Inventor · Laguna Beach, CA, US

Thomas Ribarich

97Patents
21h-index
30Co-inventors
88Inventor score

Filing activity: Jul 26, 1994 → Jun 21, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6259614A Power factor correction control circuit Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 128 Expired
US6211623A Fully integrated ballast IC Electricity 70 Expired
US6008593A Closed-loop/dimming ballast controller integrated circuits Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 67 Expired
US6900599B2 Electronic dimming ballast for cold cathode fluorescent lamp Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 60 Expired
US7976182B2 LED lamp assembly with temperature control and method of making the same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 58 Active
US6807070B2 Resonant converter with phase delay control Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 48 Expired
US7126288B2 Digital electronic ballast control apparatus and method Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 45 Expired
US6331755A Circuit for detecting near or below resonance operation of a fluorescent lamp driven by half-bridge circuit Electricity 39 Expired
US6956336B2 Single chip ballast control with power factor correction Electricity 37 Expired
US6617805B2 Ballast control IC with power factor correction Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 36 Expired
US6903949B2 Resonant converter with phase delay control Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 33 Expired
US6771029B2 Digital dimming fluorescent ballast Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 30 Expired
US9929652B1 GaN FET with integrated driver and slew rate control Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 29 Active
US6316887A Multiple ignition high intensity discharge ballast control circuit Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 28 Expired
US6031342A Universal input warm-start linear ballast Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 28 Expired
US6002214A Phase detection control circuit for an electronic ballast Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 26 Expired
US9831867B1 Half bridge driver circuits Electricity 25 Active
US5973943A Non zero-voltage switching protection circuit Electricity 24 Expired
US7753558B2 Compact fluorescent lamp package Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 24 Active
US6008592A End of lamp life or false lamp detection circuit for an electronic ballast Electricity 23 Expired
US7554271B2 Single stage PFC and power converter circuit Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 22 Expired
US7154232B2 Ballast control IC with multi-function feedback sense Electricity 19 Expired
US6603274B2 Dimming ballast for compact fluorescent lamps Electricity 18 Expired
US6525492B2 Ballast control IC with minimal internal and external components Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 18 Expired
USRE40016E1 Power factor correction control circuit General 18 Expired

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