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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:
May. 14, 2002
Filed:
Jul. 07, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Mazen Hammoud, Dearborn, MI (US);
Mohammad Haghgooie, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford GLobal Tech., Inc., Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 1/302 ; F02D 4/114 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 1/302 ; F02D 4/114 ;
Abstract
A system and method for dynamically controlling the torque output of the various cylinders of a camless internal combustion engine. The system and method selectively alter the timing profiles of the engine's valves, effective to balance the torque outputs of the engine's cylinders.