Inventor · Ann Arbor, MI, US

Todd Curtis Spaulding

19Patents
6h-index
26Co-inventors
66Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 1, 1999 → May 16, 2019

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8648689B2 Method and system for detecting door state and door sensor failures Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 24 Active
US6171211A Automatic transmission control system having a neutral idle feature Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 10 Expired
US10221946B1 Security fastener Physics 8 Active
US8897978B2 Method and system for providing a neutral hold mode in a shift-by-wire transmission Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 7 Active
US8560193B2 Range shifting of an automatic transmission Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Active
US8515635B2 Method and system for providing a brake transmission shift interlock override mode in a shift-by-wire transmission Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 6 Active
US9233666B2 Shift-by-wire vehicle and method to verify securement Performing Operations; Transporting 5 Active
US8688339B2 Method and system for providing a neutral tow mode in a shift-by-wire transmission Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 5 Active
US10377353B2 Park lock system for a hybrid electric vehicle Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active
US9200707B2 Control of automatic transmission shift by wire range selection Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 2 Active
US9855930B2 Vehicle transaxle and parking actuator assembly Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 1 Active
US9103436B2 Backup system for electronic transmission range shifting Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US9371903B2 Method for shifting a shift-by-wire transmission without engine power Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 1 Active
US10189451B2 Return-to-park spring Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 1 Active
US9791013B2 Anti-tilt feature for torsion spring for default-to-park lever Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 1 Active
US10995855B2 Vehicle park lock assembly with support block and supporting method for vehicle park lock assembly Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 0 Active
US10598281B2 Override for shifting a shift-by-wire transmission Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 0 Active
US9976616B2 Pawl return spring with inactive coils Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 0 Active
US10018271B2 System for detecting park state of a transmission Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 0 Active

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