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Examiner: Shingleton, Michael B


Primary examiner statistics: 761 patents; average approval time: 760 days
Assistant examiner statistics: 523 patents; average approval time: 732 days

Patents as Primary Examiner (view all)

Patent No. Patent Title:
8067803 Memory devices, transistor devices and related methods
8058694 Semiconductor device
8040180 Operational amplifier capable of compensating offset voltage
8035446 Natural sampling for a digital Class-D power amplifier
8013370 Solid-state imaging device
7999613 Method and apparatus for an improved power amplifier
7999284 Semiconductor device and optical device module having the same
7994414 Semiconductor device
7956691 System and method for over-voltage protection of a power amplifie...
7952427 Signal amplifier circuit and optical receiver
7940120 Power amplifier linearization using RF feedback
7940381 Semiconductor nanowire electromagnetic radiation sensor
7935990 RF power amplifier and method for packaging the same
7936211 Controlling the performance of a thermionic tube
7932574 Solid-state imaging device
7932777 Switching amplifier for driving reactive loads
7924098 High frequency amplifier circuit and mobile communication termina...
7920022 Switched capacitor system with and method for output glitch reduc...
7915954 Amplifier predistortion and autocalibration method and apparatus
7903489 Semiconductor device having a sense amplifier
7902585 Linear variable voltage diode capacitor and adaptive matching net...
7898331 Increasing the common mode range of a circuit
7898336 Ground skimming output stage
7898008 Vertical-type, integrated bipolar device and manufacturing proces...
7898334 Amplifier with output filtering
7898085 Solid-state imaging device and manufacturing method thereof
7893474 Method and apparatus for imaging utilizing an ultrasonic imaging ...
7893761 Monotonic and voltage supply independent automatic gain control a...
7888714 Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same
7889134 Circuit and method for suppression of electromagnetic coupling an...
7889007 Differential amplifier with active post-distortion linearization
7884672 Operational amplifier and method for amplifying a signal with sha...
7880259 Solid-state image sensor
7875955 On-chip power inductor
7876170 Frequency modulator, frequency modulating method, and wireless ci...
7851833 Semiconductor device
7847630 Amplifier
7843038 High linearity digital variable gain amplifier
7838960 Integrated circuit device and electronic instrument
7825704 Threshold personalization testmode

Patents as Assistant Examiner (view all)

Patent No. Patent Title:
6091201 Method and apparatus for accommodating multiple dimming strategie...
5982108 DC/AC converter for a discharge lamp having a DC offset at the sw...
5977724 Bulb rotation for eliminating partial discharges
5952786 Auto deguassing from stand-by to on
5936358 Dielectric barrier discharge device
5923126 Fluorescent lamp electronic ballast with rapid voltage turn-on af...
5917291 Electrodeless fluorescent lamp having an improved phosphor distri...
5910712 Method and apparatus for reduced discharge lamp driver test time
5907221 Inductively coupled plasma reactor with an inductive coil antenna...
5892328 High-power, plasma-based, reactive species generator
5877592 Programmed-start parallel-resonant electronic ballast
5874810 Electrodeless lamp arrangement wherein the excitation coil also f...
5864212 Control system for providing power to a gas discharge lamp
5859506 High-efficiency incandescent lamp power controller
5852346 Forming luminescent silicon material and electro-luminescent devi...
5844374 Inverter arrangement employing resonant capacitive elements direc...
5841242 Electrodeless lamp with elimination of arc attachment
5838114 Plural ferro-resonant power supplies for powering a magnetron whe...
5838112 Parallel scan type ion implanter
5838113 Power supply circuit employing a differential amplifier connected...
5834899 Fluorescent apparatus and method employing low-frequency excitati...
5831395 Three-way fluorescent adapter
5831392 Device for conditioning control signal to electron emitter, prefe...
5825133 Resonant inverter for hot cathode fluorescent lamps
5821702 Discharge lamp control circuit using a luminous flux table
5821699 Ballast circuit for fluorescent lamps
5821697 Constant intensity electronic flashlight and lantern method and a...
5818172 Lamp control circuit having a brightness condition controller hav...
5818176 Circuit arrangement for the operation of discharge lamps
5814947 Multi-segmented electroluminescent lamp with lamp segments that a...
5814949 Automatic pulse generator cuttoff with capacitors connected on bo...
5808420 Alternating current generator for controlling a plasma display sc...
5804926 Lighting circuit that includes a comparison of a "flattened" sine...
5798615 Universal high intensity discharge electronic starter
5798614 Fluorescent lamp filament drive technique
5798619 Techniques for controlling remote lamp loads
5798616 Fluorescent lamp circuit employing both a step-up chopper and an ...
5796214 Ballast circuit for gas discharge lamp
5796216 Electronic ignition enhancing circuit having both fundamental and...
5789867 Apparatus and method for igniting plasma in a process module
 
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