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Joseph Lyle Thomas
Also filed as: THOMAS JOSEPH · THOMAS JOSEPH L · THOMAS JOSEPH LYLE
118 granted patents·5 pending applications·666 citations·filing 1995–2023
99Inventor score
Files withFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC99BECTON DICKINSON CO4METALS RECOVERY TECHNOLOGY INC4THOMAS JOSEPH4PITNER J BRUCE2
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123 records- 0199US11060443B1Systems and methods for increasing oxygen levels in an active pre-chamberFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2020·Granted Jul 13, 2021·22 cites·16 claims
- 0298US10954880B1Systems and methods for inferering fuel injection pressure and uses thereofFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Mar 23, 2021·12 cites·20 claims
- 0398US7841319B2Method of detecting and compensating for injector variability with a direct injection systemFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2010·Granted Nov 30, 2010·36 cites·20 claims
- 0498US7717088B2Method of detecting and compensating for injector variability with a direct injection systemFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2007·Granted May 18, 2010·50 cites·20 claims
- 0598US6411881B1System and method for controlling neutral idle operation of a vehicleFORD GLOBAL TECH INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jun 25, 2002·90 cites·1 claims
- 0697US11035316B1System and method for injecting fuel to an engineFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2020·Granted Jun 15, 2021·8 cites·20 claims
- 0797US10208686B1Method and system for cylinder imbalance estimationFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Feb 19, 2019·12 cites·20 claims
- 0897US9874168B2Methods and systems for a dual injection fuel systemFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Jan 23, 2018·14 cites·20 claims
- 0996US11220975B1Methods and systems for compensating for fuel injector closing timeFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2021·Granted Jan 11, 2022·4 cites·20 claims
- 1096US10920732B1Methods and systems for engine start following idle-stopFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2020·Granted Feb 16, 2021·5 cites·19 claims
- 1196US10865721B1Method and system for measuring and balancing cylinder air-fuel ratioFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Dec 15, 2020·9 cites·20 claims
- 1296US10844804B2Method and system for fuel injector balancingFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Nov 24, 2020·8 cites·8 claims
- 1396US9631573B2Methods and systems for adjusting fueling of engine cylindersFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Apr 25, 2017·20 cites·18 claims
- 1496US8245693B2High pressure fuel pump control for idle tick reductionSURNILLA GOPICHANDRA·Filed 2011·Granted Aug 21, 2012·15 cites·19 claims
- 1596US7832375B2Addressing fuel pressure uncertainty during startup of a direct injection engineFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2008·Granted Nov 16, 2010·31 cites·20 claims
- 1695US11359568B1Methods and systems for fuel injection controlFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2021·Granted Jun 14, 2022·3 cites·6 claims
- 1795US11319893B1Methods and systems for improving fuel injection repeatabilityFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2021·Granted May 3, 2022·3 cites·19 claims
- 1895US10989132B2Method and system for fuel injector balancingFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Apr 27, 2021·7 cites·19 claims
- 1995US10900436B2Method and system for fuel injector balancingFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Jan 26, 2021·7 cites·20 claims
- 2095US10731593B2Method and system for fuel injector balancingFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Aug 4, 2020·7 cites·20 claims
- 2194US11674471B2Method and system for operating a fuel injectorFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2022·Granted Jun 13, 2023·2 cites·7 claims
- 2294US8091530B2High pressure fuel pump control for idle tick reductionSURNILLA GOPICHANDRA·Filed 2008·Granted Jan 10, 2012·23 cites·20 claims
- 2393US11313310B1Methods and systems for improving fuel injection repeatabilityFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2021·Granted Apr 26, 2022·5 cites·16 claims
- 2493US10934955B2Method and system for fuel injector balancingFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Mar 2, 2021·4 cites·20 claims
- 2592US11454190B1Method and system for operating a fuel injectorFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2021·Granted Sep 27, 2022·2 cites·7 claims
- 2692US11352975B1Methods and systems for estimating injector tip temperaturesFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2021·Granted Jun 7, 2022·2 cites·17 claims
- 2792US7513931B2Process for recovering platinum group metals, rhenium and goldMETALS RECOVERY TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2007·Granted Apr 7, 2009·9 cites·6 claims
- 2891US11346297B1Methods and systems for improving fuel injection repeatabilityFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2021·Granted May 31, 2022·2 cites·19 claims
- 2991US10947923B2Method and system for determining fuel injector variabilityFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Mar 16, 2021·4 cites·11 claims
- 3091US10094320B2Methods and systems for dual fuel injectionFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Oct 9, 2018·4 cites·19 claims
- 3191US10066573B2Method and system for engine starting controlFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Sep 4, 2018·4 cites·13 claims
- 3291US10041433B2Methods and systems for dual fuel injectionFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Aug 7, 2018·4 cites·12 claims
- 3391US9689342B2Methods and systems for adjusting a direct fuel injectorFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Jun 27, 2017·9 cites·20 claims
- 3491US9334824B2Method and system for characterizing a port fuel injectorFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2014·Granted May 10, 2016·9 cites·20 claims
- 3590US11274623B1Methods and systems for fuel injector balancingFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2021·Granted Mar 15, 2022·3 cites·20 claims
- 3690US11220969B1Methods and systems for improving fuel injection repeatabilityFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2021·Granted Jan 11, 2022·2 cites·20 claims
- 3789US10125715B2Methods and systems for high pressure fuel pump coolingFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Nov 13, 2018·4 cites·20 claims
- 3889US9945316B2Methods and system mitigating direct injection degradationFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Apr 17, 2018·3 cites·20 claims
- 3988US7935173B1Process for recovery of precious metalsMETALS RECOVERY TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2010·Granted May 3, 2011·23 cites·20 claims
- 4088US7563891B2Long wavelength thiol-reactive fluorophoresBECTON DICKINSON CO·Filed 2005·Granted Jul 21, 2009·10 cites·8 claims
- 4187US9435287B2Method for fuel injection controlFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Sep 6, 2016·5 cites·7 claims
- 4286US10605192B2Methods and system mitigating direct injection degradationFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Mar 31, 2020·2 cites·20 claims
- 4386US9599060B2Method for operating a fuel injection systemFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Mar 21, 2017·3 cites·20 claims
- 4486US9404435B2Methods and systems for adjusting fuel injector operationFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Aug 2, 2016·6 cites·20 claims
- 4584US10823105B2Methods and systems for high pressure fuel pump coolingFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Nov 3, 2020·2 cites·20 claims
- 4684US10240554B2Methods and systems for adjusting a direct fuel injectorFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Mar 26, 2019·2 cites·19 claims
- 4783US11603787B2Methods and system for controlling selective catalytic reductant catalyst of a gasoline engineFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2020·Granted Mar 14, 2023·1 cites·12 claims
- 4883US11466639B2Method and system for fuel injector balancingFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2020·Granted Oct 11, 2022·1 cites·20 claims
- 4983US11162451B1Methods and systems for controlling fuel injector holding currentFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2021·Granted Nov 2, 2021·1 cites·20 claims
- 5083US11143135B2Method and system for fuel injector balancingFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2020·Granted Oct 12, 2021·1 cites·19 claims
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