Inventor · Dearborn, MI, US

Timothy J. Potter

31Patents
8h-index
24Co-inventors
75Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 5, 2001 → Apr 2, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US9777528B2 Object detection and method for vehicle door assist system Fixed Constructions 40 Active
US9797178B2 Seal based object detection for vehicle door assist system Fixed Constructions 36 Active
US9813541B2 Mobile device control for powered door Electricity 16 Active
US9650826B2 Hinged vehicle door operating mechanism having multiple slides for increasing torque during operation Fixed Constructions 10 Active
US9676256B2 Power assist device for a vehicle door Fixed Constructions 9 Active
US10000961B2 Temperature control for powered vehicle doors Physics 9 Active
US10570656B2 Magnetic object detection for vehicle door assist system Fixed Constructions 8 Active
US10030431B2 Automotive door power assist Fixed Constructions 8 Active
US10145165B2 Programmable door power assist Fixed Constructions 5 Active
US9879465B2 Programmable door power assist Fixed Constructions 5 Active
US6679231B2 Fuel injector assembly for dry fuels Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Expired
US9818246B2 System and method for gesture-based control of a vehicle door Physics 4 Active
US9890576B2 Active door operation based on voice commands Physics 4 Active
US9834974B2 Automotive door power assist Fixed Constructions 4 Active
US9783027B1 Vehicle door assist assembly incorporating a high torque operating mechanism Fixed Constructions 4 Active
US10151132B2 Power Management for vehicle door system Physics 4 Active
US10801246B2 Programmable door power assist Fixed Constructions 3 Active
US10995535B2 Automotive door power assist Fixed Constructions 3 Active
US9856688B2 Bi-directional element drive system Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 3 Active
US10626657B2 Automotive door power assist Fixed Constructions 3 Active
US10469586B2 Host-radio exchange interface for railroad communications and railroad communications methods using the same Electricity 2 Active
US10787847B2 Hinge assembly and method of assembling an actuator to a hinge assembly Fixed Constructions 1 Active
US10745957B2 Seal based object detection for vehicle door assist system Fixed Constructions 1 Active
US10301863B2 Mounting and aligning a vehicle side door motor within the current bill of process Fixed Constructions 1 Active
US10082187B2 Mechanically roughened brake rotors Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 0 Active

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