Patents Assigned to Bombardier Motor Corporation of American
  • Cold start strategy for direct injected engines
    Patent number: 6526938
    Abstract: A system and method for facilitating cold starting of a direct injected, two-stroke engine. The engine utilizes a fuel injection system that is controlled to inject a fuel into a combustion chamber just before the piston reaches top dead center, at least during cold starting. This permits better atomization of a variety of fuels to promote dependable cold starting of the engine even when combusting a fuel type such as kerosene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2003
    Assignee: Bombardier Motor Corporation of American
    Inventors: Phillip J. Bylsma, Todd D. Craft, Paul Tat-Keung Ng, Karl J. Grajkowski, Peter E. Lucier