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Francis Thomas Connolly

Ford: 55 patents #235 of 17,473Top 2%
LM Lockheed Martin: 1 patents #2,805 of 6,507Top 45%
📍 Ann Arbor, MI: #97 of 6,071 inventorsTop 2%
🗺 Michigan: #802 of 86,293 inventorsTop 1%
Overall (All Time): #47,201 of 4,157,543Top 2%
54
Patents All Time

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Showing 26–50 of 54 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDate
9630626 System and method for managing hybrid vehicle regenerative braking Rajit Johri, Xiaoyong Wang, Daniel Scott Colvin, Mark Steven Yamazaki, Ming Lang Kuang 2017-04-25
9598085 Regenerative-braking transmission downshift torque limiting Bernard D. Nefcy, Mark Steven Yamazaki, Yanan Zhao, Scott J. Lauffer, Zhengyu Dai +1 more 2017-03-21
9573579 Methods and system for transitioning between control modes while creeping Rajit Johri, Wei Liang, Bernard D. Nefcy, Xiaoyong Wang, Mark Steven Yamazaki +2 more 2017-02-21
9550488 Hybrid vehicle and method of controlling a hybrid vehicle powertrain Rajit Johri, Jason Meyer, Jeffrey Allen Doering, Xiaoyong Wang, Mark Steven Yamazaki +1 more 2017-01-24
9493148 Torque modulation in a hybrid vehicle downshift during regenerative braking Barney D. Nefcy, Dan Colvin, Walt Ortmann, Marvin Paul Kraska, Dale Scott Crombez +1 more 2016-11-15
9477236 Vehicle system and method for providing anticipatory line pressure for transmission engagements Daniel Scott Colvin, Marvin Paul Kraska, Bernard D. Nefcy, Hussam Makkiya 2016-10-25
9475495 Torque converter clutch capacity based on regenerative braking request Bernard D. Nefcy, Ming Lang Kuang 2016-10-25
9421965 Method and apparatus for limiting engine torque to protect disconnect clutch in a hybrid vehicle Mark Steven Yamazaki, Bernard D. Nefcy, Daniel Scott Colvin, Walter Joseph Ortmann 2016-08-23
9399461 Opportunistic charging of hybrid vehicle battery Mark Steven Yamazaki, Christopher Alan Lear 2016-07-26
9393950 Methods and systems for restarting an engine Mark Steven Yamazaki, Jeffrey Allen Doering, Xiaoyong Wang, Rajit Johri 2016-07-19
9358890 Hybrid vehicle braking system and method Bernard D. Nefcy, Daniel Scott Colvin, Zhengyu Dai, Ming Lang Kuang, Xiaoyong Wang +1 more 2016-06-07
9358981 Methods and system for improving launching of a hybrid vehicle Daniel Scott Colvin, Xiaoyong Wang, Jeffrey Edwin Knutson 2016-06-07
9352744 Hybrid vehicle braking limit determination system and method Yanan Zhao, Zhengyu Dai, Ming Lang Kuang, Bernard D. Nefcy 2016-05-31
9340199 Method of braking in hybrid vehicle Bernard D. Nefcy, Daniel Scott Colvin 2016-05-17
9296380 Prestroking engine disconnect clutch in a hybrid vehicle Walter Joseph Ortmann, Todd McCullough, Brandon R. Masterson 2016-03-29
9272697 Limiting regenerative torque for a hybrid electric powertrain Ming Lang Kuang, Yanan Zhao, Zhengyu Dai, Bernard D. Nefcy 2016-03-01
9272698 Stopping a hybrid engine with engine start anticipation Xiaoyong Wang, Wei Liang, Ming Lang Kuang 2016-03-01
9246417 System and method for regenerative braking Bernard D. Nefcy, Zhengyu Dai 2016-01-26
9126587 Hybrid vehicle drive control system and method for providing motor torque boost compensating for engine delay and torque exceeding maximum engine torque Mark Steven Yamazaki, Fazal Urrahman Syed 2015-09-08
9108621 Controlling powertrain components for hill-holding in a hybrid electric vehicle Mark Steven Yamazaki, Fazal Urrahman Syed, Marvin Paul Kraska 2015-08-18
9067594 Methods and systems for hybrid driveline control Xiaoyong Wang, Wei Liang, Rajit Johri, Daniel Scott Colvin, Ming Lang Kuang +1 more 2015-06-30
8911324 Method and apparatus for limiting engine torque to protect disconnect clutch in a hybrid vehicle Mark Steven Yamazaki, Bernard D. Nefcy, Daniel Scott Colvin, Walter Joseph Ortmann 2014-12-16
8874292 Engine start for a hybrid electric vehicle Mark Steven Yamazaki, Bernard D. Nefcy, Daniel Scott Colvin, Walter Joseph Ortmann, Christopher Alan Lear 2014-10-28
8565990 Vehicle and method for controlling engine start in a vehicle Walter Joseph Ortmann, Daniel Scott Colvin, Brandon R. Masterson, Reid Alan Baldwin, Andrew J. Silveri +1 more 2013-10-22
8192324 Vehicle and method for controlling engine start in a vehicle Marvin Paul Kraska, Walter Joseph Ortmann, Brandon R. Masterson, Daniel Scott Colvin, Andrew J. Silveri 2012-06-05