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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:
Mar. 18, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Steven Douglas Thomson, El Paso, TX (US);
Assignee:
Delphi Technologies, Inc., Troy, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02P 5/08 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02P 5/08 ;
Abstract
A method for altering engine ignition timing includes removing a centered gear tooth sensor from an engine. The centered gear tooth sensor is replaced with an offset gear tooth sensor. The offset gear tooth sensor includes a sensing element that forms a sensing angle, &agr;, with respect to a center diametric axis defined by a target wheel. The engine ignition timing is altered by an angular amount equal to the sensing angle, &agr;, of the sensing element.