Inventor · Charlotte, NC, US

Alan C. Lesesky

92Patents
36h-index
32Co-inventors
88Inventor score

Filing activity: Jun 17, 1994 → Feb 21, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7117075B1 Driver activity and vehicle operation logging and reporting Physics 251 Expired
US6150793A System and method for managing the electrical system of a vehicle Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 227 Expired
US6744352B2 SYSTEM, APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR DATA COMMUNICATION BETWEEN VEHICLE AND REMOTE DATA COMMUNICATION TERMINAL, BETWEEN PORTIONS OF VEHICLE AND OTHER PORTIONS OF VEHICLE, BETWEEN TWO OR MORE VEHICLES, AND BETWEEN VEHICLE AND COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK Performing Operations; Transporting 147 Expired
US6064299A Apparatus and method for data communication between heavy duty vehicle and remote data communication terminal Performing Operations; Transporting 137 Expired
US6411203B1 Apparatus and method for data communication between heavy duty vehicle and remote data communication terminal Performing Operations; Transporting 130 Expired
US6352137B1 Brake monitoring system Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 125 Expired
US5677667A Data communications apparatus for tractor/trailer using pneumatic coupler Performing Operations; Transporting 125 Expired
US6608554B2 Apparatus and method for data communication between vehicle and remote data communication terminal Performing Operations; Transporting 117 Expired
US5917632A Data communications coupler and lens for tractor/trailer Performing Operations; Transporting 109 Expired
US6604038B1 Apparatus, method, and computer program product for establishing a remote data link with a vehicle with minimal data transmission delay Electricity 102 Expired
US6127939A Systems and methods for monitoring and controlling tractor/trailer vehicle systems Performing Operations; Transporting 100 Expired
US7881838B2 Driver activity and vehicle operation logging and reporting Physics 90 Active
US7272519B2 Systems and methods for monitoring and storing performance and maintenance data related to an electrical component Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 84 Expired
US7555378B2 Driver activity and vehicle operation logging and reporting Physics 76 Expired
US6378959B2 Systems and methods for monitoring and controlling tractor/trailer vehicle systems Performing Operations; Transporting 67 Expired
US6111524A Systems and methods for identifying tractor/trailers and components thereof Performing Operations; Transporting 66 Expired
US7015800B2 System, apparatus and methods for data communication between vehicle and remote data communication terminal, between portions of vehicle and other portions of vehicle, between two or more vehicles, and between vehicle and communications network Performing Operations; Transporting 65 Expired
US5798577A Tractor/trailor cranking management system and method Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 65 Expired
US5825287A Vehicle brake monitoring system Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 61 Expired
US6025563A Apparatus and method for indicating load weight of a vehicle Physics 59 Expired
US6799814B2 Systems and methods for monitoring and controlling tractor/trailer vehicle systems Performing Operations; Transporting 57 Expired
US8376450B1 Apparatus and method for mounting an aerodynamic add-on device onto a transport vehicle Physics 54 Active
US7280898B2 Method for data communication between a vehicle and a remote terminal Electricity 52 Expired
US5716071A Electrically operated slider release Performing Operations; Transporting 52 Expired
US8032277B2 Driver activity and vehicle operation logging and reporting Physics 52 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.