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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.:

US 11280303 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2022

Filed:

Mar. 12, 2020

Sound enhancing system

Applicant:

Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);

Inventors:

M. Scott Christensen, Canton, MI (US);

Nicholas Herhusky, Dearborn, MI (US);

Michael Bastanipour, Ferndale, MI (US);

Hani Ayesh, Canton, MI (US);

Assignee:

Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);

Attorneys:

Geoffrey Brumbaugh

McCoy Russell LLP

Primary Examiner:

Audrey B Walter

Assistant Examiner:

Dapinder Singh

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 35/12 (2006.01); G06F 3/16 (2006.01); G10K 11/16 (2006.01); G10K 13/00 (2006.01); F02D 41/00 (2006.01); F02B 37/16 (2006.01); G10K 11/162 (2006.01); F02B 37/24 (2006.01); F02M 35/10 (2006.01); F02D 9/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 35/1294 (2013.01); F02B 37/16 (2013.01); F02B 37/24 (2013.01); F02D 9/08 (2013.01); F02D 41/0002 (2013.01); F02D 41/0077 (2013.01); F02M 35/10157 (2013.01); G06F 3/165 (2013.01); G10K 11/162 (2013.01); G10K 13/00 (2013.01); F02D 2200/04 (2013.01); F02D 2200/606 (2013.01);
Abstract

Methods and systems are provided for enhancing and delivering engine sounds to a vehicle cabin based on a selected mode. In one example, a method may include adjusting openings of one or more valves fluidically coupling one or more corresponding engine regions to a sound tube of a sound enhancing system based on the selected mode. Throttle opening may also be adjusted to compensate for air routed from the engine regions to the sound tube instead of flowing to the engine cylinders.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Christensen, M.. (2022). Sound enhancing system (U.S. Patent No. 11280303). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/11280303

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