Inventor
DIBBLE DONOVAN L
US36 patents
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GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC
14 patentsUS7980120B2Jul 19, 2011
Fuel injector diagnostic system and method for direct injection engine
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC34 citations92
US7938101B2May 10, 2011
Adaptive control of fuel delivery in direct injection engines
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC21 citations92
US7765053B2Jul 27, 2010
Multi-injection combustion cycle systems for SIDI engines
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC19 citations92
US7698935B2Apr 20, 2010
Diagnostic system for valve actuation mechanism
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC22 citations92
US7806106B2Oct 5, 2010
Fuel injector flow correction system for direct injection engines
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC14 citations84
US7783413B2Aug 24, 2010
Two-step oil control valve failure diagnostic
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC8 citations84
US7561957B1Jul 14, 2009
Spark-ignition direct-injection cold start strategy using high pressure start
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC13 citations84
US7526375B2Apr 28, 2009
Torque based fuel cut-off
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC15 citations84
US8000880B2Aug 16, 2011
Fuel quality detection using torque and engine speed
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC10 citations83
US7921710B2Apr 12, 2011
Two-step oil control valve diagnostic systems
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC10 citations83
US7921701B2Apr 12, 2011
Diagnostic systems and methods for variable lift mechanisms of engine systems having a camshaft driven fuel pump
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC5 citations63
US7827968B2Nov 9, 2010
Direct injected fuel pump diagnostic systems and methods
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC3 citations63
US8380423B2Feb 19, 2013
Diagnostic system and method for hydraulically-actuated cam phasers
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC4 citations62
US8375922B2Feb 19, 2013
Control of fuel pump by quantifying performance
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC0 citations52
GEN MOTORS CORP
8 patentsUS7021282B1Apr 4, 2006
Coordinated engine torque control
GEN MOTORS CORP86 citations97
US6704638B2Mar 9, 2004
Torque estimator for engine RPM and torque control
GEN MOTORS CORP155 citations96
US6808471B1Oct 26, 2004
Methods and apparatus for providing security for electronically-controlled cylinder activation and deactivation
GEN MOTORS CORP26 citations92
US6966287B1Nov 22, 2005
CAM phaser and DOD coordination for engine torque control
GEN MOTORS CORP22 citations91
US6957140B1Oct 18, 2005
Learned airflow variation
GEN MOTORS CORP19 citations91
US6739314B1May 25, 2004
Displacement on demand with throttle preload security methodology
GEN MOTORS CORP16 citations84
US6761146B1Jul 13, 2004
Model following torque control
GEN MOTORS CORP18 citations83
US7051517B2May 30, 2006
Apparatus and method for electronic throttle control power management enhancements
GEN MOTORS CORP10 citations74
CINPINSKI KENNETH J
5 patentsUS8181508B2May 22, 2012
Diagnostic systems and methods for a two-step valve lift mechanism
CINPINSKI KENNETH J22 citations91
US8281768B2Oct 9, 2012
Method and apparatus for controlling fuel rail pressure using fuel pressure sensor error
CINPINSKI KENNETH J6 citations83
US8056516B2Nov 15, 2011
Variable valve lift transition control methods and systems
CINPINSKI KENNETH J7 citations82
US8086388B2Dec 27, 2011
Camshaft phasor synchronization system for an engine
CINPINSKI KENNETH J0 citations51
US8336511B2Dec 25, 2012
Method and system for controlling a cam phaser
CINPINSKI KENNETH J0 citations50
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS LLC
3 patentsUS9506381B2Nov 29, 2016
System and method for measuring valve lift and for detecting a fault in a valve actuator based on the valve lift
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS LLC4 citations71
US9404397B2Aug 2, 2016
Engine valve position sensing systems and methods
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS LLC2 citations63
US9903283B1Feb 27, 2018
Method to optimize engine operation using active fuel management
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS LLC1 citations48