Inventor · Kalamazoo, MI, US

Alan C. Stine

28Patents
15h-index
17Co-inventors
74Inventor score

Filing activity: Feb 16, 1989 → Mar 27, 2006

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5390561A Compound transmission Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 102 Expired
US5222404A Auxiliary section actuator control system and method Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 55 Expired
US5421216A Compound transmission having hybrid single and twin countershafts Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 50 Expired
US5000060A Compound transmission and shift control therefor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 44 Expired
US5845544A Control module Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 40 Expired
US5370013A Helically geared compound transmission Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 40 Expired
US4944197A Resilient range interlock Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 38 Expired
US5193410A Range section protection valve assembly Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 37 Expired
US5231895A Auxiliary section actuator air control system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 36 Expired
US7473202B2 Continuously variable dual mode transmission Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 31 Active
US5678461A Transmission cooling system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 29 Expired
US5974906A Jaw clutch engagement control for assisted, manually shifted, splitter-type transmission system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 28 Expired
US5679096A Torque control for powertrain and change-gear transmission utilized in same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 26 Expired
US4974468A Compound transmission and shift control therefor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 25 Expired
US6361473B1 System/method for synchronized shifting of a manually shifted transmission Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 18 Expired
US5737978A Two-piece housing for compound transmission Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 14 Expired
US5546823A High-capacity compound transmission Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Expired
US6085606A Mechanical transmission with reduced ratio steps in upper transmission ratios Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Expired
US5642643A Reduced-length, high-capacity compound transmission Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Expired
US5992267A Robust control for three-position transmission shift actuator assembly Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Expired
US5907974A Splitter lockout system arranged for conversion between first and second owner configurations Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Expired
US5421222A Compound transmission having auto range actuation through dual entry first speed gear Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Expired
US5394772A Compound transmission having double splitter gear auxiliary section Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Expired
US5447082A Blocking mechanism for splitter type auxiliary transmission section Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Expired
US5398563A Compound transmission having four speed auxiliary construction Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Expired

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