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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:
Feb. 28, 2006
Filed:
Jun. 03, 2003
Applicants:
Scott R. Schuricht, Normal, IL (US);
David A. Pierpont, Dunlap, IL (US);
Travis E. Barnes, Metamora, IL (US);
Inventors:
Scott R. Schuricht, Normal, IL (US);
David A. Pierpont, Dunlap, IL (US);
Travis E. Barnes, Metamora, IL (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60T 7/70 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and apparatus for determining a parameter associated with a delivery of fuel in an engine. The method and apparatus includes determining an initial parameter value associated with the delivery of fuel, determining at least one compensation factor based on a heating effect of a fuel and a fuel system, and applying the at least one compensation factor to the initial parameter value to derive a compensated parameter value.