The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 06, 2011
Paul Gerard Nistler, Lawrence Park, PA (US);
Harold Hostettler, Lawrence Park, PA (US);
Shawn Gallagher, Lawrence Park, PA (US);
Luke Henry, Lawrence Park, PA (US);
Paul Gerard Nistler, Lawrence Park, PA (US);
Harold Hostettler, Lawrence Park, PA (US);
Shawn Gallagher, Lawrence Park, PA (US);
Luke Henry, Lawrence Park, PA (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
Dynamic health assessment systems and methods related to monitoring fuel flow control are provided. In one embodiment, a method for controlling a system having an engine is provided. The method includes during a no-load condition of the engine, stopping fuel injection by a plurality of fuel injectors of the engine, closing a valve that is operable to control fuel flow to a fuel pump that pumps fuel to a common fuel rail, and setting a degradation condition in response to a fuel rail pressure decay rate of a fuel pressure in the common fuel rail being greater than a decay threshold after a first designated duration.
Data source: USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) public patent records. Weekly synchronization. How IDiyas builds this profile