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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 07, 2011
Applicant:
Mike M. Mcdonald, Macomb, MI (US);
Inventor:
Mike M. McDonald, Macomb, MI (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 41/12 (2006.01); F02D 13/04 (2006.01); F02D 25/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system for a vehicle includes a trigger module, a fuel control module, and a cylinder control module. The trigger module generates a trigger when an engine speed is greater than a first predetermined speed. The first predetermined speed is greater than zero. The fuel control module cuts off fuel to cylinders of the engine in response to the generation of the trigger. The cylinder control module selectively disables opening of intake and exhaust valves of the cylinders in response to the generation of the trigger after the fuel is cut off.