Inventor · Boulder, CO, US

Robert Erickson

23Patents
8h-index
28Co-inventors
75Inventor score

Filing activity: May 7, 1986 → May 25, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7148669B2 Predictive digital current controllers for switching power converters Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 277 Expired
US8058752B2 Thin-film photovoltaic power element with integrated low-profile high-efficiency DC-DC converter Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 204 Active
US5867379A Non-linear carrier controllers for high power factor rectification Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 145 Expired
US5383109A High power factor boost rectifier apparatus Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 118 Expired
US4829232A Nonlinear resonant switch and converter Electricity 26 Expired
US6900998B2 Variable-speed wind power system with improved energy capture via multilevel conversion Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 23 Expired
US5438812A Hollow veneered pole Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 14 Expired
US4677539A DC to three phase switched mode converters Electricity 8 Expired
US9887627B2 Low profile power conversion system for rooftop photovoltaic power systems Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Active
US9164525B2 Thin-film photovoltaic power element with integrated low-profile high-efficiency DC-DC converter Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Active
US9614442B2 Modular DC-DC Converter including a DC transformer module Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Active
US9379643B2 Electrosurgical generator controller for regulation of electrosurgical generator output power Electricity 2 Active
US11864357B2 Double-sided cooling cold plates with overhanging heat sinks and through body busbar for high-power density power electronics Electricity 2 Active
US11596088B2 Asymmetric configurable double-sided manifold micro-channel cold plates Electricity 2 Active
US9877772B2 Electrosurgical generator controller for regulation of electrosurgical generator output power Electricity 1 Active
US12002613B2 Double-sided cooling package of inductor Electricity 0 Active
US10812014B1 Modular photovoltaic string inverter system adapted for SiC MOSFETs Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US12132387B2 High density interleaved inverter Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US12136888B2 Composite DC-DC converter Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US12176805B2 Control architecture for ac-dc and dc-ac conversion capable of bidirectional active and reactive power processing Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US10348202B2 Modular DC-DC converter including a DC transformer module Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US12355364B1 Modular photovoltaic string inverter system adapted for SiC MOSFETs Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US11545297B2 Functionally graded thermal vias for inductor winding heat flow control Electricity 0 Active

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