Robert Dean King
162Patents
33h-index
75Co-inventors
93Inventor score
Filing activity: Dec 20, 1979 → May 17, 2024
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5710699A | Power electronic interface circuits for batteries and ultracapacitors in electric vehicles and battery storage systems | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 217 | Expired |
| US5373195A | Technique for decoupling the energy storage system voltage from the DC link voltage in AC electric drive systems | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 215 | Expired |
| US5589743A | Integrated cranking inverter and boost converter for a series hybrid drive system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 213 | Expired |
| US6331365A | Traction motor drive system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 196 | Expired |
| US4862009A | Combined electric starter and alternator system using a permanent magnet synchronous machine | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 179 | Expired |
| US5345154A | Electric continuously variable transmission and controls for operation of a heat engine in a closed-loop power-control mode | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 135 | Expired |
| US5659240A | Intelligent battery charger for electric drive system batteries | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 116 | Expired |
| US6737822B2 | Traction motor drive system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 107 | Expired |
| US7049792B2 | Method and apparatus for a hybrid battery configuration for use in an electric or hybrid electric motive power system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 101 | Expired |
| US8063609B2 | Method and system for extending life of a vehicle energy storage device | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 93 | Active |
| US5903449A | Bi-directional power control system for voltage converter | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 87 | Expired |
| US6441581B1 | Energy management system and method | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 81 | Expired |
| US8378623B2 | Apparatus and method for charging an electric vehicle | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 81 | Active |
| US8229682B2 | Apparatus and method for bearing condition monitoring | Electricity | 74 | Active |
| US6486568B1 | Power system using a multi-functional power interface unit | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 71 | Expired |
| US7489048B2 | Energy storage system for electric or hybrid vehicle | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 71 | Active |
| US7078877B2 | Vehicle energy storage system control methods and method for determining battery cycle life projection for heavy duty hybrid vehicle applications | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 62 | Expired |
| US8994327B2 | Apparatus and method for charging an electric vehicle | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 61 | Active |
| US7190133B2 | Energy storage system and method for hybrid propulsion | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 58 | Expired |
| US4926104A | Adjustable speed AC drive system control for operation in pulse width modulation and quasi-square wave modes | Electricity | 57 | Expired |
| US7595597B2 | Vehicle propulsion system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 54 | Active |
| US7932633B2 | Apparatus for transferring energy using power electronics and machine inductance and method of manufacturing same | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 48 | Active |
| US4277787A | Charge transfer device phased array beamsteering and multibeam beamformer | Electricity | 45 | Expired |
| US8981727B2 | Method and apparatus for charging multiple energy storage devices | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 44 | Active |
| US7780562B2 | Hybrid vehicle and method of assembling same | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 43 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.