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Kenneth M. Simpson — 22 Patents

Delphi Technologies: 21 patents #65 of 4,124Top 2%
Swartz Creek, MI: #3 of 118 inventorsTop 3%
Michigan: #3,548 of 86,293 inventorsTop 5%
Overall (All Time): #189,202 of 4,157,543Top 5%
22 Patents All Time
Kenneth M. Simpson has been granted 22 US patents while listed as an inventor at Delphi Technologies. The first was granted in 2001 and the most recent in August 2016. Kenneth M. Simpson ranks #189,202 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 4.6%). Patent records list Kenneth M. Simpson in Swartz Creek, MI, US.

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Showing 1–22 of 22 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
9404463 Method for performing evaporative emission system diagnostics on engines configured for stop-start operation Yichao Guo, James W. Jeffers 2016-08-02
8820152 Diagnostic method for a refueling event detection system Paulo F. R. Tranquilli 2014-09-02
8813545 Method for diagnosing component failure in a saddle-type fuel tank assembly Yichao Guo, James W. Jeffers 2014-08-26
8499624 Method to determine performance characteristic of an engine exhaust system James W. Jeffers, Mike W. French 2013-08-06
7975536 Method to detect the presence of a liquid-cooled engine supplemental heater Eric Bommer, Michael E. List, Warren Huang 2011-07-12
7647158 Apparatus and method for diagnosing an airflow modifying control system Peter H. Maehling 2010-01-12
7350512 Method of validating a diagnostic purge valve leak detection test Daniel Meacham, Timothy K. Sheffer, Mitchell Ober, Carol A. Galskoy 2008-04-01
7314034 System for verifying cylinder deactivation status in a multi-cylinder engine James P. Waters, Jon C. Darrow 2008-01-01
7203617 Method of diagnosing a low range limiting malfunction of an engine coolant temperature sensor Mahfuzur Rahman 2007-04-10
7147366 Method and apparatus for assessing the rationality of a transmission fluid temperature measure Steve L. Melby 2006-12-12
7120535 Method and apparatus to evaluate an intake air temperature monitoring circuit Mahfuzur Rahman, Paulo F. R. Tranquilli 2006-10-10
7120531 Method of determining a default transmission input speed Steve L. Melby, Andrew D. Herman, David Allen Dues, Hallett D. Breidenbach 2006-10-10
7107134 Method of determining a default transmission output speed Steve L. Melby, Andrew D. Herman, David Allen Dues, Hallett D. Breidenbach 2006-09-12
6722187 Enhanced vacuum decay diagnostic and integration with purge function Malcolm James Grieve, Stephen F. Majkowski, Michael J. Steckler, Carelton Williams 2004-04-20
6640621 Diagnostic method for a shaft sensor in a reciprocating internal combustion engine James D. Ward, Alton L. Schuessler, Hallett D. Breidenbach 2003-11-04 $3,881,000
6546911 Default methodology for recovering from loss of high resolution engine position signal Salem Ahmad Fayyad, Peter H. Maehling, Charles O. James, Jr. 2003-04-15 $1,495,000
6390077 Adaptive flow restriction test method for an exhaust gas recirculation system Michael Cottrell, Stephen F. Majkowski, Hallett D. Breidenbach, Alton L. Schuessler 2002-05-21 $2,216,000
6382017 Evaporative emission leak detection method with vapor generation compensation Stephen F. Majkowski 2002-05-07 $3,670,000
6334355 Enhanced vacuum decay diagnostic and integration with purge function Malcolm James Grieve, Stephen F. Majkowski, Michael J. Steckler, Carelton Williams 2002-01-01
6321695 Model-based diagnostic method for an engine cooling system In Kwang Yoo, Stephen F. Majkowski 2001-11-27 $10,722,000
6311548 Method of validating a diagnostic leak detection test for a fuel tank Hallett D. Breidenbach, Stephen F. Majkowski 2001-11-06 $23,284,000
6308119 Preset diagnostic leak detection method for an automotive evaporative emission system Stephen F. Majkowski, Michael J. Steckler, Malcolm James Grieve 2001-10-23 $5,755,000