal feedback for switch mode amplificationMELANSON JOHN L·Filed 2010·Granted May 21, 2013·0 cites·16 claims
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