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VLT, Inc.

187Patents
76Active
187Granted
50Portfolio score

Filing activity: Jun 8, 1990 → Feb 14, 2020 · 15 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6788033B2 Buck-boost DC-DC switching power conversion Electricity 399 Expired
US5289361A Adaptive boost switching preregulator and method Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 203 Expired
US6930893B2 Factorized power architecture with point of load sine amplitude converters Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 191 Expired
US6984965B2 Factorized power architecture with point of load sine amplitude converters Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 133 Expired
US5786992A Efficient power conversion Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 132 Expired
US7187263B2 Printed circuit transformer Electricity 117 Expired
US5365403A Packaging electrical components Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 116 Expired
US7145786B2 Point of load sine amplitude converters and methods Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 114 Expired
US6549409B1 Power converter assembly Electricity 109 Expired
US8966747B2 Method of forming an electrical contact Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 90 Active
US6911848B2 Low-loss transformer-coupled gate driver Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 86 Expired
US9166481B1 Digital control of resonant power converters Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 75 Active
US7616465B1 Energy storage and hold-up method and apparatus for high density power conversion Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 75 Active
US10128764B1 Method and apparatus for delivering power to semiconductors Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 74 Active
US6110213A Fabrication rules based automated design and manufacturing system and method Physics 74 Expired
US5728600A Circuit encapsulation process Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 72 Expired
USD506438S1 Power converter body General 70 Expired
US6316737A Making a connection between a component and a circuit board Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 64 Expired
USD496906S1 Power converter body General 62 Expired
US5719544A Transformer with controlled interwinding coupling and controlled leakage inducances and circuit using such transformer Electricity 60 Expired
US7561446B1 Double-clamped ZVS buck-boost power converter Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 60 Active
US6975098B2 Factorized power architecture with point of load sine amplitude converters Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 59 Expired
US5946210A Configuring power converters Electricity 59 Expired
US7361844B2 Power converter package and thermal management Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 58 Expired
US6934166B2 Output resistance modulation in power converters Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 57 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.