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Mark D. Carr — 25 Patents

General Motors: 25 patents #485 of 18,328Top 3%
Fenton, MI: #17 of 454 inventorsTop 4%
Michigan: #2,912 of 86,293 inventorsTop 4%
Overall (All Time): #158,593 of 4,157,543Top 4%
25 Patents All Time
Mark D. Carr has been granted 25 US patents while listed as an inventor at General Motors. The first was granted in 1998 and the most recent in January 2025. Mark D. Carr ranks #158,593 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 3.8%). Patent records list Mark D. Carr in Fenton, MI, US.

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Showing 1–25 of 25 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
12196148 Dual fuel injector control method for a vehicle Jesse M. Gwidt, Jeffrey M. Hutmacher 2025-01-14
11773791 Multi-pulse fuel injection systems and control logic for port fuel injection pulse monitoring in engine assemblies J. Michael Gwidt, Daniel P Himes, Jonathan A. Law, Jeffrey M. Hutmacher 2023-10-03 $15,798,000
8849545 Controlling fuel injection based on fuel volatility Brian L. O'Hear, Layne K. Wiggins 2014-09-30 $7,115,000
8433496 Control system and method for improving cold startability of spark ignition direct injection (SIDI) engines Michael N. Kotsonas, Michael J. Lucido, Dean R. Kwapis 2013-04-30 $6,410,000
8397694 Airflow-based crank throttle control in a torque-based system Christopher E. Whitney, Jon C. Miller, Robert C. Simon, Jr., Michael Livshiz, Jeffrey M. Kaiser +1 more 2013-03-19 $8,340,000
8146569 Control systems and methods for newly assembled engines Michael C. Zumbaugh, Jon C. Miller, Robert C. Gibson, Michael J. Lucido, Michael N. Kotsonas 2012-04-03 $9,602,000
8099203 Method to autostart an internal combustion engine in a hybrid powertrain system Jon C. Miller, Kelly T. Jozefowicz, Steven J. Shepherd 2012-01-17 $7,691,000
8037742 Systems and methods for engine fuel control Wenbo Wang, Michael J. Lucido, Jon C. Miller, Wajdi B. Hamama, Kurt D. Mc Lain 2011-10-18 $7,998,000
7980120 Fuel injector diagnostic system and method for direct injection engine Kenneth J. Cinpinski, Byungho Lee, Donovan L. Dibble, Michael J. Lucido 2011-07-19 $10,314,000
7941265 Individual cylinder fuel mass correction factor for high drivability index (HIDI) fuel Jon C. Miller, David S. Mathews, Ian J. MacEwen 2011-05-10 $13,780,000
7900606 Systems and methods for purging air of a fuel injection system Michael J. Lucido 2011-03-08 $10,094,000
7848874 Control system and method for starting an engine with port fuel injection and a variable pressure fuel system James D. Hay, Jeffrey M. Hutmacher, Louis A. Avallone, Jon C. Miller 2010-12-07
7826963 Diagnostic system for spark ignition direct injection system control circuits Wenbo Wang, Michael J. Lucido, Jon C. Miller, John F. Van Gilder, Daniel P. Grenn +2 more 2010-11-02
7792633 Ignition coil module fuse diagnostic Wajdi B. Hamama, Craig M. Sawdon, Eric Ferch, Debbie L. Makowske, Dale W. McKim +1 more 2010-09-07
7757666 Cylinder fueling coordination for torque estimation and control Christopher E. Whitney, Jeffrey M. Kaiser, Michael J. Pitsch, Bahram Younessi 2010-07-20
7739903 Weak refuel detection system and method for virtual flex fuel sensor system Frank W. Schipperijn, Shuanita Robinson 2010-06-22
7735476 Virtual fuel sensor for dual fuel tank applications Louis A. Avallone, Julian R. Verdejo, Jeffrey A. Sell, Shuanita Robinson 2010-06-15
7673621 Learn correction feature for virtual flex fuel sensor Louis A. Avallone, Ian J. MacEwen, Wajdi B. Hamama, Julian R. Verdejo 2010-03-09
7616103 Flexible fuel prediction and driver message display Bahram Younessi 2009-11-10
7593806 Secured count of cylinders fueled in a coordinated torque control system Christopher E. Whitney, Louis A. Avallone, Timothy J. Hartrey, Vivek Mehta, Bahram Younessi 2009-09-22
7526374 Ethanol compensated fuel density for fuel consumed calculation Louis A. Avallone, Michael J. Svestka, Kevin J. Storch 2009-04-28 $1,432,000
7159623 Apparatus and methods for estimating vehicle fuel composition Joseph R. Dulzo, Christopher R. Graham, Richard B. Jess, Ian J. MacEwen, Onassis Matthews +3 more 2007-01-09 $9,223,000
6531872 Ignition-off timer diagnostic Daniel P. Grenn 2003-03-11
6386021 Oxygen sensor heater service bay test Daniel P. Grenn, Jerry L. Brink 2002-05-14
5719330 Automotive igniton module diagnostic Frans Joseph Verbeke 1998-02-17