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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2018
Filed:
May. 12, 2014
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventor:
Mark Allen Dearth, Dearborn, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 69/04 (2006.01); F02M 33/00 (2006.01); F17C 1/00 (2006.01); F02M 21/02 (2006.01); F02D 19/06 (2006.01); F02D 19/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 33/00 (2013.01); F02D 19/0647 (2013.01); F02D 19/0671 (2013.01); F02D 19/10 (2013.01); F02M 21/0218 (2013.01); F17C 1/00 (2013.01); Y02T 10/32 (2013.01); Y02T 10/36 (2013.01);
Abstract
Embodiments are disclosed that relate to refueling a dual fuel internal combustion engine. In one example, a method comprises supplying a liquid fuel to a fuel tank configured to store both the liquid fuel and a gaseous fuel, if a pressure in the fuel tank is less than a threshold pressure.