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Bret M. Olson — 74 Patents

General Motors: 59 patents #108 of 18,328Top 1%
FEFenwal: 15 patents #20 of 239Top 9%
DYDynalloy: 2 patents #18 of 51Top 40%
BABend All Automotive: 1 patents #4 of 16Top 25%
Chicago, IL: #60 of 13,327 inventorsTop 1%
Illinois: #351 of 84,256 inventorsTop 1%
Overall (All Time): #26,215 of 4,157,543Top 1%
74 Patents All Time
Bret M. Olson has been granted 74 US patents while listed as an inventor at General Motors. The first was granted in 2011 and the most recent in August 2025. Bret M. Olson ranks #26,215 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 0.63%). Patent records list Bret M. Olson in Chicago, IL, US.

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Showing 1–25 of 74 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
12397089 Cell processing system and method with preliminary process evaluation Christopher J. Wegener, Daniel R. Boggs, Steven Binninger, James D. Hosek 2025-08-26
12296086 Systems and methods for processing large volumes of biological fluid Christopher J. Wegener, Steven Binninger, Alaina Schlinker 2025-05-13
11904147 Methods and systems for mating disposable syringes with pneumatic drivers without breaking sterility Christopher J. Wegener, Alexandra Salomon, Keith Grider, Tom Matusaitis 2024-02-20
11901068 Cell processing methods with process parameter control Steven Binninger, Christopher J. Wegener, Alaina Schlinker 2024-02-13
11883575 System and method for selecting and culturing cells Christopher J. Wegener, Alaina Schlinker, Steven Binninger, Avnie A. Kadakia, Kyle Thompson +2 more 2024-01-30
11873867 Modular actuation system for an electric vehicle transmission Clinton E. Carey, Dongxu Li, Edward W. Mellet 2024-01-16 $9,792,000
11767005 Test sequence for brake system Steven P. Moorman, Shawn M. Harris 2023-09-26 $22,796,000
11672891 Cell processing system and method with preliminary process evaluation Christopher J. Wegener, Daniel R. Boggs, Steven Binninger, James D. Hosek 2023-06-13
11478755 Small volume processing systems and methods Christopher J. Wegener, Carolyn Kos, Timothy Getschman, Mark J. Brierton, Robert A. Brown 2022-10-25
11191879 Cell processing system and method with preliminary process evaluation Christopher J. Wegener, Daniel R. Boggs, Steven Binninger, James D. Hosek 2021-12-07
11139074 Cell washing system with process parameter control Steven Binninger, Christopher J. Wegener, Alaina Schlinker 2021-10-05
11062805 Cell processing system and method with process parameter control Steven Binninger, Christopher J. Wegener, Alaina Schlinker 2021-07-13
10654000 Cell processing system and method with centralized data management, monitoring and/or control Steven Binninger, Alaina Schlinker, Christopher J. Wegener 2020-05-19
10641391 System and method for CVT clamp control based on oncoming conditions in a vehicle propulsion system Craig D. Reynolds, Avinash Singh, Douglas A. Ward, Nolan K. Perry 2020-05-05 $52,465,000
10449283 System and method for selecting and culturing cells Christopher J. Wegener, Alaina Schlinker, Steven Binninger, Avnie A. Kadakia, Kyle Thompson +2 more 2019-10-22
10400216 Methods for cell washing with on-line dilution of cell feed Christopher J. Wegener, Daniel R. Boggs 2019-09-03
10316968 Method and apparatus for ratio control for a continuously variable transmission Ronald F. Lochocki, Jr., Christopher Jay Weingartz, Greg J. Perantoni, Stuart Parker, Paul G. Otanez +2 more 2019-06-11 $7,420,000
10251990 System and method for processing, incubating, and/or selecting biological cells Christopher J. Wegener, Alaina Schlinker, Steven Binninger, Avnie A. Kadakia 2019-04-09
10082215 Valve configured for regulating the flow of fluid between a device and a cooler Xiujie Gao, Nancy L. Johnson, Vijay A. Neelakantan, Tyler P. Ownby, James Holbrook Brown 2018-09-25 $12,087,000
10047860 Pump switching control systems and methods for continuously variable transmissions Minh Q. Truong, Chinar S. Ghike, Craig J. Hawkins, Steven P. Moorman, Paul G. Otanez 2018-08-14 $16,554,000
9970540 Transmission fluid pressure control systems and methods for continuously variable transmissions Minh Q. Truong, Steven P. Moorman, Mohamed O. Egal 2018-05-15 $6,505,000
9939077 Valve configured for regulating the flow of fluid between a device and a cooler Xiujie Gao, Nancy L. Johnson, Ronald Richard Semel, Rory McIntyre, Mark J. Heikoop +3 more 2018-04-10 $14,791,000
9890857 CVT and method for mitigating variator gross slip of the same Ronald W. VanDiepen, Paul G. Otanez 2018-02-13 $23,859,000
9765885 Method of controlling a hydraulic control system for a dual clutch transmission Philip C. Lundberg, Brian W. Whitmarsh, Wayne B. Vogel 2017-09-19 $11,992,000
9713669 Method for sized-based cell separation using spinning membrane filtration Christopher J. Wegener, Kyungyoon Min 2017-07-25