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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 07, 2007
Applicants:
Mark William Peters, Wolverine Lake, MI (US);
Jason Eugene Devries, Belleville, MI (US);
John M. Roth, Grosse Ile, MI (US);
John Hedges, Canton, MI (US);
Inventors:
Mark William Peters, Wolverine Lake, MI (US);
Jason Eugene Devries, Belleville, MI (US);
John M. Roth, Grosse Ile, MI (US);
John Hedges, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02P 5/145 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of operating an engine including varying a level of ignition energy provided to the engine during an engine start is provided. For example, the ignition energy level may be varied responsive to the amount of alcohol in fuel delivered to the engine in order to improve cold engine starting with higher alcohol fuels.