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Braman Wing — 20 Patents

BOBorgwarner: 20 patents #20 of 1,600Top 2%
Ithaca, NY: #71 of 1,653 inventorsTop 5%
New York: #7,014 of 115,490 inventorsTop 7%
Overall (All Time): #214,803 of 4,157,543Top 6%
20 Patents All Time
Braman Wing has been granted 20 US patents while listed as an inventor at Borgwarner. The first was granted in 2001 and the most recent in September 2025. Braman Wing ranks #214,803 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 5.2%). Patent records list Braman Wing in Ithaca, NY, US.

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–20 of 20 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
12421877 Variable cam timing phaser and system including the same Keith Feldt, Adam Bruce, Chris Thomas 2025-09-23
12392265 Hydraulic variable camshaft timing with a temperature based hydraulic switch Adam Bruce, Keith Feldt 2025-08-19
12000315 Variable cam timing phaser and system including the same Keith Feldt, Adam Bruce, Chris Thomas 2024-06-04 $26,860,000
10865666 Check valve for exhausting flow of fluid from a variable cam timing phaser Adam Bruce, Keith Feldt 2020-12-15 $27,793,000
10808580 Electrically-actuated VCT lock Chad McCloy 2020-10-20 $23,920,000
10690019 Zero pressure unlocking system for a phaser Mark M. Wigsten, Chad McCloy, Chris Pluta, Jonas Anders Adler, Jason Moss +1 more 2020-06-23 $19,367,000
10539048 Hydraulic lock for electrically-actuated camshaft phasers Chad McCloy 2020-01-21 $9,989,000
9771839 Camshaft phaser systems and locking phasers for the same Daniel Brown 2017-09-26 $11,552,000
9080471 Cam torque actuated phaser with mid position lock Christopher J. Pluta, Mark M. Wigsten 2015-07-14 $8,204,000
7568458 Valve event reduction through operation of a fast-acting camshaft phaser David B. Roth 2009-08-04 $26,349,000
7000580 Control valves with integrated check valves Franklin R. Smith, Peter Chapman 2006-02-21 $8,303,000
6971354 Variable camshaft timing system with remotely located control system Franklin R. Smith 2005-12-06 $5,634,000
6814037 Variable camshaft timing for internal combustion engine with actuator locking Franklin R. Smith, Roger T. Simpson, Marty Gardner, Michael Duffield 2004-11-09 $2,796,000
6729283 Externally mounted vacuum controlled actuator with position sensor control means to reduce functional and magnetic hysteresis Roger T. Simpson 2004-05-04 $9,202,000
6666181 Hydraulic detent for a variable camshaft timing device Franklin R. Smith 2003-12-23 $11,455,000
6634973 Hydraulic tensioner with two spring biased pistons and cushioned pull-back rack Roger T. Simpson 2003-10-21 $5,960,000
6561146 Method of controlling resonances in internal combustion engine having variable cam timing Kevin Todd 2003-05-13 $5,838,000
6453859 Multi-mode control system for variable camshaft timing devices Frank R. Smith, Marty Gardner, Mike Duffield 2002-09-24 $4,464,000
6321706 Variable valve opening duration system 2001-11-27 $2,307,000
6322468 Pressure relief valve and dual path vent disc for hydraulic tensioner Roger T. Simpson 2001-11-27 $2,307,000