Inventor · Troy, MI, US

William C. Lin

68Patents
23h-index
75Co-inventors
91Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 15, 1985 → Feb 5, 2017

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8190322B2 Autonomous vehicle maintenance and repair system Physics 164 Active
US6292094A Vehicle-trailer backing-up control system with vehicle rear wheel steering Performing Operations; Transporting 140 Expired
US7154385B2 Vehicle-trailer backing up system using active front steer Performing Operations; Transporting 119 Expired
US5720533A Brake control system Performing Operations; Transporting 110 Expired
US8260515B2 Adaptive vehicle control system with driving style recognition Performing Operations; Transporting 81 Active
US6122584A Brake system control Performing Operations; Transporting 80 Expired
US5275474A Vehicle wheel slip control on split coefficient surface Performing Operations; Transporting 65 Expired
US8280601B2 Adaptive vehicle control system with integrated maneuver-based driving style recognition Performing Operations; Transporting 63 Active
US6062336A Adaptive variable effort power steering system Performing Operations; Transporting 63 Expired
US8170725B2 Vehicle stability enhancement control adaptation to driving skill based on highway on/off ramp maneuver Performing Operations; Transporting 60 Active
US6035251A Brake system control method employing yaw rate and ship angle control Performing Operations; Transporting 60 Expired
US7657832B1 Correcting validation errors in structured documents Physics 51 Expired
US6056371A Feed-forward active brake control Performing Operations; Transporting 49 Expired
US8195341B2 Adaptive vehicle control system with driving style recognition based on maneuvers at highway on/off ramps Performing Operations; Transporting 48 Active
US5746486A Brake control system Performing Operations; Transporting 47 Expired
US7804423B2 Real time traffic aide Physics 37 Active
US5577237A Protocol timer and method of using same Physics 33 Expired
US5941919A Chassis control system Performing Operations; Transporting 32 Expired
US7546191B2 Handwheel damping control of active steering system Performing Operations; Transporting 30 Active
US7561032B2 Selectable lane-departure warning system and method Performing Operations; Transporting 26 Active
US6325469A Brake control system Performing Operations; Transporting 25 Expired
US5120030A Magnet assisted liftgate strut Fixed Constructions 25 Expired
US8214122B2 Energy economy mode using preview information Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 24 Active
US4750124A Anti-lock brake control system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 23 Expired
US5164903A Electronic control of tractive force proportioning for a class of four wheel drive vehicles Performing Operations; Transporting 23 Expired

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