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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:
Jun. 12, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 27, 2010
Applicants:
Hossein Javaherian, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Alan W. Brown, Canton, MI (US);
Michael P. Nolan, Warren, MI (US);
Inventors:
Hossein Javaherian, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Alan W. Brown, Canton, MI (US);
Michael P. Nolan, Warren, MI (US);
Assignee:
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02P 5/04 (2006.01); F02P 5/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Operating an engine includes monitoring engine crank position, a corresponding engine torque, and an engine operating point. A state of an engine control parameter is adjusted in response to a difference between an identified location of peak torque and a preferred location of peak torque.