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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 2010
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2007
Applicant:
Vincent J. Winstead, Mankato, MN (US);
Inventor:
Vincent J. Winstead, Mankato, MN (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 25/07 (2006.01); F02B 47/08 (2006.01); F02B 75/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An engine is operated with a first cylinder to provide a net flow of gases from the engine intake to the engine exhaust while a second cylinder returns combusted gases back to the intake to control a timing of auto-ignition combustion in the first cylinder.