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Christopher E. Whitney — 110 Patents

General Motors: 108 patents #39 of 18,328Top 1%
Commerce, MI: #1 of 110 inventorsTop 1%
Michigan: #195 of 86,293 inventorsTop 1%
Overall (All Time): #11,945 of 4,157,543Top 1%
110 Patents All Time
Christopher E. Whitney has been granted 110 US patents while listed as an inventor at General Motors. The first was granted in 2003 and the most recent in April 2022. Christopher E. Whitney ranks #11,945 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 0.29%). Patent records list Christopher E. Whitney in Commerce, MI, US.

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Showing 1–25 of 110 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
11313291 Secondary throttle control systems and methods Andrew A. Raftopoulos, Michael A. Smith, Nathan M. Picot, Craig E. Slepicka, Robert Gallon +2 more 2022-04-26 $27,015,000
11092089 Variable compression ratio engine control strategy Justin E. Ketterer, Ryan M. Heinbuch, Nathan M. Picot, Craig E. Slepicka, Pulasti Bandara 2021-08-17 $37,007,000
10655550 Intake manifold and cylinder airflow estimation systems and methods Layne K. Wiggins, Rafat F. Hattar, Gary Robert Cygan, Jr., Ning Jin, Gregory P. Matthews 2020-05-19 $24,156,000
10526992 Method and system to detect and mitigate sensor degradation Kevin C. Wong, Marcus S. Gilbert, Jeffrey M. Hutmacher 2020-01-07 $8,268,000
10450972 System and method for controlling actuators of an engine to adjust intake airflow when the engine is starting Klaus Pochner 2019-10-22 $24,116,000
10436140 Method of cam phase control based on cylinder wall temperature Stephen Paul Levijoki, David N. Hayden 2019-10-08 $12,753,000
10364765 Method to select optimal mode on a multi-mode engine with charging David N. Hayden, Michael E. Deffenbaugh 2019-07-30 $14,756,000
10352253 Method to perform intake cam lift state transitions David N. Hayden 2019-07-16 $15,233,000
10273900 Method to determine reference airflow actuator positions for a gasoline engine David N. Hayden, Gary Robert Cygan, Jr., Stephen Paul Levijoki 2019-04-30 $9,833,000
10167746 Method of controlling camshaft phase based on humidity David N. Hayden, Nicola Pisu, Stephen Paul Levijoki 2019-01-01
10125712 Torque security of MPC-based powertrain control Michael Livshiz, Bharath Pattipati, James L. Worthing 2018-11-13 $12,451,000
10119481 Coordination of torque interventions in MPC-based powertrain control Michael Livshiz, Bharath Pattipati, Daniele Bernardini, Alberto Bemporad 2018-11-06
9963150 Propulsion system control with MPC Michael Livshiz, Kevin C. Wong, Daniele Bernardini, Alberto Bemporad 2018-05-08
9938908 System and method for predicting a pedal position based on driver behavior and controlling one or more engine actuators based on the predicted pedal position Shifang Li, Yue Wang, Chen-Fang Chang 2018-04-10 $14,791,000
9932909 Method of engine cam control for cabin heating Stephen Paul Levijoki, David N. Hayden, Pulasti Bandara 2018-04-03 $21,964,000
9920697 Engine control systems and methods for future torque request increases Klaus Pochner 2018-03-20 $20,848,000
9796385 Adaptive cruise control system and method incorporating regenerative braking and start-stop functions Eric E. Krueger, Matthew J. Klemmer, Kiana D. Bassey, Patrick J. O'Leary 2017-10-24 $10,321,000
9789876 Axle torque control system for a motor vehicle Michael Livshiz, Kevin C. Wong, Daniele Bernardini, Alberto Bemporad 2017-10-17 $33,380,000
9765703 Airflow control systems and methods using model predictive control Kevin C. Wong, Paul R. Nahra, Julian R. Verdejo 2017-09-19 $11,992,000
9714616 Non-model predictive control to model predictive control transitions Ning Jin, Jyh-Shin Chen, Kevin C. Wong 2017-07-25 $13,571,000
9534547 Airflow control systems and methods Michael Livshiz, Jeffrey M. Kaiser, Gerald J. Hysko, Jr., David White, B. Jerry Song 2017-01-03 $11,117,000
9528453 Throttle control systems and methods based on pressure ratio Klaus Pochner, Julian R. Verdejo 2016-12-27 $10,763,000
9500143 Alternator control systems and methods for vehicle deceleration Josef J. Correia 2016-11-22 $12,431,000
9435274 System and method for managing the period of a control loop for controlling an engine using model predictive control Kevin C. Wong, Alberto Bemporad, Daniele Bernardini 2016-09-06 $8,763,000
9429085 Airflow control systems and methods using model predictive control Ning Jin, Robert J. Genslak, Jyh-Shin Chen, Kevin C. Wong 2016-08-30 $9,612,000