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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:
May. 24, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2008
Applicants:
Mike M. MC Donald, Macomb, MI (US);
Frederick J. Rozario, Fenton, MI (US);
William C. Albertson, Clinton Township, MI (US);
Inventors:
Mike M. Mc Donald, Macomb, MI (US);
Frederick J. Rozario, Fenton, MI (US);
William C. Albertson, Clinton Township, MI (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 7/00 (2006.01); F02D 7/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A control system comprising a spark knock detection module that detects a spark knock in an engine of a hybrid vehicle, and a torque control module that selectively regulates an engine torque output and an electric machine torque output based on the spark knock. A method comprising detecting a spark knock in an engine of a hybrid vehicle, and selectively regulating an engine torque output and an electric machine torque output based on the spark knock.