Brian D. Kuras
46Patents
13h-index
35Co-inventors
81Inventor score
Filing activity: Apr 13, 1998 → Dec 17, 2019
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.