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Allen B. Rayl — 45 Patents

General Motors: 43 patents #206 of 18,328Top 2%
TETula Etechnology: 2 patents #49 of 93Top 55%
Michigan: #1,106 of 86,293 inventorsTop 2%
Overall (All Time): #65,598 of 4,157,543Top 2%
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Showing 26–45 of 45 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDate
8036807 Control strategy for transitioning among combustion modes in an internal combustion engine Jun-Mo Kang, Chen-Fang Chang, Vijay Ramappan, Peter Kafarnik 2011-10-11
7975668 Spark timing and control during transitions between spark ignited combustion and homogenous charge compression ignition Vijay Ramappan, Jun-Mo Kang, Peter Kafarnik, Matthew A. Wiles, Hanho Yun 2011-07-12
7979195 Valvetrain control systems for internal combustion engines with multiple intake and exhaust timing based lift modes 2011-07-12
7974766 Valvetrain control systems with lift mode transitioning based engine synchronization timing and sensor based lift mode control 2011-07-05
7963268 Control strategy for transitions between homogeneous-charge compression-ignition and spark-ignition combustion modes Jun-Mo Kang, Chen-Fang Chang, Vijay Ramappan 2011-06-21
7845319 Valvetrain control systems with independent intake and exhaust lift control 2010-12-07
7740003 Valvetrain control systems for internal combustion engines with different intake and exhaust leading modes 2010-06-22
7739027 Method and apparatus for monitoring an EGR valve in an internal combustion engine Jun-Mo Kang, Chen-Fang Chang, Vijay Ramappan 2010-06-15
7729844 HCCI combustion moding state control for fuel economy and seamless transitions Chen-Fang Chang, Peter Kafarnik, Jun-Mo Kang, Vijay Ramappan 2010-06-01
7610897 Valvetrain control systems for internal combustion engines with time and event based control 2009-11-03
7530413 Reducing torque disturbances and improving fuel economy in hybrid electric powertrains 2009-05-12
7233854 Method for improving fuel economy and performance when deactivating cylinders with vehicle cruise control Dennis M. Weglarz, James C. Champlin, Nathan Wilmot, James G. Gehringer, William R. Venner, III 2007-06-19
6959684 Torque based cylinder deactivation with vacuum correction 2005-11-01
6915781 Engine control system with throttle preload during cylinder deactivation 2005-07-12
6782865 Method and apparatus for control of a variable displacement engine for fuel economy and performance Gregory P. Matthews 2004-08-31
6769403 Spark retard control during cylinder transitions in a displacement on demand engine Gregory P. Matthews 2004-08-03
6752121 Cylinder deactivation system timing control synchronization Gregory D. Polen 2004-06-22
6739314 Displacement on demand with throttle preload security methodology Paul A. Bauerle, Donovan L. Dibble, Kerfegar K. Katrak, Kevin J. Storch, Alfred E. Spitza, Jr. +1 more 2004-05-25
6736108 Fuel and spark compensation for reactivating cylinders in a variable displacement engine William R. Aro, Gregory P. Matthews 2004-05-18
6655353 Cylinder deactivation engine control system with torque matching 2003-12-02