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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2011
Filed:
May. 10, 2010
Applicants:
Thomas G. Leone, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Donald J. Lewis, Vancouver, WA (US);
Robert A. Stein, Saline, MI (US);
Inventors:
Thomas G. Leone, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Donald J. Lewis, Vancouver, WA (US);
Robert A. Stein, Saline, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 41/00 (2006.01); F02B 13/00 (2006.01); F02D 41/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of controlling fuel supplied to an engine of a vehicle is provided. The method may improve engine starting during cold operating conditions. In one example, the type of fuel injected to the engine is changed in response to operating conditions.