Inventor
Joseph Lyle Thomas
Inventor
Kimball, MI, US
Overview
Patents· 71 as inventor
Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.
F02Dprimary
F02DControlling combustion engines34%
Y02TClimate change mitigation technologies related to transportation15%
F02MSupplying combustion engines in general with combustible mixtures or constituents thereof15%
F02NStarting of combustion engines6%
F02PIgnition, other than compression ignition, for internal-combustion engines5%
F02BInternal-combustion piston engines4%
B60WConjoint control of vehicle sub-units of different type or different function3%
C22BProduction and refining of metals2%
F01LCyclically operating valves for machines or engines2%
Y02PClimate change mitigation technologies in the production or processing of goods2%
PatentTitleYear
11,073,097Methods and system for cold starting an engine202111,066,065Methods and system for repositioning a vehicle202111,060,443Systems and methods for increasing oxygen levels in an active pre-chamber202111,035,316System and method for injecting fuel to an engine202111,022,049Method for knock mitigation202111,015,557Method and system for an engine202110,865,721Method and system for measuring and balancing cylinder air-fuel ratio202010,844,804Method and system for fuel injector balancing202010,823,105Methods and systems for high pressure fuel pump cooling202010,801,431Method and system for cylinder imbalance estimation202010,794,320Methods and system for reducing particulate matter produced by an engine202010,760,520Method for fuel injection control202010,731,593Method and system for fuel injector balancing202010,648,414Method and system for engine control202010,612,506Method and system for an engine202010,605,192Methods and system mitigating direct injection degradation202010,563,610Methods and systems for dual fuel infection202010,450,997Methods and systems for adjusting a direct fuel injector and a port fuel injector201910,451,013Method for operating a dual lift pump system201910,422,296Methods and system for improving fuel delivery amount accuracy201910,337,445Method for operating a dual fuel injection system201910,337,442Methods and system for improving accuracy of injecting smaller amounts of fuel to an engine201910,323,612Methods and systems for dual fuel injection201910,323,595Methods and systems for dual fuel injection system201910,316,773Methods and system mitigating port injection degradation201910,267,257Method and system for engine starting control201910,240,554Methods and systems for adjusting a direct fuel injector201910,208,686Method and system for cylinder imbalance estimation201910,197,004Method for controlling a dual lift pump fuel system201910,190,523Methods and system for reducing particulate matter produced by an engine201910,156,201Methods and systems for dual fuel injection201810,125,715Methods and systems for high pressure fuel pump cooling201810,094,320Methods and systems for dual fuel injection201810,066,573Method and system for engine starting control201810,060,333Systems and methods for engine coolant system diagnostics201810,041,433Methods and systems for dual fuel injection201810,041,434Fuel injection operation201810,018,144Methods and system for engine control201810,018,143Methods and system for engine control20189,995,238Methods and system for transitioning between fuel injection windows20189,945,316Methods and system mitigating direct injection degradation20189,885,309'Methods and systems for dual fuel injection'20189,874,168Methods and systems for a dual injection fuel system20189,835,110Method and system for selecting a cylinder for engine starting20179,732,695'Method and system for supplying fuel to an engine'20179,689,342'Methods and systems for adjusting a direct fuel injector'20179,631,573'Methods and systems for adjusting fueling of engine cylinders'20179,599,060'Method for operating a fuel injection system'20179,599,057'Method and system for selecting a cylinder for engine starting'20179,482,174'Controlling an internal combustion engine through modeling compensation of PCV fuel flow due to oil dilution'20169,435,287'Method for fuel injection control'20169,404,435'Methods and systems for adjusting fuel injector operation'20169,334,824'Method and system for characterizing a port fuel injector'20169,057,351'Method and system for engine control'20158,899,203'Engine position identification'20148,838,271'Detection of nuclear spills using swarm optimization algorithms'20148,268,267'Process for the extraction of specific transition metals'20128,245,693'High pressure fuel pump control for idle tick reduction'20128,091,530'High pressure fuel pump control for idle tick reduction'20127,935,173'Process for recovery of precious metals'20117,886,719'System and method to compensate for variable fuel injector characterization in a direct injection system'20117,841,319'Method of detecting and compensating for injector variability with a direct injection system'20107,832,375'Addressing fuel pressure uncertainty during startup of a direct injection engine'20107,765,991'Fuel delivery control for internal combustion engine'20107,717,088'Method of detecting and compensating for injector variability with a direct injection system'20107,604,784'Process for the extraction of specific transition metals with gaseous HCL'20097,513,931'Process for recovering platinum group metals, rhenium and gold'20097,373,928'Method for starting a direct injection engine'20087,114,325'Control system with a sensor'20066,411,881'System and method for controlling neutral idle operation of a vehicle'20025,861,181'Die casting machines frame modification'1999Career & activity timeline
Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.
2002–2020Based in Kimball, MI, US· patent location history
2006–2021Patents assigned to FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC (63)· patent assignee history
2009–2012Patents assigned to METALS RECOVERY TECHNOLOGY INC (4)· patent assignee history
2009–2012Based in Yorba Linda, CA, US· patent location history
2012–2015Patents assigned to THOMAS JOSEPH LYLE (4)· patent assignee history
2012Patents assigned to DUSA DANIEL (2)· patent assignee history
2012Patents assigned to SURNILLA GOPICHANDRA (2)· patent assignee history
2014Based in Bangalore, IN· patent location history
2018–2021Based in Holt, MI, US· patent location history
2020–2021Based in Farmington Hills, MI, US· patent location history
Inventor activity
Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.
Assignees
| Assignee | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC | 63 | 2006–2021 |
| METALS RECOVERY TECHNOLOGY INC | 4 | 2009–2012 |
| THOMAS JOSEPH LYLEself | 4 | 2012–2015 |
| DUSA DANIEL | 2 | 2012 |
| SURNILLA GOPICHANDRA | 2 | 2012 |
Locations
| Location | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| Kimball, MI, US | 44 | 2002–2020 |
| Holt, MI, US | 13 | 2018–2021 |
| Farmington Hills, MI, US | 7 | 2020–2021 |
| Yorba Linda, California, US | 4 | 2009–2012 |
| Bangalore, IN | 1 | 2014 |