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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2008
Applicants:
Gopichandra Surnilla, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Christian T. Goralski, Jr., St. Paul, MN (US);
Stephen B. Smith, Livonia, MI (US);
James P. O'neill, Commerce, MI (US);
Garry Zawacki, Livonia, MI (US);
Inventors:
Gopichandra Surnilla, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Christian T. Goralski, Jr., St. Paul, MN (US);
Stephen B. Smith, Livonia, MI (US);
James P. O'Neill, Commerce, MI (US);
Garry Zawacki, Livonia, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An engine having a first and second bank of cylinders is disclosed. The engine may have improved fuel economy and emission as compared to other similar engines. In one example, engine cylinders may be deactivated.