Inventor · Palo Alto, CA, US

Xin Yuan

35Patents
14h-index
37Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Dec 31, 2004 → Dec 6, 2024

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US9512794B2 Noise, vibration and harshness reduction in a skip fire engine control system Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 70 Active
US9120478B2 Transitory torque modifications using skip fire control Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 54 Active
US9267454B2 Drive train slip for vibration mitigation during skip fire operation Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 46 Active
US9664130B2 Using cylinder firing history for combustion control in a skip fire engine Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 41 Active
US9212610B2 Engine diagnostics with skip fire control Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 38 Active
US9745905B2 Skip fire transition control Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 37 Active
US10344692B2 Adaptive torque mitigation by micro-hybrid system Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 30 Active
US9291106B2 Cam phaser control Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 26 Active
US9790867B2 Deceleration cylinder cut-off Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 25 Active
US9650971B2 Firing fraction management in skip fire engine control Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 23 Active
US9239037B2 Split bank and multimode skip fire operation Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 23 Active
US9273643B2 Control of manifold vacuum in skip fire operation Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 20 Active
US9581098B2 Engine diagnostics with skip fire control Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 18 Active
US10247121B2 Method and apparatus for determining optimum skip fire firing profile Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 15 Active
US10221786B2 Noise, vibration and harshness reduction in a skip fire engine control system Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 8 Active
US10408140B2 Engine control in fuel and/or cylinder cut off modes based on intake manifold pressure Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Active
US10830166B2 Noise, vibration and harshness reduction in a skip fire engine control system Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 6 Active
US10900425B2 Engine diagnostics during cylinder cut off operation Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Active
US10578037B2 Adaptive torque mitigation by micro-hybrid system Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 5 Active
US10954877B2 Adaptive torque mitigation by micro-hybrid system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active
US10107211B2 Skip fire transition control Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active
US11136928B2 Noise, vibration and harshness reduction in a skip fire engine control system Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 3 Active
US7817640B2 Fair round robin scheduler for network systems Electricity 3 Active
US10982617B2 Split direct injection for reactivated cylinders of an internal combustion engine Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US11359562B2 Noise, vibration and harshness reduction in a skip fire engine control system Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 1 Active

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