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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 23, 2014
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Alexander O'Connor Gibson, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Steven Wooldridge, Saline, MI (US);
David Bruce Reiche, Livonia, MI (US);
Brad Alan VanDerWege, Plymouth, MI (US);
Ethan D. Sanborn, Saline, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60T 7/12 (2006.01); F02D 41/30 (2006.01); F02D 41/04 (2006.01); F02D 41/06 (2006.01); F02D 41/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 41/30 (2013.01); F02D 41/0025 (2013.01); F02D 41/042 (2013.01); F02D 41/062 (2013.01); F02D 2041/0092 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and system for improving starting of an engine is presented. In one example, the method selects a first cylinder to receive fuel since engine stop based on intake valve closing time. The method also describes selecting the first cylinder to receive fuel since engine stop based on an end of fuel injection time.