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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8181629 | Engine and exhaust heating for hybrid vehicle A method for controlling a vehicle engine having a plurality of cylinders and an electric motor configured to rotate the engine is provided. The method includes, during engine idling, advancing spark timing of at least one cylinder to substantially before a peak tor... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8069838 | Spark timing adjustment based on vehicle acceleration Systems, methods and a processor are provided for adjusting the spark timing of an internal combustion engine. The systems, methods and processor include adjusting the spark timing of an internal combustion engine configured to power a vehicle toward peak torque tim... | 12/06/2011 |
| 7997252 | Engine and exhaust heating for hybrid vehicle A method for controlling a vehicle engine having a plurality of cylinders and an electric motor configured to rotate the engine is provided. The method includes, during engine idling, advancing spark timing of at least one cylinder to substantially before a peak tor... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7762232 | Engine and exhaust heating for hybrid vehicle A method for controlling a vehicle engine having a plurality of cylinders and an electric motor configured to rotate the engine is provided. The method includes, during engine idling, advancing spark timing of at least one cylinder to substantially before a peak tor... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7624717 | Internal-combustion-engine combustion condition detection apparatus An internal-combustion-engine combustion condition detection apparatus that can accurately comprehend a combustion condition is obtained. The internal-combustion-engine combustion condition detection apparatus includes an ion-current detection device (41) tha... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7437233 | Ignition timing controlling device and method A method of controlling ignition timing of an engine. In the control method, final ignition timing for performing ignition is calculated by adding a variation component to a set ignition timing. According to the final ignition timing, an indicated average effective ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7377185 | Device and method of detecting flow rate/liquid kind, and device and method of detecting liquid kind A flow rate/liquid type detecting method for detecting the flow rate of a fluid and, at the same time, detecting any one of or both the type of the fluid and the concentration of the fluid, characterized in that: by using a flow rate/liquid type detecting apparatus ... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7367711 | Type identification system for diesel oil and method for identifying type of diesel oil Apparatus and method for identifying type and distillation properties of light oil. A pulse voltage is applied for a predetermined period of time to a liquid type identification sensor heater comprising a heater and an identification liquid temperature sensor provid... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7264407 | Optical device, method for fabricating optical device, cap component, and method for forming cap component An optical device includes a copper plate, light receiving elements mounted on the copper plate, a light emitting element mounted on the light receiving elements, a flexible substrate bent to cover portions of upper and side surfaces of the copper plate, and a posit... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7218999 | Target value processing unit, temperature controller, control process implementing system, process controlling method, target value processing program, and recording medium A target value processing unit, includes: an input section to which a target value signal showing a target value of a control process is inputted; a target value shaping unit shaping the target value signal inputted to the input section, into a signal form which is ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7152582 | Gasoline type identifying system and method for identifying gasoline type The types of gasolines having different distillation characteristics and various compositions are identified accurately and rapidly. A pulse voltage is applied for a predetermined time to a liquid type identifying sensor heater including a heater and an identifying ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 6997763 | Running control device A running control device for a watercraft controls propulsion force and tilt angle of a propulsion device relative to the hull of the watercraft. The running control device also sets an optimum trim angle automatically. The running control device includes a propulsi... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6990954 | Method, device and computer program for controlling an internal combustion engine A method and an arrangement as well as a computer program for controlling an internal combustion engine are suggested. A torque model is utilized in the context of the computation of actual quantities and/or actuating quantities. In the context-of the torque model c... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6973901 | Variable valve control apparatus and method in internal combustion engine In an internal combustion engine provided with a variable valve mechanism that varies an open/close characteristic of an intake valve, a target open/close characteristic of the intake valve is determined and at the same time, a control speed of when the intake valve... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6968825 | Control device for spark-ignition engine A control device for a spark-ignition engine, in which a mixture in a combustion chamber is fired by compression ignition in a part-load range under warm-running conditions, includes an EGR controller incorporating a valve operation controller for controlling intern... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6945223 | Failure diagnostic apparatus for intake air stream control device and control method of failure diagnostic apparatus A failure diagnostic apparatus for an intake air stream control valve which is provided in an intake system for an internal combustion engine, and which forms an air stream in the combustion chamber by changing a flow of intake air when the intake air is introduced ... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6941930 | Method and device for controlling a multicylinder internal combustion engine In a method for controlling a multicylinder internal combustion engine, where a cylinder-equalization control is performed to adjust cylinder-specific torque contributions to the overall torque of the internal combustion engine, a functioning monitoring is performed... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6915780 | Combustion pressure data collection system for multi-cylinder engine A combustion pressure data collection system for a multi-cylinder engine includes a cylinder pressure sensor, an amplifier unit, and a channel switching unit. The cylinder pressure sensor directly detect a combustion pressure of respective cylinders, the amplifier u... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6915783 | Method for the damping of mechanical vibrations in the drive train of an internal combustion engine A method for the damping of mechanical vibrations in the drive train of an internal combustion engine by detection of vibration excitations in the drive train, and adjustment of the ignition angle of the internal combustion engine in the event of the occurrence of a... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6889676 | Vehicle ignition system using ignition module with reduced heat generation An ignition system for a vehicle includes a distributor having with a Hall Effect stator assembly and ignition module formed preferably as a thick film integrated (TFI) module, which receives a spark output (SPOUT) signal from an electronic control assembly (ECA). T... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6889675 | Vehicle ignition system using ignition module with reduced heat generation An ignition system for a vehicle includes a distributor having with a Hall Effect stator assembly and ignition module formed preferably as a thick film integrated (TFI) module, which receives a spark output (SPOUT) signal from an electronic control assembly (ECA). T... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6823841 | Ignition system for internal combustion engines The invention relates to an ignition system for a 14 V or 42 V on-board power system voltage which is connected to the ignition transformer directly via the semiconductor power output stage without an intermediate power unit. After an input signal from a superordina... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6814052 | Method for controlling the valve lift of discretely adjustable inlet valves in a multi-cylinder internal combustion engine To avoid a sudden change in torque when switching over the valve lift of discretely adjustable inlet valves, the valve lift is firstly only adjusted for a section of cylinders, while the valve lift for the remaining section of cylinders is switched over after a dela... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6786200 | Method and apparatus for controlling combustion quality in lean burn reciprocating engines An apparatus and method to detect and control the combustion quality of a lean burn reciprocating engine using ionization signals is presented. The system receives a succession of ionization signals for successive cycles of a running engine and processes a plurality... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6772733 | Optically controlled IPCS circuitry An integrated control system comprising an integrated circuit that controls at least one component or subsystem of an engine and a first light source that generates a first light signal when triggered through the integrated circuit. The first light signal propagates... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6708103 | Method, computer program, and control and/or regulating device for operating an internal combustion engine Controlling an internal combustion engine which has an additional component provided in its exhaust gas conduit including a turbine and turbo of a turbo charger, includes enriching a mixture at a high throughput, determining a main filling signal by a main filling s... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6688287 | Control apparatus of internal combustion engine and control method thereof In an internal combustion engine provided with a variable valve operating apparatus which variably changes a valve operating characteristic of at least one of intake and exhaust valves, a reference intake pipe pressure and a reference fresh air ratio corr... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6520149 | Knock control apparatus and method for engines A knock control apparatus has a knock sensor and a signal processor. The signal processor integrates a knock sensor signal and differentiates the integrated signal. The signal processor detects a period in which the differentiated signal exceeds a thresho... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6513494 | System and method of controlling ignition timing in an engine with a variably operated intake valve A system and method of optimally controlling ignition timings in an engine conditioned in first and second modes of intake control. A control unit includes an unthrottled operation control conducting the first mode by varying a closing timing of an intake... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6505605 | Control system for an internal combustion engine and method carried out by the same A control system for an internal combustion engine is provided which comprises detecting means for detecting a discharge current flowing between electrodes of a spark plug when a high voltage for ignition is applied to the spark plug, judging means for ju... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6502549 | Engine combustion control device A combustion control device for an internal combustion engine, establishes an optimum combustion condition by detecting the combustion pressure in the cylinder and controlling the exhaust gas reflux rate, the ignition timing and the fuel injection timing ... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6325047 | Control apparatus for internal combustion engine To exactly obtain a volumetric efficiency or ignition timing corresponding to a shift amount in rotational angle or phase of a camshaft relative to a crank shaft operably connected therewith even if the opening/closing timing of an exhaust valve and an in... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6119669 | Angular position prediction for engine ignition control An engine ignition control system includes a device adapted to receive the ignition timing signal which is generated by the engine original ignition pulse generator. The device derives a pulse sequence synchronous with the rotation of the engine from the ... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6062204 | Engine control system and method with atmospheric humidity compensation An internal combustion engine includes an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) mechanism for directing a controlled amount of exhaust gas generated by the engine from the exhaust manifold to an intake manifold of the engine. An electronic engine controller (EE... | 05/16/2000 |
| 5995879 | Engine command selector and method of operating same An engine speed command selector and method of selecting an engine speed command signal from two command signals includes a selector switch having a local and a remote position, a local low indicator, a local high indicator, a local mode indicator and a r... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5939797 | Ignition control system An ignition control system controls an ignition of a vehicle engine based on a pulse signal generated by a pulse coil in response to a rotation of the vehicle engine by using a rectified output of a regulator for correcting a generated output of an AC-gen... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5481461 | Automotive vehicle engine with cylinder suspending mechanism for switching between a partial-cylinder non-working mode and an all-cylinder working mode depending on running conditions of the engine The present invention relates to an automotive vehicle engine having controls for switching between a whole cylinder working mode and a partial cylinder non-working mode by making a valve motion arrangement operated in the intake and exhaust process. The ... | 01/02/1996 |
| 5094208 | Fuel control system An internal combustion engine 30 capable of operating on petrol an/or methanol has an adaptive control system responsive to a lambda-sensor (23), a limiter device (21) and a multiplier device (22) which, in response to the richness of the air/fuel mixture... | 03/10/1992 |
| 5080066 | Method of controlling engine An engine has a crankshaft and a plurality of cylinders arranged in a row in a direction parallel to the crankshaft. Combustion in the cylinder adjacent to each end portion of the crankshaft to suppress bending strain of the crankshaft at said one end por... | 01/14/1992 |
| 4998521 | Ignition timing control for outboard motor An arrangement for insuring that an internal combustion engine of an outboard motor will operate efficiently under all trim adjusted conditions of the outboard motor. The trim angle is sensed and an engine system such as the timing is adjusted to provide ... | 03/12/1991 |
