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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:
Jun. 22, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2007
Applicants:
Xin He, Grosse Pointe, MI (US);
Russell P. Durrett, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Gerald P Malta, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Inventors:
Xin He, Grosse Pointe, MI (US);
Russell P. Durrett, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Gerald P Malta, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Assignee:
GM Global Technology Operations, Inc., Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02B 3/00 (2006.01); F02B 3/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method to manage and control engine operation includes injecting an initial mass of fuel into a combustion chamber to form a combustion charge, monitoring combustion and injecting a main mass of fuel into the combustion chamber substantially coincident with a start of combustion of the combustion charge.