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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2006
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2004
Applicants:
David J Kujawa, White Lake, MI (US);
Ken Hardman, Clarkston, MI (US);
Inventors:
David J Kujawa, White Lake, MI (US);
Ken Hardman, Clarkston, MI (US);
Assignee:
DaimlerChrysler Corporation, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02P 5/152 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for reducing the magnitude of a knock retard angle in a vehicle having a quantity of fuel and a system for determining the quantity of fuel. The method determines a previous fuel quantity and a present fuel quantity, determines from said present fuel quantity and said previous fuel quantity whether the quantity of fuel has increased; and decreases the magnitude of the knock retard angle upon determining the quantity of fuel has increased.