The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Dec. 03, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2010
Brien Lloyd Fulton, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Gopal Krishna Chamarthi, Saline, MI (US);
Dean Pennala, Howell, MI (US);
David Curtis Ives, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
David Robert Nader, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Paul Martin Niessen, Plymouth, MI (US);
Jason Ronald Smith, Dearborn, MI (US);
Brien Lloyd Fulton, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Gopal Krishna Chamarthi, Saline, MI (US);
Dean Pennala, Howell, MI (US);
David Curtis Ives, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
David Robert Nader, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Paul Martin Niessen, Plymouth, MI (US);
Jason Ronald Smith, Dearborn, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A method for operating a turbocharged engine is disclosed. In one example, an engine operation is adjusted in response to a turbocharger expansion ratio. Degradation of the engine may be reduced under some engine operating conditions by adjusting engine operation in response to the turbocharger expansion ratio.