Inventor
GONTHIER LAURENT
FR37 patents
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ST MICROELECTRONICS TOURS SAS
14 patentsUS9774243B2Sep 26, 2017
Power converter with inrush current limitation
ST MICROELECTRONICS TOURS SAS8 citations81
US11936288B2Mar 19, 2024
Discharge of an AC capacitor using totem-pole power factor correction (PFC) circuitry
ST MICROELECTRONICS TOURS SAS2 citations72
US11228239B2Jan 18, 2022
Discharge of an AC capacitor using totem-pole power factor correction (PFC) circuitry
ST MICROELECTRONICS TOURS SAS5 citations72
US10298143B2May 21, 2019
Rectifying circuit with thyristors
ST MICROELECTRONICS TOURS SAS2 citations72
US9912249B2Mar 6, 2018
Rectifying circuit with thyristors
ST MICROELECTRONICS TOURS SAS3 citations72
US10014797B2Jul 3, 2018
AC/DC converter with inrush current limitation
ST MICROELECTRONICS TOURS SAS2 citations69
US9755541B2Sep 5, 2017
AC-DC converter with inrush current limitation
ST MICROELECTRONICS TOURS SAS4 citations69
US9525361B2Dec 20, 2016
Controlled rectifying circuit
ST MICROELECTRONICS TOURS SAS2 citations63
US10284107B2May 7, 2019
Rectifying bridge control circuit
ST MICROELECTRONICS TOURS SAS1 citations61
US10686388B2Jun 16, 2020
Rectifying bridge control circuit
ST MICROELECTRONICS TOURS SAS0 citations50
US9667130B2May 30, 2017
Inrush current limiting circuit
ST MICROELECTRONICS TOURS SAS1 citations49
US9172264B2Oct 27, 2015
Capacitor charge circuit
ST MICROELECTRONICS TOURS SAS0 citations49
US8994283B2Mar 31, 2015
Circuit for controlling a lighting unit having a periodic power supply with a thyristor
ST MICROELECTRONICS TOURS SAS0 citations49
US9362842B2Jun 7, 2016
Power dimmer
ST MICROELECTRONICS TOURS SAS0 citations36
ST MICROELECTRONICS SA
10 patentsUS6208126B1Mar 27, 2001
Circuit having a bidirectional switch for supplying a load from an AC voltage supply
ST MICROELECTRONICS SA22 citations92
US7119497B2Oct 10, 2006
Dimmer for resistive or capacitive loads
ST MICROELECTRONICS SA34 citations89
US8004231B2Aug 23, 2011
Control of a triac for the starting of a motor
ST MICROELECTRONICS SA7 citations83
US7483280B2Jan 27, 2009
Capacitive power supply circuit and method
ST MICROELECTRONICS SA10 citations83
US6542022B2Apr 1, 2003
Voltage pulse analog generator
ST MICROELECTRONICS SA6 citations69
US7514897B2Apr 7, 2009
Control of a triac for the starting of a motor
ST MICROELECTRONICS SA3 citations63
US6356060B1Mar 12, 2002
Switching circuit and method for use in a switching circuit
ST MICROELECTRONICS SA3 citations63
US6975122B2Dec 13, 2005
Protection of an A.C. switch
ST MICROELECTRONICS SA6 citations62
US7224087B2May 29, 2007
Circuit for the control of a triac without galvanic isolation
ST MICROELECTRONICS SA1 citations52
US7479744B2Jan 20, 2009
Power dimmer
ST MICROELECTRONICS SA1 citations49
ST MICROELECTRONICS LTD
7 patentsUS12184195B2Dec 31, 2024
Electronic circuit with thyristor
ST MICROELECTRONICS LTD2 citations73
US11251696B2Feb 15, 2022
Discharge of an AC capacitor
ST MICROELECTRONICS LTD2 citations73
US10483869B1Nov 19, 2019
Power conversion circuit having inrush current limiting resistor bypass
ST MICROELECTRONICS LTD4 citations67
US11271493B2Mar 8, 2022
Thyristor control
ST MICROELECTRONICS LTD2 citations64
US12381467B2Aug 5, 2025
Voltage converter
ST MICROELECTRONICS LTD0 citations62
US11711013B2Jul 25, 2023
Discharge of an AC capacitor
ST MICROELECTRONICS LTD0 citations62
US11515805B2Nov 29, 2022
Capacitor discharge
ST MICROELECTRONICS LTD0 citations62
GONTHIER LAURENT
3 patentsUS9263966B2Feb 16, 2016
Power supply circuit with low stand-by losses
GONTHIER LAURENT0 citations45
US8988908B2Mar 24, 2015
Capacitive power supply with surge current limitation
GONTHIER LAURENT0 citations45
US8564209B2Oct 22, 2013
Circuit for controlling a lighting unit with light-emitting diodes
GONTHIER LAURENT0 citations45