Inventor
SMITH GREGORY J
US111 patents
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NAT SEMICONDUCTOR CORP
32 patentsUS6531846B1Mar 11, 2003
Final discharge of a cell activated by a circuit that senses when a charging fault has occurred
NAT SEMICONDUCTOR CORP357 citations99
US6969977B1Nov 29, 2005
Soft-start voltage regulator circuit
NAT SEMICONDUCTOR CORP75 citations98
US6724593B1Apr 20, 2004
Reverse charger protection
NAT SEMICONDUCTOR CORP135 citations98
US5703463ADec 30, 1997
Methods and apparatus for protecting battery cells from overcharge
NAT SEMICONDUCTOR CORP110 citations98
US6958591B1Oct 25, 2005
Battery charging safety circuit for simultaneous startup and rapid surge current clamping
NAT SEMICONDUCTOR CORP40 citations96
US6586917B1Jul 1, 2003
Battery charger shunt regulator with dual feedback control
NAT SEMICONDUCTOR CORP56 citations96
US6414537B1Jul 2, 2002
Voltage reference circuit with fast disable
NAT SEMICONDUCTOR CORP57 citations96
US5534788AJul 9, 1996
Integrated resistor for sensing electrical parameters
NAT SEMICONDUCTOR CORP71 citations96
US6586911B1Jul 1, 2003
Sleep mode power management
NAT SEMICONDUCTOR CORP63 citations95
US7541795B1Jun 2, 2009
Apparatus and method for start-up and over-current protection for a regulator
NAT SEMICONDUCTOR CORP88 citations94
US7868595B1Jan 11, 2011
Apparatus and method for soft-start mode transition in a switching regulator
NAT SEMICONDUCTOR CORP34 citations93
US7268526B1Sep 11, 2007
Switch mode power supply control circuit
NAT SEMICONDUCTOR CORP45 citations93
US6734652B1May 11, 2004
Battery charging safety circuit
NAT SEMICONDUCTOR CORP34 citations93
US6697241B1Feb 24, 2004
Circuit for preventing high voltage damage to a MOSFET switch in series with an inductor when current flow is interrupted
NAT SEMICONDUCTOR CORP19 citations93
US6653820B1Nov 25, 2003
Apparatus and method for protecting a battery cell from overcharging
NAT SEMICONDUCTOR CORP25 citations93
US6545447B1Apr 8, 2003
Method and apparatus for placing a battery pack that is in a usable mode into a storage sleep-mode ensuring long storage
NAT SEMICONDUCTOR CORP37 citations93
US6157171ADec 5, 2000
Voltage monitoring circuit for rechargeable battery
NAT SEMICONDUCTOR CORP40 citations93
US5635821AJun 3, 1997
Low cell charge enable circuit
NAT SEMICONDUCTOR CORP46 citations93
US6631066B1Oct 7, 2003
Apparatus and method for initiating crowbar protection in a shunt regulator
NAT SEMICONDUCTOR CORP28 citations92
US6232828B1May 15, 2001
Bandgap-based reference voltage generator circuit with reduced temperature coefficient
NAT SEMICONDUCTOR CORP42 citations92
US6014030AJan 11, 2000
Current-level monitor with hierarchical precision
NAT SEMICONDUCTOR CORP52 citations92
US5847912ADec 8, 1998
Active rectification and battery protection circuit
NAT SEMICONDUCTOR CORP39 citations92
US6775112B1Aug 10, 2004
Apparatus and method for improving ESD and transient immunity in shunt regulators
NAT SEMICONDUCTOR CORP39 citations91
US6075354AJun 13, 2000
Precision voltage reference circuit with temperature compensation
NAT SEMICONDUCTOR CORP53 citations91
US5883495AMar 16, 1999
Bidirectional current control circuit suitable for controlling the charging and discharging of rechargeable battery cells
NAT SEMICONDUCTOR CORP35 citations87
US6702457B1Mar 9, 2004
Method and apparatus for a thermal wake-up circuit
NAT SEMICONDUCTOR CORP14 citations84
US6570746B1May 27, 2003
System and method of clamping a charger input when no charger is detected
NAT SEMICONDUCTOR CORP17 citations84
US6528980B1Mar 4, 2003
Method and system for multiple bias current generator circuits that start each other
NAT SEMICONDUCTOR CORP13 citations84
US6433621B1Aug 13, 2002
Bias current source with high power supply rejection
NAT SEMICONDUCTOR CORP15 citations83
US6768290B1Jul 27, 2004
Soft start battery charging safety circuit
NAT SEMICONDUCTOR CORP5 citations74
US6639778B2Oct 28, 2003
Fuse protected shunt regulator having improved control characteristics
NAT SEMICONDUCTOR CORP9 citations74
US6496345B1Dec 17, 2002
Current regulation with low on resistance in overdriven mode
NAT SEMICONDUCTOR CORP13 citations74
NOKIA INC
4 patentsUS6985697B2Jan 10, 2006
Method and system for wirelessly managing the operation of a network appliance over a limited distance
NOKIA INC43 citations90
US7134142B2Nov 7, 2006
System and method for providing exploit protection for networks
NOKIA INC12 citations84
US7716137B2May 11, 2010
System and method for automatically tracking and enabling the operation of a product
NOKIA INC11 citations81
US6941478B2Sep 6, 2005
System and method for providing exploit protection with message tracking
NOKIA INC19 citations81
REED DEVICES INC
2 patentsAT & T IP I LP
2 patentsSMITH GREGORY J
1 patentAUGAT INC
1 patentUNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE
1 patentMOTOROLA INC
1 patentBOEING CO
1 patentWERK BRAU CO INC
1 patentAT & T BELL LAB
1 patentINVENTUS HOLDINGS LLC
1 patentSAYKO ROBERT J
1 patentBALLINGER JON C
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