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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 08, 2020
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Justin Badger, Plymouth, MI (US);
Kenneth Frederick, Dearborn, MI (US);
Robert Hurley, Plymouth, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02P 5/00 (2006.01); F02N 11/08 (2006.01); B60W 10/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02N 11/0818 (2013.01); B60W 10/06 (2013.01); F02N 2200/023 (2013.01); F02N 2200/0801 (2013.01); F02N 2200/101 (2013.01); F02N 2200/102 (2013.01); F02N 2300/102 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for operating a spark ignition engine that includes a particulate filter in the engine's exhaust system are described. In one example, a threshold temperature at which the spark ignition engine may be automatically stopped is adjusted according to an amount of soot that is stored in the particulate filter.