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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 16, 2014
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Donald J. Lewis, Bath Springs, TN (US);
Jeffrey Scott Hepburn, Birmingham, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 17/04 (2006.01); F01M 13/00 (2006.01); F02M 25/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01M 13/00 (2013.01); F01M 13/0011 (2013.01); F02M 25/06 (2013.01); F01M 2013/0038 (2013.01); F02D 2250/08 (2013.01); Y02T 10/121 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system and method for improving processing of gases contained within the crankcase of an internal combustion engine is presented. The system is especially suited for single boiling point fuels because it allows the storage of such fuels until the fuel can be opportunistically combusted.