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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 11, 2019
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Ian Halleron, Chelmsford, GB;
Andres Arevalo, London, GB;
Jon Dixon, Maldon, GB;
Oliver Gee, London, GB;
Sean Harman, Southend on Sea, GB;
Zoltan Szilagyi, Budapest, HU;
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 41/22 (2006.01); F02M 26/49 (2016.01); F02M 26/53 (2016.01); F02M 26/48 (2016.01); F02D 41/00 (2006.01); F02D 41/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 26/49 (2016.02); F02D 41/0077 (2013.01); F02M 26/48 (2016.02); F02M 26/53 (2016.02); F02D 2041/2027 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for an EGR valve diagnostic. In one example, a method may include actuating an EGR valve between first and second positions. The method may further includes determining one or more characteristics of the EGR valve during the diagnostic to determine if an EGR valve cleaning is desired.