Inventor
ALDRICH III WILLIAM L
US33 patents
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GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC
17 patentsUS7267090B2Sep 11, 2007
Method of starting a hybrid vehicle
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC66 citations98
US7465250B2Dec 16, 2008
On-board hybrid transmission auxiliary-pump priming control system
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC30 citations92
US7703563B2Apr 27, 2010
Control of hybrid power regeneration during cruise control
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC23 citations91
US7600827B2Oct 13, 2009
Rollback reduction in hybrid or conventional powertrain vehicle via vehicle stability enhancement system (VSES)
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC19 citations91
US7637846B2Dec 29, 2009
Method and apparatus for control of transmission shifting
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC15 citations84
US7823471B2Nov 2, 2010
Method for hybrid vehicle powertrain control
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC8 citations83
US8055401B2Nov 8, 2011
Transmission auxiliary pump diagnosis method and apparatus
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC11 citations82
US7878053B2Feb 1, 2011
Engine off brake booster leak diagnostic systems and methods
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC13 citations82
US8355833B2Jan 15, 2013
Systems and methods for controlling engine torque
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC8 citations81
US7607293B2Oct 27, 2009
Intake manifold pressure control apparatus and method for a hybrid propulsion system
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC8 citations79
US9381911B2Jul 5, 2016
Hybrid vehicle and method of controlling same for engine auto-stop at non-zero vehicle speed
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC3 citations72
US7503877B2Mar 17, 2009
Turbine offset matching control system
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC2 citations62
US7603224B2Oct 13, 2009
Cam phasing control system for improving regeneration efficiency
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC4 citations60
US7863843B2Jan 4, 2011
Cold rattle reduction control system
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC2 citations56
US9302674B2Apr 5, 2016
Method to maximize available regeneration while maintaining linear vehicle deceleration rate
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC1 citations47
US9126496B2Sep 8, 2015
Control method to bias hybrid battery state-of-charge to improve autostop availability for light-electrification vehicles
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC0 citations46
US8364332B2Jan 29, 2013
Control algorithm for low-voltage circuit in hybrid and conventional vehicles
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC0 citations40
GEN MOTORS CORP
3 patentsUS7032393B2Apr 25, 2006
Climate cooling control systems and methods for hybrid vehicles
GEN MOTORS CORP38 citations92
US6763296B2Jul 13, 2004
Method and system for alternator load modeling for internal combustion engine idle speed control
GEN MOTORS CORP14 citations82
US6857987B2Feb 22, 2005
Transmission load modeling for engine idle speed control
GEN MOTORS CORP14 citations80
WHITNEY CHRISTOPHER E
3 patentsUS8086390B2Dec 27, 2011
Pumping loss reduction systems and methods
WHITNEY CHRISTOPHER E18 citations84
US8538644B2Sep 17, 2013
Driver torque request systems and methods
WHITNEY CHRISTOPHER E6 citations73
US8626411B2Jan 7, 2014
Driveline stiffness control systems and methods
WHITNEY CHRISTOPHER E4 citations71
ALDRICH III WILLIAM L
3 patentsUS9260087B2Feb 16, 2016
Regenerative braking system and method for controlling a regenerative braking system
ALDRICH III WILLIAM L4 citations68
US8116932B2Feb 14, 2012
Auxiliary pump diagnostic systems and methods
ALDRICH III WILLIAM L6 citations67
US9109566B2Aug 18, 2015
Method of smoothing non-driver-commanded restarts of a hybrid vehicle
ALDRICH III WILLIAM L0 citations49