Inventor

William C. Albertson

Inventor

Clinton Township, MI, US

Overview

1990–2015

Patent span

Mechanical engineering

Primary field (CPC F)

Patents· 79 as inventor

Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.

F02Dprimary

F02DControlling combustion engines23%

F01LCyclically operating valves for machines or engines14%

Y02TClimate change mitigation technologies related to transportation13%

B60WConjoint control of vehicle sub-units of different type or different function7%

F02NStarting of combustion engines5%

G01NInvestigating or analysing materials by determining their chemical or physical properties5%

F02BInternal-combustion piston engines4%

F02MSupplying combustion engines in general with combustible mixtures or constituents thereof4%

F01MLubricating of machines or engines in general3%

Y10TTechnical subjects covered by former us classification3%

PatentTitleYear

9,074,572'Engine idling control system for hybrid vehicle'2015 9,065,416'Methods and systems for controlling the volume of infotainment units of vehicles'2015 8,770,014'System for detecting hydraulic fluid leaks'2014 8,746,408'Engine oil change detection systems and methods'2014 8,712,627'Biodiesel data collection system'2014 8,707,679'Catalyst temperature based valvetrain control systems and methods'2014 8,689,541'Valvetrain control method and apparatus for conserving combustion heat'2014 8,622,036'Engine including cylinder deactivation assembly and method of control'2014 8,606,483'Road grade coordinated engine control systems'2013 8,584,647'Engine control system for increased vehicle fuel economy'2013 8,561,588'Engine stop/start system and method of operating same'2013 8,326,515'Driver selectable AFM/NVH tolerance'2012 8,326,519'Oxygen flow reduction during engine start/stop operation'2012 8,292,497'Cloud point monitoring systems for determining a cloud point temperature of diesel fuel'2012 8,245,684'Method of oil pressure control in an engine'2012 8,215,282'Method and system to reduce accessory drive belt slip'2012 8,205,599'System and method for cleaning solenoid valve debris'2012 8,191,516'Delayed exhaust engine cycle'2012 8,128,279'Cloud point monitoring systems for determining a cloud point temperature of diesel fuel'2012 8,127,597'Oil condition sensing methods and systems'2012 8,122,862'Engine including cylinder deactivation assembly and method of control'2012 8,113,708'Cloud point monitoring systems for determining a cloud point temperature of diesel fuel'2012 8,115,501'Electro-mechanical fluid sensor'2012 8,052,575'Active fuel management mode torque converter clutch control'2011 8,011,331'Eight-stroke engine cycle'2011 7,991,525'In-vehicle alert of cloud point in engine diesel fuel'2011 7,975,534'Crankshaft reversal detection systems'2011 7,946,275'Extending variable displacement operation through spark knock control'2011 7,941,256'Method for vehicle suspension wear prediction and indication'2011 7,854,215'Valve train with overload features'2010 7,823,549'Switchable valvetrain system and method of operation'2010 7,765,052'Variable active fuel management delay with hybrid start-stop'2010 7,757,657'Dual active fuel management sequencing'2010 7,720,587'Variable operation of vehicle transmissions using rough road sensing'2010 7,712,445'Fuel pressure boost method and apparatus'2010 7,677,086'Engine oil viscosity diagnostic systems and methods'2010 7,665,352'Adaptive oil pressure fault detection'2010 7,651,441'Engine control for displacement on demand'2010 7,595,497'Fuel contaminant light sensor'2009 7,523,734'System to reduce crankshaft speed variations'2009 7,503,296'Cylinder deactivation apparatus'2009 7,484,484'Cylinder deactivation apparatus incorporating a distributed accumulator'2009 7,472,014'Fast active fuel management reactivation'2008 7,464,678'Hydraulic lash adjuster'2008 7,441,451'Diagnostic methods and systems for active fuel management systems'2008 7,373,908'Reduced noise engine start-stop system using traditional crank device'2008 7,357,019'Faulty lifter oil manifold assembly solenoid diagnostic system'2008 7,302,921'Detection of a specific faulted DOD electrohydraulic circuit'2007 7,258,101'Automotive catalyst excess oxygen reduction system'2007 7,249,584'Impulse charging control to extend displacement on demand range'2007 7,245,038'Extending fuel economy operating range in gasoline direct injection (GDI) engines'2007 7,232,401'Method of compensating torque at cylinder switching on a DOD engine with electric parallel hybrid'2007 7,218,010'Engine restart apparatus and method'2007 7,198,022'Compensating displacement on demand system response offset due to aging'2007 7,111,597'Valve deactivator latching assembly'2006 7,104,080'Phase-change cooling system'2006 7,090,048'Method and apparatus for exhaust sound attenuation on engines with cylinder deactivation'2006 7,086,374'PWM control of a lifter oil manifold assembly solenoid'2006 7,082,918'Oil pressure control system and method for engines with hydraulic cylinder deactivation'2006 7,080,625'Engine operation during cylinder deactivation'2006 7,019,414'Alternator load control to extend displacement on demand range'2006 6,998,823'Method of reducing engine belt noise'2006 6,978,752'Hybrid metal-composite valve lifter guide'2005 6,976,390'Engine cylinder deactivation test apparatus and method for using'2005 6,928,982'Controlling engine charge dilution for fuel efficiency'2005 6,782,855'Valve train and method for reducing oil flow to deactivated engine valves'2004 6,681,734'Hydraulic cylinder deactivation with rotary sleeves'2004 6,584,942'Cylinder deactivation apparatus with vapor purge'2003 6,584,951'Individual hydraulic circuit modules for engine with hydraulically-controlled cylinder deactivation'2003 6,557,518'Cylinder deactivation apparatus'2003 6,513,480'Pick-up tube for hydraulically-actuated valve deactivation'2003 6,505,613'Air assist fuel injection system with compressor intake throttle control'2003 5,638,774'Integrated transmission oil conditioner and coolant pump'1997 5,331,939'Transient fueling compensation'1994 5,289,812'Internal combustion engine air/fuel ratio compensation'1994 5,086,746'Compressed air supply'1992 5,036,824'Fuel injection'1991 4,955,350'Fuel injection'1990 4,932,371'Emission control system for a crankcase scavenged two-stroke engine operating near idle'1990

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

1990–2007Patents assigned to GEN MOTORS CORP (26)· patent assignee history

1990–1997Based in Sterling Heights, MI, US· patent location history

1994Based in Sterling Hts., MI, US· patent location history

2003–2015Based in Clinton Township, MI, US· patent location history

2006–2015Patents assigned to GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC (53)· patent assignee history

2012–2015Patents assigned to ALBERTSON WILLIAM C (23)· patent assignee history

2012–2015Patents assigned to MCDONALD MIKE M (16)· patent assignee history

2012–2014Patents assigned to PRYOR BRYAN K (5)· patent assignee history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC	53	2006–2015
GEN MOTORS CORP	26	1990–2007
ALBERTSON WILLIAM Cself	23	2012–2015
MCDONALD MIKE M	16	2012–2015
PRYOR BRYAN K	5	2012–2014

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
Clinton Township, MI, US	72	2003–2015
Sterling Heights, MI, US	6	1990–1997
Sterling Hts., MI, US	1	1994