Dennis Allen Light
14Patents
9h-index
29Co-inventors
72Inventor score
Filing activity: Apr 12, 1999 → Sep 8, 2021
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6178371A | Vehicle speed control system and method | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 69 | Expired |
| US8483935B2 | Method for controlling internal combustion engines in hybrid powertrains | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 36 | Active |
| US6468183B1 | Control for vehicle with transmission | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 21 | Expired |
| US6543414B2 | Vehicle output control limiter | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 20 | Expired |
| US6516778B1 | Engine airflow control | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 17 | Expired |
| US6506140B1 | Control for vehicle with torque converter | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 16 | Expired |
| US6393350B1 | Powertrain controller using a feed-forward torque calculation | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 14 | Expired |
| US6367447B1 | Adjustment of driver demand for atmospheric conditions | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 9 | Expired |
| US6718943B1 | Controlling undesired fore and aft oscillations of a motor vehicle | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 9 | Expired |
| US6705286B1 | Method and system for minimizing torque intervention of an electronic throttle controlled engine | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 7 | Expired |
| US6889132B2 | Vehicle drive control for 4×4 mode | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 4 | Expired |
| US8364373B2 | Method for controlling internal combustion engines in hybrid powertrains | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 3 | Active |
| US8602001B2 | Torque limiting engine lubrication protection system | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 2 | Active |
| US11912279B2 | Methods and system for vehicle function limiting | Electricity | 0 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.