Inventor · Harleysville, PA, US

Mark S. Taipale

79Patents
21h-index
55Co-inventors
91Inventor score

Filing activity: Feb 12, 1999 → Apr 16, 2024

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8466628B2 Closed-loop load control circuit having a wide output range Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 106 Active
US6452344B1 Electronic dimming ballast Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 99 Expired
US6674248B2 Electronic ballast Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 71 Expired
US8008866B2 Hybrid light source Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 59 Active
US7868561B2 Two-wire dimmer circuit for a screw-in compact fluorescent lamp Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 57 Active
US8242714B2 Two-wire dimmer circuit for a screw-in compact fluorescent lamp Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 56 Active
US6784622B2 Single switch electronic dimming ballast Electricity 49 Expired
US7061189B2 Electronic ballast Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 48 Expired
US9736911B2 Digital load control system providing power and communication via existing power wiring Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 45 Active
US10420185B2 Systems and methods for controlling color temperature Electricity 43 Active
US8228002B2 Hybrid light source Electricity 36 Active
US8198820B2 Two-wire dimmer circuit for a screw-in compact fluorescent lamp Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 34 Active
US6982528B2 Thermal protection for lamp ballasts Electricity 31 Expired
US9392675B2 Digital load control system providing power and communication via existing power wiring Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 29 Active
US7489090B2 Electronic ballast having adaptive frequency shifting Electricity 28 Active
US8339048B2 Hybrid light source Electricity 28 Active
US7312582B2 Electronic ballast Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 27 Expired
US7432661B2 Electronic ballast having a flyback cat-ear power supply Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 25 Expired
US10251231B1 Load control device having a wide output range Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 24 Active
US7675250B2 Thermal protection for lamp ballasts Electricity 22 Active
US8354803B2 Hybrid light source Electricity 21 Active
US7285919B2 Electronic ballast having improved power factor and total harmonic distortion Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 20 Expired
US8067902B2 Electronic ballast having a symmetric topology Electricity 20 Active
US7911156B2 Thermal foldback for a lamp control device Electricity 20 Active
US7436131B2 Thermal protection for lamp ballasts Electricity 18 Expired

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