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Thomas Megli — 30 Patents

Ford: 30 patents #514 of 17,473Top 3%
Dearborn, MI: #47 of 1,494 inventorsTop 4%
Michigan: #2,170 of 86,293 inventorsTop 3%
Overall (All Time): #121,623 of 4,157,543Top 3%
30 Patents All Time
Thomas Megli has been granted 30 US patents while listed as an inventor at Ford. The first was granted in 2002 and the most recent in September 2022. Thomas Megli ranks #121,623 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 2.9%). Patent records list Thomas Megli in Dearborn, MI, US.

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 30 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
11440532 Method and system for controlling vehicle engine pull-down Walter Joseph Ortmann, Ashish Kumar Naidu, Mrudula Uday Orpe 2022-09-13 $19,144,000
8132548 Engine valve control system and method James Douglas Ervin, Yan Wang 2012-03-13 $15,397,000
7980209 Electromagnetic valve actuator and valve guide having reduced temperature sensitivity Philip Koneda, Yan Wang, Neal James Corey 2011-07-19 $31,846,000
7748355 Approach for facilitating engine mode transitions Nate Trask, Donald J. Lewis 2010-07-06 $23,668,000
7530343 Engine expansion braking with adjustable valve timing Alex O'Connor Gibson, John Ottavio Michelini, Nate Trask, Ilya Kolmanovsky, Davor Hrovat 2009-05-12 $38,671,000
7415967 Manifold pressure control for a variable event valvetrain Nate Trask 2008-08-26 $27,859,000
7401606 Multi-stroke cylinder operation in an internal combustion engine Donald J. Lewis, John D. Russell, Nate Trask 2008-07-22 $24,921,000
7373923 Variable event valvetrain operation during an engine start Nate Trask 2008-05-20 $11,449,000
7320300 Multi-stroke cylinder operation in an internal combustion engine Donald J. Lewis, John D. Russell, Nate Trask 2008-01-22 $11,423,000
7320307 Manifold pressure control for a variable event valvetrain Nate Trask 2008-01-22 $11,423,000
7314026 Electronic valve actuator having hydraulic displacement amplifier Philip Koneda, James Douglas Ervin 2008-01-01
7260467 Cylinder deactivation method to minimize drivetrain torsional disturbances Nate Trask 2007-08-21 $10,153,000
7204210 Reducing power consumption and noise of electrically actuated valves James Douglas Ervin 2007-04-17 $19,101,000
7204132 Method for determining valve degradation Dennis Craig Reed, Vince Winstead 2007-04-17 $19,101,000
7201140 Increased engine braking with adjustable valve timing Alex O'Connor Gibson, John Ottavio Michelini, Nate Trask 2007-04-10 $30,517,000
7194993 Starting an engine with valves that may be deactivated Donald J. Lewis, John D. Russell, Nate Trask 2007-03-27 $7,233,000
7165518 Adjusting valve lash for an engine with electrically actuated valves James Douglas Ervin, Donald J. Lewis 2007-01-23 $9,460,000
7104235 Starting a camless engine from rest Diana Brehob 2006-09-12 $13,000,000
6997433 Electronic valve actuator having vibration cancellation Philip Koneda, Michael W. Degner, James Douglas Ervin 2006-02-14 $13,837,000
6959689 Engine expansion braking with adjustable valve timing Alex O'Connor Gibson, John Ottavio Michelini, Nate Trask, Ilya Kolmanovsky, Davor Hrovat 2005-11-01 $9,411,000
6951198 Increased engine braking with adjustable intake valve timing Alex O'Connor Gibson, John Ottavio Michelini, Nate Trask 2005-10-04 $22,744,000
6896236 Controlled leakage hydraulic damper Yan Wang, Philip Koneda, Stephen John Agdorny 2005-05-24 $7,574,000
6845300 Control methods for electromagnetic valve actuators Mohammad Haghgooie, Yan Wang 2005-01-18 $17,493,000
6810841 Electronic valve actuator control system and method Katherine Peterson, Yan Wang 2004-11-02 $16,868,000
6681728 Method for controlling an electromechanical actuator for a fuel air charge valve Mohammad Haghgooie, Anna Stefanopoulou, Katherine Peterson 2004-01-27 $13,273,000