Inventor · Novi, MI, US

Michael W. Degner

297Patents
18h-index
137Co-inventors
89Inventor score

Filing activity: Jul 15, 1996 → Jan 19, 2024

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6777904B1 Method and system for controlling a motor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 156 Expired
US8405347B2 Input voltage based system and method for charging a vehicle battery Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 114 Active
US5796194A Quadrature axis winding for sensorless rotor angular position control of single phase permanent magnet motor Electricity 67 Expired
US5986419A Quadrature axis winding for sensorless rotor angular position control of single phase permanent magnet motor Electricity 66 Expired
US7679336B2 Interactive battery charger for electric vehicle Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 39 Active
US6581705B2 Method for starting an engine in a parallel hybrid electric vehicle Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 39 Expired
US9538691B2 Power inverter for a vehicle Electricity 37 Active
US6420793B1 Power delivery circuit with boost for energetic starting in a pulsed charge starter/alternator system Electricity 34 Expired
US6674180B2 Power supply for a hybrid electric vehicle Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 28 Expired
US8536748B2 Permanent magnet machine with different pole arc angles Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 25 Active
US6445079B1 Method and apparatus for controlling an induction machine Electricity 23 Expired
US8188720B2 Multi-phase DC-DC converter control Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 23 Active
US6558290B2 Method for stopping an engine in a parallel hybrid electric vehicle Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 22 Expired
US6392905B1 Method and circuit for reducing battery ripple current in a multiple inverter system of an electrical machine Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 22 Expired
US6750626B2 Diagnostic strategy for an electric motor using sensorless control and a position sensor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 19 Expired
US8018109B2 Permanent magnet machine with offset pole spacing Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 19 Active
US6683435B1 Electrical machine drive method and system Performing Operations; Transporting 19 Expired
US6930404B1 Power supply for an automotive vehicle Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 18 Expired
US6286349A Flatness measurement system for metal strip Performing Operations; Transporting 18 Expired
US7880430B2 Power system and method Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 17 Active
US6933692B2 Diagnostic method for an electric drive assembly Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 15 Expired
US9035522B2 Permanent magnet machine with different pole arc angles Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 15 Active
US6603226B1 Electric machine drive having sensorless control Electricity 14 Expired
US10122294B2 Active gate clamping for inverter switching devices with enhanced common source inductance Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 14 Active
US8461739B2 Stator for an electric machine Electricity 14 Active

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