Patents by Inventor Michael Patrick Falandino

Michael Patrick Falandino 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).

  • Engine operating system for maximizing efficiency and monitoring performance of an automotive exhaust emission control system
    Patent number: 6076348
    Abstract: An engine operating system includes an exhaust aftertreatment device and a fuel delivery system for providing fuel to the engine so as to cause the engine's air/fuel ratio to vary on a periodic basis. The exhaust aftertreatment device has a window of maximum operating efficiency characterized by storage and release of an exhaust constituent within the aftertreatment device. A controller operates the fuel delivery system and performs a statistical analysis of signals from an exhaust constituent concentration sensor downstream of the exhaust aftertreatment device, so as to assure that the exhaust aftertreatment device is being operated within its window of most efficient operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2000
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Michael Patrick Falandino, Thomas Scott Gee, Robert William Ridgway