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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. 28, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 10, 2017
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 41/06 (2006.01); F02N 11/08 (2006.01); F02D 29/02 (2006.01); B60W 10/06 (2006.01); B60W 10/08 (2006.01); B60W 10/10 (2012.01); B60W 10/18 (2012.01); B60W 10/26 (2006.01); B60W 20/40 (2016.01); F02D 25/00 (2006.01); F02D 41/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 41/062 (2013.01); B60W 10/06 (2013.01); B60W 10/08 (2013.01); B60W 10/10 (2013.01); B60W 10/18 (2013.01); B60W 10/26 (2013.01); B60W 20/40 (2013.01); F02D 25/00 (2013.01); F02D 29/02 (2013.01); F02N 11/0833 (2013.01); B60Y 2200/92 (2013.01); F02D 41/26 (2013.01); F02N 11/0814 (2013.01); F02N 11/0862 (2013.01); F02N 2200/061 (2013.01); F02N 2200/0801 (2013.01); F02N 2200/10 (2013.01); Y10S 903/93 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for operating a hybrid powertrain of a vehicle that includes an engine and a motor/generator are described. The systems and methods may judge whether or not to generate an engine start request when an engine is stopped in response to present vehicle operating conditions and predicted vehicle operating conditions.