Kenneth E. Cooper
34Patents
9h-index
21Co-inventors
75Inventor score
Filing activity: Mar 29, 1988 → Sep 21, 2018
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US9052000B2 | Ball type CVT/IVT including planetary gear sets | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 32 | Active |
| US9637127B1 | Two-speed electric drive unit | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 21 | Active |
| US8523738B2 | Method of shifting a tandem drive axle having an inter-axle differential | Performing Operations; Transporting | 17 | Active |
| US9541179B2 | Transmission and driveline having a tilting ball variator continuously variable transmission | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 16 | Active |
| US8382633B2 | Axle shaft disconnect assembly | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 16 | Active |
| US5263238A | Method of forming a stem and assembling a snap ring in a groove in the stem | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 15 | Expired |
| US9121455B2 | Clutch management system | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 11 | Active |
| US4841797A | Lubrication of gearing | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 10 | Expired |
| US9422988B2 | Electromagnetic connect/disconnect system for a vehicle | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 10 | Active |
| US4916801A | Method of forming a stem with a groove and a snap ring | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 7 | Expired |
| US9767224B2 | Systems and methods for designing and fabricating contact-free support structures for overhang geometries of parts in powder-bed metal additive manufacturing | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 7 | Active |
| US6448219B1 | Scented potpourri gel and method of making the same | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 6 | Expired |
| US7458911B2 | Drive system for motor vehicle | Performing Operations; Transporting | 5 | Expired |
| US9333857B2 | Multi-mode tandem axle function selection apparatus and method | Performing Operations; Transporting | 4 | Active |
| US10323699B2 | Electromagnetic connect/disconnect system for a vehicle | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 4 | Active |
| US9551404B2 | Continuously variable transmission and an infinitely variable transmission variator drive | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 3 | Active |
| US10323693B2 | Disconnect system for an axle | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 2 | Active |
| US10012299B2 | Integrated active limited slip differential | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 2 | Active |
| US10010936B2 | Systems and methods for designing and fabricating support structures for overhang geometries of parts in additive manufacturing | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 2 | Active |
| US9933054B2 | Continuously variable transmission and an infinitely variable transmission variator drive | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 2 | Active |
| US9556941B2 | Transmission having a continuously or infinitely variable variator drive | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 2 | Active |
| US9644726B2 | Vehicle differential and method of operating the same | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 1 | Active |
| US10113630B2 | Drive unit for shifting a torque balance | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 1 | Active |
| US10197144B2 | Drive unit with torque vectoring and an axle disconnect and reconnect mechanism | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 1 | Active |
| US9868351B2 | Vehicle axle connect and disconnect system | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 1 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.