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SMITH GREGORY J

US111 patents
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NAT SEMICONDUCTOR CORP

32 patents
US6531846B1Mar 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 patents

REED DEVICES INC

2 patents

AT & T IP I LP

2 patents

SMITH GREGORY J

1 patent

AUGAT INC

1 patent

UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE

1 patent

MOTOROLA INC

1 patent

BOEING CO

1 patent

WERK BRAU CO INC

1 patent

AT & T BELL LAB

1 patent

INVENTUS HOLDINGS LLC

1 patent

SAYKO ROBERT J

1 patent

BALLINGER JON C

1 patent

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