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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.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 1991
Filed:
May. 15, 1989
Arthur R Ferguson, Northbrook, IL (US);
David E Rawlings, Palatine, IL (US);
Outboard Marine Corporation, Waukegan, IL (US);
Abstract
A control system for an internal combustion engine, the control system receiving an input signal from an engine speed sensor, receiving an input signal from an engine knock sensor, advancing the spark timing of the internal combustion engine until a knock signal is received from the knock sensor, and, in response to receipt of a knock signal from the knock sensor, retarding the spark timing of the internal combustion engine until a knock signal is no longer received from the knock sensor and thereafter maintaining a substantially constant spark timing until the signal received from the engine speed sensor indicates a change in engine speed.