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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2011
Applicant:
Vincent Edward Mariucci, Canton, MI (US);
Inventor:
Vincent Edward Mariucci, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 41/40 (2006.01); F02M 25/08 (2006.01); F02D 13/02 (2006.01); F02D 41/00 (2006.01); F02B 75/12 (2006.01); F02D 41/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 41/402 (2013.01); F02D 13/0219 (2013.01); F02D 41/0042 (2013.01); F02M 25/089 (2013.01); F02B 2075/125 (2013.01); F02D 13/0265 (2013.01); F02D 41/182 (2013.01); F02D 2250/38 (2013.01); Y02T 10/123 (2013.01); Y02T 10/18 (2013.01); Y02T 10/44 (2013.01);
Abstract
An engine system and method for reducing soot produced by an engine is disclosed. In one example, during purging of stored fuel vapors, a number of fuel injections to a cylinder during a cylinder cycle are maximized to reduce soot formation. The system and method may reduce soot formation within an engine.