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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2013
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Daniel T. Lin, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Eric F. Banners, Plymouth, MI (US);
Stephen M. Cicala, Dearborn Heights, MI (US);
Tim J. Kropf, Westland, MI (US);
Bradley D. Riedle, Northville, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 7/00 (2006.01); B60W 10/30 (2006.01); B60W 10/04 (2006.01); B60W 10/10 (2012.01); F16H 57/04 (2010.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 10/30 (2013.01); B60W 10/04 (2013.01); B60W 10/10 (2013.01); Y10T 477/688 (2015.01); F16H 57/0436 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of controlling a start-stop vehicle transmission pump, includes: assessing how long an engine has been turned off; and when the engine has been turned off for longer than a predetermined threshold and the vehicle is on, priming the transmission pump.