Inventor · Ann Arbor, MI, US

Sergio Quelhas

17Patents
5h-index
35Co-inventors
66Inventor score

Filing activity: Aug 10, 2001 → Jun 21, 2024

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6803236B2 Diagnostic system for monitoring catalyst performance Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 21 Expired
US6933151B2 Diagnostic system for monitoring catalyst performance Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 13 Expired
US6622691B2 Control method for a direct injection gas engine with fuel vapor purging Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 11 Expired
US8978453B2 Crank signal error detection using a cam signal interval Physics 6 Active
US9752539B2 Method for diagnosing leaks downstream of the purge flow control orifice Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 6 Active
US10161501B2 System and method for adjusting coolant flow through a cooling system of a vehicle to increase a warming rate of a transmission Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 4 Active
US9719389B2 System and method for reducing cold start emissions using an active exhaust throttle valve and an exhaust gas recirculation loop Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US10669922B2 System and method for adjusting the rate of coolant flow through an engine based on coolant pressure Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 2 Active
US11415040B1 Heating oil for enhanced active thermal coolant system Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 2 Active
US8662056B2 Fuel pressure control system and method having a variable pull-in time interval based pressure Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US10605151B2 Electric pump operating strategy Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 1 Active
US10323564B2 Systems and methods for increasing temperature of an internal combustion engine during a cold start including low coolant flow rates during a startup period Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 1 Active
US10895192B1 Dual pump system and method for cooling an engine of a motor vehicle Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 0 Active
US11078825B2 Method and apparatus for control of propulsion system warmup based on engine wall temperature Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 0 Active
US12392300B1 Vehicle with gasoline particulate filter soot regeneration strategy with criteria emission reduction for low NOX emissions Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 0 Active
US11434810B2 Vehicle thermal management system including mechanically driven pump, rotary valve(s), bypass line allowing engine outlet coolant to bypass heat exchanger(s), or combinations thereof Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 0 Active
US10273872B2 Air-to-air charge air cooler (A-CAC) for a vehicle Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active

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