Patents by Inventor Vincent Edward Mariucci

Vincent Edward Mariucci 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).

  • Reducing turbocharged engine overheating
    Patent number: 9702294
    Abstract: A method comprising in response to coolant loss in a turbocharged engine, deactivating one or more engine cylinders while limiting engine load of one or more active cylinders based on an engine speed, and a cylinder head temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Karen Willard, John Eric Rollinger, Vincent Edward Mariucci
  • REDUCING TURBOCHARGED ENGINE OVERHEATING
    Publication number: 20160108794
    Abstract: A method comprising in response to coolant loss in a turbocharged engine, deactivating one or more engine cylinders while limiting engine load of one or more active cylinders based on an engine speed, and a cylinder head temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Inventors: Karen Willard, John Eric Rollinger, Vincent Edward Mariucci
  • Method and system for reducing soot formed by an engine
    Patent number: 9243580
    Abstract: An engine system and method for reducing soot produced by an engine is disclosed. In one example, during purging of stored fuel vapors, a number of fuel injections to a cylinder during a cylinder cycle are maximized to reduce soot formation. The system and method may reduce soot formation within an engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Vincent Edward Mariucci
  • Reducing turbocharged engine overheating
    Patent number: 9217379
    Abstract: A method comprising in response to coolant loss in a turbocharged engine, deactivating one or more engine cylinders while limiting engine load of one or more active cylinders based on an engine speed, and a cylinder head temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Karen Willard, John Eric Rollinger, Vincent Edward Mariucci
  • REDUCING TURBOCHARGED ENGINE OVERHEATING
    Publication number: 20140261315
    Abstract: A method comprising in response to coolant loss in a turbocharged engine, deactivating one or more engine cylinders while limiting engine load of one or more active cylinders based on an engine speed, and a cylinder head temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Karen Willard, John Eric Rollinger, Vincent Edward Mariucci
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REDUCING SOOT FORMED BY AN ENGINE
    Publication number: 20130151119
    Abstract: An engine system and method for reducing soot produced by an engine is disclosed. In one example, during purging of stored fuel vapors, a number of fuel injections to a cylinder during a cylinder cycle are maximized to reduce soot formation. The system and method may reduce soot formation within an engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2011
    Publication date: June 13, 2013
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventor: Vincent Edward Mariucci