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Patent No.:

US 11761387 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2023

Filed:

Jan. 05, 2023

System and method for fuel pump shutdown

Applicant:

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

Inventors:

Brien Fulton, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);

Carlos Armesto, Canton, MI (US);

Laural Suzanne-Hughes Feldmeier, Allen Park, MI (US);

Kevin M. Bird, South Lyon, MI (US);

Christopher Woodring, Canton, MI (US);

Timothy J. Knott, Canton, MI (US);

Assignee:

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

Attorneys:

Vincent Mastrogiacomo

McCoy Russell LLP

Primary Examiner:

Erick R Solis

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 53/00 (2006.01); F02M 59/44 (2006.01); F02D 1/02 (2006.01); F02D 41/38 (2006.01); F02M 59/34 (2006.01); F02M 65/00 (2006.01); F02M 51/04 (2006.01); F02M 59/02 (2006.01); F02M 53/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 1/02 (2013.01); F02D 1/025 (2013.01); F02D 41/3836 (2013.01); F02M 51/04 (2013.01); F02M 53/043 (2013.01); F02M 59/02 (2013.01); F02M 59/025 (2013.01); F02M 59/34 (2013.01); F02M 59/447 (2013.01); F02M 65/007 (2013.01); F02D 2200/0606 (2013.01);
Abstract

Methods and systems for operating an engine that includes two fuel pumps are described. In one example, a first fuel pump may be activated or remain activated in response to an engine shutdown request so that a second fuel pump may be cooled before the first fuel pump is deactivated in response to the engine shutdown request.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Fulton, Brien. (2023). System and method for fuel pump shutdown (U.S. Patent No. 11761387). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/11761387

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