Inventor · Clarkston, MI, US

Alan G. Holmes

184Patents
22h-index
115Co-inventors
93Inventor score

Filing activity: Jan 29, 1979 → Oct 25, 2024

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6478705B1 Hybrid electric powertrain including a two-mode electrically variable transmission Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 231 Expired
US6953409B2 Two-mode, compound-split, hybrid electro-mechanical transmission having four fixed ratios Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 142 Expired
US6527658B2 Electrically variable transmission with selective input split, compound split, neutral and reverse modes Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 129 Expired
US6551208B1 Three-mode, compound-split, electrically-variable transmission Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 82 Expired
US7479081B2 Hybrid electrically variable transmission with dual power paths and selective motor connection Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 65 Active
US7538457B2 Electric motor assemblies with coolant flow for concentrated windings Electricity 61 Active
US7256510B2 Hybrid electro-mechanical transmission with single motor/generator and method of control Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 54 Expired
US7575529B2 Hybrid electrically variable transmission with geared reverse mode using single motor/generator Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 48 Active
US8606450B2 Hybrid powertrain with geared starter motor and belt alternator starter and method of restarting an engine Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 42 Active
US7615903B2 Structural support member for electric motor/generator in electromechanical transmission Electricity 42 Active
US4598274A Security and protection panel Physics 41 Expired
US8702544B2 Wide-node drive system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 40 Active
US4243719A Laminates Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 36 Expired
US7192373B2 Electrically variable transmission having two planetary gear sets with one fixed interconnection Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 35 Expired
US9108633B1 Hybrid powertrain and method of controlling same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 30 Active
US7645206B2 Three mode electrically-variable transmission Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 30 Active
US7220203B2 Electrically variable transmission with selective fixed ratio operation Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 27 Expired
US7748482B2 Accessory drive system for a hybrid vehicle Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 27 Active
US7610976B2 Hybrid powertrain with electrically variable transmission having parallel friction launch and method Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 27 Active
US7399246B2 Hybrid power transmission Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 25 Active
US8068947B2 Range maximization of a hybrid vehicle operating in an electric vehicle operating state Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 23 Active
US7169074B2 Electrically variable transmission having two planetary gear sets with one stationary member Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 22 Expired
US9657705B2 Powertrain for a vehicle and an electromechanical apparatus coupleable to an engine Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 22 Active
US8182391B2 Electric torque converter for a powertrain and method of operating a vehicle Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 21 Active
US7980980B2 Hybrid powertrain Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 20 Active

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