US Amplifier Patents

Updated:
17 Oct 2009
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US Patents on Audio Amplifiers: chronological order.

An incomplete guide to USA power amplifier patents. It excludes any that are (in my opinion) of no interest, but certainly does not have all of the interesting ones. Anything relating to valves has been ignored; this is the 21st century, after all. Titles have been compressed in some cases.

E =error-correcnG = Class GIC = IC techNs =non-switchingP =Protection

McMillanMultiple Feedback SystemsMay19562 748 201
KetchledgeDistortionless Feedback AmplifierJun 19562 751 442
EisenbergHigh-Voltage Power AmplifierNov 19713 622 899G
WaehnerMulti-Level Power AmplifierNov 19733 772 606G
StanleyHigh Power Bridge Audio AmplifierApr 19743 808 545
Takeda et alDriver Stage of a Class-B AmplifierJun 19743 821 656
HiguchiPower Amplifier with Self-BiasingFeb 19753 866 134
SampeiAmplifier Having Power Supply Voltage Responsive to Input AmplJun 19763 961 280
WalkerDistortion-Free AmplifiersJuly 19763 970 953E
PassActive Bias Circuit for Push-Pull AmplifiersNov 19763 995 228
Morez et alAudio Power Amplifier with Automatic Bias ControlFeb 19784 077 013
Fukumoto et alAudio Power AmplifierMay 19784 087 761
PassConstant-voltage Constant-Current AmplifierAug 19784 107 619
StittOptically Coupled Bias CircuitOct 19784 121 168
LunquistAudio Amplifier Output CircuitMar 19794 146 845
ThorntonEliminating On-Off Transitional Gain VariationsJul 19794 160 216
OdellTransistorised Power AmplifierNov 19794 176 323
KawanabePush-Pull Amplifier Circuit.Jul 19804 215 318
TakeharaAudio Power AmplifierDec 19804 241 313
KawanabePush-Pull Amplifier Circuit.Mar 19814 254 379
OkabeSingle-ended Push-Pull AmplifierJun 19814 274 059
IwamatsuPower Amplifier with Bias Circuit with Temp CompenNov 19814 302 727
KondouPush-Pull AmplifierDec 19814 306 199
YamaguchiPower AmplifierFeb 19824 316 149
KobayashiSingle-ended Push-Pull AmplifierFeb 19824 317 081
QuilterTime Delayed Variable Output Current-LimitingMar 19824 321 554P
Shibata et alBias Circuit for Power AmplifierMay 19824 331 930
OtaoPower Amplifier CircuitryJun 19824 334 197
TamuraPower Amplifier CircuitryAug 19824 342 966R
Amada et alAudio Frequency Power Amplifier CircuitAug 19824 345 215
IwamatsuClass-A Push-Pull Amplifier with Bias ControlOct 19824 356 452
TanakaDistortion Correction Circuit for A Power AmplifierJan 19834 367 442E
TanakaBias Circuit for Use In Push-Pull CircuitAug 19834 401 951NsRS
SuzukiPower AmplifierAug 19834 401 954
MullerBiasing Circuit for MOSFET Power AmplifiersSep 19834 403 198
GrossAudio Power AmplifierNov 19834 415 868
SuzukiSingle-ended Push-Pull Amplifier With Two PushPullDec 19834 422 050RS
VelazquezAudio Power AmplifierAug 19844 464 634 Low
StricklandDistortion-Free Complemented Error-Feedback AmplifierOct 19844 467 288E
IwamatsuAmplifier With Distortion CancellationOct 19844 476 442E
Nijman et al Amplifier CircuitNov 19844 484 151
IshikaziPower AmplifierDec 1984 4 489 283R
Main et alBias Circuit Independent of Device CharacteristicsJan 19854 491 804R
GundersonOutput Following Intermediate Cascode CircuitApr 19854 511 857
NakayamaEmitter-Follower Type Single-Ended Push-Pull Circuit.May 19854 520 323
NakayamaEmitter-Follower Type Single-Ended Push-Pull Circuit.Dec 19854 558 288
NakayamaEmitter-Follower Type Single-Ended Push-Pull Circuit.Jun 19864 595 883NsRS
van TuijlPush-Pull Amplifier with Stable Class AB OperationAug 19864 607 233
Dijkmans et alHigh Efficiency Low Distortion AmplifierAug 19874 688 001G
WingateAudio Power AmplifierAug 19874 688 002
LaRosa et alClass-G Bridge Amplifier with Unipolar SuppliesJan 19884 721 919
PassOpto-isolated Bias Circuit for Push-Pull Power AmplifiersJun 19884 752 745
Verhoeven et alBridge AmplifierJul 19884 758 796
BottiIntegratable Class-AB Output StageMar 19894 814 723R
BottiSo-Called Bridge Audio AmplifierMay 19904 922 207R
Susak et alAmplifier Output StageFeb 19914 990 863IC
DeaverAutomatically Biasing a Push-Pull AmplifierFeb 19914 991 916
Greame et alAdaptive Bias Circuit for Preventing TurnoffMay 19915 019 789
ChaterBias Control for Power AmplifiersOct 19915 055 797
LandiHigh-Efficiency Class-A AmplifierOct 19915 057 790NsRS
PadiWorking Point Adjusting Circuit for a Power AmplifierDec 19915 070 308RS
AlexanderCurrent Feedback Audio AmplifierMar 19925 097 223
WallerAudio Power Amplifier with Reactance SimulationDec 19935 268 527
DijkmansAmplifier Having Temperature Compensated BiasAug 19945 337 012
PassEfficient High Fidelity Audio Power AmplifierAug 19945 343 166
SondermeyerHigh Efficiency Amplifier with Reduced Switching DistortionFeb 19955 387 876G
PassAmplifier Having an Active Current SourceJan 19985 710 522
CandyAmplifier Having Ultra-Low DistortionApr 19995 892 398E
HuijserHigh Gain Low Distortion Bridge Amplifier with FeedbackMay 19995 903 189
SevenHigh Power Output Stage with Temperature Stable IqOct 19995 973 563
ReffayPower Amplifier DeviceJan 20006 016 079
French et alDerived Power Supply for Composite Bridge AmplifiersDec 20006 160 455
Servaes et alPower Amplifier ArrangementApr 20016 215 356G
CloseHigh Current OpAmp Output StageJul 20016 262 633IC
BarbettaWide Bandwidth MOSFET Power AmplifierJul 20016 268 770

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