Scott E. Blackburn
27Patents
9h-index
12Co-inventors
72Inventor score
Filing activity: Apr 17, 1990 → Jan 8, 2018
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6588022B1 | Head dome and strap connection system | Human Necessities | 69 | Expired |
| US5783916A | Apparatus and method for generating rotor position signals and controlling commutation in a variable reluctance electric motor | Electricity | 42 | Expired |
| US6834631B1 | Method of determining transition from starter to alternator function by monitoring belt tension or tensioner position | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 34 | Expired |
| US6107772A | Sensorless switched reluctance motor control | Electricity | 25 | Expired |
| US6809428B1 | Overheat protection of an electrical component of an I.C. engine | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 15 | Expired |
| US7061130B1 | Method of determining transition from starter to alternator function by monitoring starter/alternator motor phase voltage or current | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 15 | Expired |
| US6801020B2 | Current response controller for starter/alternator | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 14 | Expired |
| US7026724B1 | Method for limiting current of starter/alternator in generator mode | Electricity | 12 | Expired |
| US5973462A | Method and apparatus of reducing acoustic noise in switched reluctance electric motor | Electricity | 9 | Expired |
| US5659452A | Method of drive protection for a switched reluctance electric motor | Electricity | 9 | Expired |
| US6107764A | Drive control for a switched reluctance motor | Electricity | 8 | Expired |
| US6800952B2 | Method of protection and fault detection for starter/alternator operating in the starter mode | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 7 | Expired |
| US6703808B1 | Active power limiting for starter/alternator in the generation mode | Electricity | 7 | Expired |
| US6800953B2 | Engine starting apparatus and method for controlling the same | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 7 | Expired |
| US5126647A | Pulse by pulse current limit and phase current monitor for a pulse width modulated inverter | Electricity | 7 | Expired |
| US5661381A | Apparatus for external inductance sensing for variable-reluctance motor commutation | Electricity | 7 | Expired |
| US5861727A | System for controlling operation of a switched reluctance motor between multi-phase operating mode and a reduced phase operating mode | Electricity | 6 | Expired |
| US5920176A | C-Dump topology noise reduction | Electricity | 6 | Expired |
| US6633153B1 | Under voltage protection for a starter/alternator | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 5 | Expired |
| US6060858A | C-dump switched reluctance hysteresis control | Electricity | 5 | Expired |
| US6198239A | Hysteresis control in switched reluctance motors | Electricity | 3 | Expired |
| US7342382B1 | Method of determining transition from starter to alternator function by monitoring battery voltage or current | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 3 | Expired |
| US6825576B1 | Method and apparatus for preventing stall in a starter/alternator equipped I.C. engine system | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 3 | Expired |
| US6856032B2 | Starter/alternator assembly of internal combustion engine and method for controlling thereof | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 2 | Expired |
| US9865532B2 | Molded body and electrical device having a molded body for high voltage applications | Electricity | 2 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.