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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2011
David Cook, Mountain View, CA (US);
Dave Andre, Kirchheim unter Teck, DE;
Sungbae Park, Huissen, NL;
Aleksandar Kojic, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Hanho Song, Cupertino, CA (US);
Nalin Chaturvedi, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
David Cook, Mountain View, CA (US);
Dave Andre, Kirchheim unter Teck, DE;
Sungbae Park, Huissen, NL;
Aleksandar Kojic, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Hanho Song, Cupertino, CA (US);
Nalin Chaturvedi, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;
Abstract
A method of operating an internal combustion engine includes moving an exhaust valve to a first open position to enable an exhaust product to flow through an exhaust port of the internal combustion engine. The method also includes maintaining the exhaust valve at the first open position for a predetermined time period. The method also includes moving an intake valve to a second open position during the predetermined time period to enable an intake product to flow through an intake port of the internal combustion engine. Additionally, the method includes preventing at least a portion of the intake product from flowing through the exhaust port during the predetermined time period with a first blocking member and a second blocking member.