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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2011
Applicants:
Daniel G. Brennan, Brighton, MI (US);
Steven Joseph Swantick, Livonia, MI (US);
Inventors:
Daniel G. Brennan, Brighton, MI (US);
Steven Joseph Swantick, Livonia, MI (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 28/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system for controlling an engine in a vehicle according to the principles of the present disclosure includes a fuel control module and a valve control module. The fuel control module controls fuel delivery to a cylinder of the engine. The valve control module closes an exhaust valve of the cylinder when fuel delivery to the cylinder is disabled during operation of the vehicle and exhaust gas has been exhausted from the cylinder after fuel delivery to the cylinder is disabled.