Top Inventors for class "Internal-combustion engines" |
Rank | Inventor's name | Country | City/State | Last publication | # of patent apps in this class |
1 | Ross Dykstra Pursifull | US | Dearborn, MI | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220298987 - METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR IMPROVING FUEL INJECTION | 156 |
2 | Gopichandra Surnilla | US | West Bloomfield, MI | Oct 07, 2021 / 20210310429 - SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING AN ENGINE IN A FUEL CUT-OUT MODE | 104 |
3 | Joseph Norman Ulrey | US | Dearborn, MI | Jun 22, 2017 / 20170175660 - AIR CHARGE ESTIMATION VIA MANIFOLD PRESSURE SAMPLE AT INTAKE VALVE CLOSING | 84 |
4 | Thomas G. Leone | US | Ypsilanti, MI | Jan 06, 2022 / 20220003176 - METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR A SERIES GAP IGNITER WITH A PASSIVE PRE-CHAMBER | 65 |
5 | Chris Paul Glugla | US | Macomb, MI | Jan 06, 2022 / 20220003180 - METHODS AND SYSTEM FOR COLD STARTING AN ENGINE | 46 |
6 | Daniel Joseph Styles | US | Canton, MI | Mar 31, 2022 / 20220099052 - METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DISTRIBUTION OF EXHAUST GAS | 39 |
7 | Alan W. Hayman | US | Romeo, MI | May 18, 2017 / 20170138295 - ENGINE ASSEMBLY | 38 |
8 | Soo Hyung Woo | KR | Yongin-Si | Apr 16, 2020 / 20200116070 - ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE | 38 |
9 | Jin Kook Kong | KR | Suwon-Si | Apr 16, 2015 / 20150105998 - CONTROLLING METHOD FOR FLAME JET IGNITION ENGINE | 37 |
10 | Roy Edward Mcalister | US | Phoenix, AZ | May 12, 2016 / 20160129780 - METHODS FOR FUEL TANK RECYCLING AND NET HYDROGEN FUEL AND CARBON GOODS PRODUCTION ALONG WITH ASSOCIATED APPARATUS AND SYSTEMS | 35 |
11 | Rainer Scharp | DE | Vaihingen | May 05, 2016 / 20160123273 - PISTON FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE | 33 |
12 | Thomas Stolk | DE | Kirchheim | Apr 16, 2020 / 20200116050 - Valve Train Device | 33 |
13 | Masaki Kobayashi | JP | Okazaki-Shi | Jun 07, 2018 / 20180156080 - VALVE OPENING/CLOSING TIMING CONTROL DEVICE | 31 |
14 | Juergen Raimann | DE | Weil Der Stadt | Jan 29, 2015 / 20150027394 - laser spark plug having an improved seal between the combustion chamber window and the casing | 31 |
15 | Alexander Von Gaisberg-Helfenberg | DE | Beilstein | Apr 16, 2020 / 20200116050 - Valve Train Device | 30 |
16 | Robert Roy Jentz | US | Westland, MI | Nov 04, 2021 / 20210341356 - METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION SYSTEM DIAGNOSTICS | 29 |
17 | Leslie Bromberg | US | Sharon, MA | Sep 08, 2022 / 20220282675 - Port Injection System For Reduction Of Particulates From Turbocharged Direct Injection Gasoline Engines | 29 |
18 | Michael Busse | DE | Herzogenaurach | Feb 25, 2016 / 20160053640 - ARRANGEMENT OF A VOLUME ACCUMULATOR IN A CAMSHAFT ADJUSTER | 29 |
19 | John Eric Rollinger | US | Sterling Heights, MI | Apr 21, 2016 / 20160108776 - METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR VARIABLE CAM TIMING DEVICE | 28 |
20 | Daniel R. Cohn | US | Cambridge, MA | Jul 14, 2022 / 20220220909 - Port Injection System For Reduction Of Particulates From Turbocharged Direct Injection Gasoline Engines | 28 |
21 | Aed M. Dudar | US | Canton, MI | Sep 15, 2022 / 20220292970 - Systems And Methods For Determining And Improving A Parking Position | 26 |
22 | Myungsik Choi | KR | Seoul | Jun 15, 2017 / 20170167370 - VARIABLE COMPRESSION RATIO APPARATUS | 26 |
23 | Jan Mehring | DE | Koeln | Jan 14, 2021 / 20210010441 - ENGINE COOLING ARRANGEMENT | 25 |
24 | Yuji Ikeda | JP | Kobe-Shi | Mar 19, 2020 / 20200092978 - ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE DISCHARGE EMISSION DEVICE | 25 |
25 | Mark W. Peters | US | Wolverine Lake, MI | Sep 14, 2017 / 20170260918 - SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FUEL VAPOR CANISTER PURGE | 25 |
26 | Robert S. Mcalpine | US | Lake Orion, MI | Jul 13, 2017 / 20170198652 - ENGINE CONTROL SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NITROGEN OXIDE REDUCTION | 25 |
27 | James M. Cleeves | US | Redwood City, CA | Apr 09, 2015 / 20150096514 - POSITIVE CONTROL (DESMODROMIC) VALVE SYSTEMS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES | 24 |
28 | Jun-Mo Kang | US | Ann Arbor, MI | Aug 18, 2022 / 20220260030 - PASSIVE SELECTIVE CATALYTIC REDUCTION (SCR) SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LOW-TEMPERATURE COMBUSTION (LTC) ENGINE | 24 |
29 | Jens Schafer | DE | Herzogenaurach | Nov 17, 2016 / 20160333749 - CAMSHAFT ADJUSTER AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A CAMSHAFT ADJUSTER | 24 |
30 | Debora Manther | US | Royal Oak, MI | Jan 26, 2017 / 20170022848 - ROCKER SHAFT WITH DE-AERATION OIL GALLERY SEGMENT | 23 |
31 | James Michael Kerns | US | Trenton, MI | Feb 04, 2016 / 20160032854 - NON-INTRUSIVE EXHAUST GAS SENSOR MONITORING BASED ON FUEL VAPOR PURGE OPERATION | 23 |
32 | Werner Herden | DE | Gerlingen | Aug 08, 2013 / 20130199483 - LASER IGNITION PLUG WITH AN ANTECHAMBER | 22 |
33 | Masahisa Yamakawa | JP | Hiroshima-Shi | Apr 30, 2015 / 20150114342 - SPARK-IGNITION DIRECT-INJECTION ENGINE | 22 |
34 | Dana R. Coldren | US | Secor, IL | Dec 29, 2016 / 20160377068 - Hydraulic Drive Multi-Element Cryogenic Pump | 22 |
35 | David Karl Bidner | US | Livonia, MI | Sep 14, 2017 / 20170260896 - CONDENSATION CONTROL IN A CHARGE AIR COOLER BY CONTROLLING CHARGE AIR COOLER TEMPERATURE | 22 |
36 | Russell Randall Pearce | US | Ann Arbor, MI | Sep 14, 2017 / 20170260918 - SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FUEL VAPOR CANISTER PURGE | 21 |
37 | Shinichi Murata | JP | Okazaki-Shi | Mar 10, 2016 / 20160069295 - SUPPORT STRUCTURE FOR CRANKSHAFT | 20 |
38 | Heiko Ridderbusch | DE | Schwieberdingen | Dec 31, 2015 / 20150377207 - LASER IGNITION SYSTEM | 20 |
39 | Hoisan Kim | US | Dunlap, IL | Feb 11, 2016 / 20160038867 - PARTICULATE SEPARATOR | 20 |
40 | John B. Heywood | US | Newtonville, MA | May 19, 2016 / 20160138529 - FUEL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR VARIABLE ETHANOL OCTANE ENHANCEMENT OF GASOLINE ENGINES | 19 |
41 | Ralph Wayne Cunningham | US | Milan, MI | Jan 13, 2022 / 20220009473 - METHODS AND SYSTEM FOR STOPPING AN ENGINE OF A HYBRID VEHICLE | 19 |
42 | Friedrich Gruber | AT | Hippach | Apr 07, 2016 / 20160097338 - METHOD FOR OPERATING AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE | 19 |
43 | Scott B. Fiveland | US | Metamora, IL | Dec 31, 2015 / 20150377108 - DUAL FUEL ENGINE SYSTEM | 19 |
44 | Thomas A. Spix | US | Rochester Hills, MI | Oct 30, 2014 / 20140318493 - TEMPERATURE DEPENDENT FLOW CONTROL FOR COMBUSTION ENGINE PISTON SQUIRTERS | 19 |
45 | Masashi Hayashi | JP | Okazaki-City | Mar 03, 2016 / 20160061063 - VALVE TIMING CONTROLLER | 19 |
46 | Paul M. Najt | US | Bloomfield Hills, MI | Dec 02, 2021 / 20210372345 - INSULATED EXHAUST PORT LINER FOR A CYLINDER HEAD ASSEMBLY OF A MOTOR VEHICLE | 19 |
47 | Young Hong Kwak | KR | Suwon-Si | Jun 09, 2016 / 20160160708 - VARIABLE VALVE LIFT APPARATUS | 18 |
48 | Honda Motor Co., Ltd. | JP | Tokyo | Aug 29, 2013 / 20130220724 - BODY COVER SYSTEM FOR A SMALL VEHICLE, AND VEHICLE INCLUDING SAME | 18 |
49 | Jens Hoppe | DE | Erlangen | Feb 16, 2017 / 20170047153 - ELECTROMAGNETIC ACTUATING DEVICE | 18 |
50 | Hanho Yun | US | Oakland Township, MI | Aug 18, 2022 / 20220260030 - PASSIVE SELECTIVE CATALYTIC REDUCTION (SCR) SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LOW-TEMPERATURE COMBUSTION (LTC) ENGINE | 18 |
51 | Helmut Hans Ruhland | DE | Eschweiler | Jan 26, 2017 / 20170025827 - SPARK PLUG HAVING A POWDER CAPSULE | 18 |
52 | Schaeffler Technologies Ag & Co. Kg | DE | Herzogenaurach | Aug 08, 2013 / 20130199634 - CONTROL VALVE FOR HYDRAULIC MEDIA | 18 |
53 | Jens Meintschel | DE | Bernsdorf | Aug 25, 2022 / 20220271326 - Battery for an at Least Partially Electrically Operable Motor Vehicle having at least One Flexible Tensioning Device which is Supported on a Motor Vehicle Component, and Motor Vehicle | 17 |
54 | Byong Young Choi | KR | Bucheon-Si | Jun 01, 2017 / 20170152773 - MUTIPLE VARIABLE VALVE LIFT APPRATUS | 17 |
55 | Vijay Ramappan | US | Novi, MI | Dec 29, 2016 / 20160376978 - System And Method For Controlling Inlet Coolant Temperature Of An Internal Combustion Engine | 17 |
56 | Michael Damian Czekala | US | Canton, MI | Jan 06, 2022 / 20220003180 - METHODS AND SYSTEM FOR COLD STARTING AN ENGINE | 17 |
57 | Vianney Rabhi | FR | Lyon | Dec 09, 2021 / 20210381869 - SEQUENTIAL VOLUMETRIC FLOWMETER | 17 |
58 | Bernd Steiner | DE | Bergisch Gladbach | Jul 13, 2017 / 20170198661 - DIRECT-INJECTION SUPERCHARGED INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE HAVING WATER INJECTION, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE OF THIS TYPE | 17 |
59 | Falk Schneider | DE | Korntal-Munchingen | Jan 24, 2013 / 20130019824 - CAMSHAFT AND ASSOCIATED CAM | 17 |
60 | Moritz Klaus Springer | DE | Hagen | Jun 22, 2017 / 20170174218 - METHOD FOR OPERATING A MOTOR VEHICLE | 17 |
61 | Hans Guenter Quix | DE | Herzogenrath | Apr 14, 2016 / 20160102629 - CYLINDER HEAD FOR AN AUTO-IGNITION ENGINE WITH DIRECT INJECTION | 17 |
62 | Peter Hofbauer | US | West Bloomfield, MI | Jul 14, 2022 / 20220220922 - A Tubular Reactor Serving as a Combustor and Heat Exchanger | 17 |
63 | Denso Corporation | JP | Kariya-City | Jan 22, 2015 / 20150025802 - NAVIGATION APPARATUS | 17 |
64 | David R. Staley | US | Flushing, MI | Dec 10, 2015 / 20150354419 - OIL PUMP CONTROL SYSTEMS AND METHODS | 17 |
65 | James Alfred Hilditch | US | Canton, MI | Sep 14, 2017 / 20170260919 - SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR OPERATING AN EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE BASED ON A TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE OF THE VALVE | 16 |
66 | John D. Russell | US | Portland, OR | Nov 12, 2015 / 20150322904 - SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING OPERATION OF A HIGHLY DILUTE ENGINE | 16 |
67 | Jin Kook Kong | KR | Suwon-City | Jan 26, 2012 / 20120017586 - VARIABLE TURBOCHARGER AND CONTROL METHOD FOR THE SAME | 16 |
68 | Martin Weinrotter | ES | Vitoria-Gasteiz | Oct 16, 2014 / 20140305394 - Laser spark plug and cleaning method for same | 16 |
69 | Luis Carlos Cattani | US | Aurora, IL | May 21, 2015 / 20150136369 - EGR COOLER HEADER CASTING | 16 |
70 | Emmanouel Pattakos | GR | Nikea Piraeus | Sep 14, 2017 / 20170261078 - CONICAL PULLEY FOR BELT CVT | 16 |
71 | Ali Bayrakdar | DE | Roethenbach/pegnitz | Sep 14, 2017 / 20170260885 - CAMSHAFT ADJUSTER WITH A CENTRAL VALVE AND WITHOUT A T BRANCH | 16 |
72 | Gregory Patrick Mcconville | US | Ann Arbor, MI | Sep 14, 2017 / 20170260898 - METHOD FOR CONTROLLING TRANSITIONS IN A VARIABLE DISPLACEMENT ENGINE | 16 |
73 | Manousos Pattakos | GR | Nikea Piraeus | Sep 14, 2017 / 20170261078 - CONICAL PULLEY FOR BELT CVT | 16 |
74 | Makoto Nakamura | JP | Isehara-Shi | Apr 21, 2011 / 20110088644 - Internal Combustion Engine Control Device and Internal Combustion Engine Control System | 16 |
75 | Daisuke Akihisa | JP | Susono-Shi | Dec 13, 2012 / 20120312014 - SPARK IGNITION-TYPE INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE | 16 |
76 | Oliver Schnell | DE | Veitsbronn | Mar 31, 2016 / 20160090879 - SWITCHABLE SUPPORT ELEMENT | 16 |
77 | Zoltan Kardos | SE | Sodertalje | Jul 28, 2022 / 20220234420 - THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, POWERTRAIN, AND VEHICLE | 16 |
78 | Manfred Vogel | DE | Ditzingen | Mar 24, 2016 / 20160087412 - IGNITION UNIT FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE | 16 |
79 | Michael Kreisig | DE | Stuttgart | Mar 10, 2016 / 20160067837 - DEVICE FOR MOUNTING AT LEAST ONE FUNCTIONAL ELEMENT HAVING A CUT-OUT FOR A SHAFT | 16 |
80 | Eiichi Kamiyama | JP | Mishima-Shi | Aug 22, 2013 / 20130213035 - ENGINE | 16 |
81 | Kai Sebastian Kuhlbach | DE | Bergisch Gladbach | Jan 07, 2016 / 20160003130 - MOTOR VEHICLE AND ADAPTATION METHOD | 16 |
82 | James U. Lemke | US | La Jolla, CA | Oct 08, 2015 / 20150282715 - PASSIVE, NONINVASIVE TOMOGRAPHY | 15 |
83 | Michael James Uhrich | US | West Bloomfield, MI | Jun 07, 2018 / 20180156142 - METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION AND HEAT RECOVERY | 15 |
84 | Takashi Youso | JP | Hiroshima-Shi | Jun 15, 2017 / 20170167360 - INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE | 15 |
85 | Keith Hampton | US | Ann Arbor, MI | Jun 30, 2022 / 20220205460 - DEVICES FOR PRODUCING VACUUM USING THE VENTURI EFFECT HAVING A SOLID FLETCH | 15 |
86 | Mark Allen Dearth | US | Dearborn, MI | Nov 12, 2015 / 20150322905 - DUAL FUEL REFUELING | 15 |
87 | Michael J. Lucido | US | Northville, MI | Mar 24, 2016 / 20160084192 - SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING FUEL INJECTION PARAMETERS DURING TRANSIENT EVENTS TO REDUCE PARTICULATE EMISSIONS | 15 |
88 | Peter Sailer | DE | Erlangen | Oct 07, 2021 / 20210310381 - TAPPET | 15 |
89 | Fabien G. Redon | US | San Diego, CA | Aug 18, 2022 / 20220260028 - Thermal Management Of Aftertreatment Devices Of Opposed-Piston Engines Under Motoring Conditions | 15 |
90 | Dong Hee Han | KR | Seoul | Jun 17, 2021 / 20210185495 - APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING A VEHICLE USING LOW POWER COMMUNICATION AND METHOD THEREOF | 15 |
91 | Pierre Kimus | BE | Attert | Feb 04, 2016 / 20160032790 - INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE WITH A CAMSHAFT PHASER | 15 |
92 | Richard E. Soltis | US | Saline, MI | Jun 15, 2017 / 20170167420 - METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ESTIMATING EXHAUST PRESSURE WITH A VARIABLE VOLTAGE OXYGEN SENSOR | 15 |
93 | James D. Lykowski | US | Temperance, MI | Jan 26, 2017 / 20170022962 - INTRA-EVEN CONTROL STRATEGY FOR CORONA IGNITION SYSTEMS | 15 |
94 | Martin Weinrotter | DE | Stuttgart-Botnang | Apr 25, 2013 / 20130098323 - LASER SPARK PLUG | 15 |
95 | Andreas Strauss | DE | Forchheim | Jun 11, 2015 / 20150159522 - ROLLING BEARING WITH RADIAL PRESSURE MEDIUM TRANSFER | 15 |
96 | Rodney E. Baker | US | Fenton, MI | Nov 04, 2021 / 20210340904 - Torque-Actuated Variable Compression Ratio Phaser | 14 |
97 | Manabu Tateno | JP | Sunto-Gun | Dec 10, 2015 / 20150354083 - METHOD FOR FORMING HEAT INSULATING FILM, AND STRUCTURE OF HEAT INSULATING FILM | 14 |
98 | Theodore Beyer | US | Canton, MI | May 05, 2016 / 20160123198 - ENGINE WITH EXTERNAL CAM LUBRICATION | 14 |
99 | Stefan Steichele | DE | Gerlingen | Mar 10, 2016 / 20160067837 - DEVICE FOR MOUNTING AT LEAST ONE FUNCTIONAL ELEMENT HAVING A CUT-OUT FOR A SHAFT | 14 |
100 | Atsushi Yamanaka | JP | Atsugi-Shi | Dec 25, 2014 / 20140373795 - VARIABLE VALVE OPERATING APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE | 14 |