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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8171912 | Method and system for pre-ignition control Methods and systems are provided for addressing cylinder pre-ignition by adjusting a spray angle of fuel injected into a cylinder responsive to an indication of pre-ignition. A spray pattern of fuel injected in the cylinder is varied based on a cylinder pre-ignition... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8136504 | HCCI heavy mixing mode A method for operating a multi-stroke homogeneous charge compression ignition engine is described. The method includes late intake valve opening (LIVO) and also cycling air and fuel charge from the cylinder back into the intake manifold during a compression stroke t... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8132555 | Event based engine control system and method A system for starting an engine is described. In one example, the engine is supplied two fuels via two injectors. The method may improve engine starting and reduce engine emissions. ... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8096280 | Fuel injection system and fuel injector with improved spray generation The present invention relates to a fuel injection system for a combustion engine. The system comprises a source of fuel, an injector and a means for delivering pressurized fuel strokes to said injector, said injector being arranged for generating at least two fuel j... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8056531 | Shallow piston bowl and injector spray pattern for a gasoline, direct-injection engine A combustion system for a direct-injection, spark-ignition engine is disclosed. A side-mounted fuel injector located outboard the intake valves directs multiple fuel jets into a shallow, spherical bowl formed in a domed piston. Both good mixing to facilitate good ai... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8051829 | Method for controlling low temperature combustion A method for adjusting fuel injection of an engine is disclosed. In one example, fuel injection timing is adjusted to account for fuels having different cetane numbers. Operation of the engine may be improved especially during conditions where combustion phase may v... | 11/08/2011 |
| 7966991 | Method and apparatus for controlling combustion mode transitions in an internal combustion engine An internal combustion engine is operative in a spark ignition combustion mode and a controlled auto-ignition combustion mode. Operating the engine includes commanding a transition from a first combustion mode to a second combustion mode. A change in openings and cl... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7886712 | Method and device for operating an internal combustion engine A method and a device for operating an internal combustion engine make it possible to shift the combustion limit. In this context, a predefined output variable of the internal combustion engine such as the torque, for example, is realized in at least one operating s... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7765980 | Internal combustion engine and method for operating an internal combustion engine by means of a laser ignition unit The invention relates to a method for operating an internal combustion engine including a fuel-injection unit and a laser ignition-unit. According to the invention, during a compression cycle of the internal combustion engine, fuel is injected into the combustion ch... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7765979 | System for controlling the operation of a diesel engine of a motor vehicle System for controlling the operation of a motor vehicle diesel engine in which the supply of fuel to the cylinders is controlled as a function of the pressure of a reference cylinder acquired and a predetermined desired fuel supply value for each cylinder, the suppl... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7740002 | Fuel injector A fuel injector has a spray nozzle with a plurality of spray discharge orifices, each of which has an elongated cross-section having a major axis orientable to a center electrode of a spark plug in the combustion chamber. ... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7730872 | Engine with water and/or ethanol direct injection plus gas port fuel injectors A system for an engine, comprising of a cylinder located in the engine, a first injector configured to inject gasoline fuel into said cylinder, and a second injector configured to inject a fluid into said cylinder, said fluid containing at least some water. ... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7690348 | Direct-injection spark-ignition internal combustion engine In the top face of a piston (6), there is formed a cavity (30) having a bottom surface (32) which slopes downward toward an exhaust side and which includes a raised part (32a) extending from near the center of the bottom surface to... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7685992 | Method for operating an internal combustion engine, and control or regulating device for an internal combustion engine In a method for operating a direct-injection internal combustion engine, a position of at least one piston inside a cylinder in which the combustion engine is at a standstill is determined; and a starting cylinder into which fuel is injected first is selected for a ... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7685991 | Engine and a method of making same An internal combustion engine 10 is provided with cylinders 19 having a predetermined surface finish thereon comprising of at least two differing patterns. The first pattern is designed to provide a predetermined storage volume for oil used to lubricat... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7654246 | Apparatus and method for controlling transient operation of an engine operating in a homogeneous charge compression ignition combustion mode When operating in a homogeneous charge compression ignition combustion mode, an in-cylinder condition guided fueling function and a dedicated exhaust burner disposed in an exhaust gas recirculation system of the engine are used to burn excess oxygen in recirculated ... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7621256 | System and method for boosted direct injection engine An engine system, comprising of a combustion chamber selectively communicating with an intake manifold via at least an intake valve and an exhaust manifold via at least an exhaust valve, a turbocharger including a compressor operatively coupled to the intake manifol... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7565893 | Spark ignited direct injection flow geometry for improved combustion An engine assembly may include an engine block defining a cylinder bore, a piston disposed within the bore, and a spark ignited direct injection fuel system. The piston may be disposed within the bore at a position corresponding to at least 50 percent of an intake s... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7527034 | Method for operating a compression ignition internal combustion engine A method for operating a compression-ignition internal combustion engine includes metering in a quantity of fuel as a function of an operating point of the engine during a working cycle, and injecting the quantity of fuel which is metered in into the combustion cham... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7520261 | Apparatus for and method of controlling intake operation of an internal combustion engine Opening timing of the intake valve of an internal combustion engine is controlled to take a value within a range from 30° to 140° after the top dead center of intake stroke during a period of time before completion of engine warming-up from starting of an engine, ... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7493887 | Method for detecting preinjection A method for detecting a preinjection in an internal combustion engine with a common-rail system, including individual accumulators, in which an individual accumulator pressure distribution is detected in a measurement interval and is used to determine an injection ... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7469675 | Fuel injection system with cross-flow nozzle for enhanced compressed natural gas jet spray An intake manifold system including an intake manifold and a compressed natural gas (CNG) fuel injector located between an inlet and an outlet of the intake manifold. The CNG fuel injector includes a housing, an inlet, an outlet, a seat, a closure member, and a nozz... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7441537 | Method and apparatus to control combustion in a spray-guided direct injection spark-ignited engine A method and apparatus to operate a spray-guided spark-ignition direct fuel injection internal combustion engine are provided. The invention comprises injecting a first quantity of fuel during a combustion cycle. Spark ignition is initiated, and, injection of a seco... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7441536 | Internal combustion engine with direct fuel injection In an internal combustion engine with at least one cylinder in which a combustion space is delimited between a piston and a cylinder head, with a fuel injector having an outwardly opening injection nozzle arranged in the combustion space for injecting fuel in the fo... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7441538 | Method for auto-ignition operation and computer storage device for use with an internal combustion engine An internal combustion engine that can be operated in compression ignition mode, comprising a fuel injector (2) for each cylinder; a fuel injection control unit (4) for controlling fuel injection quantity and a piston (5) in each cylinder whose ... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7426916 | Multi-stroke internal combustion engine for facilitation of auto-ignition operation A method of operating an engine having at least one cylinder including an intake valve and an exhaust valve, the method comprising of injecting a first amount of fuel into the cylinder; auto-igniting a first mixture of air and said first amount of fuel by compressin... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7426925 | Warm up strategy for ethanol direct injection plus gasoline port fuel injection A system for an engine, comprising of a cylinder of the engine, a first injector configured to inject a first substance to said cylinder, a second injector configured to inject a second substance to said cylinder; and a controller configured to commence combustion i... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7422000 | Method of transitioning between operating modes in an internal combustion engine A method of operating an internal combustion engine is provided. The method includes injecting a first fuel charge into at least one cylinder of the engine. The method further includes determining a value indicative of at least one of a cylinder pressure and a rate ... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7421999 | Control apparatus for an internal combustion engine capable of pre-mixed charge compression ignition An electric control device 70 is applied to an internal combustion engine 10 capable of a pre-mixed charge compression ignition combustion in which air-fuel mixture gas including air and fuel injected from an injector 37 is formed in a combustio... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7415965 | Fuel injection method for internal-combustion engine, notably of direct injection type, comprising a piston provided with a bowl and a teat The present invention relates to a method of injecting fuel into the combustion chamber (16) of a cylinder of a direct-injection four-stroke internal-combustion engine, notably of diesel type, that can run according to a homogeneous combustion mode and accord... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7412967 | Engine controller An engine controller controls an actuator for selectively executing spark-ignited combustion and compression-ignited combustion of an internal combustion engine in accordance with an engine operational state. The controller is comprises of a deterioration recognitio... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7406947 | System and method for tip-in knock compensation A method of controlling an engine, the method comprising of providing fuel having a blend to a cylinder of the engine, actively varying said fuel blend in response to at least an operating condition, and where during a transient operating condition, said blend is ad... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7404389 | Direct injection internal combustion engine A direct injection engine has a fuel injection valve that directs a spray of fuel to each side of a spark plug electrode. The fuel mixes with the air to define a region of relatively richer air-fuel mixture and a region of relatively leaner air-fuel mixture. The ele... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7405813 | System and method for measuring tip velocity of sprayed fuel A system and method for measuring tip velocity of sprayed fuel in an engine includes a light source, a lens, a Charge-Coupled Device (CCD) camera, and a control unit. The lens allows light, which is emitted from the light source, to enter into a combustion chamber. ... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7398758 | Combustion control method for a direct-injection controlled auto-ignition combustion engine A powertrain, and a control method therefor, are provided, wherein ignition of a combustible charge in a combustion chamber of a controlled auto-ignition internal combustion engine equipped with in-cylinder fuel-injection and a spark ignition device is controlled. T... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7398749 | Method and device for controlling an internal combustion engine The invention relates to a method and device for controlling an internal combustion engine comprising an inlet pipe leading to a cylinder input where a gas input valve is placed. Said engine also comprises a drive for the gas input valve which makes it possible to a... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7395807 | Fuel injection control system designed to eliminate overlap between multiple fuel injection events A fuel injection control system for a multi-cylinder internal combustion engine mounted in a vehicle is provided. The system works to schedule execution of a sequence of multiple injections of fuel into each of cylinders of the engine and determines whether events o... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7395668 | Turbo charged diesel-type piston engine and method for controlling such an engine A piston engine and a method for controlling a diesel-type piston engine including at least one combustion chamber formed by a cylinder, a movably arranged piston in each cylinder, which piston is connected to a crankshaft, an injection device designed to inject fue... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7395793 | Ignition system for an internal combustion engine An ignition system for an internal combustion engine, having a combustion chamber and a fuel injection device which injects a fuel directly into the combustion chamber in stream-guided fashion, is configured so that the ignition system has a positive polarity. ... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7392785 | Controlled self-ignition of an otto engine by supporting spark ignition A method for operating an internal combustion engine in controlled self-ignition, a fuel-air mixture being introduced into a combustion chamber at least partially in a gas-exchange cycle, and being compressed in a compression stroke, the load range usable for the Ot... | 07/01/2008 |
