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Michael Hopka
Also filed as: HOPKA MICHAEL · HOPKA MICHAEL BRENDAN
27 granted patents·1 pending application·211 citations·filing 2006–2023
96Inventor score
Files withFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC20ZAWACKI GARRY ANTHONY4HOPKA MICHAEL2KURTZ ERIC1VAN NIEUWSTADT MICHIEL J1
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28 records- 0197US9732646B2Systems and methods for opportunistic diesel particulate filter regenerationFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Aug 15, 2017·22 cites·20 claims
- 0296US9534524B1Dual rate diesel particulate filter leak monitorFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Jan 3, 2017·12 cites·16 claims
- 0395US7945377B1Methods and systems for exhaust gas mixingFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2010·Granted May 17, 2011·19 cites·20 claims
- 0494US11187178B1System and method for previewing vehicle emissionsFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2020·Granted Nov 30, 2021·6 cites·20 claims
- 0594US10309944B2Electrostatic PM sensor electrode diagnosticsFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Jun 4, 2019·12 cites·12 claims
- 0693US8136343B2System for an engine having a particulate matter sensorZAWACKI GARRY ANTHONY·Filed 2009·Granted Mar 20, 2012·22 cites·20 claims
- 0793US8051829B2Method for controlling low temperature combustionFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2010·Granted Nov 8, 2011·11 cites·20 claims
- 0891US11092453B2Systems and methods for particulate filter regenerationFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Aug 17, 2021·3 cites·8 claims
- 0991US9115629B2Method for diagnosing operation of a particulate matter sensorFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Aug 25, 2015·11 cites·14 claims
- 1091US8490476B2Method for diagnosing operation of a particulate matter sensorHOPKA MICHAEL·Filed 2011·Granted Jul 23, 2013·15 cites·6 claims
- 1191US8267065B2Method for controlling low temperature combustionKURTZ ERIC·Filed 2011·Granted Sep 18, 2012·9 cites·19 claims
- 1290US8627645B2Emission control with a particulate matter sensorHOPKA MICHAEL·Filed 2011·Granted Jan 14, 2014·9 cites·16 claims
- 1390US7810469B2Combustion control based on a signal from an engine vibration sensorFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2006·Granted Oct 12, 2010·24 cites·33 claims
- 1489US10393533B2Systems and methods for particulate filter regenerationFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Aug 27, 2019·3 cites·12 claims
- 1588US10450930B2Systems and method for exhaust warm-up strategyFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Oct 22, 2019·5 cites·6 claims
- 1686US8438899B2Method for evaluating degradation of a particulate matter sensorZAWACKI GARRY ANTHONY·Filed 2009·Granted May 14, 2013·10 cites·17 claims
- 1785US10309793B2Systems and methods for particulate filter regenerationFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Jun 4, 2019·4 cites·20 claims
- 1881US8959979B2Method for evaluating degradation of a particulate matter sensor after an engine startFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Feb 24, 2015·2 cites·13 claims
- 1980US8448511B2Method for evaluating degradation of a particulate matter sensor after an engine startZAWACKI GARRY ANTHONY·Filed 2009·Granted May 28, 2013·4 cites·14 claims
- 2079US9188034B2Emission control with a particulate matter sensorFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Nov 17, 2015·2 cites·14 claims
- 2177US8707678B2System for an engine having a particulate matter sensorZAWACKI GARRY ANTHONY·Filed 2012·Granted Apr 29, 2014·2 cites·19 claims
- 2276US10605137B2Methods and systems for exhaust catalyst diagnosticsFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Mar 31, 2020·1 cites·18 claims
- 2376US9932876B2Systems and method for exhaust warm-up strategyFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Apr 3, 2018·2 cites·6 claims
- 2473US11441463B1System and method for heating a catalystFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2021·Granted Sep 13, 2022·0 cites·7 claims
- 2570US10961893B2Systems and methods for particulate filter regenerationFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Mar 30, 2021·1 cites·18 claims
- 2660US11149614B2Systems and method for exhaust warm-up strategyFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Oct 19, 2021·0 cites·6 claims
- 2755US2024231289A1Systems and methods for monitoring and training a manufacturing systemFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 2847US8200414B2Methods and systems for exhaust gas mixingVAN NIEUWSTADT MICHIEL J·Filed 2011·Granted Jun 12, 2012·0 cites·18 claims
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