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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7007645 | Method and apparatus for controlling CVVT of an engine Controlling of a CVVT can be improved by controlling the CVVT based on an estimated oil temperature, the estimated oil temperature being calculated on the basis of a coolant temperature at starting of the engine and a period of time that has elapsed after the starti... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7007641 | Electro-hydraulic assembly for controlling engine valve deactivation A Lifter Oil Manifold Assembly or LOMA has a metal deckplate with a non-metallic valve mount/stiffener having elastomeric seals on the surface contacting the deckplate. The electrically operated valves for controlling flow to individual valve lifters are mounted on ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7004124 | Valve strategy for operating a controlled auto-ignition four-stroke internal combustion engine Low load operating point for a controlled auto-ignition four-stroke internal combustion engine is reduced without compromising combustion stability through a valve control operative to establish sub-atmospheric pressure conditions within the combustion chamber into ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7004148 | Control apparatus for internal combustion engine During cylinder cut-off in which fuel injection for some cylinder(s) is halted, a variable valve operation mechanism or the halted cylinder is controlled based on an operating state of the engine whereby engine vibration is reduced during cylinder cut-off operation.... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7004141 | Method and apparatus for obtaining a consistent pedal position for a vehicle having an engine with displacement on demand An engine control system in a vehicle including a variable displacement internal combustion engine, an intake manifold coupled to the internal combustion engine, a throttle coupled to the intake manifold, a controller for controlling the throttle and the engine, an ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6997214 | Intake tubing for engines An intake tubing includes a tubular member having a number of helical protuberances and a number of helical grooves formed in an inner peripheral surface, an inlet end for receiving fluid, and an outlet end for coupling to an engine. The helical protuberances and th... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6997148 | Engine valve actuator An engine valve actuator for an internal combustion engine is provided. The actuator includes a housing having an opening. An adjustment member is disposed in the housing and defines a fluid chamber having a chamber wall. A piston is also disposed in the opening. Th... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6997401 | Fuel injector nozzle adapter A fuel injector adapter for providing nitrous oxide to an internal combustion engine is disclosed. The nozzle has a fuel injector passage, having a central axis and terminating at an injector outlet, for passing fuel from a fuel injector to an engine. The nozzle als... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6994069 | Hydraulic control device for valve trains of engine A hydraulic control device for valve trains of an engine having cylinders which are optionally deactivated by applying oil pressure to the valve train so as to suspend the operations of associated intake and exhaust valves, the hydraulic control device comprising a ... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6988487 | Fuel injection control device of internal combustion engine The present invention provides a fuel injection control device which can prevent the occurrence of a phenomenon that when a pressure of fuel in the inside of a pressure storage chamber is elevated during a fuel cut, and the injection of fuel is restarted, the fuel i... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6988471 | Engine valve actuation system An engine valve actuation system includes an engine valve moveable between first and second positions, a valve actuation assembly connected to move the engine valve between the first and second positions, a fluid actuator configured to selectively modify a timing of... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6988481 | Control system for cylinder cut-off internal combustion engine In a control system for an internal combustion engine having a plurality of cylinders whose operation of the engine can be switched between full-cylinder operation during which all of the cylinders are operative and cut-off-cylinder operation during which some of th... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6978751 | Cam follower arm for an internal combustion engine A valve train in an internal combustion engine, and a method of adjusting the valve timing setting of a valve in such a valve train, are disclosed. In one embodiment, the present invention relates to an engine that includes a crankcase with a cylinder, a valve, a pu... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6968813 | Electromagnetic spool valve An electromagnetic spool valve includes a spool valve, an electromagnetic actuator, and a bracket. The spool valve includes a cylindrical sleeve and a spool. The cylindrical sleeve includes an input/output ports for fluid to flow through. The spool is axially slidab... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6966287 | CAM phaser and DOD coordination for engine torque control A torque control system for regulating operation of a displacement on demand engine that is operable in an activated mode and a deactivated mode includes a throttle that regulates air flow into the engine and a cam phaser that regulates a torque output of the engine... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6964252 | Valve lifter for internal combustion engine A valve lifter is disclosed comprising a lifter housing having a receiver, a switch retainer having at least one bore, and a key disposed in the at least one bore. The key is movable into the receiver to lock the switch retainer against movement relative to the lift... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6962143 | High-efficiency, low emission gasoline engines for heavy-duty applications A heavy-duty flame propagation engine has control systems and exhaust aftertreatment systems adapted to provide ultra-low emissions relative to Diesel engines while achieving comparable fuel consumption at reduced emission levels. The control systems include exhaust... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6959684 | Torque based cylinder deactivation with vacuum correction An engine control system controls transitions between activated and deactivated modes in a displacement on demand engine. The engine control system includes an engine speed sensor that generates an engine speed signal and a controller that calculates a torque reserv... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6955146 | System for variably actuating valves in internal combustion engines A system for variably actuating valves by means of cams for internal combustion engines has the following type of construction: A camshaft is rotationally supported in the cylinder head and has a fixed position in relation to the valves and their associated stroke-t... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6953015 | Engine An engine has a first camshaft having a power input portion at one end thereof and a second camshaft interlocked and connected with the first camshaft at one end portion thereof have axes which are parallel with each other and are rotatably supported on a cylinder h... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6953021 | Controller of hybrid vehicle A control device for a hybrid vehicle having an engine and a motor as driving sources for the vehicle, and when decelerating, the control device stops the fuel supply to the engine and generates energy by regenerative braking. The engine is a cylinder pause-type eng... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6951148 | Device for converting a rotational movement into a reciprocating movement A device for transforming a rotational movement into a reciprocating to-and-fro movement has a cam element on a driven carrier shaft. The cam element has an eccentric control area, or lobe. A cam follower can be displaced or pivoted by the cam element. The cam eleme... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6950737 | Transmission control system A transmission system includes a Central Processing Unit (CPU) that controls truck braking energy by sharing energy dissipation between clutch packs. The CPU reduces engine speed and then slips the two clutch packs at the same time to maintain a reduced turbine spee... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6948466 | Finger lever of a valve train of an internal combustion engine The invention proposes a finger lever (1) of a valve train of an internal combustion engine, said finger lever (1) being switchable to different valve lifts for at least one gas exchange valve and comprising an outer lever (2) having two arms ( | 09/27/2005 |
| 6950739 | Motor controller of deceleration idling-cylinder engine vehicle A motor control device for a vehicle having a deceleration deactivatable engine which includes at least one deactivatable cylinder which is deactivated during a deceleration traveling of the vehicle, and which is started by a motor when the operation thereof transit... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6948463 | Cylinder head A cylinder head for a combustion cylinder of an internal combustion engine is provided, which has at least one inlet opening and at least one outlet opening, as well as gas exchange valves which are operable by electrohydraulic valve actuators, some of which gas exc... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6945048 | Exhaust pressure restriction device with bypass passageway An exhaust pressure restriction device with bypass passageway is provided. The device comprises a turbocharger having a turbine portion, a restrictor fitting and a bypass fitting. The turbine includes an exhaust gas inlet, a turbine wheel, an exhaust gas outlet and ... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6941909 | System and method for actuating an engine valve An engine valve actuator is provided. The actuator includes an actuator housing that defines a tank adapted to store a supply of fluid and a bore in fluid communication with the tank. A piston is slidably disposed in the bore of the actuator housing. The piston is a... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6939263 | Control device for hybrid vehicle A control device for a hybrid vehicle which enables an improvement in fuel consumption by means of a cylinder deactivation operation while maintaining brake performance. The hybrid vehicle has an engine (E) and a motor (M) for outputting power for driving the vehicl... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6938412 | Removing nitrogen oxides during a lean-burn engine cold start An apparatus and a method for removing NOx from an exhaust stream of a lean-burn engine during an engine cold start are provided. The apparatus includes a close-coupled LNT coupled to a main LNT by a hollow conduit. NOx from the cold exhaust is initially stored on t... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6938410 | Temperature management of catalyst system for a variable displacement engine A system and method for controlling an internal combustion engine having a plurality of cylinders, at least some of which may be selectively deactivated to provide variable displacement operation, including temperature management of at least one engine/vehicle compo... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6935115 | Controlling airflow to multiple engine modules with a single throttle body A multi-engine power plant, includes a first internal combustion engine module having an air intake and an output shaft for delivering power, a second internal combustion engine module having an air intake and an output shaft for delivering power, and a single throt... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6935289 | Valve drive system for four-stroke engine A valve drive system capable of reducing the friction resistance of rocker arms and facilitating replacement work of tappet-clearance adjusting shims. The valve drive system can comprise a rocker arm that is slidable between a first position at which the pushing por... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6935295 | Combustion-assisted engine start/stop operation with cylinder/valve deactivation A method for enabling combustion-assisted engine starting includes adjusting a throttle valve to provide an air flow rate to an engine of a vehicle that is sufficient to create starting torque. Fuel that is sufficient to create starting torque is injected into a cyl... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6935316 | Fail-operational internal combustion engine An engine system is provided. The inventive system includes a single engine which continues to operate at partial power after a single, or several, failures of any of several subsystems. ... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6931839 | Apparatus and method for reduced cold start emissions An exhaust system for an internal combustion engine having a plurality of cylinders, comprising: a exhaust manifold for providing fluid communication of exhaust of the plurality of cylinders to a catalytic converter, the exhaust manifold comprising a first exhaust p... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6928982 | Controlling engine charge dilution for fuel efficiency Fuel consumption in a vehicle engine is reduced by varying charge dilution in an intake manifold of the engine to maintain a pressure in the intake manifold within a predetermined range. Pumping work performed by engine cylinders is reduced, which reduces fuel consu... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6928988 | Control system for engine An electronically controlled engine management system for a multi-cylinder engine unnoticeably disables and enables various cylinder groups to preserve fuel economy. The engine management system enables the operator to enjoy high torque represented from a multi-cyli... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6925982 | Overall scheduling of a lean burn engine system A method is disclosed for controlling operation of an engine coupled to an exhaust treatment catalyst. Under predetermined conditions, the method operates an engine with a first group of cylinders combusting a lean air/fuel mixture and a second group of cylinders pu... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6925376 | System for diagnosing operation of a cooling system for an internal combustion engine A system for diagnosing operation of a cooling system for an internal combustion engine includes a coolant temperature sensor producing a temperature signal corresponding to coolant fluid temperature, means for determining either an engine load or a throttle percent... | 08/02/2005 |
