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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7415966 | Engine An engine includes an in-cylinder injector injecting fuel into a cylinder, a port injector injecting fuel into an intake manifold, and a valve-opening-characteristic changing mechanism changing at least lift or opening duration of an intake valve. When the engine is... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7395808 | Control system of internal combustion engine There is provided a control system for controlling an internal combustion engine with an exhaust system provided with a catalyst, comprising a fuel cut means for stopping the supply of fuel to the internal combustion engine when the vehicle in which the internal com... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7367322 | Controller of an internal combustion engine When the first fuel injection is performed after reversion from the fuel cut, the fuel pulse width Ka·INJ.PW is set so that a fuel supply amount is greatly increased in relation to an intake air amount, and the ignition timing is set to the first retarded ignition ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7328686 | System and method to control cylinder activation and deactivation Engine cylinder reactivation from a fuel-cut state is controlled based on a calculated future engine speed and a minimum allowable engine speed. The future engine speed is calculated based on the current rate of change of engine speed and a duration required to reac... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7188603 | Fuel injection control device and control method for internal combustion engine and recording medium recorded with program realizing control method From execution of fuel cut until restoration therefrom in response to a F/C flag being set, an ECU senses an intake air amount Q and engine speed NE, calculates the charging efficiency based on Q and NE, and calculates a basic injection amount TAU_B based on the cha... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7143577 | Air-fuel ratio control apparatus of internal combustion engine An air-fuel ratio control apparatus of an internal combustion engine in which an exhaust gas purifying catalyst is disposed in an exhaust passage, comprises: fuel cut means which stops fuel supply to the internal combustion engine when it is determined that a number... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7140348 | Fuel injection control system A fuel injection valve control to correctingly increase the fuel amount appropriately for realizing a favorable acceleration performance at the time of accelerating after a throttle full closure period is finished. ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7111593 | Engine control to compensate for fueling dynamics A method for calculating transient fuel wall wetting characteristics of an operating engine is described. The method accounts for cylinder valve deactivation of cylinders in the engine in calculating the dynamic fueling compensation. In one example, fuel vaporizatio... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7047126 | Engine shut-down for engine having adjustable valve timing A method for operating at least an intake and exhaust valve in a cylinder with a piston of an engine in a vehicle, comprising during conditions of an engine shut-down, maintaining at least one of the intake and exhaust valves in a closed position, and during conditi... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6837232 | Air-fuel ratio control apparatus for internal combustion engine When in controlling an air-fuel ratio by a feedback control, a target air-fuel ratio is changed between normal time and at rich control time, a difference between a change amount of the target air-fuel ratio and a change amount of an air-fuel ratio feedback correcti... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6474297 | Fuel breaking/saving device for cars during coasting Fuel breaking/saving device for cars during coasting, including an automatic sensing power supply, a relay powered and controlled by the automatic sensing power supply to activate a fuel injector, a manual switch connected with a battery and a microswitch... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6415763 | Device and method for controlling fuel injection amount of internal combustion engine In an internal combustion engine mounted on a vehicle, the constitution is such that the fuel injection quantity is switched to correspond to the operating state of said engine while being gradually increased when an auxiliary brake is switched from a non... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6347513 | Method for regenerating a NOx storage catalytic converter for an internal combustion engine In a method for regenerating a NOx storage catalytic converter disposed in an engine exhaust operating with air excess, in operating ranges, the improvement includes storing NOx in the exhaust gas in the converter in a storage phase and catalytically conv... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6321722 | Method and apparatus for controlling fuel injection in diesel engine A first sensor detects whether an engine revolution speed change exceeds a predetermined amount, and a second sensor detects whether an accelerator opening stays within a predetermined range. A controller determines a target amount of fuel injection that ... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6128899 | Exhaust gas purification system for internal combustion engine A system for purifying exhaust gas of an internal combustion engine having a NOx reduction catalyst (NOx absorber) installed in the exhaust system of the engine which absorbs NOx in the exhaust gas generated by the engine in a lean environment where a lea... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6021638 | Engine management strategy to improve the ability of a catalyst to withstand severe operating enviroments A method and engine control strategy is described that enables improved catalyst performance after having been exposed to severe operating environments. More specifically, rhodium-containing catalysts are reactivated by being subjected to fuel-rich spikes... | 02/08/2000 |
| 5983857 | Engine control system An engine control system for an automobile engine of, for example, the type which injects fuel directly into an combustion chamber (16) and executes a fuel-cut control under a specified engine operating condition establishes a stratified charge combustion... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5918579 | Process and device for controlling an internal combustion engine A process and a device for controlling an internal combustion engine, specifically an internal combustion engine with self-ignition. Depending on different operating parameters, a signal determining the output power can be defined. The signal determining ... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5839409 | Process for finding an additional quantity of fuel to be injected during reinjection in an internal combustion engine A method for determining an additional injected quantity upon reactivation of an internal combustion engine by multiplying a load-dependent wall-film quantity by a correction factor. The correction factor is modulated up during the coasting deactivation t... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5438826 | Method for adjusting the fuel/air mixture for an internal combustion engine after an overrun phase of operation The invention is directed to a method for reducing the exhaust-gas emissions of an internal combustion engine which is equipped with a lambda control and a catalytic converter and for which the metering of fuel can be interrupted in dependence upon operat... | 08/08/1995 |
| 5065716 | Fuel supply control system for internal combustion engine with improved engine acceleration characterisitcs after fuel cut-off operation A fuel supply control system performs asynchronous fuel injection in response to acceleration demand for injecting a controlled amount of fuel irrespective of an engine revolution cycle. The amount of fuel for asynchronous injection in an engine transitio... | 11/19/1991 |
| 5020495 | Fuel-metering system for internal combustion engines In a fuel-metering system for internal combustion engines, the fuel metering is stopped during the overrun operation of the engine and, after overrun cutoff, is increased temporarily with respect to the metering necessary for normal operation and the inst... | 06/04/1991 |
| 4919094 | Engine control apparatus In an engine control apparatus for controlling the amount of fuel to be supplied by calculating the amount of liquid film or fuel adhered to an intake pipe of an engine, the adhesion rate of fuel and the time constant of evaporation of fuel in a preestima... | 04/24/1990 |
| 4840156 | Intake air quality control method for internal combustion engines at termination of fuel cut operation A method of controlling the quantity of intake air being supplied to an internal combustion engine equipped with means for increasing the intake air quantity by a required amount in response to operating conditions of the engine. The intake air quantity i... | 06/20/1989 |
| 4827887 | Adaptive charge mixture control system for internal combustion engine An adaptive charge mixture control for an internal combustion engine includes four input signals supplied to an OR gate to generate a net "go rich" signal supplied to a servo motor controlling an air/fuel charge mixture control valve for an internal combu... | 05/09/1989 |
| 4805579 | Method of controlling fuel supply during acceleration of an internal combustion engine A method of controlling fuel supply during beginning acceleration and acceleration after the interruption of fuel supply of an internal combustion engine is provided wherein a basic fuel supply amount which is determined in accordance with stable operatin... | 02/21/1989 |
| 4696278 | Method and device for control of internal combustion engine at end of fuel cut off In the fuel control for an engine for which cut off of fuel supply is performed while the engine is in the decelerating operation condition, at the time of fuel cut off termination, an injection of fuel through a fuel injector into an intake system of the... | 09/29/1987 |
| 4662340 | Electronic fuel injection system for internal combustion engine A fuel injection apparatus in an internal combustion engine, which comprises a fuel injection valve device for supplying the engine with fuel, an air flow rate detector for detecting a quantity of air sucked by the engine, a detector for detecting a revol... | 05/05/1987 |
| 4655179 | Method and apparatus for controlling air-fuel ratio in internal combustion engine In an internal combustion engine, fuel enrichment is carried out when an acceleration state occurs after a transition from a fuel cut-off state to a fuel cut-off recovery state, the fuel enrichment is determined by taking into consideration the amount of ... | 04/07/1987 |
| 4589389 | Fuel injection control apparatus for internal combustion engines A base injection pulse for regulating an injecting time of an injector is determined by the number of revolutions of an engine and the quantity of an intake air. The base injection pulse is calibrated or compensated as follows; wherein Ti : a p... | 05/20/1986 |
| 4558672 | Process for shutoff of fuel injection during the deceleration phases of an internal combustion engine A process whereby fuel injection is interrupted in response to detection of a deceleration and injection is again ordered when a threshold linked to the engine speed is reached. The engine speed (N) or period of rotation (T) is measured from consecutive e... | 12/17/1985 |
| 4527521 | Method for controlling fuel supply to an internal combustion engine after termination of fuel cut A method for controlling the quantity of fuel being supplied to an internal combustion engine having a power transmission means for transmitting engine torque to vehicle wheels. The fuel quantity is controlled to a required value after termination of a fu... | 07/09/1985 |
| 4512321 | Fuel supply control method for multi cylinder internal combustion engines after termination of fuel cut A method of sequentially injecting fuel into the cylinders of a multi cylinder internal combustion engine in predetermined sequence in synchronism with generation of pulses of a trigger signal, wherein the quantity of fuel to be injected into each cylinde... | 04/23/1985 |
| 4466526 | Helicopter engine control with rotor speed decay anticipator The speed (54, 56) of the free turbine (40) of a helicopter engine (20) is compared (103) with the speed (105, 106) of the helicopter rotor (10) to indicate (101, 102) autorotation, and the deceleration (108) of the rotor above a threshold magnitude (110)... | 08/21/1984 |
| 4452212 | Fuel supply control system for an internal combustion engine A fuel supply control system for an internal combustion engine having a fuel supply cut-off function is equipped with means for increasing in amount, the fuel supply of fuel in response to resumption of the supply of fuel subsequent to the fuel cut-off op... | 06/05/1984 |
| 4414941 | Method and apparatus for fuel injection in electronic fuel injection controlled engines Fuel is cut off during deceleration and detection of a racing condition. The racing and deceleration detected by the rate of reduction of the rotational speed of the engine. In the case of fuel cut-off during the racing condition, the fuel injection amoun... | 11/15/1983 |
| 4327682 | Fuel supply system for an internal combustion engine A fuel supply system for an internal combustion engine which includes sensors that signal the condition of engine braking (negative output torque) and which shut off fuel during such a condition. According to the invention, there is provided a special cir... | 05/04/1982 |
| 4250853 | Method and apparatus for controlling the fuel supply of an internal combustion engine A method and apparatus for controlling the fuel supply of an internal combustion engine in which the primary fuel injection valve control pulses are derived on the basis of signals from sensors which monitor various engine variables, e.g. intake air flow ... | 02/17/1981 |
| 4242991 | Method and apparatus for adjusting fuel supply to an internal combustion engine In order to enrich the fuel mixture fed to an internal combustion engine temporarily subsequent to engine braking, the invention proposes that engine braking is detected as the combination of a closed throttle and elevated engine speed. A detector for thi... | 01/06/1981 |
| 4177788 | Diesel engine fuel control apparatus A diesel engine fuel control apparatus is disclosed wherein a control unit for controlling the amount of the supply of fuel by a key switch which selectively connects a start position terminal, a normal position terminal and an interruption position termi... | 12/11/1979 |
