Patents by Inventor Daniel B Diebel

Daniel B Diebel 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).

  • Air flow target determination
    Patent number: 6705285
    Abstract: A method for characterizing an air flow target within an internal combustion engine. The method includes determining an air mass flow rate target, determining an engine speed term, and processing these terms to obtain an air flow target. The air flow target can be used as an input for vehicle controllers including those for controlling pressurized induction systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2004
    Assignee: DaimlerChrysler Corporation
    Inventors: James W Yip, Michael J Prucka, Yi Cheng, Paul R Arlauskas, Daniel B Diebel, Kerry D Franks, Gregory L Ohl
  • Air mass flow rate determination
    Patent number: 6675769
    Abstract: A method for characterizing an air mass flow rate target within an internal combustion engine. The method includes determining a reference air mass flow rate term, determining a predicted compressibility term, and processing these terms to determine an air mass flow rate target. The air mass flow rate term can be used as an input for vehicle controllers including those for controlling pressurized induction systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2004
    Assignee: DaimlerChrysler Corporation
    Inventors: James W Yip, Michael J Prucka, Daniel B Diebel, Gregory L Ohl
  • Air flow target determination
    Publication number: 20030079719
    Abstract: A method for characterizing an air flow target within an internal combustion engine. The method includes determining an air mass flow rate target, determining an engine speed term, and processing these terms to obtain an air flow target. The air flow target can be used as an input for vehicle controllers including those for controlling pressurized induction systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2001
    Publication date: May 1, 2003
    Inventors: James W. Yip, Michael J. Prucka, Yi Cheng, Paul R. Arlauskas, Daniel B. Diebel, Kerry D. Franks, Gregory L. Ohl
  • Air mass flow rate determination
    Publication number: 20030083798
    Abstract: A method for characterizing an air mass flow rate target within an internal combustion engine. The method includes determining a reference air mass flow rate term, determining a predicted compressibility term, and processing these terms to determine an air mass flow rate target. The air mass flow rate term can be used as an input for vehicle controllers including those for controlling pressurized induction systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2001
    Publication date: May 1, 2003
    Inventors: James W. Yip, Michael J. Prucka, Daniel B. Diebel, Gregory L. Ohl
  • Feedback load control for power steering
    Patent number: 6164265
    Abstract: A method for controlling the idle of an engine includes the step of determining a proportional airflow term by monitoring the difference between an engine idle speed and a target idle speed. In addition, an integral airflow term is determined. The method further includes the steps of determining a derivative airflow term by monitoring a rate of change of the engine idle speed and defining a limited derivative airflow term bounded by an upper limit and a lower limit. A total proportional, integral, derivative airflow is determined by summing the proportional airflow term, the integral airflow term and the limited derivative airflow term. The total airflow is then delivered to an engine control system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2000
    Assignee: DaimlerChrysler Corporation
    Inventors: James Wah Yip, Daniel B. Diebel, Michael J. Prucka