Thomas A. Spix
29Patents
6h-index
25Co-inventors
65Inventor score
Filing activity: Jun 12, 2000 → Oct 21, 2015
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6234154A | Integral PCV system | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 37 | Expired |
| US8695339B2 | Blowby flow control system for a turbocharged engine | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 14 | Active |
| US6782878B2 | PCV assembly and fitting | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 13 | Expired |
| US7431023B2 | Engine PCV system with venturi nozzle for flow regulation | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 12 | Active |
| US8181634B2 | Engine including positive crankcase ventilation | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 7 | Active |
| US7562652B2 | Engine PCV system with hydrophobic, oleophobic membrane for air/oil separation | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 6 | Active |
| US6289865A | Oil pump pick-up tube | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 6 | Expired |
| US8408190B2 | Air-oil separator for extracting oil from engine blowby gas | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 5 | Active |
| US7866304B2 | Engine fuel boil off management system | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 3 | Active |
| US8955500B2 | Positive crankcase ventilation system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 3 | Active |
| US9896979B2 | System and method for controlling a temperature of oil in a power-plant of a vehicle | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 2 | Active |
| US9650989B2 | Dimpled surface features for radiated noise attenuation in engine front covers | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 2 | Active |
| US8561590B1 | Oil pan for an internal combustion engine | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 2 | Active |
| US8495993B2 | Engine including crankcase ventilation system oil drain features | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 2 | Active |
| US8887704B2 | Engine assembly with engine block-mounted air-oil separator and method of ventilating an engine crankcase | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 2 | Active |
| US9080522B2 | Engine efficiency system for a vehicle and method of operating an engine efficiency system | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 1 | Active |
| US9611769B2 | System and method for controlling airflow through a ventilation system of an engine when cylinders of the engine are deactivated | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 1 | Active |
| US8602008B2 | Positive crankcase ventilation system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 1 | Active |
| US8739768B2 | Introduction of ventilation gases via individual passages to the intake ports | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 0 | Active |
| US8899190B2 | Temperature dependent flow control for combustion engine piston squirters | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 0 | Active |
| US8905010B2 | Positive crankcase ventilation system for a two-cylinder engine | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 0 | Active |
| US9057295B2 | Positive crankcase ventilation system | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 0 | Active |
| US9347345B2 | Internal combustion engines and oil containment systems thereof | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 0 | Active |
| US8967110B2 | Engine front cover with rotational support insert | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 0 | Active |
| US8505520B2 | Engine assembly including positive crankcase ventilation with oil surge protection | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 0 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.