Inventor · Ann Arbor, MI, US

William E. Edwards

49Patents
9h-index
27Co-inventors
75Inventor score

Filing activity: Dec 21, 1983 → Mar 28, 2019

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5850139A Load pole stabilized voltage regulator circuit Physics 46 Expired
US5852359A Voltage regulator with load pole stabilization Physics 44 Expired
US5648718A Voltage regulator with load pole stabilization Physics 36 Expired
US5955915A Circuit for limiting the current in a power transistor Physics 30 Expired
US5570060A Circuit for limiting the current in a power transistor Physics 27 Expired
US5945818A Load pole stabilized voltage regulator circuit Physics 22 Expired
US5637992A Voltage regulator with load pole stabilization Physics 21 Expired
US7423416B1 Voltage regulator and method for providing a regulated output Physics 13 Active
US8531194B2 Selectable threshold reset circuit Physics 9 Active
US4576787A Burnable absorber assembly Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Expired
US5397964A Reflected energy adaptive inductive load driver and method therefor Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 6 Expired
US6031363A Voltage regulator circuit Physics 6 Expired
USD421480S Fish lure General 5 Expired
US10101395B2 Wetting current diagnostics Electricity 5 Active
US5994971A Oscillator using a time constant circuit based on cyclic heating and cooling Electricity 5 Expired
US9465075B2 Wetting current diagnostics Physics 4 Active
US9176159B2 Variable reluctance sensor interfaces with signal pre-processing and methods of their operation Electricity 3 Active
US9329237B2 Switch detection device and method of use Electricity 3 Active
US9778319B2 Systems and methods for switch health determination Physics 2 Active
US9435277B2 Method of calibrating a crank angle of a combustion engine Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 2 Active
US9103847B2 Variable reluctance sensor interface with integration based arming threshold Physics 2 Active
US9970405B2 Method and apparatus for determining a value of a variable parameter Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US7929266B2 Electronic device operable to protect a power transistor when used in conjunction with a transformer Electricity 2 Active
US5157587A Sealing arrangement Electricity 2 Expired
US9835687B2 System and method for switch status detection Electricity 1 Active

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