Inventor · Brighton, MI, US

Mark J. Ferrel

27Patents
7h-index
35Co-inventors
65Inventor score

Filing activity: Jun 8, 2010 → Mar 9, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8075329B1 Method and system for preventing disengagement between an electrical plug and a charge port on an electric vehicle Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 54 Active
US9969276B2 Plug-in vehicle with secondary DC-DC converter Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 15 Active
US11021069B1 Multisource magnetic integration using a current source fed transformer structure with decoupled secondary windings Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 13 Active
US9150107B2 Automotive vehicle power system interlock detection Electricity 8 Active
US8816530B2 System and method for managing electrical loads in a vehicle Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Active
US9322378B2 Methods and systems for starting an engine of a hybrid vehicle Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Active
US8384237B2 Low voltage bus stability Electricity 7 Active
US9630514B2 System and method for vehicle power management Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Active
US9956931B2 Electrical power system for hybrid vehicles Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Active
US9365115B2 System and method for vehicle power management Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active
US10286800B2 Control pilot latch-out mechanism to reduce off-board energy consumption Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active
US10046661B2 Detection of on-board charger connection to electric vehicle supply equipment Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Active
US9682671B2 Vehicle system with battery boost and bypass control Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Active
US9340114B2 Electric vehicle with transient current management for DC-DC converter Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Active
US10369891B2 Wireless power transfer system parameter estimation Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Active
US10227067B2 HEV battery management for generating off-board power Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US10919401B2 Integrated wireless power transfer system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US10457155B2 System and method for charging electrified vehicle low-voltage battery Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US10005453B2 System and method for coordinated operation of integrated starter generator and power converter in a vehicle Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US9061598B2 Method and system for providing charging cord reminder and fault override for plug-in electric vehicles Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US10946756B2 Bidirectional integrated charger for a vehicle battery Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US10407050B2 Auxiliary power supply for hybrid electric vehicle Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US11603789B1 Vehicle heating system Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 1 Active
US10427532B2 On-board and wireless vehicle charging systems with shared components Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US10761183B2 Ultrasonic signal triangulation Physics 0 Active

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