Inventor · Dallas, TX, US

James Kohout

20Patents
7h-index
12Co-inventors
62Inventor score

Filing activity: Sep 3, 2002 → Jan 31, 2018

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7479770B2 System and method for driving a power field-effect transistor (FET) Electricity 16 Expired
US9089029B2 Driver method Electricity 15 Active
US6650100B1 Bootstrap technique for a multiple mode switching regulator Electricity 15 Expired
US6859020B2 Low power mode detection circuit for a DC/DC converter Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 13 Expired
US6969979B2 Multiple mode switching regulator having an automatic sensor circuit for power reduction Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Expired
US9577527B2 Current metering for transitioning between operating modes in switching regulators Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Active
US7710089B2 Automatic configuration for linear mode of switching power supply Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Active
US6995483B2 Synchronous buck and boost regulator power reduction circuit using high side sensing Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Expired
US9106071B2 Apparatus and methods of bootstrap and over voltage combination clamp for wireless power receiver Electricity 6 Active
US7940076B2 Local interconnect network transceiver driver Electricity 4 Active
US7982447B2 Switched mode power supply having improved transient response Electricity 4 Active
US9906018B2 Electrical line status monitoring system Electricity 3 Active
US9559585B2 Driver method Electricity 2 Active
US9413237B2 Driver method Electricity 2 Active
US9882485B2 Current metering for transitioning between operating modes in switching regulators Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US9484906B2 Apparatus and methods of N-type load switch using bootstrap gate drive for wireless power receiver Electricity 1 Active
US9680309B2 Auto load switch detection for wireless power receiver Electricity 0 Active
US10312680B2 Electrical line status monitoring system Electricity 0 Active
US9859733B2 Current sense apparatus for battery charger systems Physics 0 Active
US10651665B2 Current sense apparatus for battery charger systems Physics 0 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.