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John Glab — 16 Patents

Ford: 15 patents #1,188 of 17,473Top 7%
Taylor, MI: #6 of 221 inventorsTop 3%
Michigan: #5,466 of 86,293 inventorsTop 7%
Overall (All Time): #284,196 of 4,157,543Top 7%
16 Patents All Time
John Glab has been granted 16 US patents while listed as an inventor at Ford. The first was granted in 1989 and the most recent in January 2009. John Glab ranks #284,196 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 6.8%). Patent records list John Glab in Taylor, MI, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1989 to 2009Bar chart with a peak of 4 patents in 2002.peak 41989: 2 patents19891992: 1 patents19921999: 2 patents19992000: 1 patents20002001: 1 patents20012002: 4 patents20022003: 2 patents20032006: 1 patents20062008: 1 patents20082009: 1 patents2009

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–16 of 16 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
7473209 Torque based transfer case control Matt Todd, Ashok Rodrigues 2009-01-06 $24,760,000
7395891 Engine torque truncation method for a four-wheel drive vehicle Peter James Barrette, Joseph Jay Torres, John O'Rear, Brian Hildreth 2008-07-08 $16,543,000
7124850 Four wheel drive assembly and a method for utilizing the same Syun Kyung Lee, Ashok Rodrigues, Dana Joseph Katinas, Peter James Barrette 2006-10-24 $12,042,000
6511397 Method and apparatus for controlling a transfer case which reacts to rate of change of throttle position Ashok Rodrigues 2003-01-28 $41,462,000
6512972 Torque distribution on four wheel drive vehicles Peter James Barrette 2003-01-28 $41,462,000
6498975 Method for controlling a transfer case which reacts to steering wheel angle position Syun Kyung Lee, Ashok Rodrigues, Dana Joseph Katinas 2002-12-24 $18,179,000
6498974 Method for controlling a transfer case which utilizes a proportional and an integral control component Ashok Rodrigues 2002-12-24 $18,179,000
6450921 System and method for controlling a transfer case clutch assembly Ashok Rodrigues 2002-09-17 $22,299,000
6397139 System and method for controlling a transfer case within a vehicle having variations in tire diameter Ashok Rodrigues 2002-05-28 $21,498,000
6213242 Four wheel drive system having torque distribution control responsive to throttle position, speed and selected range Ashok Rodrigues 2001-04-10
6047231 Four wheel drive transfer case controller compatible with a spare tire Ashok Rodrigues 2000-04-04 $114,573,000
5979584 Four-wheel drive transfer case controller Paul Longworth, Richard A. Martins 1999-11-09 $32,450,000
5954778 Four-wheel drive transfer case controller with torque decrement strategy Ashok Rodrigues 1999-09-21 $52,472,000
5120982 Fault correcting circuit Wilford Trent Yopp, Sam M. Mackool 1992-06-09 $19,571,000
4822063 Automotive suspension control system including suspension position sensor W. Trent Yopp 1989-04-18 $22,412,000
4804203 Control system and method for operating adjustable vehicular suspension unit over undulating road surfaces Raymond Paul Nicosia, W. Trent Yopp 1989-02-14 $100,744,000