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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:
Jun. 04, 1991

Filed:

Jan. 23, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:

Kazuhiro Umehara, Shizuoka, JP;

Tsugio Sugimoto, Shizuoka, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02P / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
123418 ; 123602 ;
Abstract

A method for controlling an engine for a marine vessel which includes, when a sudden fluctuation of a load is to be generated due to connecting or disconnecting of a load at a low speed of the engine, the step of advancing the spark ignition timing by a few degrees at the time the connecting or disconnecting is performed. A different feature is a method which includes, when the throttle opening of an engine for a marine vessel is changed from a predetermined opening degree to a substantially closed state, the step of advancing the spark ignition timing by a few degrees.


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