Patents by Inventor Darwin Allen Becker

Darwin Allen Becker 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).

  • Patent number: 5848583
    Abstract: This invention includes selecting a desired pressure for fuel injection in an internal combustion engine. The selection improves control of fuel injection by keeping the fuel in the fuel rail in a liquid state and by keeping the fuel injectors in an operating region where fuel injector fuel flow is less sensitive to changes in fuel injector pulse width.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 15, 1998
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: James Craig Smith, Darwin Allen Becker
  • Patent number: 5761917
    Abstract: An air conditioner compressor clutch control that senses operator demands for acceleration from low vehicle speeds and several other variables, to release the engagement of the clutch for a period of time that is dependent on vehicle speed, throttle position or a maximum time period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 9, 1998
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: William Clayton Corcoran, Steven John Bigham, Vasant Babaldas Patel, Darwin Allen Becker