Inventor
SIMON JR ROBERT C
US31 patents
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GEN MOTORS CORP
11 patentsUS5033431AJul 23, 1991
Method of learning gain for throttle control motor
GEN MOTORS CORP33 citations91
US5351193ASep 27, 1994
Canister purge control method
GEN MOTORS CORP44 citations89
US5142479AAug 25, 1992
Method of preventing spark plug fouling
GEN MOTORS CORP26 citations89
US5394327AFeb 28, 1995
Transferable electronic control unit for adaptively controlling the operation of a motor vehicle
GEN MOTORS CORP52 citations88
US5023778AJun 11, 1991
Interprocessor communication method
GEN MOTORS CORP36 citations88
US5025881AJun 25, 1991
Vehicle traction control system with fuel control
GEN MOTORS CORP35 citations87
US6739314B1May 25, 2004
Displacement on demand with throttle preload security methodology
GEN MOTORS CORP16 citations84
US4951773AAug 28, 1990
Vehicle traction control system with fuel control
GEN MOTORS CORP22 citations79
US4848189AJul 18, 1989
Engine throttle stop control system
GEN MOTORS CORP9 citations71
US4828082AMay 9, 1989
Control method for protecting a viscous converter clutch in a motor vehicle drivetrain
GEN MOTORS CORP11 citations70
US5186080AFeb 16, 1993
Engine coastdown control system
GEN MOTORS CORP13 citations69
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC
7 patentsUS7748362B2Jul 6, 2010
Managing lean air/fuel transients in coordinated torque control
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC25 citations91
US7894968B2Feb 22, 2011
Accelerator/brake pedal management for torque-based engine control
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC18 citations84
US7222012B2May 22, 2007
Axle torque based powertrain braking with range selection for coordinated torque control (CTC)
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC12 citations84
US7599780B2Oct 6, 2009
Methods and systems to feedback coordinated torque control system information
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC7 citations71
US7822528B2Oct 26, 2010
Full range torque reduction
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC4 citations62
US7856309B2Dec 21, 2010
Cold start emission reduction strategy for coordinated torque control systems
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC3 citations61
US7610800B2Nov 3, 2009
Method and system for collecting crankshaft position data
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC2 citations59
WHITNEY CHRISTOPHER E
6 patentsUS8311721B2Nov 13, 2012
Reserve torque for lean equivalence ratio requests
WHITNEY CHRISTOPHER E18 citations92
US8255139B2Aug 28, 2012
Method to include fast torque actuators in the driver pedal scaling for conventional powertrains
WHITNEY CHRISTOPHER E31 citations90
US8214127B2Jul 3, 2012
Torque based clutch fuel cut off
WHITNEY CHRISTOPHER E17 citations84
US8538644B2Sep 17, 2013
Driver torque request systems and methods
WHITNEY CHRISTOPHER E6 citations73
US9068517B2Jun 30, 2015
Cooridnated torque control operation with de-energized throttle
WHITNEY CHRISTOPHER E1 citations52
US8397694B2Mar 19, 2013
Airflow-based crank throttle control in a torque-based system
WHITNEY CHRISTOPHER E1 citations52
SIMON JR ROBERT C
3 patentsUS8560204B2Oct 15, 2013
Method and apparatus for arbitrating torque reserves and loads in torque-based system
SIMON JR ROBERT C33 citations92
US8731751B2May 20, 2014
Method and system for controlling a hybrid vehicle
SIMON JR ROBERT C7 citations83
US8195370B2Jun 5, 2012
Association of torque requesting modules in a coordinated torque architecture
SIMON JR ROBERT C17 citations83