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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:
Aug. 16, 2011
Filed:
May. 15, 2008
Applicants:
Jonathan T. Shibata, Milan, MI (US);
Kenneth J. Buslepp, Brighton, MI (US);
Donovan L. Dibble, Utica, MI (US);
Mary Beth Furness, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Inventors:
Jonathan T. Shibata, Milan, MI (US);
Kenneth J. Buslepp, Brighton, MI (US);
Donovan L. Dibble, Utica, MI (US);
Mary Beth Furness, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/00 (2006.01); F02M 51/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An engine control system comprises a fuel quality calculation module and a fueling module. The fuel quality calculation module calculates a fuel quality value for fuel provided to an engine based on at least one operating parameter of the engine. The fueling module selectively increases an amount of fuel provided to the engine based on the fuel quality value.