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Peter John Grutter — 26 Patents

Ford: 26 patents #611 of 17,473Top 4%
Dearborn, MI: #58 of 1,494 inventorsTop 4%
Michigan: #2,730 of 86,293 inventorsTop 4%
Overall (All Time): #150,017 of 4,157,543Top 4%
26 Patents All Time
Peter John Grutter has been granted 26 US patents while listed as an inventor at Ford. The first was granted in 1992 and the most recent in November 2019. Peter John Grutter ranks #150,017 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 3.6%). Patent records list Peter John Grutter in Dearborn, MI, US.

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 26 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
10486676 Methods and systems for assisted direct start control Alex O'Connor Gibson, Roger Lyle Huffmaster, Felix Nedorezov, Rodney Lewis Lopez 2019-11-26
10300918 Vehicle traction and all-wheel drive control system Andreas E. Perakes, Nicholas E. McCubbin, Paul Moubarak, Dan Fratila 2019-05-28 $5,737,000
10166865 Automatic control of driveline states Ashok Rodrigues, Andreas E. Perakes, Richard David Bruns, Derek K. Ward, Jim Koppenol +1 more 2019-01-01
10150480 Vehicle all-wheel drive control system Nicholas E. McCubbin, Adam Krach, Derek K. Ward, Alex Fischer, Martin Kampe 2018-12-11 $4,232,000
10137775 Vehicle all-wheel drive control system Vladimir Ivanovic, Paul Moubarak, Andreas E. Perakes, Nicholas E. McCubbin, Abhinav Kumar 2018-11-27 $2,892,000
9764726 Methods and systems for assisted direct start control Alex O'Connor Gibson, Roger Lyle Huffmaster, Felix Nedorezov, Rodney Lewis Lopez 2017-09-19 $6,235,000
9744959 Adjusting motor torque to enable slip of torque converter clutch to be maintained when accelerator pedal released in hybrid vehicle Zhengyu Dai, Roger Lyle Huffmaster, Hong Jiang, Felix Nedorezov 2017-08-29 $6,460,000
9175658 Methods and systems for assisted direct start control Alex O'Connor Gibson, Ross Dykstra Pursifull, Gopichandra Surnilla, Joseph Norman Ulrey, Roger Lyle Huffmaster +3 more 2015-11-03 $5,045,000
9002600 Methods and systems for engine shut-down control Alex O'Connor Gibson, Roger Lyle Huffmaster, Felix Nedorezov 2015-04-07 $8,477,000
8905896 Methods and systems for assisted direct start control Gregory Michael Pietron, Seung-Hoon Lee, Alex O'Connor Gibson, Yuji Fujii, Roger Lyle Huffmaster 2014-12-09 $19,900,000
8777805 System and method for controlling a driveline in a hybrid vehicle Andreas E. Perakes, Nicholas E. McCubbin 2014-07-15 $29,442,000
8740744 Adjusting motor torque to compensate for uphill and downhill demands during cruise control in hybrid vehicle Roger Lyle Huffmaster 2014-06-03 $11,552,000
8720633 All wheel drive speed synchronization and connection Andreas E. Perakes, Nicholas E. McCubbin, Ashok Rodrigues, Robert Scott Lippert 2014-05-13 $20,568,000
8647235 Temperature dependent minimum transmission input speed Steven G. Thomas, Felix Nedorezov, Bal Sankpal, John Edward Brevick 2014-02-11 $13,808,000
8597159 Methods and systems for assisted direct start control Gregory Michael Pietron, Seung-Hoon Lee, Alex O'Connor Gibson, Yuji Fujii, Roger Lyle Huffmaster 2013-12-03 $25,403,000
8574122 Methods and systems for assisted direct start control Alex O'Connor Gibson, Ross Dykstra Pursifull, Gopichandra Surnilla, Joseph Norman Ulrey, Roger Lyle Huffmaster +3 more 2013-11-05 $9,602,000
8321101 Temperature dependent minimum transmission input speed Steven G. Thomas, Felix Nedorezov, Bal Sankpal, John Edward Brevick 2012-11-27 $54,530,000
8192327 Methods and systems for assisted direct start control Alex O'Connor Gibson, Ross Dykstra Pursifull, Gopichandra Surnilla, Joseph Norman Ulrey, Roger Lyle Huffmaster +3 more 2012-06-05 $8,966,000
6751534 System and method for providing feedback to a driver of a hybrid vehicle Jerry D. Robichaux 2004-06-15 $23,121,000
5547435 Automatic transmission gear shift control during power reduction Matthew John Gerhart, Matthew J. Gladd, John Cushing 1996-08-20 $46,602,000
5519617 Torque managed traction control for the drive wheels of an automotive vehicle Joseph Lee Hughes, Louis R. Christensen, Wallace R. Wade, Michael A. Weyburne 1996-05-21 $18,177,000
5479898 Method and apparatus for controlling engine torque Michael John Cullen, Louis R. Christensen, Michael A. Weyburne, Joseph Norman Ulrey, David George Farmer 1996-01-02 $19,136,000
5431139 Air induction control system for variable displacement internal combustion engine Daniel J. Lipinski, Julian A. LoRusso, Donald R. Nowland, Ernest C. Prior, Jerry D. Robichaux 1995-07-11 $14,365,000
5289678 Apparatus and method of on-board catalytic converter efficiency monitoring 1994-03-01 $44,409,000
5272872 Method and apparatus of on-board catalytic converter efficiency monitoring Gerald G. Stock 1993-12-28 $22,042,000