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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8146568 | Fuel management system for variable ethanol octane enhancement of gasoline engines Fuel management system for efficient operation of a spark ignition gasoline engine. Injectors inject an anti-knock agent such as ethanol directly into a cylinder of the engine. A fuel management microprocessor system controls injection of the anti-knock agent so as ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8069839 | Fuel management system for variable ethanol octane enhancement of gasoline engines Fuel management system for efficient operation of a spark ignition gasoline engine. Injectors inject an anti-knock agent such as ethanol directly into a cylinder of the engine. A fuel management microprocessor system controls injection of the anti-knock agent so as ... | 12/06/2011 |
| RE42631 | Method of controlling air fuel ratio learning for dual injection internal combustion engine in hybrid vehicle In a hybrid vehicle driven by a dual injection internal combustion engine including an injector for in-cylinder injection and an injector for in-intake air path injection, and assistive dynamic, to control learning of the internal combustion engine's air fuel ratio ... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7971572 | Fuel management system for variable ethanol octane enhancement of gasoline engines Fuel management system for efficient operation of a spark ignition gasoline engine. Injectors inject an anti-knock agent such as ethanol directly into a cylinder of the engine. A fuel management microprocessor system controls injection of the anti-knock agent so as ... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7946273 | Fuel system for multi-fuel engine An engine system and corresponding control method are described. As one example, the control method includes transferring one type of fuel from one fuel tank to a second fuel tank holding another type of fuel and adjusting an engine operating parameter based on the ... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7942128 | 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... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7845334 | Fuel system for multi-fuel engine An engine system and corresponding control method are described. As one example, the control method includes transferring one type of fuel from one fuel tank to a second fuel tank holding another type of fuel and adjusting an engine operating parameter based on the ... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7823562 | Engine fuel control system A fuel control system is provided. The fuel control system includes an electronic control system coupled to a pair of control valves for blending pipeline fuel with waste fuel at a blend ratio for controlling fuel flow to an internal combustion engine. The fuel cont... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7770560 | System and control method for an engine having two types of fuel injectors A reduced cost dual fuel injection system and method is described. Port fuel injectors and direct fuel injectors may be operated by using common injector drivers. ... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7770561 | Internal combustion engine An internal combustion engine includes a low-pressure fuel feed system that feeds low-pressure fuel pressurized by a feed pump to first delivery pipes through a low-pressure fuel feed pipe, first injectors capable of injecting the low-pressure fuel into intake ports... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7765982 | System and method for compensation of fuel injector limits A method for an engine with first and second injectors in a cylinder provides different fuel injection compensation upon reaching minimum pulsewidths of the first and second injectors. When the first injector reaches its minimum pulsewidth, the first injector is dis... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7762233 | Fuel management system for variable ethanol octane enhancement of gasoline engines Fuel management system for efficient operation of a spark ignition gasoline engine. Injectors inject an anti-knock agent such as ethanol directly into a cylinder of the engine. A fuel management microprocessor system controls injection of the anti-knock agent so as ... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7721710 | 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... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7712451 | Multi-fuel multi-injection system for an internal combustion engine A fuel injection system for an internal combustion engine is disclosed, the fuel injection system including a plurality of injectors, wherein each of the injectors is adapted to inject at least one of an alternative fuel and a fossil fuel over a full range of operat... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7640914 | Engine output control system and method A system for an engine, comprising a cylinder located in the engine, a turbocharger coupled to the engine, a first injector for injecting a first fuel into said cylinder, wherein said first injector is a direct cylinder injector where said direct cylinder injector d... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7637250 | Gasoline engine system using variable direct ethanol injection and engine shutdown Fuel management system for operation of a spark ignition gasoline engine. The system includes a gasoline engine powering the vehicle and a source of gasoline for introduction into the engine. A source of an anti-knock fuel such as ethanol is provided. An injector di... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7621257 | Engine valve operation Various approaches are described for operating an engine in a vehicle having variable valve operation for an intake and/or exhaust valve of the cylinder. In one example, a method comprises delivering a first fuel to a cylinder of the engine from a first injector; de... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7610899 | Control apparatus for internal combustion engine An engine ECU executes a program including the steps of: calculating a fuel injection ratio of an in-cylinder injector; calculating an amount of spark advance using a first map employed when the in-cylinder injector has a fuel injection ratio of one, said first map ... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7594498 | System and method for compensation of fuel injector limits A method for an engine configured to deliver an actively varying relative ratio of a first and second fuel via a delivery system having a first and second injector for a cylinder of the engine, where the first fuel has a lesser relative amount of alcohol, the method... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7581528 | Control strategy for engine employng multiple injection types A system for an engine, comprising a cylinder, a first injection subsystem for injecting a first substance into the cylinder, a second injection subsystem for injecting a second substance into the cylinder, and an electronic engine controller configured to control a... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7536994 | Internal combustion engine and fuel injection method in internal combustion engine An air-fuel ratio of an air-fuel mixture produced by fuel injected from a first injector into an intake port (or into a combustion chamber) is set in a range of 28 to 38. Therefore, when the temperature and pressure rise with a first combustion started by spark-igni... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7500469 | Control apparatus of vehicle A hybrid vehicle has, as its driving-force source, an internal combustion engine that includes an in-cylinder injector directly injecting fuel into a cylinder and an intake manifold injector injecting fuel into an intake manifold and/or an intake port as well as ano... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7467617 | Fuel injection apparatus and fuel injection control method for internal combustion engine A fuel injection apparatus and a fuel injection control method for an internal combustion engine which performs a direct injection operation for injecting fuel from an injector for cylinder injection into a cylinder and a port injection operation for injecting fuel ... | 12/23/2008 |
| 7461632 | Method for operating an internal combustion engine A method for operating an internal combustion engine having a first fuel injection system for injecting fuel into a combustion chamber of a cylinder of the internal combustion engine, and having a second fuel injection system for intake manifold injection, an inject... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7444986 | Dual fuel engine A dual fuel engine (2) is provided which is supplied with diesel fuel and at least one secondary fuel, such as LPG. The engine (2) has a plurality of cylinders (4, 6, 8, 10) in which pistons reciprocate. Each cylinder has diesel injectors (4 | 11/04/2008 |
| 7444987 | Fuel management system for variable anti-knock agent octane enhancement of gasoline engines Fuel management system for efficient operation of a spark ignition gasoline engine. Injectors inject an anti-knock agent such as ethanol directly into a cylinder of the engine. A fuel management microprocessor system controls injection of the anti-knock agent so as ... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7426918 | Engine having multiple injector locations A method for controlling a first and second injector of an engine, the first injector located in a first cylinder of the engine and the second injector located upstream of, and configured to inject fuel into, the first and a second cylinder of the engine, the method... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7424881 | System and method for engine with fuel vapor purging A system for an engine of a vehicle traveling on the road, comprising of a first fuel injector coupled to a cylinder of the engine, a second fuel injector coupled to said cylinder of the engine, a compression device for compressing intake air delivered to said cylin... | 09/16/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7412966 | Engine output control system and method A system for an engine, comprising of a cylinder located in the engine; a first injector for injecting a first fuel into said cylinder; a second injector for injecting a second fuel into said cylinder; and a controller configured to vary an amount of said first and ... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7409926 | Controlling engine operation with a first and second fuel A method of operating an internal combustion engine including at least a combustion chamber having a piston disposed therein, the method comprising during a first number of cycles after start-up of the engine, supplying at least a first fuel to the combustion chambe... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7395786 | 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... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7389766 | Fuel supply apparatus for internal combustion engine The engine ECU executes a program including the step of detecting an engine coolant temperature, the step of detecting an engine speed and an engine load, the step of estimating a temperature at a tip end of an in-cylinder injector based on the engine coolant temper... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7380539 | Fuel supply apparatus for internal combustion engine The engine ECU executes a program including the step of detecting an engine coolant temperature, the step of detecting an engine speed and an engine load, the step of estimating a temperature at a tip end of an in-cylinder injector based on the engine coolant temper... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7377248 | Engine starting control system of internal combustion engine In an engine starting control system of an internal combustion engine in which an eco-run control is performed, a combustion stroke that each cylinder reaches when the internal combustion engine comes to an engine stopped state by the eco-run control is predicted, a... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7370609 | Internal combustion engine system An internal combustion engine system uses a blended fuel of gasoline and ethanol, operates with high efficiency, and can inhibit nitrogen oxide and the like from being discharged. The internal combustion engine system includes: a fuel tank 3 that accommodates... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7370902 | Cowling structure of motorcycle A cowling structure of a motorcycle having a radiator behind a front wheel, including a cowling which covers a periphery of the radiator from a front side of a handlebar, wherein an opening which extends in the longitudinal direction of the motorcycle is formed in t... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7367317 | Control apparatus for internal combustion engine An engine ECU executes a program including a step of sensing a coolant temperature TW of an engine, if a start request of the engine is sensed, a step of causing only an intake manifold injector to inject fuel to start engine 10, if coolant temperature TW is ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7357121 | Control apparatus for internal combustion engine An engine ECU executes a program including the steps of: calculating a fuel injection ratio of an in-cylinder injector; calculating an amount of spark advance using a first map employed when the in-cylinder injector has a fuel injection ratio of one, said first map ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7357122 | Internal combustion engine control apparatus An engine ECU executes a program including the steps of: detecting an engine speed NE, a throttle angle THA and an amount of intake air GA; estimating an amount of intake air GAINI from the engine speed NE and the throttle angle THA; if the estimated amount of intak... | 04/15/2008 |
