Inventor · Troy, MI, US

David Alan Thatcher

12Patents
6h-index
8Co-inventors
55Inventor score

Filing activity: May 11, 1989 → Mar 24, 2006

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6405117B1 Method of diagnosing a vehicle brake system using brake pedal position and vehicle deceleration Performing Operations; Transporting 26 Expired
US5291408A Vehicle traction control system Performing Operations; Transporting 16 Expired
US4998782A Entitled vehicle traction control system Performing Operations; Transporting 15 Expired
US6728621B1 Anti-lock braking system controller for adjusting slip thresholds on inclines Performing Operations; Transporting 12 Expired
US5646848A Method for proportionally controlling the brakes of a vehicle based on tire deformation Performing Operations; Transporting 11 Expired
US5014202A Vehicle traction control system Performing Operations; Transporting 8 Expired
US6859712B2 Adaptive compensation method for an anti-lock brake control Performing Operations; Transporting 6 Expired
US6704635B2 Method for determining optimal ABS slip and deceleration thresholds Performing Operations; Transporting 6 Expired
US6513886B1 Brake system control in which update of wheel speed normalization factors is selectively inhibited Performing Operations; Transporting 4 Expired
US6553304B2 Anti-lock brake control method having adaptive initial brake pressure reduction Performing Operations; Transporting 3 Expired
US6895322B2 Anti-lock brake control method having adaptive entry criteria Performing Operations; Transporting 3 Expired
US7885746B2 System architecture optimization for electronic transmission range selection Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 2 Active

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