Inventor
POLIVKA WILLIAM M
US37 patents
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POWER INTEGRATIONS INC
27 patentsUS7876583B2Jan 25, 2011
Flyback power supply with forced primary regulation
POWER INTEGRATIONS INC61 citations98
US7239119B2Jul 3, 2007
Method and apparatus to provide temporary peak power from a switching regulator
POWER INTEGRATIONS INC40 citations96
US7760518B2Jul 20, 2010
Method and apparatus for fault detection in a switching power supply
POWER INTEGRATIONS INC17 citations93
US7539028B2May 26, 2009
Method and apparatus for fault detection in a switching power supply
POWER INTEGRATIONS INC40 citations93
US7388360B2Jun 17, 2008
Method and apparatus to provide temporary peak power from a switching regulator
POWER INTEGRATIONS INC14 citations93
US5973945AOct 26, 1999
Coupled inductor power supply with reflected feedback regulation circuitry
POWER INTEGRATIONS INC79 citations93
US8913407B2Dec 16, 2014
Method and apparatus to regulate an output voltage of a power converter at light/no load conditions
POWER INTEGRATIONS INC6 citations84
US8000115B2Aug 16, 2011
Flyback power supply with forced primary regulation
POWER INTEGRATIONS INC10 citations84
US9804205B2Oct 31, 2017
Current sense ratio compensation
POWER INTEGRATIONS INC8 citations76
US7855541B2Dec 21, 2010
Method and apparatus to control a power supply for high efficiency
POWER INTEGRATIONS INC5 citations74
US7538533B2May 26, 2009
Method and apparatus to provide temporary peak power from a switching regulator
POWER INTEGRATIONS INC6 citations74
US7170383B2Jan 30, 2007
Method and apparatus for transferring energy in a power converter circuit
POWER INTEGRATIONS INC6 citations74
US7170381B2Jan 30, 2007
Method and apparatus for transferring energy in a power converter circuit
POWER INTEGRATIONS INC4 citations74
US9584027B2Feb 28, 2017
Power converter with winding communication
POWER INTEGRATIONS INC4 citations73
US8699252B2Apr 15, 2014
Method and apparatus for input charge control of a power supply
POWER INTEGRATIONS INC1 citations63
US7759922B2Jul 20, 2010
Method and apparatus to provide temporary peak power from a switching regulator
POWER INTEGRATIONS INC2 citations63
US7482905B2Jan 27, 2009
Method and apparatus for transferring energy in a power converter circuit
POWER INTEGRATIONS INC3 citations63
US7205877B2Apr 17, 2007
Method and apparatus for transferring energy in a power converter circuit
POWER INTEGRATIONS INC2 citations63
US12411157B2Sep 9, 2025
Magnetic saturation detector with single and multiple transverse windings
POWER INTEGRATIONS INC0 citations62
US11250984B2Feb 15, 2022
Methods and apparatus for biasing a magnetic circuit to reduce audible noise from a switching power supply
POWER INTEGRATIONS INC0 citations62
US7813150B2Oct 12, 2010
Compensation for parameter variations in a feedback circuit
POWER INTEGRATIONS INC3 citations62
US12401288B2Aug 26, 2025
Energy transfer element including a communication element
POWER INTEGRATIONS INC0 citations52
US9164133B2Oct 20, 2015
Switched averaging error amplifier
POWER INTEGRATIONS INC1 citations52
US8767423B2Jul 1, 2014
Method and apparatus for varying current limit to limit an output power of a power supply
POWER INTEGRATIONS INC0 citations52
US8374006B2Feb 12, 2013
Method and apparatus to regulate an output voltage of a power converter at light/no load conditions
POWER INTEGRATIONS INC0 citations52
US7924132B2Apr 12, 2011
Method and apparatus for transferring energy in a power converter circuit
POWER INTEGRATIONS INC0 citations52
US12482599B2Nov 25, 2025
Core assemblies for magnetic saturation detector without requirement for bias current
POWER INTEGRATIONS INC0 citations41
POLIVKA WILLIAM M
5 patentsUS8243477B2Aug 14, 2012
Flyback power supply with forced primary regulation
POLIVKA WILLIAM M14 citations92
US8154321B2Apr 10, 2012
Method and apparatus for time-differential comparison of an analog signal
POLIVKA WILLIAM M5 citations73
US8310850B2Nov 13, 2012
Method and apparatus for varying current limit to limit an output power of a power supply
POLIVKA WILLIAM M2 citations62
US8497729B2Jul 30, 2013
Method and apparatus for time-differential comparison of an analog signal
POLIVKA WILLIAM M0 citations51
US8324941B2Dec 4, 2012
Method and apparatus for time-differential comparison of an analog signal
POLIVKA WILLIAM M0 citations51