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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2012
Applicants:
Eric Matthew Storhok, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Ralph Wayne Cunningham, Milan, MI (US);
Inventors:
Eric Matthew Storhok, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Ralph Wayne Cunningham, Milan, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02B 29/04 (2006.01); F02D 41/00 (2006.01); F02D 41/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 41/0082 (2013.01); F02D 41/0007 (2013.01); F02D 41/0085 (2013.01); F02D 41/1448 (2013.01); F02D 2041/001 (2013.01); Y02T 10/144 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for controlling differences in cylinder mixtures for a two cylinder bank engine having a turbocharger is presented. In one example, the description includes a method for adjusting valve timing to reduce cylinder mixture variation.