John L. Melanson
555Patents
49h-index
226Co-inventors
93Inventor score
Filing activity: Oct 24, 1975 → Mar 25, 2024
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5406634A | Intelligent speaker unit for speaker system network | Electricity | 705 | Expired |
| US7288902B1 | Color variations in a dimmable lighting device with stable color temperature light sources | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 339 | Active |
| US7759881B1 | LED lighting system with a multiple mode current control dimming strategy | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 278 | Active |
| US6434246B1 | Apparatus and methods for combining audio compression and feedback cancellation in a hearing aid | Electricity | 172 | Expired |
| US5479522A | Binaural hearing aid | Electricity | 170 | Expired |
| US6219427A | Feedback cancellation improvements | Electricity | 163 | Expired |
| US7804256B2 | Power control system for current regulated light sources | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 143 | Active |
| US6434247B1 | Feedback cancellation apparatus and methods utilizing adaptive reference filter mechanisms | Electricity | 142 | Expired |
| US6118877A | Hearing aid with in situ testing capability | Electricity | 140 | Expired |
| US7852017B1 | Ballast for light emitting diode light sources | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 127 | Active |
| US7894216B2 | Switching power converter with efficient switching control signal period generation | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 115 | Active |
| US6104822A | Digital signal processing hearing aid | Electricity | 108 | Expired |
| US8299722B2 | Time division light output sensing and brightness adjustment for different spectra of light emitting diodes | Electricity | 106 | Active |
| US7719248B1 | Discontinuous conduction mode (DCM) using sensed current for a switch-mode converter | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 101 | Active |
| US7365669B1 | Low-delay signal processing based on highly oversampled digital processing | Electricity | 99 | Active |
| US6344811B1 | Power supply compensation for noise shaped, digital amplifiers | Electricity | 94 | Expired |
| US8487546B2 | LED lighting system with accurate current control | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 93 | Active |
| US6373334B1 | Real time correction of a digital PWM amplifier | Electricity | 92 | Expired |
| US7719246B2 | Power control system using a nonlinear delta-sigma modulator with nonlinear power conversion process modeling | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 90 | Active |
| US5757932A | Digital hearing aid system | Electricity | 89 | Expired |
| US8068622B2 | Method and apparatus for controlling a selectable voltage audio power output stage | Electricity | 86 | Active |
| US7903825B1 | Personal audio playback device having gain control responsive to environmental sounds | Electricity | 86 | Active |
| US8362707B2 | Light emitting diode based lighting system with time division ambient light feedback response | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 85 | Active |
| US5651071A | Noise reduction system for binaural hearing aid | Electricity | 83 | Expired |
| US8018171B1 | Multi-function duty cycle modifier | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 82 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.