Inventor · Milan, MI, US

Ralph Wayne Cunningham

128Patents
15h-index
87Co-inventors
89Inventor score

Filing activity: Mar 21, 1978 → Mar 11, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8100107B2 Method and system for engine control Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 37 Active
US7275516B1 System and method for boosted direct injection engine Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 31 Expired
US6571771B2 System for controlling air-fuel ratio during intake control device transitions Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 23 Expired
US7771313B2 Vehicle trajectory control system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 22 Active
US6468183B1 Control for vehicle with transmission Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 21 Expired
US8181452B2 Particulate filter regeneration during engine shutdown Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 20 Active
US7770562B2 Fuel delivery system for a multi-fuel engine Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 20 Active
US7331334B2 System and method for purging fuel vapors using exhaust gas Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 20 Expired
US8069665B2 Stored compressed air management for improved engine performance Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 18 Active
US7743752B2 System and method for improving fuel vapor purging for an engine having a compressor Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 18 Active
US6516778B1 Engine airflow control Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 17 Expired
US7621256B2 System and method for boosted direct injection engine Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 17 Active
US6506140B1 Control for vehicle with torque converter Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 16 Expired
US7942127B2 Vehicle stability and surge control Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 15 Active
US6600988B1 Vehicle trajectory control system and method Performing Operations; Transporting 15 Expired
US8239122B2 Vehicle surge and spark timing control Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 15 Active
US7779812B2 Vehicle stability and surge control Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 15 Active
US8683976B2 Spark plug degradation detection Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 15 Active
US8483934B2 Method for purging fuel vapors Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 14 Active
US8424295B2 Particulate filter regeneration during engine shutdown Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 12 Active
US8352164B2 Vehicle surge and spark timing control Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 12 Active
US8567370B2 Method and system for engine control Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 11 Active
US7918214B2 System and method for improving fuel vapor purging for an engine having a compressor Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 11 Active
US6666021B1 Adaptive engine control for low emission vehicle starting Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Expired
US5974785A Closed loop bias air/fuel ratio offset to enhance catalytic converter efficiency Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Expired

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