Inventor · Torrance, CA, US

Scott D. Downer

15Patents
11h-index
13Co-inventors
65Inventor score

Filing activity: Jul 15, 1996 → Nov 11, 2011

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6608396B2 Electrical motor power management system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 105 Expired
US6173758A Pin fin heat sink and pin fin arrangement therein Electricity 73 Expired
US6404628B1 Integrated power electronics cooling housing Electricity 55 Expired
US6313991A Power electronics system with fully-integrated cooling Electricity 39 Expired
US6864646B2 Multiple inverter system with low power bus ripples and method therefor Electricity 32 Expired
US5777273A High frequency power and communications cable Electricity 30 Expired
US6219245A Electrically isolated power switching device mounting assembly for EMI reduction Electricity 23 Expired
US5703462A Inductive coupler assembly having its primary winding formed in a printed wiring board Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 22 Expired
US6273756A Chassis power connector with coaxial shielding Electricity 22 Expired
US6274999A Induction motor load compensation for power steering applications Performing Operations; Transporting 17 Expired
US6381110B1 Method and apparatus for detecting isolation faults in motor/inverter systems Electricity 16 Expired
US7061134B2 Method and system for improved thermal management of a voltage source inverter operating at low output frequency utilizing a zero vector modulation technique Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Expired
US6307346A Induction motor load limiting for power steering applications Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Expired
US6369319B1 Electrically isolated coolant manifold with recessed apertures for EMI reduction Performing Operations; Transporting 4 Expired
US8811038B2 Apparatus and method for soft switching in a medium voltage to low voltage converter Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active

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