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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2009
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2006
Applicants:
Craig Stephan, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Richard Wineland, Chelsea, MI (US);
Larry Elie, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Clay Maranville, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Allan Gale, Livonia, MI (US);
Inventors:
Craig Stephan, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Richard Wineland, Chelsea, MI (US);
Larry Elie, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Clay Maranville, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Allan Gale, Livonia, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 53/06 (2006.01); F02M 61/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system and method to reduce the instantaneous power consumption during heating of a fuel injector is described. The system is capable of heating the fuel injectors of an engine at different times.