Patents by Inventor Chris Richard Weber

Chris Richard Weber 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).

  • Method and system for pre-ignition control
    Patent number: 10196999
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for mitigating knock and/or pre-ignition. Each of a spark timing retard, cylinder enrichment, and engine load limiting is adjusted based on a knock sensor output generated in a single defined crank angle window, and not based on knock sensor output generated outside the defined crank angle window. A severity of the mitigating actions is adjusted in proportion to the knock sensor output intensity with the severity of the mitigating action increased as the knock sensor output intensity increases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Chris Paul Glugla, Robert Sarow Baskins, James Matthew Kindree, Chris Richard Weber
  • Method and system for pre-ignition control
    Patent number: 9267484
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for pre-ignition control. A pre-ignition mitigating enrichment is deactivated in response to a tip-out but reactivated in response to a subsequent tip-in. By preemptively enriching the engine, repeated pre-ignition due at subsequent tip-ins is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Chris Paul Glugla, Robert Sarow Baskins, Chris Richard Weber, James Matthew Kindree, Timothy Earle
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PRE-IGNITION CONTROL
    Publication number: 20150159573
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for mitigating knock and/or pre-ignition. Each of a spark timing retard, cylinder enrichment, and engine load limiting is adjusted based on a knock sensor output generated in a single defined crank angle window, and not based on knock sensor output generated outside the defined crank angle window. A severity of the mitigating actions is adjusted in proportion to the knock sensor output intensity with the severity of the mitigating action increased as the knock sensor output intensity increases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2014
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Inventors: Chris Paul Glugla, Robert Sarow Baskins, James Matthew Kindree, Chris Richard Weber
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PRE-IGNITION CONTROL
    Publication number: 20140261318
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for pre-ignition control. A pre-ignition mitigating enrichment is deactivated in response to a tip-out but reactivated in response to a subsequent tip-in. By preemptively enriching the engine, repeated pre-ignition due at subsequent tip-ins is reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Chris Paul Glugla, Robert Sarow Baskins, Chris Richard Weber, James Matthew Kindree, Timothy Earle
  • Method and system for pre-ignition control
    Patent number: 8627800
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for identifying and differentiating knock and pre-ignition using a plurality of knock sensors distributed along an engine block. By dynamically adjusting cylinder-specific assignment of the knock sensors for knock detection and pre-ignition detection based on operating conditions of each cylinder, knock and pre-ignition is more reliably identified and distinguished.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Chris Paul Glugla, Chris Richard Weber, John Eric Rollinger
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PRE-IGNITION CONTROL
    Publication number: 20120316762
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for identifying and differentiating knock and pre-ignition using a plurality of knock sensors distributed along an engine block. By dynamically adjusting cylinder-specific assignment of the knock sensors for knock detection and pre-ignition detection based on operating conditions of each cylinder, knock and pre-ignition is more reliably identified and distinguished.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2012
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Chris Paul Glugla, Chris Richard Weber, John Eric Rollinger
  • Method and system for pre-ignition control
    Patent number: 8245692
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for identifying and differentiating knock and pre-ignition using a plurality of knock sensors distributed along an engine block. By dynamically adjusting cylinder-specific assignment of the knock sensors for knock detection and pre-ignition detection based on operating conditions of each cylinder, knock and pre-ignition is more reliably identified and distinguished.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Chris Paul Glugla, Chris Richard Weber, John Eric Rollinger
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PRE-IGNITION CONTROL
    Publication number: 20110139118
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for identifying and differentiating knock and pre-ignition using a plurality of knock sensors distributed along an engine block. By dynamically adjusting cylinder-specific assignment of the knock sensors for knock detection and pre-ignition detection based on operating conditions of each cylinder, knock and pre-ignition is more reliably identified and distinguished.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2010
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Chris Paul Glugla, Chris Richard Weber, John Eric Rollinger