Patents by Inventor Matthew Masucci

Matthew Masucci has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Evaporative emissions diagnostics for a multi-path purge ejector system
    Patent number: 10107233
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for diagnosing a high load purge line of a boosted engine system for undesired evaporative emissions. In one example, a method for diagnosing the high load purge line includes drawing vacuum in the high load purge line under natural aspiration conditions and concurrently purging a fuel vapor canister. In this way, the high load purge line may be diagnosed for undesired evaporative emissions without disrupting a canister purge schedule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Aed M. Dudar, Scott A. Bohr, Matthew Werner, Matthew Masucci
  • EVAPORATIVE EMISSIONS DIAGNOSTICS FOR A MULTI-PATH PURGE EJECTOR SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20180156162
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for diagnosing a high load purge line of a boosted engine system for undesired evaporative emissions. In one example, a method for diagnosing the high load purge line includes drawing vacuum in the high load purge line under natural aspiration conditions and concurrently purging a fuel vapor canister. In this way, the high load purge line may be diagnosed for undesired evaporative emissions without disrupting a canister purge schedule.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2016
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Inventors: Aed M. Dudar, Scott A. Bohr, Matthew Werner, Matthew Masucci