Patents by Inventor Michael Igor Kluzner
Michael Igor Kluzner 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).
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Patent number: 10968853Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for learning fuel injector error for cylinder groups during a deceleration fuel shut-off (DFSO), where all cylinders of an engine are deactivated, sequentially firing each cylinder of a cylinder group, each cylinder fueled via consecutive first and second fuel pulses of differing fuel pulse width from an injector. Based on a lambda deviation between the first and second pulses, a fuel error for the injector and an air-fuel ratio imbalance for each cylinder is learned. Alternatively or additionally, a difference in crankshaft acceleration between the first and second pulses relative to the expected deviation may be used to learn torque error, and adjust fuel injector error and air-ratio imbalance for each cylinder.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2019Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Gopichandra Surnilla, Imad Hassan Makki, Adithya Pravarun Re Ranga, Hassene Jammoussi, Robert Roy Jentz, Michael Igor Kluzner, Stephen B. Smith
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Patent number: 10570844Abstract: Systems and methods for monitoring cylinder air/fuel imbalances are provided. In one example approach, a method comprises, identifying a cylinder with a potential air/fuel imbalance based on crankshaft accelerations generated by a series of rich, lean, and stoichiometric conditions in the cylinder while keeping the engine at stoichiometry.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2012Date of Patent: February 25, 2020Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: John Eric Rollinger, Michael Igor Kluzner, Robert Roy Jentz
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Publication number: 20190271278Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for learning fuel injector error for cylinder groups during a deceleration fuel shut-off (DFSO), where all cylinders of an engine are deactivated, sequentially firing each cylinder of a cylinder group, each cylinder fueled via consecutive first and second fuel pulses of differing fuel pulse width from an injector. Based on a lambda deviation between the first and second pulses, a fuel error for the injector and an air-fuel ratio imbalance for each cylinder is learned. Alternatively or additionally, a difference in crankshaft acceleration between the first and second pulses relative to the expected deviation may be used to learn torque error, and adjust fuel injector error and air-ratio imbalance for each cylinder.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2019Publication date: September 5, 2019Inventors: Gopichandra Surnilla, Imad Hassan Makki, Adithya Pravarun Re Ranga, Hassene Jammoussi, Robert Roy Jentz, Michael Igor Kluzner, Stephen B. Smith
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Patent number: 10337430Abstract: Methods and systems include determining a cylinder air-fuel ratio imbalance in a multi-cylinder engine. In one example, the method may include sequentially firing an engine cylinder to provide an expected air-fuel deviation and learning cylinder air-fuel ratio imbalance based on an error between an actual air-fuel ratio deviation from a maximum lean air-fuel ratio relative to an expected air-fuel deviation during a deceleration fuel shut-off event.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2016Date of Patent: July 2, 2019Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Hassene Jammoussi, Imad Hassan Makki, Michael Igor Kluzner, Gopichandra Surnilla, Robert Roy Jentz
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Patent number: 10330040Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for learning fuel injector error for cylinder groups during a deceleration fuel shut-off (DFSO), where all cylinders of an engine are deactivated, sequentially firing each cylinder of a cylinder group, each cylinder fueled via consecutive first and second fuel pulses of differing fuel pulse width from an injector. Based on a lambda deviation between the first and second pulses, a fuel error for the injector and an air-fuel ratio imbalance for each cylinder is learned. Alternatively or additionally, a difference in crankshaft acceleration between the first and second pulses relative to the expected deviation may be used to learn torque error, and adjust fuel injector error and air-ratio imbalance for each cylinder.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2016Date of Patent: June 25, 2019Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Gopichandra Surnilla, Imad Hassan Makki, Adithya Pravarun Re Ranga, Hassene Jammoussi, Robert Roy Jentz, Michael Igor Kluzner, Stephen B. Smith
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Patent number: 9885305Abstract: Methods and systems are described for monitoring air/fuel imbalance in cylinders of an engine. Engine speed signals are sampled and then run through a notch filter set to the sampling frequency. Based on a first frequency content of the resulting filtered engine speed, cylinder imbalance is detected and addressed.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2016Date of Patent: February 6, 2018Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Hassene Jammoussi, Imad Hassan Makki, Robert Roy Jentz, Michael Igor Kluzner
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Publication number: 20170356363Abstract: Methods and systems include determining a cylinder air-fuel ratio imbalance in a multi-cylinder engine. In one example, the method may include sequentially firing an engine cylinder to provide an expected air-fuel deviation and learning cylinder air-fuel ratio imbalance based on an error between an actual air-fuel ratio deviation from a maximum lean air-fuel ratio relative to an expected air-fuel deviation during a deceleration fuel shut-off event.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2016Publication date: December 14, 2017Inventors: Hassene Jammoussi, Imad Hassan Makki, Michael Igor Kluzner, Gopichandra Surnilla, Robert Roy Jentz
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Publication number: 20170356380Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for learning fuel injector error for cylinder groups during a deceleration fuel shut-off (DFSO), where all cylinders of an engine are deactivated, sequentially firing each cylinder of a cylinder group, each cylinder fueled via consecutive first and second fuel pulses of differing fuel pulse width from an injector. Based on a lambda deviation between the first and second pulses, a fuel error for the injector and an air-fuel ratio imbalance for each cylinder is learned. Alternatively or additionally, a difference in crankshaft acceleration between the first and second pulses relative to the expected deviation may be used to learn torque error, and adjust fuel injector error and air-ratio imbalance for each cylinder.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2016Publication date: December 14, 2017Inventors: Gopichandra Surnilla, Imad Hassan Makki, Adithya Pravarun Re Ranga, Hassene Jammoussi, Robert Roy Jentz, Michael Igor Kluzner, Stephen B. Smith
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Patent number: 9759148Abstract: Methods and systems are presented for assessing the presence or absence of engine torque deviation which may indicate air-fuel ratio imbalance between engine cylinders. In one example, the method may include assessing the presence or absence of engine torque variation based on engine torque deviation from a desired engine torque during a deceleration fuel shut-off event.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2015Date of Patent: September 12, 2017Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Hassene Jammoussi, Imad Hassan Makki, Michael Igor Kluzner, Robert Roy Jentz
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Patent number: 9752517Abstract: Methods and systems are described for monitoring air/fuel imbalance in cylinders of an engine. In one example method, air/fuel ratio of a cylinder is modulated to produce a series of rich, lean, and stoichiometric conditions in the cylinder and corresponding crank accelerations are measured to calculate a peak function indicating an air/fuel ratio in the cylinder. The peak function is calculated over a plurality of modulations to provide a more reliable computation of the air/fuel ratio of the cylinder and its deviation from a pre-determined air/fuel ratio.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2015Date of Patent: September 5, 2017Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: John Eric Rollinger, Robert Roy Jentz, Michael Igor Kluzner
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Publication number: 20170241369Abstract: Methods and systems are described for monitoring air/fuel imbalance in cylinders of an engine. Engine speed signals are sampled and then run through a notch filter set to the sampling frequency. Based on a first frequency content of the resulting filtered engine speed, cylinder imbalance is detected and addressed.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2016Publication date: August 24, 2017Inventors: Hassene Jammoussi, Imad Hassan Makki, Robert Roy Jentz, Michael Igor Kluzner
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Publication number: 20170122227Abstract: Methods and systems are described for monitoring air/fuel imbalance in cylinders of an engine. In one example method, air/fuel ratio of a cylinder is modulated to produce a series of rich, lean, and stoichiometric conditions in the cylinder and corresponding crank accelerations are measured to calculate a peak function indicating an air/fuel ratio in the cylinder. The peak function is calculated over a plurality of modulations to provide a more reliable computation of the air/fuel ratio of the cylinder and its deviation from a pre-determined air/fuel ratio.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2015Publication date: May 4, 2017Inventors: John Eric Rollinger, Robert Roy Jentz, Michael Igor Kluzner
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Publication number: 20160333809Abstract: Methods and systems are presented for assessing the presence or absence of engine torque deviation which may indicate air-fuel ratio imbalance between engine cylinders. In one example, the method may include assessing the presence or absence of engine torque variation based on engine torque deviation from a desired engine torque during a deceleration fuel shut-off event.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2015Publication date: November 17, 2016Inventors: Hassene Jammoussi, Imad Hassan Makki, Michael Igor Kluzner, Robert Roy Jentz
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Patent number: 9353708Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for monitoring a fuel vapor recovery system including a fuel tank isolation valve coupled between a fuel tank and a canister. During selected conditions, the valve is modulated and pressure pulsations in the fuel vapor recovery system are monitored. Valve degradation is identified based on correlations between the valve modulation and the resultant pressure pulsations.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2015Date of Patent: May 31, 2016Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Aed Mohammad Dudar, Robert Roy Jentz, Timothy DeBastos, James Michael Kerns, Michael Igor Kluzner
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Publication number: 20150184620Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for monitoring a fuel vapor recovery system including a fuel tank isolation valve coupled between a fuel tank and a canister. During selected conditions, the valve is modulated and pressure pulsations in the fuel vapor recovery system are monitored. Valve degradation is identified based on correlations between the valve modulation and the resultant pressure pulsations.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2015Publication date: July 2, 2015Inventors: Aed Mohammad Dudar, Robert Roy Jentz, Timothy DeBastos, James Michael Kerns, Michael Igor Kluzner
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Patent number: 8973558Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for monitoring a fuel vapor recovery system including a fuel tank isolation valve coupled between a fuel tank and a canister. During selected conditions, the valve is modulated and pressure pulsations in the fuel vapor recovery system are monitored. Valve degradation is identified based on correlations between the valve modulation and the resultant pressure pulsations.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2011Date of Patent: March 10, 2015Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Aed Mohammad Dudar, Robert Roy Jentz, Timothy DeBastos, James Michael Kerns, Michael Igor Kluzner
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Patent number: 8725347Abstract: A method is provided for performing an evaporative leak diagnostic for a vehicle. A valve in a diagnostic module is commanded to a vent position. The valve connects a fuel system to atmosphere. A pump in the diagnostic module is operated to measure a reference pressure across an orifice in the diagnostic module to provide a threshold. The valve is commanded to a test position. The pump is operated to place the fuel system in a low pressure state. A series of pressures in the fuel system is measured. A diagnostic code is provided after comparing the series of pressures to the threshold.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2013Date of Patent: May 13, 2014Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Robert Roy Jentz, David Allen Clemens, Ann Irene Sipes, Aed M. Dudar, Michael Igor Kluzner
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Patent number: 8639431Abstract: Systems and methods for identifying alcohol content of a fuel in an engine. In one example approach, a method comprises adjusting fuel injection to the engine based on fuel alcohol content identified from crankshaft acceleration. For example, the crankshaft acceleration may be generated by modulating an air/fuel ratio in a selected cylinder across a range of air/fuel ratios while keeping the engine at stoichiometry.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2013Date of Patent: January 28, 2014Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Robert Roy Jentz, John Eric Rollinger, Brandon M. Dawson, Michael Igor Kluzner
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Publication number: 20140019002Abstract: A method is provided for performing an evaporative leak diagnostic for a vehicle. A valve in a diagnostic module is commanded to a vent position. The valve connects a fuel system to atmosphere. A pump in the diagnostic module is operated to measure a reference pressure across an orifice in the diagnostic module to provide a threshold. The valve is commanded to a test position. The pump is operated to place the fuel system in a low pressure state. A series of pressures in the fuel system is measured. A diagnostic code is provided after comparing the series of pressures to the threshold.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2013Publication date: January 16, 2014Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Robert Roy Jentz, David Allen Clemens, Ann Irene Sipes, Aed M. Dudar, Michael Igor Kluzner
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Patent number: 8560167Abstract: A vehicle is provided with a fuel system, a controller, and a diagnostic module with an orifice, a pressure sensor, and a pump, the module connecting the fuel system to atmosphere. The controller measures a reference pressure across the orifice to provide a threshold, isolates the fuel system, and provides a code in response to comparing a series or measured pressures to the threshold. A method for performing an evaporative leak diagnostic is provided. A valve in a diagnostic module is commanded to a vent position. A pump is operated to measure a reference pressure across an orifice to provide a threshold. A valve is commanded to a test position. The pump is operated to place the fuel system in a low pressure state, and a series of pressures in the fuel system is measured. A diagnostic code is provided after comparing the series of pressures to the threshold.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2012Date of Patent: October 15, 2013Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Robert Roy Jentz, David Allen Clemens, Ann Irene DeZelia, Aed Mohammad Dudar, Michael Igor Kluzner