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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 16, 2008
Applicants:
Thomas G. Leone, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Robert A. Stein, Saline, MI (US);
Inventors:
Thomas G. Leone, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Robert A. Stein, Saline, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 23/00 (2006.01); F02D 41/00 (2006.01); F02B 33/44 (2006.01); F02B 23/00 (2006.01); F02B 47/00 (2006.01); F02B 43/00 (2006.01); F02B 13/00 (2006.01); F02M 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Methods and systems for separating fuel and supplying the separated fuel to an engine are disclosed. In one example, alcohol is separated from a blend of alcohol and gasoline. The methods and systems may improve fuel separator operation by adjusting separator operation in response to engine operating conditions.