Inventor · Troy, MI, US

Patrick B. Usoro

205Patents
31h-index
45Co-inventors
86Inventor score

Filing activity: Sep 8, 1997 → Aug 30, 2013

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6623397B1 Family of multi-speed transmission mechanisms with three non-continuously interconnected planetary gear sets Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 158 Expired
US6422969B1 Powertrain with a six speed planetary transmission having three planetary gear sets Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 152 Expired
US7547264B2 Starter alternator accessory drive system for a hybrid vehicle Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 133 Active
US6371267B1 Liquid cooled magnetorheological fluid clutch for automotive transmissions Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 82 Expired
US7753147B2 Vehicle drive system, power management device, and method for managing power Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 60 Active
US7479080B2 Hybrid architecture incorporating three motor generators and brakes Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 56 Active
US6530858B1 Family of multi-speed planetary power transmission mechanisms having three planetary gearsets Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 49 Expired
US6659904B1 Multi-speed planetary transmissions with three interconnected gear sets Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 43 Expired
US6634981B1 Family of transmission mechanisms with three planetary gear sets and a stationary member Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 42 Expired
US6837823B2 Six-speed dual-clutch transmissions having four planetary gear sets and two brakes Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 40 Expired
US6746360B2 Transmission mechanisms with clutched input and a stationary planetary gear member Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 40 Expired
US6758784B2 Family of six-speed dual-clutch transmissions having a stationary planetary member and two brakes Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 39 Expired
US6669597B1 Transmission mechanisms with three planetary gear sets and a stationary fixed interconnection Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 39 Expired
US6743140B1 Family of six-speed dual-clutch transmissions having two stationary planetary gear members Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 37 Expired
US6746357B1 Family of six-speed dual-clutch transmissions having four planetary gear sets and three brakes Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 37 Expired
US6811512B2 Multi-speed dual-clutch planetary transmission mechanisms having a stationary gear member and two brakes Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 37 Expired
US6709360B2 Family of multi-speed transmission mechanisms with three input clutches and three planetary gearsets Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 36 Expired
US6736751B1 Family of multi-speed dual-clutch transmissions having three interconnected planetary gear members Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 36 Expired
US6648790B2 Family of multi-speed transmission mechanisms having three planetary gear sets and six torque-transmitting devices Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 36 Expired
US7192373B2 Electrically variable transmission having two planetary gear sets with one fixed interconnection Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 35 Expired
US6743139B1 Multi-speed dual-clutch planetary transmissions having output shaft interconnected with three gear members Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 35 Expired
US6767307B1 Family of multi-speed dual-clutch transmissions having four planetary gear sets and four brakes Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 34 Expired
US6752736B1 Multi-speed dual-clutch planetary transmissions having a stationary fourth gear set member Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 34 Expired
US6659903B1 Multi-speed transmissions with three gear sets and a stationary planetary member Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 33 Expired
US6852059B2 Six-speed dual-clutch transmissions having planetary gear sets with two interconnecting members Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 33 Expired

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