Michael J Prucka
20Patents
8h-index
34Co-inventors
75Inventor score
Filing activity: Aug 17, 1999 → Jan 26, 2023
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US7044101B1 | Method and code for controlling reactivation of deactivatable cylinder using torque error integration | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 66 | Expired |
| US7028661B1 | Method and code for controlling temperature of engine component associated with deactivatable cylinder | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 48 | Expired |
| US7181332B1 | Method for controlling an operating condition of a vehicle engine | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 25 | Expired |
| US7288046B2 | Torque converter slip control for multi-displacement engine | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 24 | Expired |
| US7085647B1 | Airflow-based output torque estimation for multi-displacement engine | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 20 | Expired |
| US7025035B1 | Method and code for determining event-based control delay of hydraulically-deactivatable valve train component | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 11 | Expired |
| US8655545B2 | Vehicle grille shutter system and method of its use | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 9 | Active |
| US6188951A | Engine friction characterization | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 8 | Expired |
| US8447449B2 | Belt slip detection diagnostic | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 7 | Active |
| US6176218A | Stabilizing function for torque based idle control | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 6 | Expired |
| US7013866B1 | Airflow control for multiple-displacement engine during engine displacement transitions | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 6 | Expired |
| US7044107B1 | Method for enabling multiple-displacement engine transition to different displacement | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 4 | Expired |
| US6675769B2 | Air mass flow rate determination | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 3 | Expired |
| US6164265A | Feedback load control for power steering | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 3 | Expired |
| US7292928B2 | Method for controlling an operating condition of a vehicle engine | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 3 | Active |
| US7021273B1 | Transition control for multiple displacement engine | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 3 | Expired |
| US6705285B2 | Air flow target determination | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 3 | Expired |
| US12139141B2 | Vehicle launch control driver interface | Performing Operations; Transporting | 0 | Active |
| US12304485B2 | Vehicle launch control sequencing | Performing Operations; Transporting | 0 | Active |
| US10012204B2 | Engine operation control | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 0 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.