Michael A. Kost
60Patents
11h-index
55Co-inventors
81Inventor score
Filing activity: Jul 26, 2000 → Jun 9, 2021
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US8212491B2 | Switching power converter control with triac-based leading edge dimmer compatibility | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 79 | Active |
| US7286009B2 | Digital PWM amplifier with simulation-based feedback | Electricity | 47 | Expired |
| US7023268B1 | Systems and methods for automatically adjusting channel timing | Electricity | 38 | Expired |
| US11150733B2 | Methods and apparatuses for providing a haptic output signal to a haptic actuator | Physics | 34 | Active |
| US8823289B2 | Color coordination of electronic light sources with dimming and temperature responsiveness | Electricity | 24 | Active |
| US10976825B2 | Methods and apparatuses for controlling operation of a vibrational output system and/or operation of an input sensor system | Electricity | 22 | Active |
| US8581504B2 | Switching power converter control with triac-based leading edge dimmer compatibility | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 20 | Active |
| US8933648B1 | Systems and methods for selecting a compatibility mode of operation for a lamp assembly | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 14 | Active |
| US7747917B2 | Scan cells with minimized shoot-through and scan chains and integrated circuits using the same | Physics | 12 | Active |
| US7576606B2 | Digital PWM amplifier having a low delay corrector | Electricity | 12 | Active |
| US9178415B1 | Inductor over-current protection using a volt-second value representing an input voltage to a switching power converter | Electricity | 12 | Active |
| US8912734B2 | Color mixing of electronic light sources with correlation between phase-cut dimmer angle and predetermined black body radiation function | Electricity | 11 | Active |
| US7286010B2 | Systems and methods for over-current protection | Electricity | 11 | Expired |
| US7728658B2 | Low-noise, low-distortion digital PWM amplifier | Electricity | 10 | Active |
| US9167664B2 | Systems and methods for low-power lamp compatibility with a trailing-edge dimmer and an electronic transformer | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 10 | Active |
| US9215770B2 | Systems and methods for low-power lamp compatibility with a trailing-edge dimmer and an electronic transformer | Electricity | 10 | Active |
| US9510401B1 | Reduced standby power in an electronic power control system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 9 | Active |
| US7362254B2 | Systems and methods for minimizing delay in a control path | Electricity | 9 | Active |
| US6535018B1 | Voltage level shifting circuits and methods and systems using the same | Electricity | 8 | Expired |
| US7482865B2 | Systems and methods for correcting errors resulting from component mismatch in a feedback path | Electricity | 8 | Active |
| US11669165B2 | Methods and apparatuses for controlling operation of a vibrational output system and/or operation of an input sensor system | Electricity | 8 | Active |
| US8723438B2 | Switch power converter control with spread spectrum based electromagnetic interference reduction | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 8 | Active |
| US8552893B1 | Control system using nonlinear delta-sigma modulator with switching period error compensation | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 7 | Active |
| US7706545B2 | Systems and methods for protection of audio amplifier circuits | Electricity | 6 | Active |
| US9024541B2 | Utilizing secondary-side conduction time parameters of a switching power converter to provide energy to a load | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 6 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.