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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 22, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 06, 2009
Applicants:
Gopichandra Surnilla, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
AL Henry Berger, Brownstown, MI (US);
Wan Joe Chen, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Christopher House, Belleville, MI (US);
Inventors:
Gopichandra Surnilla, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Al Henry Berger, Brownstown, MI (US);
Wan Joe Chen, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Christopher House, Belleville, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 41/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method adjusts a torque differential between firing cylinders based on engine speed such that greater torque differentials are provided at higher engine speeds. Further, the torque differential may be adjusted based on the firing pattern of the cylinders.