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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. 07, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 13, 2010
Applicants:
Jun-mo Kang, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Hanho Yun, Oakland Township, MI (US);
Nicole Wermuth, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Paul M. Najt, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Inventors:
Jun-Mo Kang, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Hanho Yun, Oakland Township, MI (US);
Nicole Wermuth, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Paul M. Najt, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01L 1/34 (2006.01); F02B 17/00 (2006.01); F02B 47/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An engine is transitioned from a first combustion mode to a second combustion mode. Phase and lift of the intake and exhaust valves are sequentially adjusted corresponding to intake air cylinder volume and residual gas cylinder volume corresponding to the first and second combustion modes.