Patents by Inventor Eric J. Bensen

Eric J. Bensen 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).

  • Evaporative emission system and method for controlling same
    Patent number: 7942134
    Abstract: A method for controlling an automotive canister purge valve in fluid communication with an evaporative canister includes selecting a purge flow rate of increase for the purge valve based on a hydrocarbon concentration in a fluid stream exiting the evaporative canister, and operating the purge valve based on the selected rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2011
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Mark Peters, Darrell Erick Butler, Kenneth James Miller, Eric J. Bensen, Kenneth L. Pifher
  • EVAPORATIVE EMISSION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SAME
    Publication number: 20100229837
    Abstract: A method for controlling an automotive canister purge valve in fluid communication with an evaporative canister includes selecting a purge flow rate of increase for the purge valve based on a hydrocarbon concentration in a fluid stream exiting the evaporative canister, and operating the purge valve based on the selected rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2009
    Publication date: September 16, 2010
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Mark Peters, Darrell Erick Butler, Kenneth James Miller, Eric J. Bensen, Kenneth L. Pifher