Patents by Inventor Lyle E. Hamilton

Lyle E. Hamilton 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: 7603224
    Abstract: A control system includes a cam position calculation module that determines intake and exhaust cam positions during operation of an engine. The engine includes a regeneration and fuel cut-off (FCO) mode. A cam position adjustment module generates alternate intake and exhaust cam positions during the regeneration and FCO mode. A cam positioning module positions the intake and exhaust cams based on lower values of the intake and exhaust cam positions and the alternate intake and exhaust cam positions, respectively, during the regeneration and FCO mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2009
    Inventors: William L. Aldrich, III, Lyle E. Hamilton, James L. Worthing, Donald D. Crites
  • Publication number: 20090030585
    Abstract: A control system comprises a cam position calculation module that determines intake and exhaust cam positions during operation of an engine. The engine includes a regeneration and fuel cut-off (FCO) mode. A cam position adjustment module generates alternate intake and exhaust cam positions during the regeneration and FCO mode. A cam positioning module positions the intake and exhaust cams based on lower values of the intake and exhaust cam positions and the alternate intake and exhaust cam positions, respectively, during the regeneration and FCO mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2007
    Publication date: January 29, 2009
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: William L. Aldrich III, Lyle E. Hamilton, James L. Worthing, Donald D. Crites
  • Patent number: 7162998
    Abstract: A control system for a vehicle includes a combustion engine and an electric propulsion system. The combustion engine includes a camshaft and a crankshaft. The control system improves NVH by deactivating the compression pulses during a cranking phase of the combustion engine. A first control module generates a minimum torque, a second control module generates an actual torque and a third control module generates a reference torque. A timing control module generates a timing control output based on the minimum torque, the actual torque and the reference torque. The minimum torque is based on an RPM of the combustion engine, a spark angle and an air per cylinder of the combustion engine. The actual torque is based on an RPM of the combustion engine, a spark angle and an air per cylinder. The reference torque is based on an output of a pedal position sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2007
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Lewis Bartlett, Lyle E. Hamilton
  • Patent number: 6871136
    Abstract: A method and control system for verifying cold start emissions reduction control in a vehicle using an internal combustion engine utilizes measured engine speed and commanded ignition timing to calculate an estimated actual engine-out thermal energy flow. An expected thermal energy flow is calculated based on designed engine speed and ignition timing. A residual energy flow is calculated based on a difference between the estimated actual thermal energy flow and the expected thermal energy flow. Meanwhile, a system quality-weighting factor is calculated based on several measured engine parameters. A qualified energy flow residual is calculated based on the system quality weight and the residual energy flow. The qualified energy residual flow is accumulated, averaged based on the accumulated quality weight, and then filtered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2005
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Wenbo Wang, Richard B. Jess, Lyle E. Hamilton, Daniel G. Bolstrum, Matthew J. Roelle, John F. Van Gilder, David N. Belton, Richard W. Amann, Fang-Cheng J. Fu