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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:
Aug. 12, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 10, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Paul Charles Mingo, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Xiaoying Zhang, Dearborn Hights, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01L 3/26 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01L 3/26 ;
Abstract
A method for determining engine position during engine starting is described wherein cylinder identification is determined based on either the absence or presence of a cylinder identification signal. The approach is used when it is determined that engine speed is large enough so that the cylinder identification signal can be recognized.