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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2014
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Joseph F. Stanek, Northville, MI (US);
Lisa Scott, Northville, MI (US);
Jeffrey Alan Palic, Canton, MI (US);
Mark Davison, Dearborn, MI (US);
John A Lockwood, Canton, MI (US);
Donald Charles Franks, Linden, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC., Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 35/00 (2006.01); B60K 28/10 (2006.01); B67D 7/32 (2010.01); F02N 11/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 28/10 (2013.01); B67D 7/3245 (2013.01); F02D 35/00 (2013.01); F02N 11/0833 (2013.01); B60Y 2300/30 (2013.01); B60Y 2300/436 (2013.01); B60Y 2400/301 (2013.01); F02N 2200/08 (2013.01); F02N 2200/123 (2013.01); Y10S 903/902 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, inhibiting operation of an internal combustion engine of a vehicle based on a proximity of the vehicle to a fueling location.