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Franklin R. Smith — 47 Patents

BOBorgwarner: 40 patents #7 of 1,733Top 1%
Cortland, NY: #2 of 125 inventorsTop 2%
New York: #2,058 of 115,490 inventorsTop 2%
Overall (All Time): #59,703 of 4,157,543Top 2%
47 Patents All Time
Franklin R. Smith has been granted 47 US patents while listed as an inventor at Borgwarner. The first was granted in 1989 and the most recent in May 2021. Franklin R. Smith ranks #59,703 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 1.4%). Patent records list Franklin R. Smith in Cortland, NY, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1989 to 2021Bar chart with a peak of 5 patents in 2003.peak 51989: 3 patents19891991: 2 patents1992: 2 patents1993: 1 patents19931994: 2 patents1996: 1 patents1998: 1 patents19982001: 1 patents2002: 2 patents2003: 5 patents20032004: 5 patents2005: 3 patents2006: 2 patents20062007: 2 patents2010: 1 patents2012: 1 patents20122013: 2 patents2014: 3 patents2015: 1 patents20152017: 2 patents2018: 1 patents2019: 1 patents20192020: 2 patents2021: 1 patents2021

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 47 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
11002158 Camshaft phaser using both cam torque and engine oil pressure 2021-05-11 $99,541,000
10767518 Variable camshaft timing mechanism with a lock pin engaged by oil pressure Daniel Brown 2020-09-08 $24,993,000
10544714 Variable camshaft timing device with two locking positions 2020-01-28 $39,662,000
10344632 Multi-mode variable camshaft timing device with two locking positions 2019-07-09 $23,545,000
10001036 Variable camshaft timing mechanism with a lock pin engaged by oil pressure Daniel Brown 2018-06-19 $5,841,000
9803520 Multi-mode variable cam timing phaser Brian T. Kenyon 2017-10-31 $30,676,000
9695716 Multi-mode variable cam timing phaser Brian T. Kenyon 2017-07-04
9121358 Using camshaft timing device with hydraulic lock in an intermediate position for vehicle restarts Anna Strehlau, David Kaitschuck 2015-09-01 $49,108,000
8893677 Dual lock pin phaser 2014-11-25 $54,267,000
8820280 Variable camshaft timing mechanism with a default mode 2014-09-02 $53,870,000
8800515 Cam torque actuated variable camshaft timing device with a bi-directional oil pressure bias circuit 2014-08-12 $13,022,000
8387574 Venting mechanism to enhance warming of a variable cam timing mechanism Chad McCloy, Timothy K. White 2013-03-05 $9,504,000
8356583 Variable camshaft timing device with hydraulic lock in an intermediate position 2013-01-22 $47,501,000
8256393 Variable cam timing controls mounted in the camshaft Roger T. Simpson, Roger P. Butterfield 2012-09-04 $25,204,000
7699031 Timing phaser with offset spool valve Peter Chapman 2010-04-20 $36,278,000
7255077 CTA phaser with proportional oil pressure for actuation at engine condition with low cam torsionals Roger T. Simpson, Marty Gardner 2007-08-14 $19,670,000
7194992 Hydraulic cushioning of a variable valve timing mechanism 2007-03-27 $21,993,000
7124722 Remote variable camshaft timing control valve with lock pin control 2006-10-24 $8,245,000
7000580 Control valves with integrated check valves Peter Chapman, Braman Wing 2006-02-21 $8,303,000
6971354 Variable camshaft timing system with remotely located control system Braman Wing 2005-12-06 $5,634,000
6941913 Spool valve controlled VCT locking pin release mechanism 2005-09-13 $5,595,000
6866013 Hydraulic cushioning of a variable valve timing mechanism 2005-03-15 $13,771,000
6814037 Variable camshaft timing for internal combustion engine with actuator locking Roger T. Simpson, Marty Gardner, Braman Wing, Michael Duffield 2004-11-09 $2,796,000
6814038 Spool valve controlled VCT locking pin release mechanism 2004-11-09 $2,796,000
6779501 Method to reduce rotational oscillation of a vane style phaser with a center mounted spool valve Roger T. Simpson 2004-08-24 $11,315,000