Inventor · Ypsilanti, MI, US

Thomas G. Leone

278Patents
29h-index
86Co-inventors
93Inventor score

Filing activity: Aug 29, 2000 → Jun 9, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7287492B2 System and method for engine fuel blend control Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 110 Expired
US7278396B2 Method for controlling injection timing of an internal combustion engine Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 103 Expired
US7293552B2 Purge system for ethanol direct injection plus gas port fuel injection Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 93 Expired
US7255080B1 Spark plug heating for a spark ignited engine Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 86 Expired
US7395786B2 Warm up strategy for ethanol direct injection plus gasoline port fuel injection Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 67 Expired
US7647916B2 Engine with two port fuel injectors Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 67 Active
US6484677B2 Transitions among operating modes in an engine with a hybrid valvetrain Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 66 Expired
US7581528B2 Control strategy for engine employng multiple injection types Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 55 Active
US7428895B2 Purge system for ethanol direct injection plus gas port fuel injection Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 52 Active
US6532944B1 Vapor purge control in an engine with a hybrid valvetrain Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 48 Expired
US6386156B1 Transitions among operating modes in an engine with a hybrid valvetrain Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 47 Expired
US8141356B2 Ethanol separation using air from turbo compressor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 47 Active
US7426925B2 Warm up strategy for ethanol direct injection plus gasoline port fuel injection Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 46 Active
US6513493B1 Control strategy for an engine with a hybrid valvetrain Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 45 Expired
US6431130B1 Torque control in an engine with a hybrid valvetrain Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 41 Expired
US7721710B2 Warm up strategy for ethanol direct injection plus gasoline port fuel injection Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 40 Active
US7730872B2 Engine with water and/or ethanol direct injection plus gas port fuel injectors Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 40 Active
US8146565B2 Reducing noise, vibration, and harshness in a variable displacement engine Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 39 Active
US7389751B2 Control for knock suppression fluid separator in a motor vehicle Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 39 Active
US8127745B2 Method and system for controlling fuel usage Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 39 Active
US6470853B1 Method for operating an engine with a hybrid valvetrain Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 39 Expired
US8387591B2 Method and system for controlling fuel usage Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 37 Active
US6474303B1 Selecting operating mode in an engine with a hybrid valvetrain Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 37 Expired
US7845315B2 On-board water addition for fuel separation system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 36 Active
US7426907B2 Apparatus with mixed fuel separator and method of separating a mixed fuel Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 34 Active

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