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Shunsuke Okubo — 34 Patents

Ford: 34 patents #442 of 17,473Top 3%
Belleville, MI: #3 of 306 inventorsTop 1%
Michigan: #1,801 of 86,293 inventorsTop 3%
Overall (All Time): #100,737 of 4,157,543Top 3%
34 Patents All Time
Shunsuke Okubo has been granted 34 US patents while listed as an inventor at Ford. The first was granted in 2002 and the most recent in September 2025. Shunsuke Okubo ranks #100,737 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 2.4%). Patent records list Shunsuke Okubo in Belleville, MI, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 2002 to 2025Bar chart with a peak of 4 patents in 2010.peak 42002: 1 patents20022007: 1 patents2009: 3 patents20092010: 4 patents2011: 1 patents20112012: 3 patents2013: 1 patents20132015: 1 patents2016: 3 patents20162017: 3 patents2018: 4 patents20182019: 2 patents2020: 1 patents20202021: 3 patents2023: 1 patents20232025: 2 patents2025

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 34 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
12427868 Methods and system for controlling loss mode for an electric machine Seth Loveall, Brendan Diamond, Jonathan Hair 2025-09-30
12325310 Clunk and shuffle management in multi-motor, multi-axle electrified drivetrains Maruthi Ravichandran, Bhavesh Paradkar, Rajit Johri, Naginder Gogna, Mary Catherine Farmer 2025-06-10
11697355 Electrified vehicle electrical distribution system component protection systems and methods Shehan Haputhanthri, Seth Anthony Bryan, Joseph Supina 2023-07-11 $21,006,000
11052743 Oil maintenance strategy for electrified vehicles Floyd Cadwell 2021-07-06 $17,375,000
11001262 Vehicle systems and methods for avoiding unintentional electrified vehicle movement and for reducing electrified vehicle noise, vibration, and harshness Justin Reuel Badger, Kent Hancock, Thomas Francis Rolewicz, Jr. 2021-05-11 $11,202,000
10889191 Methods and system for limiting torque in a BEV Bryan Michael Bolger, Carol Louise Okubo, Justin Carmen Campanaro 2021-01-12 $20,149,000
10814861 Systems and methods for controlling engine speed in a hybrid vehicle Alan Robert Dona, Carol Louise Okubo 2020-10-27 $4,497,000
10479348 Hybrid vehicle and method of reducing engine lugging Floyd Cadwell, Carol Louise Okubo, Kimberly Trice 2019-11-19
10391998 Vehicle systems and methods for reducing electrified vehicle noise, vibration, and harshness Kent Hancock, Thomas Francis Rolewicz, Jr., Justin Reuel Badger 2019-08-27
10112597 Automatic drive mode selection Bryan Whitney D. Belt, Craig Edward Esler, Ryan J. Skaff 2018-10-30 $3,790,000
10029673 Speed limiting of altitude compensation for target engine speed in hybrid electric vehicles Carol Louise Okubo, Alan Robert Dona 2018-07-24 $3,629,000
9944285 Hybrid vehicle and lash mitigation strategy Jacob Doan, Carol Louise Okubo, Benjamin Nault 2018-04-17 $3,802,000
9932914 Method for increasing electric operation in hybrid electric vehicles Mohamad Mansour, Carol Louise Okubo, Paul Stephen Bryan, Kenneth Frederick, Floyd Cadwell 2018-04-03 $5,065,000
9834198 Generator power control Carol Louise Okubo, Jonathan Andrew Butcher 2017-12-05 $3,590,000
9580062 Method for increasing fuel economy of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles William Paul Perkins, Ming Lang Kuang 2017-02-28 $8,224,000
9545839 Hybrid electric vehicle powertrain with enhanced reverse drive performance Ming Lang Kuang, Fazal Urrahman Syed, Carol Louise Okubo, Shailesh Shrikant Kozarekar 2017-01-17 $10,620,000
9511773 System and method for hybrid vehicle control during wheel slip events to limit generator speed Jonathan Andrew Butcher, Shailesh Shrikant Kozarekar 2016-12-06 $8,867,000
9254760 Controlling torque of a vehicle traction motor Carol Louise Okubo, Walter Joseph Ortmann, Marvin Paul Kraska 2016-02-09 $7,127,000
9238458 Hybrid-electric vehicle engine starting method and system Jonathan Andrew Butcher 2016-01-19 $9,366,000
9139088 System and method for hybrid vehicle control during wheel slip events to limit generator speed Jonathan Andrew Butcher, Shailesh Shrikant Kozarekar 2015-09-22 $10,364,000
8583301 Engine speed control for an engine in a hybrid electric vehicle powertrain for improved noise, vibration and harshness Paul Stephen Bryan 2013-11-12 $19,204,000
8215429 Generator power-based cold start strategy Paul Stephen Bryan, Christopher Adam Ochocinski, Kenneth Frederick 2012-07-10 $12,658,000
8140204 Charge depleting energy management strategy for plug-in hybrid electric vehicles Ming Lang Kuang, David Richens Brigham, Michael Alan Tamor 2012-03-20 $11,630,000
8116926 Motor power control Carol Louise Okubo 2012-02-14 $12,969,000
8020652 Generator power-based cold start strategy Paul Stephen Bryan, Christopher Adam Ochocinski, Kenneth Frederick 2011-09-20 $22,325,000