Inventor · Ann Arbor, MI, US

Anthony H. Heap

219Patents
19h-index
119Co-inventors
89Inventor score

Filing activity: May 19, 2000 → May 11, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7154236B1 Control system for hybrid powertrain Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 204 Expired
US7076356B2 Optimal selection of input torque with stability of power flow for a hybrid electric vehicle Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 60 Expired
US8073610B2 Method and apparatus to control warm-up of an exhaust aftertreatment system for a hybrid powertrain Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 41 Active
US7200476B2 Optimal selection of input torque considering battery utilization for a hybrid electric vehicle Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 39 Expired
US8483935B2 Method for controlling internal combustion engines in hybrid powertrains Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 36 Active
US7131708B2 Coordinated regenerative and engine retard braking for a hybrid vehicle Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 36 Expired
US8062175B2 Method and apparatus for optimizing braking control during a threshold braking event Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 30 Active
US8594867B2 System architecture for a blended braking system in a hybrid powertrain system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 28 Active
US7908064B2 Optimal selection of input torque considering battery utilization for a hybrid electric 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
US7305873B2 Method for dynamically determining peak output torque in an electrically variable transmission Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 25 Expired
US8010247B2 Method for operating an engine in a hybrid powertrain system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 22 Active
US7977896B2 Method of determining torque limit with motor torque and battery power constraints Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 22 Active
US7487030B2 Method and apparatus to optimize engine warm up Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 21 Active
US7219000B2 Speed control for an electrically variable transmission Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 21 Expired
US8448731B2 Method and apparatus for determination of fast actuating engine torque for a hybrid powertrain system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 20 Active
US7998023B2 Hybrid powertrain with an engine input clutch and method of control Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 20 Active
US8000866B2 Engine control system for torque management in a hybrid powertrain system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 19 Active
US7024299B2 Method for dynamically determining peak output torque within battery constraints in a hybrid transmission including a parallel hybrid split Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 19 Expired
US7639018B2 Method and apparatus for predicting change in an operating state of an electric energy storage device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 18 Active
US7264071B2 Hybrid powertrain Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 17 Expired
US7730984B2 Method and apparatus for control of a hybrid electric vehicle to achieve a target life objective for an energy storage device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 17 Active
US8086390B2 Pumping loss reduction systems and methods Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 16 Active
US8224544B2 Method and apparatus to control launch of a vehicle having an electro-mechanical transmission Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 16 Active
US8002667B2 Method for determining input speed acceleration limits in a hybrid transmission Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 16 Active

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