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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 25, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 15, 2008
Applicants:
Thomas G. Leone, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Donald J. Lewis, Howell, MI (US);
Robert A. Stein, Saline, MI (US);
Inventors:
Thomas G. Leone, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Donald J. Lewis, Howell, MI (US);
Robert A. Stein, Saline, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 43/00 (2006.01); F02M 25/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system for an engine, comprising of a cylinder of the engine; a first injector configured to inject a first substance to said cylinder; a second injector configured to inject a second substance to said cylinder; and a controller configured to commence combustion in the engine by injecting fuel into said cylinder, where said fuel is injected by only one of said first and second injectors during said start and/or warm-up.