Lyle E. Kocher — 15 Patents at Cummins

Lyle E. Kocher has been granted 15 US patents while listed as an inventor at Cummins. The first was granted in 2009 and the most recent in October 2025. Lyle E. Kocher ranks #307,048 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 7.4%). Patent records list Lyle E. Kocher in Whiteland, IN, US.

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Patent #	Title	Co-Inventors	Date	Approx Value ⓘ
12442341	Exhaust temperature controls for engine operation with cylinder deactivation	Aaron William Beinborn, J. Steven Kolhouse, Sung-Mo Moon, Sriram S. Popuri, Janardhan Kodavasal +3 more	2025-10-14
12264604	Maintaining oil pressure during cylinder deactivation operation	Govindarajan Kothandaraman, David M. Barnes, Scott Robert Bardakjy, J. Steven Kolhouse	2025-04-01
12175813	Fault isolation using on-board diagnostic (OBD) capability data	Jeffrey Diwakar Abraham, Marcela Schmalz de Bernardi, Avra Brahma, Timothy J. Greis, Michael Haas +7 more	2024-12-24	$31,151,000
11798325	Fault isolation using on-board diagnostic (OBD) capability data	Jeffrey Diwakar Abraham, Marcela Schmalz de Bernardi, Avra Brahma, Timothy J. Greis, Michael Haas +7 more	2023-10-24	$31,129,000
11530659	Systems and methods for selectively activating engine cylinders to maintain minimum cylinder pressure	J. Steven Kolhouse, Aaron William Beinborn	2022-12-20	$44,284,000
11459977	Piston with insulating air gap formed by additive manufacturing	Jordan E. Kelleher, Dwight A. Doig, Brett A. Boas	2022-10-04	$23,566,000
11313295	Cylinder deactivation and variable geometry turbocharger control	Aaron William Beinborn, Adrian P. Dale, J. Steven Kolhouse	2022-04-26	$27,291,000
11203954	Pre-lubrication and skip fire operations during engine cranking	J. Steven Kolhouse	2021-12-21	$72,163,000
11149681	Piston with insulating air gap formed by additive manufacturing	Jordan E. Kelleher, Dwight A. Doig, Brett A. Boas	2021-10-19	$29,333,000
10975786	Cylinder deactivation and variable geometry turbocharger control	Aaron William Beinborn, Adrian P. Dale, J. Steven Kolhouse	2021-04-13	$32,888,000
10094306	Nonlinear model-based controller for premixed charge compression ignition combustion timing in diesel engines	Gregory M. Shaver, Carrie Hall, Daniel Van Alstine, Mark Magee	2018-10-09
8474243	System for controlling regeneration of an adsorber	Michael J. Cunningham	2013-07-02	$37,864,000
8256210	Flexible fuel injection for multiple modes of diesel engine exhaust aftertreatment	Bradlee J. Stroia, Samuel C. Geckler, Michael J. Cunningham, Wole Akinyemi, Paul R. Miller	2012-09-04	$30,772,000
7654079	Diesel oxidation catalyst filter heating system	Michael J. Ruth, Michael J. Cunningham, Joan M. Wills	2010-02-02	$21,274,000
7543446	System for controlling regeneration of exhaust gas aftertreatment components	Michael J. Ruth, Stewart D. Sullivan, Michael J. Cunningham, Neal W. Currier, James J. Fier +1 more	2009-06-09	$105,199,000

Lyle E. Kocher — 15 Patents

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