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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2009
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2007
Applicants:
Gary A. Nichols, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Daniel L. Mckay, Brighton, MI (US);
Inventors:
Gary A. Nichols, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Daniel L. McKay, Brighton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Delphi Technologies, Inc., Troy, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 9/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An electronic throttle control system and method for detecting a throttle plate obstruction when the ignition key is on and the engine is either not running or running, and for clearing the throttle plate obstruction before a fault setting is set by the ECU.