Patents Examined by John D Bailey
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Patent number: 11333050Abstract: In an electric oil pump, a motor includes a main body including a coil, bus bars electrically connected to lead wires of the coil, and a shaft including a portion on one side in an axial direction protruding from an end of the main body on the one side in the axial direction and connected to a pump, a control board includes a power supply input portion and a power supply output portion and is disposed in a posture in which any one of a first surface and a second surface of the control board lies in the axial direction, the power supply input portion is at an end portion of the control board on the other side in the axial direction, and bus bar terminals are disposed on one side of the main body in the axial direction.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2020Date of Patent: May 17, 2022Assignee: NIDEC TOSOK CORPORATIONInventors: Yoshiyuki Kobayashi, Shigehiro Kataoka
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Patent number: 11293386Abstract: A fuel separation system includes a fuel separator configured to receive a fuel stream and separate the fuel stream, based on a volatility of the fuel stream, into a vapor stream defined by a first auto-ignition characteristic value and a first liquid stream defined by a second auto-ignition characteristic value, the second auto-ignition characteristic value greater than the first auto-ignition characteristic value; and a heat exchanger fluidly coupled between a fuel input of the fuel stream and the fuel separator, the heat exchanger configured to transfer heat from the vapor stream to the fuel stream, and output a heated fuel stream to the fuel separator and a second liquid stream defined by the first auto-ignition characteristic value.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2017Date of Patent: April 5, 2022Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil CompanyInventors: Esam Z. Hamad, Ibrahim M. Algunaibet
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Patent number: 11248502Abstract: A supply passage extends through an inner sleeve in a radial direction and conducts hydraulic oil received from a hydraulic oil supply source. An axial passage is located between an outer sleeve and the inner sleeve and extends in an axial direction. The supply passage opens to one end portion of the axial passage while another end portion of the axial passage is configured to connect with a valve timing adjustment device. A supply check valve is installed in the axial passage and is located on a radial side of the supply passage where a radially outer side of the inner sleeve is placed. The supply check valve enables a flow of the hydraulic oil from the supply passage toward the axial passage and limits a flow of the hydraulic oil from the axial passage toward the supply passage.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2019Date of Patent: February 15, 2022Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventor: Tetsuro Mitsutani
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Patent number: 11248547Abstract: A powertrain engine control method may include: acquiring period information based on tooth information of an engine crank target wheel by using a timer (T); subdividing the period information by a division rate value (R) by using a timer (D) so as to enable the timer (D) to operate R times; carrying out synchronization with the timer (D) and carrying out counting by using a timer (A) from a zero (0) to 720 degrees for a four-stroke engine operation cycle; and correcting, by using a timer (V), an angle counter which is not generated at the time of deceleration of a vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2019Date of Patent: February 15, 2022Assignee: HYUNDAI AUTOEVER CORP.Inventor: Hye Rim Kwak
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Patent number: 11242833Abstract: Various embodiments include an injector cup comprising: a cup body extending along a central longitudinal axis from a first axial end to a second axial end; a ring adjoining a border of the second axial end and radially extending beyond said border; wherein a base surface of the ring faces away from the first axial end and defines a reference plane extending orthogonally to the longitudinal axis; the ring comprises two wings, wherein each wing includes a free end section extending bent away from the reference plane at a side of the reference plane facing towards the cup body, wherein the two wings are spaced from each other; and a through opening in the ring disposed between the two wings.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2017Date of Patent: February 8, 2022Assignee: VITESCO TECHNOLOGIES GMBHInventors: Giandomenico Serra, Gisella Di Domizio
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Patent number: 11236719Abstract: A compressed self-ignition type internal combustion engine includes a fuel injection nozzle provided such that a plurality of injection holes are exposed from a cylinder head of the internal combustion engine to a combustion chamber, and a plurality of hollow ducts configured such that an inlet and an outlet are exposed to the combustion chamber. The plurality of ducts are configured such that each fuel spray injected from the plurality of injection holes of the fuel injection nozzle passes from the inlet to the outlet. The internal combustion engine includes a heating device for heating at least one of the plurality of ducts.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2019Date of Patent: February 1, 2022Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Jun Kawakami, Koji Kitano
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Patent number: 11168626Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for removing residual purge gas in operating an active purge system and includes determining evaporation gas purge stop in a control unit, closing a PCSV mounted on a purge line connecting a canister and an intake pipe, and determining whether all of the evaporation gas flowed into the intake pipe is flowed into a combustion chamber, so that all of the evaporation gas flowed into an intake pipe during travelling can be flowed into and combusted in the combustion chamber.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2019Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATIONInventors: Tae-Ho Ahn, Jeong-Ho Seo, Young-Kyu Oh
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Patent number: 11149698Abstract: Methods and system are provided for indicating whether a variable orifice valve positioned in a fuel vapor recovery line of a vehicle fuel system is degraded. In one example, a method may include actively manipulating a pressure in the fuel system during a refueling event, and indicating whether the variable orifice valve is degraded based on a loading rage of a fuel vapor storage canister with fuel vapors while the pressure is actively manipulated. In this way, it may be determined as to whether the variable orifice valve is stuck in a high-flow or a low-flow position such that mitigating action may be taken to reduce or avoid release of undesired evaporative emissions to atmosphere.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2018Date of Patent: October 19, 2021Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventor: Aed M. Dudar
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Patent number: 11118529Abstract: A drive system for driving a motor vehicle has an internal combustion engine and an operating mode coordination device for determining and controlling the operating mode of the internal combustion engine. The drive system has a function coordination device for coordinating secondary functions of the drive system, the function coordination device being designed for generating, based on the coordination of the secondary functions, an operating mode request for the operating mode coordination device for controlling the operating mode of the internal combustion engine, and transmitting it to the operating mode coordination device. The invention further relates to a motor vehicle having a drive system, and a method for operating a drive system of a motor vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2019Date of Patent: September 14, 2021Assignee: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventors: Ulrich Schröder, Michael Tomforde, Christian Dierschke, Johannes Forst, Daniel Leineweber
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Patent number: 11111868Abstract: A method of controlling exhaust gas recirculation in the internal combustion engine includes: sensing one or more sensing signals indicative of operating conditions of an internal combustion engine, producing, as a function of the sensing signal or signals sensed, an exhaust gas recirculation control signal for controlling exhaust gas recirculation in the internal combustion engine, producing, e.g., via a “virtual” sensor including a neural network, a particulate size distribution signal indicative of the particulate size distribution in the exhaust of the internal combustion engine, correcting the exhaust gas recirculation control signal as a function of the particulate size distribution control signal, thereby producing a corrected exhaust gas recirculation control signal, and controlling exhaust gas recirculation in the internal combustion engine as a function of the corrected exhaust gas recirculation control signal.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2018Date of Patent: September 7, 2021Assignee: STMICROELECTRONICS S.r.l.Inventor: Ferdinando Taglialatela Scafati
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Patent number: 11092106Abstract: Methods and systems for operating an engine responsive to filtered cylinder pressure data are disclosed. In one example, fuel injection timing may be advanced in response to filtered cylinder pressure data that is indicative of onset of combustion in a cylinder being delayed from an expected timing. The filtered cylinder pressure data may be generated via a digital filter.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2019Date of Patent: August 17, 2021Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventor: Christopher Polonowski
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Patent number: 11085356Abstract: A thermal management device for use in a vehicular or other thermal management circuit utilizes a pump, one or more valves, and one or more pressure/temperature sensors to route coolant through different desired flow paths and maintain components within the thermal circuit at appropriate temperatures.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2018Date of Patent: August 10, 2021Assignee: NIO USA, Inc.Inventors: Armando Mendez Abrego, Joshua Smith, Rick Rajaie, Dewashish Kanta Prashad
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Patent number: 11072355Abstract: Various methods and systems are provided for detecting surge of a turbocharger during engine operation. As one example, a system includes an engine coupled to a low pressure turbocharger and a high pressure turbocharger; and a controller with non-transitory instructions stored in memory that when executed during operation of the engine cause the controller to: indicate an occurrence of surge of the high pressure turbocharger in response to a deviation of a modeled speed of the high pressure turbocharger from a measured speed of the high pressure turbocharger by a threshold amount, where the modeled speed tracks the measured speed during non-surge conditions, as engine operating conditions change.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2018Date of Patent: July 27, 2021Assignee: TRANSPORTATION IP HOLDINGS, LLCInventors: Michael Mangus, James Robert Mischler, Samuel Lyle Hazen
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Patent number: 11053908Abstract: A method of verifying a cylinder deactivation mode on an engine is provided. The method can include activating an ignition device in a deactivated cylinder during an exhaust stroke of the deactivated cylinder. The method can include measuring a voltage of the ignition device. The method can include comparing at least one of an amplitude and a timing of a measured spike of the voltage against a baseline voltage spike. The method can include indicating a status of the deactivation mode based on the comparison against the baseline voltage spike.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2018Date of Patent: July 6, 2021Assignee: Ford Motor CompanyInventors: David J. Chesney, Roderick Alexander Simpson
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Patent number: 11053831Abstract: An exhaust gas purification apparatus for an internal combustion engine includes a filter supporting the catalyst with an oxygen storage capacity, an air fuel ratio sensor to detect an air fuel ratio of exhaust gas at the downstream side of the filter, and a controller configured to change an air fuel ratio of exhaust gas flowing into the filter, to estimate an amount of particulate matter deposited in an interior of a partition wall of the filter, estimate a maximum storable oxygen amount of the catalyst from a change of the air fuel ratio of exhaust gas obtained by the air fuel ratio sensor at the time when the air fuel ratio of exhaust gas is changed by the controller, and correct the maximum storable oxygen amount of the catalyst based on the amount of particulate matter deposited in the interior of the partition wall of the filter.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2019Date of Patent: July 6, 2021Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hiromasa Hashimoto, Yasushi Iwazaki, Shuntaro Okazaki
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Patent number: 11028813Abstract: A method for controlling a vehicle includes: receiving a detection signal required to perform an idle stop and go (ISG) function; and controlling the vehicle to enter into an ISG state where a fuel supply to an engine is cut off and the engine stops when the vehicle decelerates or stops in response to the detection signal. The detection signal includes a fuel cut off signal in on state when the vehicle decelerates and in off state at a reference revolution number of the engine, a gear engagement signal, a clutch pedal signal indicating whether a clutch pedal operating a clutch is operated, and a brake pedal signal indicating whether a brake pedal is operated. A controller generates an ISG entry signal based on the fuel cut off signal, the gear engagement signal, the clutch pedal signal, and the brake pedal signal to enter the vehicle into the ISG state.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2018Date of Patent: June 8, 2021Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATIONInventors: Jung Hwan Bang, Young Ho Jung, Tae Suk Lee
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Patent number: 11015567Abstract: AMP (2-Amino-2-Methyl-1, 3-Propanediol) does not release the absorbed heat during temperature drop but releases it during temperature rise. Also, AMP keeps a solid state upon the heat release. The heat storage material which is the aggregate of AMP is arranged to exchange heat with the subject for warm-up. In the warm-up acceleration control, it is judged whether or not there is a request for warm-up to the subject for warm-up (step S10). If it is judged that there is the request for warm-up, it is judged whether or not the radiation condition of the heat storage material is satisfied (step S12). If it is judged that the radiation condition is satisfied, the heater is started to operate (step S14). By operating the heater, the heat storage material is directly or indirectly heated.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2019Date of Patent: May 25, 2021Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Kazuhiro Sugimoto
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Patent number: 11008978Abstract: A carburetor drain apparatus includes a carburetor bowl, a fuel supply pipe, a fuel drain pipe, and a bail interface. The carburetor bowl is configured to store fuel and provide the fuel to an air passage. The fuel supply pipe is connected a fuel tank and the carburetor bowl. The fuel drain pipe is connected to the carburetor bowl. The bail interface is configured to operate in response to actuation of a bail to open the fuel drain pipe.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2019Date of Patent: May 18, 2021Assignee: Kohler Co.Inventors: Terrence Michael Rotter, Jarrod J. Jackett, Mark Jason Huibregtse, Michael James Dins, Jonathan Thomas Bykowski, Michael Jon Duwe, Brett Michael Wegner, Michael James Tursky, Adam John Reich
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Patent number: 11002238Abstract: Methods and systems for starting an aircraft propulsion engine are described herein. Operation of the engine is controlled by an engine controller having a first channel and a second channel. An engine start request is received on the second channel while the first channel is inactive. It is determined which one of the first channel and the second channel was used to conduct a last successful engine start. Responsive to determining that the last successful engine start was conducted on the second channel, a predetermined time period is waited to elapse and for the first channel to reinitialize before commanding, via the first channel, an engine start based on the engine start request.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2019Date of Patent: May 11, 2021Assignee: PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP.Inventors: Michael Youssef, Alexandre Charest, Giancarlo Zingaro, Jasraj Chahal, Carmine Lisio, Darragh McGrath
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Patent number: 10995715Abstract: A coil assembly in a fuel injector includes a magnetic core and; a winding wound around the core, the winding being overmoulded and forming a cylindrical overmoulding. An axial blind hole extends towards the interior of the coil assembly from a first surface to a distal end, the blind hole being suitable for housing at least one spring for loading a magnetic armature. The coil assembly is provided with a degassing hole passing through the core and the overmoulding from the blind axial hole to an axial outer cylindrical surface, the degassing hole being provided in the magnetic core and having a restriction that is arranged in a first section that is proximal to the blind axial hole.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2017Date of Patent: May 4, 2021Inventors: Philippe Legrand, Bruno Bimbenet, Stéphanie Lefevre