Inventor · Hartland, MI, US

John E. Marano

19Patents
5h-index
32Co-inventors
66Inventor score

Filing activity: Apr 3, 1996 → Jan 19, 2017

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5737712A Fuzzy logic adaptive shift control Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 11 Expired
US7736264B2 Eight speed automatic transmission with dual area clutch piston Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 10 Active
US8932167B2 Hydraulic control system for an automatic transmission Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Active
US8133154B2 Control system and method for accelerator pedal based shift point stabilization for an automatic transmission Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 9 Active
US7641587B2 Fuel quality indication for adaptive transmission control Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 5 Active
US8313415B2 Method and apparatus for clutch control in a vehicle having an engine start-stop powertrain and a dual-clutch transmission Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 4 Active
US9151382B2 Gross slip-based control of a variator assembly Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 3 Active
US9950709B2 Transmission ratio control systems and methods Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US9090240B2 Dual-clutch transmission predictive thermal protection Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 2 Active
US9086141B2 Acceleration-based state control of a binary clutch assembly Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 2 Active
US8862352B2 System and method for improved double transition shift operations for automatic transmissions Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 1 Active
US8731792B2 System and method for estimating hydraulic pressure within and controlling a dry dual clutch transmission Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 1 Active
US10024427B1 System and method for ratio control in a vehicle continuously variable transmission Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US7544150B2 Engine torque error learn during dynamic vehicle test Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 1 Active
US9290182B2 Garage shift control of a binary clutch assembly Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 1 Active
US9851004B2 Method of controlling a variator Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 1 Active
US8315768B2 Accelerator pedal predictive shift point control Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 0 Active
US9618132B2 Temperature dependent variable flow orifice Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US9249882B2 Dual clutch transmission Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active

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