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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2006
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2001
Robert E. Adams, Edelstein, IL (US);
Douglas M. Chevalier, Morton, IL (US);
Jeffery T. Fischer, Brimfield, IL (US);
Robert C. Griffith, Jr., Chillioothe, IL (US);
Bin He, Peoria, IL (US);
Diane M. Laugel, Mason City, IL (US);
Robert E. Adams, Edelstein, IL (US);
Douglas M. Chevalier, Morton, IL (US);
Jeffery T. Fischer, Brimfield, IL (US);
Robert C. Griffith, Jr., Chillioothe, IL (US);
Bin He, Peoria, IL (US);
Diane M. Laugel, Mason City, IL (US);
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Abstract
An apparatus and method of controlling an engine by determining the state of an ignition command device and the speed of an engine and operating a fuel pump during a predetermined period in response to the ignition command device being in a predetermined state and the speed being substantially zero.