Inventor · Saline, MI, US

Walt Ortmann

18Patents
9h-index
30Co-inventors
68Inventor score

Filing activity: Dec 10, 2003 → Jun 9, 2017

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8308182B2 Trailer connection assist system Performing Operations; Transporting 81 Active
US7608011B2 Hydrogen fuelled hybrid powertrain and vehicle Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 27 Expired
US7331899B2 Hybrid vehicle powertrain with a multiple-ratio power transmission mechanism Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 22 Active
US7223201B2 Control of power-on downshifts in a multiple-ratio powertrain for a hybrid vehicle Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 20 Expired
US7240751B2 Dual rotor motor for a hybrid vehicle transmission Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 19 Expired
US7261671B2 Hybrid vehicle powertrain with a multiple-ratio power transmission mechanism Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 19 Expired
US7676313B2 Target speed control strategy for power-off shifts in a hybrid electric vehicle Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 17 Active
US6974402B2 Launch control of hybrid electric vehicle having a torque converterless driveline Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Expired
US7682285B2 Converterless transmission shift control system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Active
US7350602B2 System and method for engine start detection for hybrid vehicles Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Expired
US9108501B2 Multi-mode powersplit powertrain for electric vehicle Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Active
US8384237B2 Low voltage bus stability Electricity 7 Active
US8849518B2 Method and system for automatic wheel positioning Physics 6 Active
US7326149B2 Converterless transmission shift control system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Expired
US8740739B2 Reconfigurable powersplit powertrain for an electric vehicle Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active
US9493148B2 Torque modulation in a hybrid vehicle downshift during regenerative braking Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active
US10632989B2 System and method for operating a vehicle powertrain Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US10336315B2 Torque modulation in a hybrid vehicle downshift during regenerative braking Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active

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