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John William Kesterson
Also filed as: KESTERSON JOHN · KESTERSON JOHN W · KESTERSON JOHN WILLIAM
56 granted patents·4 pending applications·836 citations·filing 1982–2023
98Inventor score
Files withIWATT INC21DIALOG SEMICONDUCTOR INC17DIALOG SEMICONDUCTOR UK LTD3RENESAS DESIGN UK LTD3ZHENG JUNJIE3
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60 records- 0198US8018743B2Adaptive control for transition between multiple modulation modes in a switching power converterIWATT INC·Filed 2009·Granted Sep 13, 2011·71 cites·13 claims
- 0297US7505287B1On-time control for constant current mode in a flyback power supplyIWATT INC·Filed 2006·Granted Mar 17, 2009·83 cites·21 claims
- 0396US8222832B2Adaptive dimmer detection and control for LED lampZHENG JUNJIE·Filed 2009·Granted Jul 17, 2012·115 cites·26 claims
- 0495US7928670B2LED driver with multiple feedback loopsIWATT INC·Filed 2008·Granted Apr 19, 2011·55 cites·21 claims
- 0594US8791647B2Predictive control of power converter for LED driverKESTERSON JOHN WILLIAM·Filed 2011·Granted Jul 29, 2014·66 cites·25 claims
- 0694US8334662B2Adaptive switch mode LED driverJIN XUECHENG·Filed 2009·Granted Dec 18, 2012·59 cites·26 claims
- 0793US9451664B2Adaptive switch mode LED driverDIALOG SEMICONDUCTOR INC·Filed 2012·Granted Sep 20, 2016·22 cites·24 claims
- 0893US9084325B2Adaptive dimmer detection and control for LED lampDIALOG SEMICONDUCTOR INC·Filed 2015·Granted Jul 14, 2015·9 cites·16 claims
- 0993US8289732B2Controller for switching power converter driving BJT based on primary side adaptive digital controlLI YONG·Filed 2009·Granted Oct 16, 2012·25 cites·23 claims
- 1093US8049481B2Adaptive multi-mode digital control improving light-load efficiency in switching power convertersIWATT INC·Filed 2009·Granted Nov 1, 2011·29 cites·20 claims
- 1192US8199539B2Adaptive control for transition between multiple modulation modes in a switching power converterWANG XIAOYAN·Filed 2011·Granted Jun 12, 2012·13 cites·13 claims
- 1292US7443700B2On-time control for constant current mode in a flyback power supplyIWATT INC·Filed 2007·Granted Oct 28, 2008·39 cites·9 claims
- 1391US10230303B2Isolated switching power converter with data communication between primary and secondary sidesDIALOG SEMICONDUCTOR INC·Filed 2017·Granted Mar 12, 2019·7 cites·20 claims
- 1491US7876582B2Compensating on-time delay of switching transistor in switching power convertersIWATT INC·Filed 2010·Granted Jan 25, 2011·10 cites·14 claims
- 1589US9379625B2Current meter for load modulation communication receiver architectureDIALOG SEMICONDUCTOR INC·Filed 2014·Granted Jun 28, 2016·9 cites·20 claims
- 1687US8988902B2Power converter controller IC having pins with multiple functionsGAO XIAOLIN·Filed 2012·Granted Mar 24, 2015·11 cites·30 claims
- 1787US8823283B2Power dissipation monitor for current sink function of power switching transistorIWATT INC·Filed 2013·Granted Sep 2, 2014·10 cites·20 claims
- 1886US9559597B2Detecting open connection of auxiliary winding in a switching mode power supplyDIALOG SEMICONDUCTOR INC·Filed 2015·Granted Jan 31, 2017·6 cites·16 claims
- 1985US8755203B2Valley-mode switching schemes for switching power convertersLI YONG·Filed 2009·Granted Jun 17, 2014·21 cites·18 claims
- 2085US8643303B2Adaptive dimmer detection and control for LED lampZHENG JUNJIE·Filed 2012·Granted Feb 4, 2014·6 cites·25 claims
- 2182US9772367B2Load connection detectionDIALOG SEMICONDUCTOR INC·Filed 2014·Granted Sep 26, 2017·4 cites·17 claims
- 2282US8970135B2Adaptive dimmer detection and control for LED lampDIALOG SEMICONDUCTOR INC·Filed 2013·Granted Mar 3, 2015·4 cites·20 claims
- 2382US8710752B2Adaptive switch mode LED systemJIN XUECHENG·Filed 2011·Granted Apr 29, 2014·7 cites·23 claims
- 2479US9970979B2MOS transistor saturation region detectorDIALOG SEMICONDUCTOR UK LTD·Filed 2015·Granted May 15, 2018·2 cites·12 claims
- 2579US8787039B2Hybrid adaptive power factor correction schemes for switching power convertersSHI FUQIANG·Filed 2012·Granted Jul 22, 2014·6 cites·16 claims
- 2679US7724547B1Compensating on-time delay of switching transistor in switching power convertersIWATT INC·Filed 2007·Granted May 25, 2010·12 cites·14 claims
- 2778US8723437B1Filter bandwidth adjustment in a multi-loop dimmer control circuitIWATT INC·Filed 2012·Granted May 13, 2014·4 cites·19 claims
- 2878US7003143B1Tomographic microscope for high resolution imaging and method of analyzing specimensHEWITT CHARLES W·Filed 2000·Granted Feb 21, 2006·52 cites·10 claims
- 2976US9184667B2Switching power converter with primary-side dynamic load detection and primary-side feedback and controlIWATT INC·Filed 2013·Granted Nov 10, 2015·4 cites·16 claims
- 3076US7739626B2Method and apparatus for small die low power system-on-chip design with intelligent power supply chipIWATT INC·Filed 2007·Granted Jun 15, 2010·6 cites·7 claims
- 3175US8995150B2Primary side sense output current regulationIWATT INC·Filed 2012·Granted Mar 31, 2015·4 cites·14 claims
- 3275US7511973B2Constant current mode ripple attenuation method in flyback power supplyIWATT INC·Filed 2007·Granted Mar 31, 2009·12 cites·9 claims
- 3373US10571499B2USB data pin impedance detectionDIALOG SEMICONDUCTOR INC·Filed 2014·Granted Feb 25, 2020·2 cites·14 claims
- 3473US9473033B2Programming of a two terminal deviceDIALOG SEMICONDUCTOR INC·Filed 2014·Granted Oct 18, 2016·3 cites·17 claims
- 3572US12506409B2Step down power converter with pre-dropout controlRENESAS DESIGN UK LTD·Filed 2023·Granted Dec 23, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 3671US8964422B2EMI frequency spreading method for switching power converterIWATT INC·Filed 2012·Granted Feb 24, 2015·3 cites·26 claims
- 3771US7974109B2Digital compensation for cable drop in a primary side control power supply controllerIWATT INC·Filed 2007·Granted Jul 5, 2011·10 cites·15 claims
- 3870US10958174B1Light load detector circuit for inductive DC-DC converterDIALOG SEMICONDUCTOR INC·Filed 2019·Granted Mar 23, 2021·2 cites·10 claims
- 3968US10998818B2Asynchronous dropout transition for multi-level and single-level buck convertersDIALOG SEMICONDUCTOR UK LTD·Filed 2019·Granted May 4, 2021·1 cites·20 claims
- 4067US10983152B2USB data pin impedance detectionDIALOG SEMICONDUCTOR INC·Filed 2020·Granted Apr 20, 2021·0 cites·20 claims
- 4166US9101015B2Adaptive bipolar junction transistor gain detectionYAN LIANG·Filed 2012·Granted Aug 4, 2015·2 cites·22 claims
- 4265US8982584B2Power supply regulation for ultra-low load and no-load operationIWATT INC·Filed 2012·Granted Mar 17, 2015·2 cites·36 claims
- 4360US7974107B2System and method for controlling a current limit with primary side sensing using a hybrid PWM and PFM controlIWATT INC·Filed 2008·Granted Jul 5, 2011·5 cites·12 claims
- 4458US12199503B2Driver for switched mode power supplyRENESAS DESIGN UK LTD·Filed 2022·Granted Jan 14, 2025·0 cites·18 claims
- 4558US8576586B2Dynamic drive of switching transistor of switching power converterZHENG JUNJIE·Filed 2007·Granted Nov 5, 2013·4 cites·23 claims
- 4657US8564270B2On-time compensation for switching power convertersIWATT INC·Filed 2013·Granted Oct 22, 2013·1 cites·23 claims
- 4756US9419527B2Regulation for power supply mode transition to low-load operationIWATT INC·Filed 2013·Granted Aug 16, 2016·1 cites·14 claims
- 4854US10560025B2Frequency hopping for reducing switching power converter noiseDIALOG SEMICONDUCTOR INC·Filed 2018·Granted Feb 11, 2020·0 cites·19 claims
- 4953US8184762B2Digital phase lock loop with multi-phase master clockKESTERSON JOHN W·Filed 2008·Granted May 22, 2012·3 cites·20 claims
- 5053US4499469ARadar testerKESTERSON JOHN W·Filed 1982·Granted Feb 12, 1985·14 cites·12 claims
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