Patents Represented by Attorney Allerman Hall McCoy Russell U Tuttle LL
  • Patent number: 7000602
    Abstract: Various systems and methods are disclosed for carrying out combustion in a fuel-cut operation in some or all of the engine cylinders of a vehicle. Further, various subsystems are considered, such as fuel vapor purging, air-fuel ratio control, engine torque control, catalyst design, and exhaust system design.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2006
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Michael John Cullen, Gopichandra Sumilla, Christian T. Goralski, Jr.