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James Michael Kerns — 131 Patents

Ford: 131 patents #65 of 17,473Top 1%
Trenton, MI: #1 of 141 inventorsTop 1%
Michigan: #139 of 86,293 inventorsTop 1%
Overall (All Time): #8,309 of 4,157,543Top 1%
131 Patents All Time

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 26–50 of 131 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDate
8881713 Method and system for humidity sensor diagnostics Gopichandra Surnilla, Imad Hassan Makki, Michael James Uhrich, Timothy Joseph Clark, Robert Roy Jentz 2014-11-11
8862370 NOx control during engine idle-stop operations Joseph Robert Theis, Michael James Uhrich, Giovanni Cavataio, Thomas G. Leone, Jeffrey Allen Doering +1 more 2014-10-14
8838363 Method for injecting fuel Gopichandra Surnilla, Richard E. Soltis, Stephen B. Smith, Imad Hassan Makki 2014-09-16
8800356 Engine catalyst diagnostics Imad Hassan Makki, Michael James Uhrich, Stephen B. Smith, Pankaj Kumar, Adam Nathan Banker 2014-08-12
8776496 Hydrocarbon retaining system configuration for combustion engine Michael James Uhrich, Shane Elwart, Jason Aaron Lupescu 2014-07-15
8775011 Distinguishing between EGR valve and oxygen sensor degradation Imad Hassan Makki, Timothy Joseph Clark, Robert Roy Jentz, Michael James Uhrich 2014-07-08
8733082 System and method to operate fuel cell in the exhaust of an internal combustion engine Shane Elwart, Gopichandra Surnilla, David Karl Bidner 2014-05-27
8731782 Adjustable grill shutter system 2014-05-20
8707937 Fuel systems and methods for controlling fuel systems in a vehicle with multiple fuel tanks Shane Elwart 2014-04-29
8707683 Hydrocarbon retaining and purging system Michael James Uhrich, Stephen B. Smith, Shane Elwart, Jason Aaron Lupescu 2014-04-29
8667931 Control method for a vehicle air intake system 2014-03-11
8635852 Exhaust treatment system for internal combustion engine Jason Aaron Lupescu, Michael James Uhrich, Ken Jahr 2014-01-28
8635977 Selectively storing reformate Ross Dykstra Pursifull, Gopichandra Surnilla 2014-01-28
8631646 Methods and systems for variable displacement engine control Stephen B. Smith, Michael James Uhrich, Adam Nathan Banker 2014-01-21
8607544 Methods and systems for variable displacement engine control Michael James Uhrich, Adam Nathan Banker, Stephen B. Smith 2013-12-17
8583351 Approach for controlling a vehicle engine that includes an electric boosting device Michael James Uhrich, Gopichandra Surnilla 2013-11-12
8539938 Fuel systems and methods for controlling fuel systems in a vehicle with multiple fuel tanks Shane Elwart 2013-09-24
8539914 Method for operating an engine with a fuel reformer Thomas G. Leone, Michael Howard Shelby 2013-09-24
8464524 Trap for exhaust system David Karl Bidner, John M. Roth, Ken Jahr, Gopichandra Surnilla, Timothy Joseph Clark 2013-06-18
8464514 Method for regenerating a particulate filter for a boosted direct injection engine Ralph Wayne Cunningham, Helmut Hans Ruhland, Moritz Klaus Springer, Thomas Lorenz, Georg Louven +1 more 2013-06-18
8448427 Hydrocarbon retaining and purging system for flex-fuel combustion engine Michael James Uhrich, Shane Elwart, Jason Aaron Lupescu 2013-05-28
8448422 Engine starting control for engine with hydrocarbon retaining system Michael James Uhrich, Shane Elwart, Jason Aaron Lupescu 2013-05-28
8447495 Method and system for fuel vapor control Russell Randall Pearce, Scott A. Bohr, Christopher Kragh, Timothy DeBastos, Patrick Sullivan +1 more 2013-05-21
8434461 Method and system for fuel vapor control Chris Kragh, Dennis Seung-Man Yang, Timothy DeBastos, Russell Randall Pearce, Scott A. Bohr +1 more 2013-05-07
8402928 Method for operating an engine with variable charge density Thomas G. Leone, Michael Howard Shelby 2013-03-26