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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 13, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2014
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventor:
Yonghua Li, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 25/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 25/0809 (2013.01); F02M 25/0827 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for performing evaporative emissions leak detection in a vehicle are provided. In one embodiment, a method comprises initiating a leak test via an electronic controller in a vehicle responsive to selected route conditions. In this way, a leak test may run without premature termination, therefore saving resources.