Thomas G. Ausman
12Patents
10h-index
18Co-inventors
65Inventor score
Filing activity: Sep 15, 1988 → May 23, 2000
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5121730A | Methods of conditioning fluid in an electronically-controlled unit injector for starting | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 96 | Expired |
| US5181494A | Hydraulically-actuated electronically-controlled unit injector having stroke-controlled piston and methods of operation | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 55 | Expired |
| US6360721B1 | Fuel injector with independent control of check valve and fuel pressurization | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 51 | Expired |
| US4922878A | Method and apparatus for controlling a solenoid operated fuel injector | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 50 | Expired |
| US5697341A | Fill metered hydraulically actuated fuel injection system and method of fuel injection | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 38 | Expired |
| US5375576A | Damped actuator and valve assembly for an electronically-controlled injector | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 35 | Expired |
| US5478045A | Damped actuator and valve assembly | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 13 | Expired |
| US5685490A | Fuel injector with pressure bleed-off stop | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 13 | Expired |
| US6102005A | Adaptive control for power growth in an engine equipped with a hydraulically-actuated electronically-controlled fuel injection system | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 11 | Expired |
| US6364282B1 | Hydraulically actuated fuel injector with seated pin actuator | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 10 | Expired |
| US6237857A | Three-way actuation control of a hydraulically actuated fuel injector | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 10 | Expired |
| US6161773A | Fuel injector nozzle with guide to check clearance passage providing injection rate shaping | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 7 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.