The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Sep. 18, 2007
Filed:
Jul. 14, 2006
Applicants:
Urs Christen, Aachen, DE;
Paul Moraal, vp vaals, NL;
Alain Chevalier, Henri-Chapelle, BE;
Katie Vantine, Aachen, DE;
Inventors:
Urs Christen, Aachen, DE;
Paul Moraal, vp vaals, NL;
Alain Chevalier, Henri-Chapelle, BE;
Katie Vantine, Aachen, DE;
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06G 7/70 (2006.01); F02M 25/07 (2006.01); F02B 47/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for monitoring combustion stability of an HCCI internal combustion engine equipped with a crankshaft, an intake manifold and at least one cylinder, wherein stability is determined based on a deviation of an engine operating parameter such as, for example engine load or engine speed, from a predetermined threshold.