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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 11345326 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2022

Filed:

Mar. 25, 2020

Methods and system for starting an internal combustion engine

Applicant:

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

Inventors:

Jeffrey Allen Doering, Canton, MI (US);

Kevin Ray Ruybal, Canton, MI (US);

Jason Meyer, Canton, MI (US);

Mark Steven Yamazaki, Canton, MI (US);

Rajit Johri, Canton, MI (US);

Ming Lang Kuang, Canton, MI (US);

Assignee:

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

Attorneys:

David Kelley

McCoy Russell LLP

Primary Examiner:

Stacey A Fluhart

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 10/06 (2006.01); B60W 10/08 (2006.01); B60W 30/192 (2012.01); B60W 10/02 (2006.01); B60K 6/387 (2007.10); B60W 20/10 (2016.01); B60W 20/40 (2016.01); B60W 30/188 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 10/06 (2013.01); B60K 6/387 (2013.01); B60W 10/02 (2013.01); B60W 10/08 (2013.01); B60W 20/10 (2013.01); B60W 20/40 (2013.01); B60W 30/192 (2013.01); B60L 2240/423 (2013.01); B60W 30/1882 (2013.01); B60W 2540/10 (2013.01); B60W 2710/021 (2013.01); B60W 2710/0666 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method for operating a vehicle that may be automatically stopped and started is described. In one example, the method includes starting an engine via expansion stroke combustion in response to a request to urgently start the engine. In addition, the method includes adjusting a position of a compression relief valve in response to a predicted urgency of an engine start.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Doering, Jeffrey. (2022). Methods and system for starting an internal combustion engine (U.S. Patent No. 11345326). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/11345326

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