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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.

Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2022

Filed:

Aug. 05, 2019
Applicant:

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

Inventors:

Hafiz Shafeek Khafagy, Dearborn, MI (US);

Eric Michael Rademacher, Beverly Hills, MI (US);

Ahmed Awadi, Farmington Hills, MI (US);

Daniel Yeaw, Dearborn, MI (US);

Paul Joseph Szuszman, Ann Arbor, MI (US);

Richard John Hippley, Canton, MI (US);

Assignee:

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

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02N 11/08 (2006.01); G07C 5/08 (2006.01); B60K 35/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G07C 5/0825 (2013.01); B60K 35/00 (2013.01); F02N 11/0822 (2013.01); B60K 2370/161 (2019.05); B60K 2370/167 (2019.05); F02N 2200/022 (2013.01); F02N 2200/0802 (2013.01); F02N 2200/102 (2013.01);
Abstract

Methods and systems are provided for restarting an engine following an engine idle-stop. In one example, a method may include, following a first unsuccessful engine restart attempt, prompting a driver, via a human machine interface (HMI) to apply a brake pedal and upon application of the brake pedal, carrying out one or more restart attempts. If the driver does not apply the brake pedal within the threshold duration, the driver may be prompted to manually restart the engine.


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