Inventor · disambiguated record
Francesco Carobolante
Also filed as: CAROBOLANTE FRANCESCO · CAROBOLANTE II FRANCESCO
97 granted patents·16 pending applications·1,849 citations·filing 1990–2021
99Inventor score
Files withQUALCOMM INC55SGS THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS37ST MICROELECTRONICS INC8CAROBOLANTE FRANCESCO5FAIRCHILD SEMICONDUCTOR3
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113 records- 0198US5869946APWM control of motor driverST MICROELECTRONICS INC·Filed 1997·Granted Feb 9, 1999·136 cites·23 claims
- 0296US7764054B1Voltage regulator with current-mode dual-edge width modulation and non-linear controlFAIRCHILD SEMICONDUCTOR·Filed 2008·Granted Jul 27, 2010·71 cites·20 claims
- 0395US9827430B1Injected conductive tattoos for powering implantsQUALCOMM INC·Filed 2017·Granted Nov 28, 2017·14 cites·30 claims
- 0495US7863875B1Non-linear control techniques for improving transient response to load current step changeFAIRCHILD SEMICONDUCTOR·Filed 2008·Granted Jan 4, 2011·65 cites·15 claims
- 0595US5017845ABrushless direct current motor starting and operating apparatus and methodSGS THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS·Filed 1990·Granted May 21, 1991·106 cites·22 claims
- 0694US6081112AMethod and circuit for determining the velocity of a data detector mechanism of a mass storage device, or the like, using a BEMF voltage in the associated voice coilST MICROELECTRONICS INC·Filed 1998·Granted Jun 27, 2000·85 cites·15 claims
- 0793US9958480B2Apparatus and method for a current sensorQUALCOMM INC·Filed 2015·Granted May 1, 2018·11 cites·20 claims
- 0893US9101068B2Two-stage power delivery architectureQUALCOMM INC·Filed 2013·Granted Aug 4, 2015·14 cites·8 claims
- 0993US7838964B2Micromodules including integrated thin film inductorsFAIRCHILD SEMICONDUCTOR·Filed 2009·Granted Nov 23, 2010·30 cites·20 claims
- 1093US5550497APower driver circuit with reduced turnoff timeSGS THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS·Filed 1994·Granted Aug 27, 1996·73 cites·17 claims
- 1193US5517095AMethod and apparatus for operating polyphase DC motors using a PWM chopping signal in zero crossing determinationSGS THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS·Filed 1995·Granted May 14, 1996·87 cites·20 claims
- 1292US8928284B2Variable wireless power transmissionCAROBOLANTE FRANCESCO·Filed 2010·Granted Jan 6, 2015·21 cites·21 claims
- 1391US9985442B2Wireless power transfer receiver having closed loop voltage controlQUALCOMM INC·Filed 2015·Granted May 29, 2018·9 cites·26 claims
- 1491US9882066B1Transcap manufacturing techniques without a silicide-blocking maskQUALCOMM INC·Filed 2017·Granted Jan 30, 2018·6 cites·22 claims
- 1591US9490653B2Systems and methods for enabling a universal back-cover wireless charging solutionQUALCOMM INC·Filed 2014·Granted Nov 8, 2016·11 cites·12 claims
- 1690US9252661B2Methods and devices for power supply controlGRBO ZELJKO·Filed 2011·Granted Feb 2, 2016·20 cites·25 claims
- 1789US5306988AMethod and apparatus for operating polyphase dc motorsSGS THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS·Filed 1991·Granted Apr 26, 1994·68 cites·15 claims
- 1887US5376834AInitialization circuit for automatically establishing an output to zero or desired reference potentialSGS THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS·Filed 1993·Granted Dec 27, 1994·53 cites·20 claims
- 1986US8110474B2Method of making micromodules including integrated thin film inductorsCAROBOLANTE FRANCESCO·Filed 2010·Granted Feb 7, 2012·10 cites·22 claims
- 2085US8564260B2Dual-stage power conversionCAROBOLANTE FRANCESCO·Filed 2010·Granted Oct 22, 2013·8 cites·14 claims
- 2185US6084378AVariable slew rate pulse width modulation systemST MICROELECTRONICS INC·Filed 1997·Granted Jul 4, 2000·43 cites·35 claims
- 2285US5543697ACircuit and method for controlling the speed of a motorSGS THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS·Filed 1994·Granted Aug 6, 1996·40 cites·19 claims
- 2385US5285135AAutomatic adjustment of commutation delay for brushless DC motor for improved efficiencySGS THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS·Filed 1992·Granted Feb 8, 1994·48 cites·17 claims
- 2485US5223772AMethod and apparatus for providing the lock of a phase-locked loop system from frequency sweepSGS THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS·Filed 1992·Granted Jun 29, 1993·65 cites·10 claims
- 2584US5428276AAutomatic adjustment of commutation delay for brushless DC motor for improved efficiencySGS THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS·Filed 1994·Granted Jun 27, 1995·45 cites·15 claims
- 2683US10084321B2Controlling field distribution of a wireless power transmitterQUALCOMM INC·Filed 2015·Granted Sep 25, 2018·4 cites·22 claims
- 2783US9401622B2Systems and methods for extending the power capability of a wireless chargerQUALCOMM INC·Filed 2014·Granted Jul 26, 2016·8 cites·30 claims
- 2882US9419470B2Low power detection of wireless power devicesQUALCOMM INC·Filed 2014·Granted Aug 16, 2016·8 cites·27 claims
- 2982US5350984AMethod and apparatus for starting a brushless DC motorSGS THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS·Filed 1993·Granted Sep 27, 1994·45 cites·20 claims
- 3082US5297024AVoice coil driver with variable gain in seek and track-follow modesSGS THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS·Filed 1992·Granted Mar 22, 1994·32 cites·20 claims
- 3182US5204594ACircuit for providing a signal proportional to the average current flowing through coils of a motor operated in both linear and PWM modesSGS THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS·Filed 1991·Granted Apr 20, 1993·42 cites·17 claims
- 3281US5566369AControlled velocity head parking circuitSGS THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS·Filed 1994·Granted Oct 15, 1996·29 cites·9 claims
- 3380US10020683B2Systems, apparatus, and method for a dual mode wireless power receiverQUALCOMM INC·Filed 2014·Granted Jul 10, 2018·6 cites·30 claims
- 3480US9812875B2Systems and methods for adjusting magnetic field distribution using ferromagnetic materialQUALCOMM INC·Filed 2014·Granted Nov 7, 2017·7 cites·30 claims
- 3580US5374857ACircuit for providing drive current to a motor using a sensefet current sensing device and a fast amplifierSGS THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS·Filed 1992·Granted Dec 20, 1994·42 cites·8 claims
- 3679US9287732B2Variable wireless power transmissionQUALCOMM INC·Filed 2015·Granted Mar 15, 2016·3 cites·20 claims
- 3778US10523276B2Wireless power receiver with multiple receiver coilsSTONE MARTIN·Filed 2012·Granted Dec 31, 2019·7 cites·28 claims
- 3878US10312716B2EMI filtering and wireless power transfer in an electronic device using a tuned metallic bodyQUALCOMM INC·Filed 2016·Granted Jun 4, 2019·1 cites·25 claims
- 3977US9960608B2High frequency multi-level rectificationQUALCOMM INC·Filed 2016·Granted May 1, 2018·3 cites·29 claims
- 4076US6064539AMethod of retracting a read and/or write head for parkingST MICROELECTRONICS INC·Filed 1997·Granted May 16, 2000·28 cites·25 claims
- 4176US5668449AMotor with input-controlled high side driverSGS THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS·Filed 1994·Granted Sep 16, 1997·23 cites·7 claims
- 4275US5397967ASlew rate circuit for high side driver for a polyphase DC motorSGS THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS·Filed 1992·Granted Mar 14, 1995·39 cites·19 claims
- 4375US5338977ACompensated circuit for driving inductive loads with very high bandwidthSGS THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS·Filed 1993·Granted Aug 16, 1994·26 cites·27 claims
- 4473US10319866B2Layout techniques for transcap area optimizationQUALCOMM INC·Filed 2017·Granted Jun 11, 2019·1 cites·10 claims
- 4573US6211727B1Circuit and method for intelligently regulating a supply voltageST MICROELECTRONICS INC·Filed 1998·Granted Apr 3, 2001·27 cites·34 claims
- 4673US5656897ACurrent sensing and control in brushless DC motorsSGS THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS·Filed 1994·Granted Aug 12, 1997·33 cites·18 claims
- 4773US5614797AStator coil driver circuit for a brushless DC motorSGS THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS·Filed 1995·Granted Mar 25, 1997·35 cites·17 claims
- 4872US5481167AAmplifier and method for detecting the bemf of a coil of a polyphase sensorless DC motorSGS THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS·Filed 1994·Granted Jan 2, 1996·31 cites·33 claims
- 4971US9543782B2Apparatus and method for lost power detectionQUALCOMM INC·Filed 2014·Granted Jan 10, 2017·3 cites·26 claims
- 5071US9369183B2Systems and methods for measuring power and impedance in wireless power charging systemsQUALCOMM INC·Filed 2014·Granted Jun 14, 2016·5 cites·18 claims
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