Inventor · Troy, MI, US

Michael A. Kropinski

15Patents
6h-index
28Co-inventors
58Inventor score

Filing activity: May 14, 2003 → Aug 23, 2010

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7280035B2 Door swing detection and protection Fixed Constructions 51 Expired
US7080625B2 Engine operation during cylinder deactivation Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 10 Expired
US7441449B2 Air filter restriction monitoring without pre-throttle pressure sensors Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 9 Active
US7403101B2 Collision avoidance of unattended vehicles Physics 9 Expired
US8612192B2 Vehicle simulation system with software-in-the-loop bypass control Physics 7 Active
US6947824B1 Engine RPM and torque control transition Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Expired
US7441450B2 Intake air over-restriction monitoring Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Active
US6990945B1 Vehicle fueling arrangement Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 6 Expired
US7002460B2 Intelligent brake and reverse light control Performing Operations; Transporting 6 Expired
US7181334B2 Method and apparatus to diagnose intake airflow Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Expired
US7305301B1 Engine pre-throttle pressure estimation Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Active
US7631551B2 Adaptive barometric pressure estimation in which an internal combustion engine is located Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 3 Active
US8739049B2 Vehicle system modeling systems and methods Physics 3 Active
US7373799B2 Testing a fuel tank vacuum sensor Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 3 Expired
US8281760B2 Control system and method for preventing engine stalls Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 1 Active

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