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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7717077 | Internal combustion engine starting system and method A starting system is provided for delivering pressurized fuel to an engine to start the engine without a starter. The starting system includes an accumulator for storing pressurized fuel during engine operation and engine shut-down. During engine start-up, the accum... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7673608 | Engine starting for engine having adjustable valve operation A method for controlling an engine including at least a first cylinder having a first piston and a second cylinder having a second piston, at least one of said first and second cylinders having at least an adjustable valve, the method comprising before engine rotati... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7540268 | Engine starting for engine having adjustable valve operation A method for controlling an engine having at least two cylinders, at least one of which having at least an adjustable valve, the method comprising before engine rotation closing electrically actuated valves in at least a first and a second cylinder; fueling at least... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7461622 | Controller for a direct-injection internal combustion engine and method of controlling the direct-injection internal combustion engine A controller for a direct-injection internal combustion engine in which fuel is directly injected into a combustion chamber via a fuel injection valve, and a mixture formed thereby is burned by igniting the mixture via an ignition plug, which the controller, when th... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7415955 | Starting system for internal combustion engine In one aspect, an internal combustion engine includes a fuel injector for injecting fuel into a combustion chamber to produce an air-fuel mixture in the combustion chamber, a spark plug for igniting the air-fuel mixture to cause combustion in the combustion chamber ... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7395810 | Engine start control apparatus Oil level detection sensor detects an oil level in a crankcase. First charging circuit includes a serial connection of a first charging capacitor for charging a reverse voltage produced in a primary coil, the detection sensor, and a first diode. Thyristor is turned ... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7357109 | Internal combustion engine and control method thereof Embodiments are disclosed to reliably carry out engine starting without cranking. Using an internal combustion engine 1, when an idle stop condition is established, a third path switching valve 28 that is provided at the connection of the compressed ai... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7353106 | Method for reducing power consumption and emissions for an internal combustion engine having a variable event valvetrain A method for controlling stopping and starting of an engine having a variable event valvetrain is described. According to the method engine valves may be used to reduce engine evaporative emissions as well as engine starting emissions. ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7341035 | Device and method for controlling an internal combustion engine The invention relates to a method and a device (1) for controlling an internal combustion engine upon starting, having a detection means (420) which detects operating parameters of the engine, in which a calculation means (410), taking the detec... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7334557 | Engine lubrication system for supplemental oil filtering and controller based activation of a prelubrication pump An engine lubrication system comprising a pump for supplying oil to an engine, a filter for purifying the oil and at least one sensor for discerning parameters of the engine lubrication system and generating signals indicative thereof. The engine lubrication system ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7322342 | Control device of in-cylinder direct-injection internal combustion engine A requested injection amount of fuel necessary during ignition cut-off at the time of start at an extremely low temperature is calculated (step ST2), injection start timing and injection end timing between which wetting of a spark plug by fuel is less likely ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7308959 | Displacement on demand with regenerative braking A regenerative braking system for a vehicle includes a displacement on demand (DOD) engine having cylinders, a battery, and an electric machine having motor and generator modes. The electric machine is selectively driven by a wheel of the vehicle. A controller detec... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7308880 | Starting device for internal combustion engine A starting system rotates and starts an internal combustion engine by injecting fuel into a predetermined cylinder using an injector and igniting the fuel using an ignition plug, and upon starting the engine, the fuel pressure supplied to the injector is detected, a... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7287500 | Start controller for internal combustion engine At an intake timing of an initial combustion cylinder, an actual intake valve timing is adjusted to a target intake valve timing corresponding to a target intake air flow rate of the initial combustion cylinder. At intake timing of the other cylinders which contribu... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7281510 | Apparatus for controlling engine An engine has variable-valve mechanisms. An engine control system has an engine control unit for executing automatic stop and start control. At an automatic-stop, the variable-valve mechanisms are controlled to obtain a valve operation characteristic suitable for a ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7278388 | Engine starting for engine having adjustable valve operation A method for controlling an engine having at least two cylinders, at least one of which having at least an adjustable valve, the method comprising before engine rotation closing electrically actuated valves in at least a first and a second cylinder; fueling at least... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7269499 | Engine starting and stopping control device An engine stopping and starting control device predicts which cylinder will be on a compression stroke upon being stopped during a process for stopping the engine. Fuel is injected into the predicted cylinder during the process for stopping the engine to seal an air... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7263959 | Control apparatus of internal combustion engine At a time of stopping an internal combustion engine, inertia energy of the engine is kept constant, for example, by controlling a number of engine revolution constant, while controlling combustion of the engine. By utilizing the controlled inertia energy, the engine... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7255081 | Method and device for improving the starting response of an internal combustion engine The present invention relates to methods for charging at least one combustion chamber (12) of a spark-ignition combustion engine (10) with fuel and air. At least one combustion chamber charge is produced during a shutoff phase of the internal-combustio... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7243633 | HEV internal combustion engine pre-positioning A method for controlling an engine that operates with negative valve overlap between an intake valve and an exhaust valve during at least some conditions, the method comprising of providing an engine stop position with at least one cylinder near top dead center of p... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7234442 | Controlled starting and braking of an internal combustion engine An internal combustion engine may be provided with independently controllable valves, fuel injectors and ignition elements that may be used to start the engine without a separate auxiliary device such as an electric starter motor. The engine may fire the cylinders u... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7233856 | Internal combustion engine and control method therefor An internal combustion engine and control method therefor in which the engine is selectively started by combustion without cranking. The temperature in the combustion chamber of an engine cylinder is stabilized upon starting of the engine, thereby allowing secured s... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7231908 | Engine start control device and start control method An engine start control device capable of starting upon receiving generated power from a generator which is driven by a starter, includes a fuel injection timing setting device which makes a power generation waveform of the generator correspond to a crank pulse sign... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7191747 | Method for starting an internal combustion engine The description relates to a method for starting a direct-injection internal combustion engine equipped with an engine management system and having n cylinders, in which n pistons oscillate between a top dead center (TDC) and a bottom dead center (BDC), and a cranks... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7184879 | Method for controlling valves during the stop of an engine having a variable event valvetrain A method for controlling valves during an engine stop is presented. The valves are controlled in a manner that can quiet the engine during a stop. In addition, the valves may be selectively controlled to direct the contents of the cylinder in a desired direction so ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7174861 | Method and apparatus for fueling an internal combustion engine A combined gasoline and hydrogen fueling system for a gasoline-powered internal combustion engine, including, preferably, a rapid-start catalytic reformer for producing reformate gas containing hydrogen from gasoline. The reformate from the reformer is swept by air ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7177755 | Apparatus for controlling engine rotation stop by estimating kinetic energy stop position A control apparatus for an engine increases an intake air quantity just before engine stop to increase a compression pressure in a compression stroke. As the compression pressure is increased, a negative torque in the compression stroke increases and obstructs engin... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7174252 | Method for reducing power consumption and emissions for an internal combustion engine having a variable event valvetrain A method for controlling stopping and starting of an engine having a variable event valvetrain is described. According to the method engine valves may be used to reduce engine evaporative emissions as well as engine starting emissions. ... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7167792 | Method for stopping and starting an internal combustion engine having a variable event valvetrain A method for controlling stopping and starting of an engine having a variable event valvetrain is described. According to the method engine valves may be used to reduce engine evaporative emissions as well as engine starting emissions. ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7138908 | Engine starter for remote-control toy car An engine starter adapted to substitute for the traction rope type engine starter of the engine of a remote-control toy car is constructed to include a casing covered with a cover plate to hold a cushion, a driven bevel gear, a driving bevel gear, a locating block a... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7131413 | Start control apparatus of internal combustion engine A start control apparatus of an internal combustion engine comprises an ignition device for igniting an air-fuel mixture in a combustion chamber of the internal combustion engine, a start demanding device for demanding a start of the internal combustion engine, a st... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7128687 | Electromechanically actuated valve control for an internal combustion engine A system and method to control engine valve operation in an internal combustion engine. Valves are controlled to improve vehicle drivability and reduce vehicle noise. ... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7104235 | Starting a camless engine from rest A method and system to start an internal combustion engine from rest is disclosed. The engine has intake and exhaust valves in each cylinder in which actuation of such valves is independent of engine rotation. The engine also has a fuel injector and a spark plug dis... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7096848 | Direct injection diesel engine A combustion chamber (20) opening toward a cylinder head (5) is provided on a top surface (11) of a piston (10), and this combustion chamber (20) comprises a first volume (22) having an inclined surface (20) and a sec... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7096840 | Starting method and starting device of internal combustion engine, method and device of estimating starting energy employed for starting method and starting device In a method of starting an internal combustion engine, a combustion energy is generated by combusting a fuel that has been injected into a cylinder in an expansion stroke when the internal combustion engine is stopped. In the aforementioned method, the combustion en... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7082899 | Controlled starting and braking of an internal combustion engine An internal combustion engine may be provided with independently controllable valves, fuel injectors and ignition elements that may be used to start the engine without a separate auxiliary device such as an electric starter motor. The engine may fire the cylinders u... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7079941 | Engine starting system An engine starting system includes a throttle valve, an alternator, an engine speed sensor and an electronic control unit (ECU). The ECU functionally includes an automatic engine stop controller for automatically stopping the engine by interrupting fuel injection wh... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7079935 | Valve control for an engine with electromechanically actuated valves A system and method to control engine valve timing of an internal combustion engine. Electromechanical valves are controlled to improve engine fuel economy. Further, the method can adjust valve operation to provide air-fuel charge motion and increase combustion stab... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7066128 | Engine controller for starting and stopping engine During a shut-down period of an engine based on an idle stop control, a computer estimates a power stroke cylinder and a compression stroke cylinder when the engine is stopped. A fuel is injected into the power stroke cylinder and the compression stroke cylinder in ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7066162 | Method and apparatus for quick starting a rope-start two-stroke engine The period required to start a rope-start, two-cycle engine is reduced by enabling the engine's firing sequence to be initiated immediately upon determining the absolute rotational position of the engine and before determining the engine's direction of rotation. The... | 06/27/2006 |
