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Donovan L. Dibble — 36 Patents

General Motors: 36 patents #278 of 18,328Top 2%
Utica, MI: #4 of 298 inventorsTop 2%
Michigan: #1,626 of 86,293 inventorsTop 2%
Overall (All Time): #92,222 of 4,157,543Top 3%
36 Patents All Time
Donovan L. Dibble has been granted 36 US patents while listed as an inventor at General Motors. The first was granted in 2004 and the most recent in February 2018. Donovan L. Dibble ranks #92,222 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 2.2%). Patent records list Donovan L. Dibble in Utica, MI, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 2004 to 2018Bar chart with a peak of 7 patents in 2011.peak 72004: 4 patents20042005: 2 patents2006: 2 patents20062009: 2 patents2010: 5 patents20102011: 7 patents2012: 5 patents20122013: 3 patents2014: 1 patents20142015: 1 patents2016: 2 patents20162017: 1 patents2018: 1 patents2018

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 36 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
9903283 Method to optimize engine operation using active fuel management Allen B. Rayl, Darrell W. Burleigh, Steven J. Haase 2018-02-27 $7,992,000
9714625 System and method for controlling ammonia levels in a selective catalytic reduction catalyst using a nitrogen oxide sensor Min Sun, Kevin L. Perry, Chang Hwan Kim, Mary Beth Furness 2017-07-25 $13,571,000
9506381 System and method for measuring valve lift and for detecting a fault in a valve actuator based on the valve lift Ronald J. Kubani, Scott T. Feldmann 2016-11-29 $19,916,000
9404397 Engine valve position sensing systems and methods Douglas R. Verner, Sanjeev M. Naik 2016-08-02 $6,967,000
9050903 Torque control arbitration in powertrain systems Leonard G. Wozniak, Robert C. Simon, Jr., Christopher E. Whitney, Charles H. Folkerts, Joseph R. Dulzo +3 more 2015-06-09 $9,390,000
8904993 Systems and methods for stabilizing torque during mode transition in direct injection engines Halim G. Santoso, Bruce F. Hunter 2014-12-09 $11,528,000
8428809 Multi-step valve lift failure mode detection Alexander J. Roberts, Kenneth J. Cinpinski 2013-04-23 $5,825,000
8380423 Diagnostic system and method for hydraulically-actuated cam phasers Joshua D. Cowgill, Kenneth J. Cinpinski 2013-02-19 $7,599,000
8375922 Control of fuel pump by quantifying performance Kenneth J. Cinpinski, Byungho Lee, Joseph R. Dulzo, Scot A. Douglas 2013-02-19 $7,599,000
8336511 Method and system for controlling a cam phaser Kenneth J. Cinpinski, Gregory J. York, Joshua D. Cowgill, Joseph R. Dulzo 2012-12-25
8281768 Method and apparatus for controlling fuel rail pressure using fuel pressure sensor error Kenneth J. Cinpinski, Byungho Lee, Scot A. Douglas, Joseph R. Dulzo 2012-10-09 $14,336,000
8181508 Diagnostic systems and methods for a two-step valve lift mechanism Kenneth J. Cinpinski, Joshua D. Cowgill, Scot A. Douglas 2012-05-22 $13,312,000
8175781 Torque converter control for variable valve lift powertrain systems Scot A. Douglas 2012-05-08 $10,533,000
8146567 Two-step valve lifter control systems and methods Scot A. Douglas, Joshua D. Cowgill 2012-04-03 $9,602,000
8086388 Camshaft phasor synchronization system for an engine Kenneth J. Cinpinski, Alexander J. Roberts, Vijay Ramappan 2011-12-27 $11,936,000
8056516 Variable valve lift transition control methods and systems Kenneth J. Cinpinski, Alexander J. Roberts, Vimesh M. Patel 2011-11-15 $4,158,000
8000880 Fuel quality detection using torque and engine speed Jonathan T. Shibata, Kenneth J. Buslepp, Mary Beth Furness 2011-08-16 $5,503,000
7980120 Fuel injector diagnostic system and method for direct injection engine Kenneth J. Cinpinski, Byungho Lee, Michael J. Lucido, Mark D. Carr 2011-07-19 $10,314,000
7938101 Adaptive control of fuel delivery in direct injection engines Kenneth J. Cinpinski, Scot A. Douglas, Joseph R. Dulzo, Byungho Lee 2011-05-10 $13,780,000
7921701 Diagnostic systems and methods for variable lift mechanisms of engine systems having a camshaft driven fuel pump Kenneth J. Cinpinski 2011-04-12 $11,212,000
7921710 Two-step oil control valve diagnostic systems Kenneth J. Cinpinski, Joshua D. Cowgill 2011-04-12 $11,212,000
7827968 Direct injected fuel pump diagnostic systems and methods Kenneth J. Cinpinski 2010-11-09
7806106 Fuel injector flow correction system for direct injection engines Kenneth J. Cinpinski, Scot A. Douglas, Joseph R. Dulzo, Byungho Lee 2010-10-05
7783413 Two-step oil control valve failure diagnostic Kenneth J. Cinpinski 2010-08-24
7765053 Multi-injection combustion cycle systems for SIDI engines Jesse M. Gwidt, Michael J. Lucido, Vijay Ramappan, Halim G. Santoso, David Cleary 2010-07-27