Inventor · Monroe, MI, US

Dennis Allen Light

14Patents
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29Co-inventors
72Inventor score

Filing activity: Apr 12, 1999 → Sep 8, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
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.