Patents by Inventor Miles Howard

Miles Howard 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).

  • Method and apparatus for combustion chamber pressure estimation
    Patent number: 8041499
    Abstract: In order to compensate for pressure drop across a fuel injector, pressure in a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine into which fuel is injected is estimated based on manifold pressure at a timing for intake valve closure and volumes of the combustion chamber at a timing for intake valve closure and at least one other timing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2011
    Assignee: Denso Corporation
    Inventors: Miles Howard, Michaela Walford
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMBUSTION CHAMBER PRESSURE ESTIMATION
    Publication number: 20100250093
    Abstract: In order to compensate for pressure drop across a fuel injector, pressure in a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine into which fuel is injected is estimated based on manifold pressure at a timing for intake valve closure and volumes of the combustion chamber at a timing for intake valve closure and at least one other timing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2009
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Applicant: DENSO Corporation
    Inventors: Miles Howard, Michaela Walford