Inventor · Dearborn, MI, US

Christopher Alan Lear

27Patents
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35Co-inventors
59Inventor score

Filing activity: Jul 22, 2005 → Jun 14, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US9067587B1 Torque based energy management in hybrid vehicle Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Active
US8795131B2 Method and apparatus for reducing torque during a transmission upshift for a hybrid vehicle Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Active
US8346421B2 Method and system for initiating starting of an engine in a hybrid electric vehicle Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Active
US9399461B2 Opportunistic charging of hybrid vehicle battery Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active
US7335131B2 Vehicle and method for controlling an engine in a vehicle Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Expired
US8676415B2 Engine power demand load-leveling for a hybrid electric vehicle Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Active
US8874292B2 Engine start for a hybrid electric vehicle Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Active
US9457787B2 Method and system to manage driveline oscillations with motor torque adjustment Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Active
US9914449B2 Methods and system for improving efficiency of a hybrid vehicle Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US10322711B2 Low-voltage battery charging split of hybrid vehicles with belt integrated starter-generators Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US9728826B2 Traction battery thermal management method and system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US9403524B2 Methods and system for starting a hybrid vehicle Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US10246073B2 Control system for a hybrid-electric vehicle Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US10081364B2 System and method for controlling a transmission gear shift Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US11713677B2 Systems, apparatuses, and methods for determining rock mass properties based on blasthole drill performance data including compensated blastability index (CBI) Physics 1 Active
US10774919B2 Systems and methods for improving driveline efficiencies of electrified vehicles Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US10487891B2 Temperature based clutch control Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US9802604B2 Methods and systems for improving hybrid vehicle efficiency Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US12091968B2 Systems, apparatuses, and methods for determining rock mass properties based on blasthole drill performance data including compensated blastability index (CBI) Physics 0 Active
US10000203B2 EV mode shift strategy for hybrid vehicle Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US10759255B2 Autonomous-vehicle climate-control system Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Active
US10857993B2 Methods and system activating a vehicle Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US10155511B2 Opportunistic charging of hybrid vehicle battery Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US9783188B2 EV mode shift strategy for hybrid vehicle Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US9783183B2 Battery charging strategy in a hybrid vehicle Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active

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