Inventor

Alan L. Miller

Inventor

Ithaca, NY, US

Overview

1977–2018

Patent span

Mechanical engineering

Primary field (CPC F)

Patents· 32 as inventor

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

F16Hprimary

F16HGearing28%

F16DCouplings for transmitting rotation20%

B60KArrangement or mounting of propulsion units or of transmissions in vehicles16%

B60WConjoint control of vehicle sub-units of different type or different function16%

F16FSprings4%

Y10TTechnical subjects covered by former us classification4%

B60GVehicle suspension arrangements3%

F01LCyclically operating valves for machines or engines3%

F02BInternal-combustion piston engines1%

F16JPistons1%

PatentTitleYear

10,100,927Controller for variable transmission2018 8,996,263'Controller for variable transmission'2015 7,497,297'On demand vehicle drive system'2009 6,631,779'On demand vehicle drive system'2003 6,263,995'On demand vehicle drive system'2001 6,062,330'On demand vehicle drive system'2000 5,954,150'Motor vehicle drive line clutch'1999 5,609,219'On demand vehicle drive system'1997 5,605,201'On demand vehicle drive system'1997 5,560,267'Camshaft vibration damper'1996 5,492,194'On demand vehicle drive system'1996 5,485,894'On demand vehicle drive system'1996 5,407,024'On demand vehicle drive system'1995 5,314,385'System for cooling a starting clutch of a continuously variable transmission'1994 5,269,726'Control system and strategies for a double acting secondary sheave servo for a continuously variable transmission'1993 5,184,578'VCT system having robust closed loop control employing dual loop approach having hydraulic pilot stage with a PWM solenoid'1993 5,168,778'CVT downshift control strategy to minimize slip at the drive pulley'1992 5,106,053'Solenoid operated hydraulic control valve'1992 4,989,686'System for controlling torque transmission in a four wheel drive vehicle'1991 4,988,967'Solenoid operated hydraulic control valve'1991 4,947,970'Dual clutch control system'1990 4,875,561'Dual clutch application area and control'1989 4,793,454'Continuously variable transmission clutch control system'1988 4,691,276'Adaptive control system for mechanical seal assembly'1987 4,648,496'Clutch control system for a continuously variable transmission'1987 4,474,082'Control system for power shifted transmission'1984 4,350,058'Transmission control system for multi-ratio gear arrangement'1982 4,259,882'Electronic shift control'1981 4,131,036'Method and apparatus for transmission control system'1978 4,116,321'Valve arrangement for closed-loop control system'1978 4,102,222'Transmission control system'1978 4,031,782'Method and apparatus for a transmission control system'1977

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

1977–1984Patents assigned to BORG WARNER (7)· patent assignee history

1977–1984Based in Mount Prospect, IL, US· patent location history

1987–2000Patents assigned to BORG WARNER AUTOMOTIVE (17)· patent assignee history

1987–1990Based in Chicago, IL, US· patent location history

1991–1992Patents assigned to BORG WARNER AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRO (2)· patent assignee history

1991–2009Based in Ithaca, NY, US· patent location history

1996–2018Based in Dixon, IL, US· patent location history

2001–2009Patents assigned to BORGWARNER INC (3)· patent assignee history

2015–2018Patents assigned to FALLBROOK IP CO LLC (2)· patent assignee history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
BORG WARNER AUTOMOTIVE	17	1987–2000
BORG WARNER	7	1977–1984
BORGWARNER INC	3	2001–2009
BORG WARNER AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRO	2	1991–1992
FALLBROOK IP CO LLC	2	2015–2018

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
Ithaca, New York, US	17	1991–2009
Mount Prospect, Illinois, US	7	1977–1984
Chicago, Illinois, US	5	1987–1990
Dixon, Illinois, US	3	1996–2018