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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2012
Applicant:
Sam Hashemi, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Inventor:
Sam Hashemi, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 41/00 (2006.01); F02D 41/02 (2006.01); F02N 11/04 (2006.01); F02D 41/04 (2006.01); F02N 11/08 (2006.01); F02N 19/00 (2010.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 41/0295 (2013.01); F02N 11/04 (2013.01); F02D 41/042 (2013.01); F02N 11/0814 (2013.01); F02N 2019/008 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and systems for controlling an engine that may be automatically stopped and started are presented. In one example, a method adjusts an amount of current to an electric device applying torque to an engine to adjust an amount of air that is pumped through the engine to a catalyst. The methods and systems may reduce engine emissions.