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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 08, 2010
Applicants:
Thomas G. Leone, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Robert Walter Mccabe, Novi, MI (US);
Inventors:
Thomas G. Leone, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Robert Walter McCabe, Novi, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02B 43/08 (2006.01); F02B 43/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Various systems and methods are described for a controlling a flow of reformate fuel in a fuel system which includes a reformer and a storage tank coupled to an engine in a vehicle. The system includes a pump located between the reformer and the storage tank that is selectively operated in order to reduce parasitic losses on the system.