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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 02, 2018
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Hafiz Khafagy, Dearborn, MI (US);
Ahmed Awadi, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Hussam Makkiya, Dearborn, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02N 11/08 (2006.01); F02D 41/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02N 11/0822 (2013.01); F02D 41/042 (2013.01); F02D 2200/60 (2013.01); F02N 11/0803 (2013.01); F02N 2200/023 (2013.01); F02N 2200/101 (2013.01); F02N 2200/102 (2013.01); F02N 2300/2002 (2013.01); F02N 2300/2011 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for operating a vehicle that includes an engine that may be automatically stopped and started are described. In one example, inhibiting of automatic engine stopping and starting may be withdrawn in response to a change in driver vehicle settings or when a temperature of an engine is less than a threshold temperature.