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Andrew Frank
Also filed as: FRANK ANDREW · FRANK ANDREW A · FRANK ANDREW ALFONSO
47 granted patents·6 pending applications·2,597 citations·filing 1981–2021
99Inventor score
Files withAISIN SEIKI9EFFICIENT DRIVETRAINS INC8UNIV CALIFORNIA8CUMMINS ELECTRIFIED POWER NA INC5IMRA AMERICA INC5
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53 records- 0198US6809429B1Control method and apparatus for internal combustion engine electric hybrid vehiclesUNIV CALIFORNIA·Filed 2000·Granted Oct 26, 2004·178 cites·19 claims
- 0298US6054844AControl method and apparatus for internal combustion engine electric hybrid vehiclesUNIV CALIFORNIA·Filed 1998·Granted Apr 25, 2000·367 cites·21 claims
- 0398US5842534ACharge depletion control method and apparatus for hybrid powered vehiclesFiled 1997·Granted Dec 1, 1998·260 cites·31 claims
- 0496US6847189B2Method for controlling the operating characteristics of a hybrid electric vehicleUNIV CALIFORNIA·Filed 2003·Granted Jan 25, 2005·119 cites·9 claims
- 0596US6116363AFuel consumption control for charge depletion hybrid electric vehiclesFRANK TRANSPORTATION TECHNOLOG·Filed 1998·Granted Sep 12, 2000·327 cites·6 claims
- 0696US5202742ALaser radar for a vehicle lateral guidance systemAISIN SEIKI·Filed 1990·Granted Apr 13, 1993·267 cites·44 claims
- 0793US10836375B2Powertrain configurations for single-motor, two-clutch hybrid electric vehiclesCUMMINS ELECTRIFIED POWER NA INC·Filed 2013·Granted Nov 17, 2020·39 cites·11 claims
- 0893US9193273B1Vehicle with AC-to-DC inverter system for vehicle-to-grid power integrationEFFICIENT DRIVETRAINS INC·Filed 2014·Granted Nov 24, 2015·27 cites·20 claims
- 0992US9849869B2Systems and methods for implementing dynamic operating modes and control policies for hybrid electric vehiclesEFFICIENT DRIVETRAINS INC·Filed 2015·Granted Dec 26, 2017·13 cites·6 claims
- 1092US9505311B2Vehicle with AC-to-DC inverter system for vehicle-to-grid power integrationEFFICIENT DRIVETRAINS INC·Filed 2015·Granted Nov 29, 2016·10 cites·7 claims
- 1192US6931850B2Exhaust gas driven generation of electric power and altitude compensation in vehicles including hybrid electric vehiclesUNIVESITY OF CALIFORNIA·Filed 2003·Granted Aug 23, 2005·94 cites·43 claims
- 1291US9421856B2Powertrain configurations for two-motor, two-clutch hybrid electric vehiclesEFFICIENT DRIVETRAINS INC·Filed 2013·Granted Aug 23, 2016·18 cites·14 claims
- 1391US5267627AVehicle stability augmentation systemIMRA AMERICA INC·Filed 1992·Granted Dec 7, 1993·73 cites·15 claims
- 1491US4583505AContinuously charged flywheel type power delivery systemAISIN SEIKI·Filed 1984·Granted Apr 22, 1986·52 cites·12 claims
- 1591US4515041AControl system and method for a power delivery system having a continuously variable ratio transmissionAISIN SEIKI·Filed 1983·Granted May 7, 1985·57 cites·73 claims
- 1691US4459878AControl system and method for a power delivery system having a continuously variable ratio transmissionAISIN SEIKI·Filed 1982·Granted Jul 17, 1984·55 cites·67 claims
- 1791US4458560AControl system and method for a power delivery system having a continuously variable ratio transmissionAISIN SEIKI·Filed 1982·Granted Jul 10, 1984·56 cites·73 claims
- 1890US9045136B2Systems and methods for implementing dynamic operating modes and control policies for hybrid electric vehiclesEFFICIENT DRIVETRAINS INC·Filed 2013·Granted Jun 2, 2015·18 cites·24 claims
- 1990US7261672B2Method and system for controlling rate of change of ratio in a continuously variable transmissionUNIV CALIFORNIA·Filed 2004·Granted Aug 28, 2007·43 cites·18 claims
- 2089US8057354B2Method and system for controlling rate of change of ratio in a continuously variable transmissionFRANK ANDREW A·Filed 2010·Granted Nov 15, 2011·15 cites·4 claims
- 2189US4598611ALow power control system and method for a power delivery system having a continuously variable ratio transmissionAISIN SEIKI·Filed 1984·Granted Jul 8, 1986·47 cites·104 claims
- 2288US9914361B2Vehicle with AC-to-DC inverter system for vehicle-to-grid power integrationEFFICIENT DRIVETRAINS INC·Filed 2016·Granted Mar 13, 2018·5 cites·7 claims
- 2387US7713166B2Method and system for controlling rate of change of ratio in a continuously variable transmissionUNIV CALIFORNIA·Filed 2007·Granted May 11, 2010·18 cites·2 claims
- 2487US4458558AVariable V-belt type continuously variable transmission for vehiclesAISIN SEIKI·Filed 1981·Granted Jul 10, 1984·44 cites·1 claims
- 2585US11597287B2Vehicle with AC-to-DC inverter system for vehicle-to-grid power integrationCUMMINS ELECTRIC POWER NA INC·Filed 2021·Granted Mar 7, 2023·1 cites·20 claims
- 2685US6075331ASystems and methods for managing energy of electric power supply systemsIMRA AMERICA INC·Filed 1993·Granted Jun 13, 2000·105 cites·6 claims
- 2784US10384667B2Systems and methods for implementing dynamic operating modes and control policies for hybrid electric vehiclesCUMMINS ELECTRIFIED POWER NA INC·Filed 2017·Granted Aug 20, 2019·4 cites·8 claims
- 2883US4625823AControl system and method for a flywheel type power delivery systemAISIN SEIKI·Filed 1984·Granted Dec 2, 1986·38 cites·20 claims
- 2982US11173795B2Vehicle with AC-to-DC inverter system for vehicle to-grid power integrationCUMMINS ELECTRIFIED POWER NA INC·Filed 2019·Granted Nov 16, 2021·2 cites·21 claims
- 3082US10464423B2Vehicle with AC-to-DC inverter system for vehicle-to-grid power integrationCUMMINS ELECTRIC POWER NA INC·Filed 2018·Granted Nov 5, 2019·3 cites·7 claims
- 3180US5775782ASelf-energizing vehicle brake system with control arrangement for eliminating brake pad friction fluctuation affectsIMRA AMERICA INC·Filed 1996·Granted Jul 7, 1998·30 cites·20 claims
- 3273US10384527B2Four wheel drive powertrain configurations for two-motor, two-clutch hybrid electric vehiclesCUMMINS ELECTRIFIED POWER NA INC·Filed 2013·Granted Aug 20, 2019·5 cites·14 claims
- 3373US4458561AControl system and method for a power delivery system having a continuously variable ratio transmissionFRANK ANDREW A·Filed 1982·Granted Jul 10, 1984·25 cites·12 claims
- 3472US6904530B2Bus control module for improving legacy supportDIGI INT INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jun 7, 2005·21 cites·49 claims
- 3571US7217205B2Compact inline longitudinal CVTUNIV CALIFORNIA·Filed 2004·Granted May 15, 2007·20 cites·51 claims
- 3671US5279380AHydrostatic power steering systemIMRA AMERICA INC·Filed 1992·Granted Jan 18, 1994·31 cites·14 claims
- 3770US10520205B2ThermostatFRANK ANDREW·Filed 2013·Granted Dec 31, 2019·1 cites·20 claims
- 3870US10369878B2Powertrain configurations for two-motor, two-clutch hybrid electric vehiclesCUMMINS ELECTRIFIED POWER NA INC·Filed 2016·Granted Aug 6, 2019·2 cites·14 claims
- 3970US5573314AHydraulic brake system with arrangement for improving the brake actuation response timeIMRA AMERICA INC·Filed 1995·Granted Nov 12, 1996·22 cites·20 claims
- 4067US9732974B2System and method for wiring-relay configuration in digital thermostatsFRANK ANDREW·Filed 2012·Granted Aug 15, 2017·2 cites·7 claims
- 4166US5156229ASteering control apparatusAISIN SEIKI·Filed 1990·Granted Oct 20, 1992·26 cites·51 claims
- 4256US7240229B2System and method for routing data and power to external devicesDIGI INT INC·Filed 2004·Granted Jul 3, 2007·4 cites·39 claims
- 4355US2010308586A1Wind Turbine Systems Using Continuously Variable Transmissions and ControlsEFFICIENT DRIVETRAINS INC·Filed 2009·Application pending·0 cites
- 4453US7219180B1Combined uninterruptable power supply and bus control module to improve power management and legacy supportDIGI INT INC·Filed 2000·Granted May 15, 2007·6 cites·23 claims
- 4553US6212641B1Method and apparatus for improving power characteristics in a system having a reduced power modeINSIDE OUT NETWORKS·Filed 1998·Granted Apr 3, 2001·31 cites·8 claims
- 4652US10906385B2Hybrid vehicle powertrains with flywheel energy storage systemsUNIV CALIFORNIA·Filed 2018·Granted Feb 2, 2021·0 cites·54 claims
- 4747US5052988ADifferential control systemAISIN AW CO·Filed 1990·Granted Oct 1, 1991·16 cites·10 claims
- 4846US2012122628A1Method and system for controlling rate of change of ratio in a continuously variable transmissionFRANK ANDREW A·Filed 2011·Application pending·0 cites
- 4945US2005289370A1Bus control module for improving legacy supportDIGI INT INC·Filed 2005·Application pending·0 cites
- 5043US2016101703A1Systems and methods for safe charging for electric or hybrid electric vehiclesEFFICIENT DRIVETRAINS INC·Filed 2014·Application pending·0 cites
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