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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7509940 | Marine engine A marine engine is arranged such that it compares a detected ion current value with a predetermined sea water-ingress current value, which is indicative of sea water being present in the combustion chamber at the time of combustion. ... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7318411 | Adaptive ignition dwell based on ionization feedback A system for determining a minimum ignition coil charge duration of an internal combustion engine to meet a desired level of combustion stability includes a sensor in communication with a controller. The sensor is configured to measure the ionization current of a cy... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7267115 | Ignition apparatus for an internal combustion engine The ignition apparatus includes an electronic control unit and an igniter. The igniter detects ions resulting from ignition, and sends an ion current output signal to the electronic control unit. The igniter has a waveform shaping circuit and an ion current detectin... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7213573 | System and method of controlling engine dilution rate using combustion stability measurer derived from the ionization signal This feature of the present invention comprises a system and method of controlling exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) based on a measure combustion stability measure. The combustion stability measure is obtained by determining the integration duration of the engine ion... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7133761 | Method and apparatus for controlling an internal combustion engine using accelerometers A method for processing an accelerometer data set generated from an operating internal combustion engine is disclosed. The processed accelerometer data is cepstrally filtered and a heat release trace is pulled from the accelerometer data set. That heat release trace... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7084637 | Method for monitoring at least two electromagnetic valves of an internal combustion engine, especially an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle in particular A device for monitoring at least two electromagnetic valves of an internal combustion engine in a motor vehicle. An actual current that is independent of the other valves may be supplied to each valve. A setpoint current is preselected for each valve. Measuring devi... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7022968 | Optical sensor that measures the light output by the combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine An optical sensor provides information about the burn of the fuel mixture in the combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine as well as the timing and waveform of the spark that ignites the fuel mixture in the combustion chamber. The optical sensor can be im... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6994073 | Method and apparatus for detecting ionization signal in diesel and dual mode engines with plasma discharge system An apparatus and method to detect combustion conditions using ion signals for use in a feedback control of a diesel engine is presented. The apparatus is a spark plug type of sensor or a sensor integrated with a fuel injector. The spark plug type of sensor is used t... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6882418 | Device for monitoring the combustion processes occurring in the combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine The invention relates to a device for monitoring the combustion processes occurring in the combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine, which comprises a housing (1), which may be built into the wall of the combustion chamber, with a measuring sect-on... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6848421 | Engine control method and apparatus using ion sense combustion monitoring A method and control system that directly determines combustion quality by measuring an ionization signal of each combustion event during initial engine operation is shown. The determined combustion quality is used to optimize engine performance for emissions and dr... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6491024 | System and method for cold start control of internal combustion engines Systems and methods for controlling an internal combustion engine during and shortly after starting include controlling combustion burn location via ignition timing to improve engine stability while reducing feedgas emissions. Open or closed loop control ... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6474302 | Knock control apparatus for internal-combustion engine To obtain a knock control apparatus for internal-combustion engine having a function of judging whether or not the causes for failure have been solved for returning to normal knock control at the time of the solution, and capable of easily judging failure... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6318891 | Method of temperature measurement by correlation of chemiluminescent spectrum emitted by a flame with stored theoretical emission spectra for OH and/or CH radicals In a temperature measurement method for determining the adiabatic temperature of a flame, in particular in the combustion chamber of a gas turbine, the chemiluminescence radiation from the flame, emitted by OH radicals and CH radicals, is detected using a... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6055810 | Feedback control of direct injected engines by use of a smoke sensor A fuel control system for an engine utilizing direct fuel injection including a smoke sensor for measuring the level of smoke in the engine exhaust. A control module, in response to the output signal from the smoke sensor, regulates the timing and deliver... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6053140 | Internal combustion engine with externally supplied ignition In an internal combustion engine with externally supplied ignition, the compressed air-fuel mixture is ignited, at least partially, with the use of at least one laser beam, which is introduced into a combustion chamber via at least one optical waveguide a... | 04/25/2000 |
| 5762045 | Method of and apparatus for ascertaining a knock intensity signal of an internal combustion engine A method of and an apparatus for ascertaining a knock intensity signal of an internal combustion engine, wherein an electrical light signal corresponding to the light emission in the combustion chamber is obtained by way of an optical sensor which extends... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5186146 | Combustion evaluation apparatus and combustion controller A combustion/evaluation apparatus having a sampling member for sampling light emitted from flame in an internal combustion engine, optical fibers for separating the light sampled by the sampling member into at least two lights, optical filters for selecti... | 02/16/1993 |
| 5113828 | Method and apparatus for determining combustion conditions and for operating an engine An internal combustion engine is provided having a luminosity detector and an arrangement for adjusting the parameters of the engine in response to sensed combustion conditions within the combustion chamber based on particular gain independent parameters ... | 05/19/1992 |
| 5067463 | Method and apparatus for operating an engine An internal combustion engine is provided having a luminosity detector and an arrangement for measuring certain parameters and running conditions of the engine such as air/fuel ratio in response to sensed combustion conditions within the combustion chambe... | 11/26/1991 |
| 5050556 | Control system for an internal combustion engine A control system for an internal combustion engine has an ignition timing control device and a combustion duration control device such as a mixture controller. Sensors detect the start and end of combustion which are compared with a look-up table of targe... | 09/24/1991 |
| 5033434 | Method of controlling an internal combustion engine A method of controlling an internal combustion engine 1 is disclosed in which radiation during combustion is sensed by a probe (8) which sends a signal to an engine management unit (6) of the engine (1) to control the ignition timing or fuel injection to ... | 07/23/1991 |
| 5029565 | Spark ignited internal combustion engine and a control system therefor A spark ignited internal combustion engine is disclosed in which at least one of the inlet tracts of the engine has an optical knock sensor in the form of an infra-red temperature sensor located in it. The infra-red temperature sensor is positioned to sen... | 07/09/1991 |
| 4940033 | Method of operating an engine and measuring certain operating parameters An internal combustion engine having a luminosity probe and an arrangement for measuring certain parameters such as IMEP, combustion chamber pressure, heat release and the like by measuring luminosity in the chamber and adjusting the running parameters of... | 07/10/1990 |
| 4930478 | Method of operating an engine An internal combustion engine having a luminosity probe and an arrangement for adjusting the running parameters of the engine to obtain the desired luminosity. Also disclosed is an arrangement for maintaining uniformity from cycle to cycle in a given comb... | 06/05/1990 |
| 4919099 | Combustion monitoring A method of monitoring combustion within a cylinder of a reciprocating piston internal combustion engine comprising deriving first and second electrical signals representative of light intensity within the cylinder by means of first and second optical tra... | 04/24/1990 |
| 4887574 | Control apparatus for internal combustion engines An internal combustion engine control apparatus has a digital arithmetic unit to which signals are inputted from a plurality of detectors such as detectors for detecting an operational state of the engine and air fuel ratio detector and controls a fuel ai... | 12/19/1989 |
| 4381748 | Method of regulating combustion in the combustion chambers of an internal combustion engine A method is proposed for regulating the combustion of operating mixtures in the combustion chambers of internal combustion engines. The course of the light intensity of the light resulting from combustion in the combustion chamber is detected and evaluate... | 05/03/1983 |
| 4369748 | Optical engine knock sensing system A sensor (10) optically coupled to the combustion chamber (10') of an internal combustion (IC) engine is kept free from contaminating or dirt deposits, or the like, by subjecting the sensor to mechanical shocks or vibration. The mechanical shocks or vibra... | 01/25/1983 |
