Alan L. Miller
33Patents
22h-index
32Co-inventors
85Inventor score
Filing activity: Feb 27, 1976 → Oct 15, 2018
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5407024A | On demand vehicle drive system | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 173 | Expired |
| US4989686A | System for controlling torque transmission in a four wheel drive vehicle | Performing Operations; Transporting | 106 | Expired |
| US8996263B2 | Controller for variable transmission | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 75 | Active |
| US5184578A | VCT system having robust closed loop control employing dual loop approach having hydraulic pilot stage with a PWM solenoid | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 69 | Expired |
| US6263995A | On demand vehicle drive system | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 45 | Expired |
| US5269726A | Control system and strategies for a double acting secondary sheave servo for a continuously variable transmission | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 44 | Expired |
| US4102222A | Transmission control system | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 38 | Expired |
| US4691276A | Adaptive control system for mechanical seal assembly | Physics | 36 | Expired |
| US4259882A | Electronic shift control | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 34 | Expired |
| US5492194A | On demand vehicle drive system | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 33 | Expired |
| US4131036A | Method and apparatus for transmission control system | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 32 | Expired |
| US4648496A | Clutch control system for a continuously variable transmission | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 30 | Expired |
| US5609219A | On demand vehicle drive system | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 29 | Expired |
| US4947970A | Dual clutch control system | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 28 | Expired |
| US4988967A | Solenoid operated hydraulic control valve | Performing Operations; Transporting | 28 | Expired |
| US5106053A | Solenoid operated hydraulic control valve | Performing Operations; Transporting | 28 | Expired |
| US5168778A | CVT downshift control strategy to minimize slip at the drive pulley | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 25 | Expired |
| US6062330A | On demand vehicle drive system | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 25 | Expired |
| US5485894A | On demand vehicle drive system | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 23 | Expired |
| US4350058A | Transmission control system for multi-ratio gear arrangement | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 23 | Expired |
| US4116321A | Valve arrangement for closed-loop control system | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 23 | Expired |
| US4793454A | Continuously variable transmission clutch control system | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 22 | Expired |
| US6631779B2 | On demand vehicle drive system | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 22 | Expired |
| US4031782A | Method and apparatus for a transmission control system | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 19 | Expired |
| US5560267A | Camshaft vibration damper | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 17 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.