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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:
Jun. 12, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 03, 2016
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Hafiz Shafeek Khafagy, Dearborn, MI (US);
Eric Michael Rademacher, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Yunjiao Cai, South Lyon, MI (US);
Hank L. Kwong, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Hussam Makkiya, Troy, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 30/18 (2012.01); F02N 11/08 (2006.01); B60W 10/18 (2012.01); B60W 10/06 (2006.01); F16H 63/50 (2006.01); F16H 61/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 30/18054 (2013.01); B60W 10/06 (2013.01); B60W 10/182 (2013.01); F02N 11/0833 (2013.01); F16H 63/50 (2013.01); B60W 2510/101 (2013.01); B60W 2520/06 (2013.01); B60W 2550/142 (2013.01); B60W 2710/186 (2013.01); F16H 61/32 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle includes an engine, automatic transmission, and a controller. The engine is configured to auto-start and auto-stop. The automatic transmission has a shift-by-wire gear selector. The controller is programmed to, in response to shifting the gear selector to a neutral position while the engine is running, command the engine to auto-stop.