Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

Ford Motor Company Limited

Michael Bruno Magnan

Keith D Miazgowicz

Douglas David Cantrell, Jr

Mark Allen Bourcier

Robert Andrew Wade

Eric Warren Curtis

Christopher Newman

Jeffrey Eliot Chottiner

Danrich Henry Demitroff

Kim Hwe Ku

Philip Damian Cierpial

Vince Paul Solferino

Ahsanul Karim

Gary Allan Vrsek

Todd Jay Brewer

Jeffrey D Fluharty

Katherine Jane Randall

Kevin Verne Tallio

Theodore Thomas Geftos

Brian Jon Fregonese

Valerie Anne Nelson

David Wayne Adamisin

Darice M Morris

David E Masser

Jonathan Patrick Jeffries

Charles A Reichling

Ray Alan Kach

Franklin L Grawi

Kevin P O'Flynn

Robert H Wells

John Clarence Lee

James Roy Bivins

Patrick Joseph Crowley

Rebecca Frayne Speckhals

Rebecca Lynne Frayne

Methods and systems are provided for a 2-port integrated exhaust manifold for an inline-3, inline-6, V-6, and/or V-12 engine. In one example, a system may include an exhaust manifold integrated within a cylinder head of an engine block. The integrated exhaust manifold may include a first set of two runners from a first outer cylinder coupled to a first manifold exhaust port, a second set of two runners of a second outer cylinder coupled to a second manifold exhaust port, and one runner of an inner cylinder coupled to the first manifold exhaust port and another runner of the inner cylinder coupled to the second manifold exhaust port.

Two-port integrated exhaust manifold for an internal combustion engine having three cylinders

An engine is provided. The engine includes a piston operable to reciprocate in a cylinder, a crankshaft rotatably coupled to the piston, and a supercharger rotatably coupled to the crankshaft. The supercharger has an unequal distribution of mass along a longitudinal plane of the supercharger to provide a rotational counterbalance to reduce engine imbalance.

Engine balancing supercharger

An intake manifold system for an internal combustion engine includes inlet runners attached to a mounting flange. The inlet runners may be one piece with the mounting flange. A charge air control is mounted within the mounting flange, with the charge air control including a control shaft passage formed in the mounting flange, and a control shaft extending the length of the control shaft passage. The control shaft is journaled within the control shaft passage and carries a number of charge air control elements mounted for rotation with the control shaft.

Intake manifold system for internal combustion engine

Systems and methods for selectively activating and deactivating gas exchange valves in a variable displacement internal combustion engine include a rocker arm having a positioning device that opposes movement of a lash adjustment device while deactivated to position a coupling hole of the rocker arm within a desired coupling range to facilitate coupling of the rocker arm during subsequent activation of an associated engine cylinder.

Variable displacement engine having selectively engageable rocker arm with positioning device

A camshaft drive system for an internal combustion engine includes a drive sprocket fixed upon a crankshaft of the engine and a driven sprocket fixed upon a camshaft of the engine. A flexible power transmission element extends between the drive sprocket and driven sprocket. A tensioning device for the flexible power transmission element includes a linear actuator and a number of movable contactors for engaging and tensioning both the slack side and the tight side of the power transmission element, such that proper phasing of the camshaft with respect to the crankshaft is maintained.

Camshaft drive system for internal combustion engine

A thermostat cartridge assembly for a cooling system of an automotive vehicle including a housing The housing includes a first opening a second opening and a direct-flow opening A thermostat mechanism located at least partially within the housing adjusts the amount of coolant flowing between the first opening the second opening and the direct-flow opening An attachment mechanism attaches the thermostat cartridge assembly to the cooling system A releasing mechanism engages and disengages the thermostat cartridge assembly to and from the cooling system

Combination radiator and thermostat assembly

An air/fuel mixture induction system for an internal combustion engine having a pair of intake valves, an intake air/fuel mixture flow passage communicating with each valve, a primary mask surrounding a portion of the perimeter of one of the intake valves, the air/fuel mixture being directed from the intake valve over the remaining peripheral portion thereof, thereby establishing a swirl motion in the combustion chamber, a secondary bridge mask partially surrounding the other of the pair of intake valves, the secondary bridge mask having an air/fuel mixture flow controlling surface that directs the swirl motion of the air/fuel mixture in the direction of the axis of the cylinder whereby swirl motion progresses in the direction of the axis of the cylinder throughout the combustion chamber.

Air/fuel induction system for developing swirl motion of an air/fuel mixture

A cold start fuel preheat system for an internal combustion engine includes a housing and a fuel rail extending through the housing to deliver fuel to the internal combustion engine. The cold start fuel preheat system also includes a phase transform material disposed in the housing and about the fuel rail. The cold start fuel preheat system further includes a mechanism for heating the phase transform material such that the phase transform material stores the heat and transfers the stored heat to the fuel during cold start of the internal combustion engine.

Cold start fuel preheat system for internal combustion engine

An internal combustion engine with charge stratification and directed air flow is provided. A charge motion control valve is positioned in the upper intake manifold and bifurcated intake ports are utilized in the cylinder head which direct the air flow into one intake port when desired. This provides improved engine performance, emissions, and fuel economy with easier packaging and consequently reduced cost.

Charge motion control valve in upper intake manifold

A reciprocating internal combustion engine uses intake valve seats which are offset from the intake port center lines such that charge motion of the inlet charge will be increased without the need for a charge motion control valve, and without causing a loss of volumetric efficiency of the engine.

Internal combustion engine with offset intake valve seat for improved

An oiling system for an engine valve train includes a camshaft having an interior divided into separate internal lubrication passages, with the passages being sequentially supplied with lubricating oil so that the lobes of the cam are lubricated sequentially.

Intermittent oiling system for an internal combustion engine camshaft

An integral air cleaner-noise silencer assembly includes a filter element dividing the assembly into lower and upper parts, the upper part constituting a lid or cover for the filter and including a funnel-like clean air outlet containing a venturi with as small a throat as practical to provide a maximum restriction of noise with a minimum restriction to air flow, the air outlet and venturi being overlaid by a resonator chamber having an annular inlet surrounding and concentric with the venturi diffuser outlet for dampening the acoustical energy of engine sound waves, the venturi diffuser walls also reflecting the waves back toward the engine.

Integrated engine air cleaner and venturi resonator

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Michael Bruno Magnan