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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:
Oct. 16, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 10, 2009
Applicants:
Jun-mo Kang, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Hanho Yun, Oakland Township, MI (US);
Allen B. Rayl, Waterford, MI (US);
Vijay Ramappan, Novi, MI (US);
Matthew A. Wiles, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Inventors:
Jun-Mo Kang, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Hanho Yun, Oakland Township, MI (US);
Allen B. Rayl, Waterford, MI (US);
Vijay Ramappan, Novi, MI (US);
Matthew A. Wiles, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Assignee:
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02B 5/00 (2006.01); F02B 3/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Transitioning between combustion modes includes an intermediate combustion mode. Transitions are controlled in accordance with a preferred fuel mass and permissible fuel mass ranges corresponding to changing intake airflow.