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Christopher Alan Lear — 27 Patents

Ford: 25 patents #638 of 17,473Top 4%
PCPeck Tech Consulting: 2 patents #5 of 12Top 45%
Dearborn, MI: #53 of 1,494 inventorsTop 4%
Michigan: #2,576 of 86,293 inventorsTop 3%
Overall (All Time): #142,059 of 4,157,543Top 4%
27 Patents All Time
Christopher Alan Lear has been granted 27 US patents while listed as an inventor at Ford. The first was granted in 2008 and the most recent in September 2024. Christopher Alan Lear ranks #142,059 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 3.4%). Patent records list Christopher Alan Lear in Dearborn, MI, US.

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Showing 1–25 of 27 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
12091968 Systems, apparatuses, and methods for determining rock mass properties based on blasthole drill performance data including compensated blastability index (CBI) Viktor Shlenchak, Richard PEARSON, Jonathan Phillip Peck 2024-09-17
11713677 Systems, apparatuses, and methods for determining rock mass properties based on blasthole drill performance data including compensated blastability index (CBI) Viktor Shlenchak, Richard PEARSON, Jonathan Phillip Peck 2023-08-01
10857993 Methods and system activating a vehicle Kendrick Morrison, Andrew E. Burt 2020-12-08 $12,431,000
10774919 Systems and methods for improving driveline efficiencies of electrified vehicles Mark Steven Yamazaki, Scott James Thompson, David Crist Gabriel, Walter Joseph Ortmann 2020-09-15 $5,742,000
10759255 Autonomous-vehicle climate-control system Kenneth James Miller, Thomas G. Leone, Chris James Hocking 2020-09-01 $6,437,000
10487891 Temperature based clutch control Walter Joseph Ortmann, Bernard D. Nefcy, Todd McCullough, Daniel Scott Colvin 2019-11-26
10322711 Low-voltage battery charging split of hybrid vehicles with belt integrated starter-generators Mark Steven Yamazaki, Scott James Thompson, Rajit Johri, Fazal Urrahman Syed 2019-06-18 $6,003,000
10246073 Control system for a hybrid-electric vehicle Kenneth James Miller, Thomas G. Leone, Chris James Hocking 2019-04-02 $6,057,000
10155511 Opportunistic charging of hybrid vehicle battery Mark Steven Yamazaki, Francis Thomas Connolly 2018-12-18 $5,826,000
10081364 System and method for controlling a transmission gear shift Bernard D. Nefcy, Mark Steven Yamazaki 2018-09-25 $5,178,000
10000203 EV mode shift strategy for hybrid vehicle Andrew E. Burt, Bernard D. Nefcy, Daniel Scott Colvin 2018-06-19 $4,905,000
9944289 System and method for controlling a transmission gear shift Mark Steven Yamazaki, Bernard D. Nefcy 2018-04-17 $3,802,000
9914449 Methods and system for improving efficiency of a hybrid vehicle Mark Steven Yamazaki, Scott James Thompson 2018-03-13 $4,896,000
9802604 Methods and systems for improving hybrid vehicle efficiency Mark Steven Yamazaki 2017-10-31 $5,187,000
9783183 Battery charging strategy in a hybrid vehicle Bernard D. Nefcy, Francis Thomas Connolly, Mark Steven Yamazaki, Wei Liang 2017-10-10 $4,029,000
9783188 EV mode shift strategy for hybrid vehicle Daniel Scott Colvin, Bernard D. Nefcy, Andrew E. Burt 2017-10-10 $4,029,000
9728826 Traction battery thermal management method and system Sam Revach, Scott James Thompson, Robert Hasse 2017-08-08 $4,367,000
9677487 Method and system for selecting fuel octane David Crist Gabriel 2017-06-13 $4,312,000
9457787 Method and system to manage driveline oscillations with motor torque adjustment Bernard D. Nefcy, Marvin Paul Kraska, Daniel Scott Colvin 2016-10-04 $6,516,000
9403524 Methods and system for starting a hybrid vehicle Mark Steven Yamazaki, Larry J. Wroza 2016-08-02 $6,390,000
9399461 Opportunistic charging of hybrid vehicle battery Mark Steven Yamazaki, Francis Thomas Connolly 2016-07-26 $12,677,000
9067587 Torque based energy management in hybrid vehicle Rajit Johri, Wei Liang, Mark Steven Yamazaki, Xiaoyong Wang, Ming Lang Kuang +1 more 2015-06-30 $6,043,000
8874292 Engine start for a hybrid electric vehicle Mark Steven Yamazaki, Francis Thomas Connolly, Bernard D. Nefcy, Daniel Scott Colvin, Walter Joseph Ortmann 2014-10-28 $18,939,000
8795131 Method and apparatus for reducing torque during a transmission upshift for a hybrid vehicle Mark Steven Yamazaki, Fazal Urrahman Syed, Daniel Scott Colvin 2014-08-05 $16,707,000
8676415 Engine power demand load-leveling for a hybrid electric vehicle Carol Louise Okubo, Kenneth Frederick 2014-03-18 $23,745,000