Inventor · Metamora, IL, US

Brian D. Kuras

46Patents
13h-index
35Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Apr 13, 1998 → Dec 17, 2019

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6385970B1 Underspeed control system for a hydromechanical drive system and method of operating same Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 43 Expired
US7378808B2 Electric drive system having DC bus voltage control Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 38 Expired
US7076954B1 Turbocharger system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 38 Expired
US7298102B2 Electric drive system having DC bus voltage control Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 33 Expired
US6424902B1 Method and apparatus for operating a continuously variable transmission in the torque limited region near zero output speed Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 30 Expired
US6986727B2 Retarding control for an electric drive machine Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 29 Expired
US7146263B2 Predictive load management system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 28 Expired
US6901324B2 System and method for predictive load management Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 24 Expired
US6295497A Method and apparatus for adaptively shifting ranges in a continuously variable transmission Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 21 Expired
US7192374B2 System and method for controlling a continuously variable transmission Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 19 Expired
US5996343A Overspeed control system for a hydro-mechanical drive system Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 17 Expired
US6260440A Method and apparatus for shifting ranges in a continuously variable transmission Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 17 Expired
US6223111A Method and apparatus for generating velocity commands for a continuously variable transmission Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 13 Expired
US6402660B1 Apparatus and method for adaptively shifting between ranges in a continuously variable transmission Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 10 Expired
US6038504A System and method for providing different values of jerk in response to speed pedal displacement Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 10 Expired
US8074451B2 Electric motor actuation of a hydrostatic pump Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 9 Active
US9002595B2 Torque and speed control in a machine with continuously variable transmission Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 9 Active
US6343250B1 Method and apparatus for smoothing the output of a hydrostatic transmission near zero speed Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 8 Expired
US7469761B2 Continuously variable transmission system with power boost Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Expired
US6042502A Method and apparatus for generating velocity commands in response to rapid changes in operator inputs Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 7 Expired
US6409628B1 Method and apparatus for preventing hunting between ranges in a continuously variable transmission Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 6 Expired
US7797081B2 Feedback acceleration reduction for fluid supply valves Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 6 Active
US8000863B2 Open-loop torque control with closed-loop feedback Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 5 Active
US6457382B2 Method and apparatus for shifting ranges in a torque reversing mechanical transmission coupled to a hydrostatic transmission Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Expired
US7552712B1 Part-throttle performance optimization Performing Operations; Transporting 5 Active

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