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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 27, 2010
Applicants:
Alex O'connor Gibson, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
John Anthony Demarco, Lake Orion, MI (US);
Allan Roy Gale, Livonia, MI (US);
Robert Michael Grant, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Inventors:
Alex O'Connor Gibson, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
John Anthony DeMarco, Lake Orion, MI (US);
Allan Roy Gale, Livonia, MI (US);
Robert Michael Grant, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02N 11/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system for improving engine starting is disclosed. In one example, an engine starting is improved by providing a variable load to the engine during engine starting. The variable load may be provided by controlling alternator field current during the engine start.