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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:
Nov. 16, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 12, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Arthur J Buglione, Troy, MI (US);
Edmund Tworkowski, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Jeffrey P Cherry, Livonia, MI (US);
Assignee:
DaimlerChrysler Corporation, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02N 1/700 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02N 1/700 ;
Abstract
An idle stop-start control method includes initiating a monitoring system, determining if the engine is running, and monitoring the engine to detect a shut-down condition or a sustain condition. The method includes initiating the restarting of an engine based on the condition of input parameters.