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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:
Mar. 09, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 18, 2019
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 26/00 (2016.01); F02M 26/49 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 26/49 (2016.02); F02M 2026/001 (2016.02);
Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for adjusting an EGR valve operation based on results from an EGR valve diagnostic. In one example, a method may include executing the EGR valve diagnostic during an engine deactivation, wherein the EGR valve diagnostic estimates an EGR valve stickiness used to adjust the EGR valve operation.