Biography

Education

• B.S. (1955), University of California, Berkeley
• M.S. (1958), University of California, Berkeley
• M.S. (1965), University of Southern California
• Ph.D. (1968), University of Southern California

AA Frank Patent portfolio at UC Davis

• 1995-183-1 Andrew A Frank Patent Number: 5,842,534 Patent Issued: 12/01/1998
  Charge depletion control method and apparatus for hybrid powered vehicles – Patent US5842534
• 1998-179-1 Andrew A Frank Patent Number: 6,116,363 Patent Issued: 09/12/2000
  Fuel consumption control for charge depletion hybrid electric vehicles – Patent US6116363
• 1998-194-1 Andrew A Frank Patent Number: 6,054,844 Patent Issued: 04/25/2000
  Control method and apparatus for internal combustion engine electric hybrid … – Patent US6054844
• 1998-194-2 Andrew A Frank Patent Number: 6,809,429 Patent Issued: 10/26/2004
  EP Patent No. 1047087 validated in DE, FR, GB, IT, SE
  Control method and apparatus for internal combustion engine electric hybrid … – Patent US6809429
• 2000-300-2 Andrew A Frank Patent Number: 6,847,189 Patent Issued: 01/25/2005
  China Patent No. ZL 02803392.2; Korea Patent No. 0916987.
  Method for controlling the operating characteristics of a hybrid electric … – Patent US6847189
• 2000-300-4 Andrew A Frank U.S. Patent Application No: 12/186,480: final office action issued 09/29/2011
• 2003-084-3 Andrew A Frank Patent Number: 7,261,672 Patent Issued: 08/28/2007
  Japanese application abandoned 03/10/2010
  Method and system for controlling rate of change of ratio in a continuously … – Patent US7261672
• 2003-084-4 Andrew A Frank Patent Number: 7,713,166 Patent Issued: 05/11/2010
  Method and system for controlling rate of change of ratio in a continuously … – Patent US7713166
• 2003-084-5 Andrew A Frank Patent Number: 8,056,354 Patent Issued: 11/15/2011
  Air conditioning system using dehumidifying cooling device – Patent US8056354
• 2003-084-6 Andrew A Frank U.S. Patent Application No. 13/296,721: filed 11/15/2011
• 2003-241-3 Andrew A Frank Patent Number: 7,217,205 Patent Issued: 05/15/2007
  Compact inline longitudinal CVT – Patent US7217205
• 2004-060-1 Andrew A Frank Patent Number: 6,931,850 Patent Issued: 08/23/2005
  Exhaust gas driven generation of electric power and altitude compensation in … – Patent US6931850

AA Frank Foreign patents:

• 1998-194-2 Andrew A Frank Patent Number: 6,809,429 Patent Issued: 10/26/2004
  EP Patent No. 1047087 validated in DE, FR, GB, IT, SE
  Control method and apparatus for internal combustion engine electric hybrid … – Patent US6809429
• 2000-300-2 Andrew A Frank Patent Number: 6,847,189 Patent Issued: 01/25/2005
  China Patent No. ZL 02803392.2; Korea Patent No. 0916987.
  Method for controlling the operating characteristics of a hybrid electric … – Patent US6847189
• 2003-084-3 Andrew A Frank Patent Number: 7,261,672 Patent Issued: 08/28/2007
  Japanese application abandoned 03/10/2010
  Method and system for controlling rate of change of ratio in a continuously … – Patent US7261672