Inventor · Shanghai, CN

David Cleary

42Patents
11h-index
68Co-inventors
78Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 20, 1996 → Dec 29, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6971365B1 Auto-ignition gasoline engine combustion chamber and method Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 47 Expired
US6494178B1 Combustion chamber including piston for a spark-ignition, direct-injection combustion system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 32 Expired
US7007460B2 Apparatus and method for accelerated exhaust system component heating Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 28 Expired
US5746738A Laser surgical device Human Necessities 21 Expired
US8061318B2 Method and apparatus for continuously variable differential phasing of engine valve operation Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 21 Active
US6588396B1 Spark ignition direct injection engine with oval fuel spray into oblong piston bowl Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 20 Expired
US7152559B2 Valve and fueling strategy for operating a controlled auto-ignition four-stroke internal combustion engine Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 20 Expired
US7565892B1 Method and apparatus for controlling mode transition in a spark-ignition direct-injection internal combustion engine Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 18 Active
US8347857B2 Method and device for improving charged engines Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 17 Active
US7765053B2 Multi-injection combustion cycle systems for SIDI engines Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 15 Active
US8041498B2 Lean nitrogen oxide emission control system and method Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 11 Active
USD809041S1 Surgical robot end effector General 9 Active
USD865827S1 Robot end effector General 8 Active
US8091342B2 Technique for production of ammonia on demand in a three way catalyst for a passive selective catalytic reduction system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Active
US7401462B2 Control strategy for lean NOx trap regeneration Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 7 Expired
US9512808B2 Method for improving engine performance using a temperature managed fuel system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Active
US8001768B2 Method and apparatus for managing an exhaust gas feedstream for a spark-ignition direct-injection engine Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active
US10893912B2 Surgical tool systems and methods Physics 4 Active
US8448423B2 Method and apparatus for controlling operation of a spark-ignition direct-injection engine Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 3 Active
US9163568B2 Cold start systems and methods Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Active
US10393032B2 Elevated compression ratio internal combustion engine with multi-stage boosting Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Active
US10132391B2 Continuously variable transmission Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 2 Active
US10898252B2 Surgical robotic systems for bending surgical rods, and related methods and devices Human Necessities 2 Active
US11828220B1 Active pre-chamber jet-assisted H2 multi-mode combustion Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 2 Active
US10206749B2 Articulating camera stand Human Necessities 2 Active

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