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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2010
Applicants:
Yong-wha Kim, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Michiel J. Van Nieuwstadt, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
IN Kwang Yoo, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Inventors:
Yong-Wha Kim, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Michiel J. Van Nieuwstadt, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
In Kwang Yoo, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 15/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A fuel injector diagnostic is disclosed. In one example, the diagnostic can determine if that amount of fuel injected or the timing of start of injection is degraded. Thus, the fuel injector diagnostic method can distinguish between different types of injector degradation.