Inventor · Carmel, IN, US

James E. Walters

21Patents
11h-index
13Co-inventors
68Inventor score

Filing activity: Feb 11, 2000 → Jul 18, 2016

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6407531B1 Method and system for controlling a synchronous machine over full operating range Electricity 36 Expired
US6741060B2 Method and system for controlling a permanent magnet machine during fault conditions Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 32 Expired
US7242163B2 System and method for clamp current regulation in field-weakening operation of permanent magnet (PM) machines Electricity 22 Expired
US6565479B2 Apparatus and method for smoothing of vehicle drivelines Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 20 Expired
US7530261B2 Fourier-based misfire detection strategy Physics 19 Active
US6876169B2 Method and controller for field weakening operation of AC machines Electricity 15 Expired
US6639371B2 Method and system for controlling start of a permanent magnet machine Electricity 15 Expired
US6232739A High-resolution incremental position sensor with pulse switching strategy Physics 12 Expired
US6774592B2 Method and system for controlling a permanent magnet machine Electricity 12 Expired
US6566830B2 Method and system for controlling a permanent magnet machine Electricity 12 Expired
US6456031B1 Rotor position estimation for switched reluctance machines Electricity 11 Expired
US6850033B1 System and method for clamp current regulation of induction machines Electricity 10 Expired
US7026776B1 Current limiting strategy Electricity 8 Expired
US8120200B2 Fast response failure mode control methodology for a hybrid vehicle having an electric machine Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Active
US6590361B2 Method and system for controlling an induction machine Electricity 6 Expired
US9260036B2 System and method for error correction in angular position sensors Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active
US9618582B2 System and method of electric motor fault detection Physics 2 Active
US7832649B2 Method of making a plurality of protected devices in communication with a background device Physics 1 Active
US9897466B2 Rotor position sensor signal correction Electricity 1 Active
US7320308B1 Method of cylinder pressure sensor data/angle capture for low and high resolution Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 0 Active
US9463713B2 System and method for error correction in angular position sensors Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active

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