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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8190350 | Micro-hybrid motor vehicle A micro-hybrid motor vehicle 2 having an engine 5 started by an electrical starter 6 is disclosed having a starter system that adaptively responds to ageing of an electrical power source such as a capacitor 12 used to power the starter mo... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8165788 | Fuel-based injection control Systems and methods of operating an engine, the engine including an injector configured to directly inject fuel into an engine cylinder. One example method comprises, during an engine cold start, performing compression direct fuel injection, and retarding a timing o... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8150606 | Ignition system, easy to start for internal combustion engines An electrical ignition method for a combustion engine employing the use of an arrangement of several coils and a magnet wheel or magnet generator which rotates synchronously with the combustion engine, wherein the magnetic field of the magnet generator intermittentl... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8140247 | Control of intake pressure for restart-enabled idle stop Methods and systems are provided for controlling an engine of a vehicle. In one example, a throttle is adjusted improve engine restarting during an automatic engine stop where an operator requests an engine restart. The methods and systems may improve vehicle drivab... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8131454 | Method for starting an internal combustion engine A method is described for starting an internal combustion engine having an E-machine coupled to it in a motor vehicle, after the input of a certain torque command at a drive control of the internal combustion engine, the internal combustion engine being accelerated ... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8095299 | Method for starting a vehicle engine A method for starting a vehicle engine includes determining a throttle angle command output based on a throttle adjustment parameter. The throttle angle command output may be further adjusted based on a learned compensation adder and may be based on a number of vehi... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8086391 | Vehicle launch anticipation Turbo lag is a known impediment of a turbocharged, small displacement engine providing the feel of a large displacement engine. A method of spinning up the exhaust turbine during an interval between the time that the operator moves his/her foot from the brake pedal ... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8082093 | Fuel injection control apparatus and fuel injection control method of internal combustion engine A fuel injection control apparatus of an internal combustion engine is provided with a fuel injection valve that injects fuel directly into a combustion chamber and a controller. When the engine is cold started, a first fuel injection is performed and the injected f... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8055438 | Air-fuel ratio sensor early activation feedback system and method An air-fuel ratio sensor early activation feedback system and method includes an air-fuel ratio sensor for measuring an air-fuel ratio in an exhaust gas generated by an internal combustion engine and a heater for heating the air-fuel ratio sensor. A controller activ... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8036816 | Totally integrated temperature sensor An idle control system for a vehicle is provided. ... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8036818 | Control apparatus for general-purpose engine In a general-purpose engine having a throttle valve installed in an air intake passage connected to a combustion chamber, sucked air mixing with fuel to generate an air-fuel mixture to be ignited to drive a piston to rotate a crankshaft connected to a load, a first ... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8036817 | Method of starting spark ignition engine without using starter motor There is provided a method for starting a spark ignition engine having multiple cylinders. The method may comprise supplying air and fuel for restart into a first cylinder before said engine completely stops, and igniting the mixture of said air and said fuel in sai... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8020652 | Generator power-based cold start strategy The method of the invention controls engine speed during engine starting for a hybrid electric vehicle that includes a battery, an engine and a generator, acting as a motor, whereby generator torque assists the engine to develop a stable running speed throughout an ... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8014934 | Starter drive assembly and method of starting an engine A starter drive assembly includes a starter output shaft having a plurality of circumferentially-spaced axial grooves, a clutch assembly, and a barrel assembly. The clutch assembly includes a clutch plate configured to engage the axially grooves of the output shaft ... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8005608 | Fuel injection control apparatus and fuel injection control method for internal combustion engine A fuel injection control apparatus for an internal combustion engine includes a fuel injection portion that performs each of first fuel injection for performing stratified-charge combustion, and second fuel injection for performing homogeneous-charge combustion; and... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8000886 | Control device for internal combustion engine An internal combustion engine, including an air/fuel ratio sensor in an exhaust passage detecting an air/fuel ratio in a heated state, implements a technique improving emission at a starting time, by eliminating splash of water droplets early in the exhaust passage ... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7987043 | Fuel injection control apparatus for internal combustion engine A fuel injection control apparatus for an internal combustion engine injects fuel from a fuel injection valve in each cylinder in a fuel injection mode in which an amount of fuel in the combustion chamber corresponds to a required value for starting the internal com... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7970527 | Engine start control apparatus and engine start control method An engine start control apparatus enables a user to start an engine of a vehicle irrespective of a user's operation of ignition key. The engine start control apparatus includes a controller that performs engine start control and a storage unit. When the engine abnor... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7962278 | Method for starting an engine A method for improving starting of an engine that may be repeatedly stopped and started is presented. In one embodiment, the method disengages a starter in response to a first predicted combustion in a cylinder of the engine. The method may reduce one-way clutch deg... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7949461 | Engine start control apparatus, engine start control method, and motor vehicle equipped with engine start control apparatus In a motor vehicle with idle stop function, upon satisfaction of preset engine restart conditions (step S205), automatic engine restart control refers to a preset map representing a variation in amount of fuel Q1, which is to be initially injected into... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7930091 | Engine control system and initialization method of the same An engine control system and an engine control method for improving the ability to start an engine by changing the execution timings of predetermined sumchecks in ROM to shorten the time required for initialization of the system. Upon starting an ECU with a power su... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7930092 | Control apparatus for internal combustion engine A control apparatus for an internal combustion engine, includes: a fuel injection unit; an ignition unit; a crank angle detection unit; a fuel pump; a booster unit; an ignition discharge unit; and a control unit that controls the fuel injection unit, the ignition un... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7925422 | Controller of internal combustion engine A glow plug is provided in a combustion chamber of a diesel engine. An ECU diagnoses existence or nonexistence of a disconnection abnormality of the glow plug through a controller. When there is an abnormality in the glow plug, processing for cutting fuel supply of ... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7920958 | Procedure for starting an internal combustion engine In order to make a start-up of an internal combustion engine as quick as possible, whereby an electrical power output, which is as small as possible, is required, it is proposed to at least periodically activate a direct starting control device for the generation of... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7904234 | Method for determining fuel volatility and consequently performing cold starting of an internal combustion engine A method for determining fuel volatility and consequently performing cold starting of an internal combustion engine; in the event of cold starting, the method provides for the determination of an enrichment percentage as a function of a stored value for fuel volatil... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7890244 | Internal combustion engine An internal combustion engine having a plurality of banks; each having a cylinder provided to said banks comprising: an intake valve provided between said cylinder and an intake manifold a camshaft opening and closing said intake valve by means of mechanical power o... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7873464 | Block heater usage detection and coolant temperature adjustment A control system for an engine includes a block heater determination module, an adjustment module, and an engine control module. The block heater determination module generates a block heater usage signal based on ambient temperature, measured engine coolant tempera... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7856309 | Cold start emission reduction strategy for coordinated torque control systems A cold-start control system for an internal combustion engine includes a heat estimation module, a torque request module and a propulsion torque determination module. The heat estimation module determines an exhaust system temperature and estimates heat required to ... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7848874 | Control system and method for starting an engine with port fuel injection and a variable pressure fuel system A fuel control system includes a pressure comparison module that generates a pressure control signal when a fuel supply pressure is greater than a predetermined pressure value, a temperature comparison module that generates a temperature control signal when a temper... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7848875 | Engine automatic stop-start controller A first ignition cylinder that performs ignition first is set based on an engine stop position in automatic start. Existence/nonexistence of a misfire in the first ignition cylinder is determined based on whether a difference ΔNe between engine rotation speed at a ... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7844391 | Start-up time memory unit for motor vehicles A control unit controls a start-up process of a vehicle power plant in a motor vehicle. In response to a start-up request, the control unit emits a start-up signal for initiating corresponding start-up measures for starting up the vehicle power plant. The control un... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7822536 | Start-up control device for internal combustion engine In a speed transition period from when an internal combustion engine is started to when an engine speed settles down to a certain speed, a compression top dead center of a cylinder first operating is set as a reference crank angle and compression top dead centers of... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7809494 | Engine control apparatus An engine control apparatus for controlling the amount of the air flowing into each cylinder in accordance with the amount of the fuel flowing into the cylinder at the time of starting the engine is disclosed. Further, at the engine starting time, the target amount ... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7778767 | Cold start emission strategy for hybrid vehicles An engine control module includes an engine starting module that communicates with an electric motor to operate an internal combustion engine including M fuel injectors and that determines whether manifold pressure is below a manifold pressure threshold. A warming m... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7774129 | Start control device for vehicle and method for controlling same The start control device for a vehicle has previously stored a plurality of coolant temperature maps in association with information on a plurality of engines in which determination rotational speeds for use in determining whether or not the each engine has achieved... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7769537 | Auxiliary locomotive engine warming system An auxiliary engine warming system for a primary engine in a diesel locomotive including: a modular engine assembly including an auxiliary diesel engine, the assembly displaceable as a unit from and to a frame for the engine warming system; an auxiliary fuel tank in... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7751965 | Hybrid vehicle and control method of hybrid vehicle When a start command of an engine is given in the presence of the driver's power demand, the start control sets the ignition timing of the engine to a power demand ignition timing, in order to enable quick output of a large power from the engine in response to the d... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7725246 | Method and start control device for controlling an automatic start-up process of a drive unit A method and a start control device are provided for controlling an automatic start-up process of a drive unit of a motor vehicle. The drive unit is automatically started when all of the predetermined start-up conditions are fulfilled. However, even in the event tha... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7706961 | Diesel engine system and method of controlling diesel engine In a process of automatically stopping a diesel engine upon fulfillment of automatic engine stop conditions, an ECU cuts off fuel injection when the engine speed equals a preset first engine speed N1. The ECU limits the amount of intake air at the first engin... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7702451 | Programmable engine-start system A programmable engine-start system which includes a controller for mounting on a dashboard and which includes an input device for inputting a start time, a clock for keeping accurate time, a safety circuit for shutting off the engine, a display panel for displaying ... | 04/20/2010 |
