Patents by Inventor Paul Hollar
Paul Hollar 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: 11739706Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for balancing a plurality of fuel injectors. In one example, a method includes adjusting port-fuel injecting parameters in response to a learned direct injector fueling error.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2021Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Ross Pursifull, Rani Kiwan, Paul Hollar, Joseph Thomas
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Publication number: 20220412283Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for balancing a plurality of fuel injectors. In one example, a method includes adjusting port-fuel injecting parameters in response to a learned direct injector fueling error.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2021Publication date: December 29, 2022Inventors: Ross Pursifull, Rani Kiwan, Paul Hollar, Joseph Thomas
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Patent number: 11352974Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for accounting for a difference between an expected amount of fuel scheduled to be delivered and an actual amount of fuel delivered to an engine cylinder during a fueling event. In one example, a method may include scheduling a direct injection to a cylinder based on an estimated expected amount of fuel injected to the cylinder during an immediately previous injection event. The expected amount of fuel injected during the immediately previous injection event may be a function of an average fuel rail pressure during the immediately previous injection event.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2020Date of Patent: June 7, 2022Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Ross Pursifull, Paul Hollar, David Oshinsky
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Patent number: 11352975Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for estimating a temperature of a direct injector. In one example, a method may include estimating the temperature of the direct injector based on a resistance of a solenoid coil of the direct injector. In one example, a pulse-width of the direct injector during an opening phase is adjusted in response to the temperature.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2021Date of Patent: June 7, 2022Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Ross Pursifull, Joseph Thomas, Paul Hollar
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Patent number: 11346297Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for balancing a plurality of fuel injectors. In one example, a method includes adjusting direct injector parameters in response to a learned direct injector fueling error. The pulse-width supplied to the direct injectors is adjusted to balance cylinder fueling.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2021Date of Patent: May 31, 2022Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Ross Pursifull, Rani Kiwan, Paul Hollar, Joseph Thomas, David Oshinsky, Michael Uhrich
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Publication number: 20220082059Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for accounting for a difference between an expected amount of fuel scheduled to be delivered and an actual amount of fuel delivered to an engine cylinder during a fueling event. In one example, a method may include scheduling a direct injection to a cylinder based on an estimated expected amount of fuel injected to the cylinder during an immediately previous injection event. The expected amount of fuel injected during the immediately previous injection event may be a function of an average fuel rail pressure during the immediately previous injection event.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2020Publication date: March 17, 2022Inventors: Ross Pursifull, Paul Hollar, David Oshinsky
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Patent number: 11220969Abstract: Systems and methods for improving accuracy of an amount of fuel injected to an engine are disclosed. In one example, holding current of a fuel injector is adjusted to follow a fixed period and timing of a fuel injector off command is adjusted according to attributes of fuel injector holding current so that a fuel injector may provide a requested fuel amount. The fuel injector off command may be adjusted according to an amount of holding current that is expected to be flowing through the fuel injector at a time when the fuel injector is commanded off.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2021Date of Patent: January 11, 2022Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Ross Dykstra Pursifull, Rani Kiwan, Joseph Thomas, Paul Hollar, Ian D Campbell
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Patent number: 11220975Abstract: Systems and methods for improving accuracy of an amount of fuel injected to an engine are disclosed. In one example, timing of a fuel injector off command is adjusted according to attributes of fuel injector holding current so that a fuel injector may provide a requested fuel amount. The fuel injector off command may be adjusted according to an amount of holding current that is expected to be flowing through the fuel injector at a time when the fuel injector is commanded off.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2021Date of Patent: January 11, 2022Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Ross Dykstra Pursifull, Joseph Thomas, Rani Kiwan, Ian D Campbell, Paul Hollar
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Patent number: 11162451Abstract: Systems and methods for improving accuracy of an amount of fuel injected to an engine are disclosed. In one example, a maximum holding current of a fuel injector is adjusted so that a holding current of a fuel injector is equal to a predetermined value when the fuel injector is commanded to cease injecting fuel.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2021Date of Patent: November 2, 2021Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Rani Kiwan, Ross Pursifull, Joseph Thomas, Paul Hollar, Ian D Campbell
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Patent number: 11143135Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for reducing errors in estimated fuel rail pressure incurred at the time of a scheduled injection event due to engine-driven cyclic fuel rail pressure changes. In one example, a pulse-width commanded during a scheduled injection event is determined as a function fuel rail pressure samples collected over a moving window that is customized for the corresponding fuel injector. In another example, the commanded pulse-width is determined as a function of an average fuel rail pressure sampled during a quiet zone of injector operation and predicted fuel rail pressure altering events occurring between the quiet zone and the scheduled injection event.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2020Date of Patent: October 12, 2021Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Ross Dykstra Pursifull, Joseph Thomas, David Oshinsky, Michael Uhrich, Paul Hollar
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Patent number: 11035316Abstract: Methods and systems for adjusting timing of fuel injectors to reduce cylinder to cylinder air-fuel maldistribution are disclosed. In one example, fuel injection timing is adjusted as a function of pressure ratios that are based on fuel rail pressures observed during injection of fuel. The pressure ratio may be a ratio of a root-mean-square pressure and a scheduling fuel pressure.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2020Date of Patent: June 15, 2021Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Ross Pursifull, Jonathan Mark Roberts, Joseph Lyle Thomas, Paul Hollar
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Patent number: 11015557Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for relieving pressure from a compression locked engine. The engine may be compression locked during an engine start attempt due to operator application of a manual transmission clutch at or around the time of a first combustion event of the engine start. A direct injector of the compression locked cylinder is commanded open to relieve the pressure into the fuel rail.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2020Date of Patent: May 25, 2021Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Joseph Thomas, Ethan Sanborn, Paul Hollar, Daniel Dusa
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Patent number: 10934955Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for injector balancing without disabling a cam actuated high pressure fuel pump. In one example, one of a plurality of cam lobes of the pump is selectively and sequentially disabled while a group of injectors are concurrently operated to learn a pressure drop across each injector. The selection of the injectors is based on the identity and stroke timing of the disabled cam lobe.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2019Date of Patent: March 2, 2021Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Ross Pursifull, David Oshinsky, Paul Hollar, Joseph Thomas, Michael Uhrich
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Patent number: 10900436Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for reducing errors in estimated fuel rail pressure incurred at the time of a scheduled injection event due to engine-driven cyclic fuel rail pressure changes. In one example, a pulse-width commanded during a scheduled injection event is determined as a function fuel rail pressure samples collected over a moving window that is customized for the corresponding fuel injector. In another example, the commanded pulse-width is determined as a function of an average fuel rail pressure sampled during a quiet zone of injector operation and predicted fuel rail pressure altering events occurring between the quiet zone and the scheduled injection event.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2019Date of Patent: January 26, 2021Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Ross Dykstra Pursifull, Michael Uhrich, Joseph Thomas, Paul Hollar, David Oshinsky
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Publication number: 20210017930Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for reducing errors in estimated fuel rail pressure incurred at the time of a scheduled injection event due to engine-driven cyclic fuel rail pressure changes. In one example, a pulse-width commanded during a scheduled injection event is determined as a function fuel rail pressure samples collected over a moving window that is customized for the corresponding fuel injector. In another example, the commanded pulse-width is determined as a function of an average fuel rail pressure sampled during a quiet zone of injector operation and predicted fuel rail pressure altering events occurring between the quiet zone and the scheduled injection event.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2020Publication date: January 21, 2021Inventors: Ross Dykstra Pursifull, Joseph Thomas, David Oshinsky, Michael Uhrich, Paul Hollar
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Patent number: 10844804Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for reducing errors in estimated fuel rail pressure incurred at the time of a scheduled injection event due to engine-driven cyclic fuel rail pressure changes. In one example, a pulse-width commanded during a scheduled injection event is determined as a function fuel rail pressure samples collected over a moving window that is customized for the corresponding fuel injector. In another example, the commanded pulse-width is determined as a function of an average fuel rail pressure sampled during a quiet zone of injector operation and predicted fuel rail pressure altering events occurring between the quiet zone and the scheduled injection event.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2019Date of Patent: November 24, 2020Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Ross Dykstra Pursifull, Joseph Thomas, David Oshinsky, Michael Uhrich, Paul Hollar
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Patent number: 10801431Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for learning a cylinder-to-cylinder air variation. During conditions when a PFDI engine is operated in a port-injection only mode, prior to port fuel injection, a direct-injection fuel rail pressure may be lowered via direct-injection. Then, prior to a spark event in a port-injected cylinder, the direct-injector may be transiently opened to use the rail pressure sensor for estimating a cylinder compression pressure, and inferring cylinder air charge therefrom.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2019Date of Patent: October 13, 2020Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Joseph Lyle Thomas, Ethan D. Sanborn, Paul Hollar, Daniel Dusa
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Publication number: 20200300189Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for injector balancing without disabling a cam actuated high pressure fuel pump. In one example, one of a plurality of cam lobes of the pump is selectively and sequentially disabled while a group of injectors are concurrently operated to learn a pressure drop across each injector. The selection of the injectors is based on the identity and stroke timing of the disabled cam lobe.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2019Publication date: September 24, 2020Inventors: Ross Pursifull, David Oshinsky, Paul Hollar, Joseph Thomas, Michael Uhrich
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Publication number: 20200291886Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for reducing errors in estimated fuel rail pressure incurred at the time of a scheduled injection event due to engine-driven cyclic fuel rail pressure changes. In one example, a pulse-width commanded during a scheduled injection event is determined as a function fuel rail pressure samples collected over a moving window that is customized for the corresponding fuel injector. In another example, the commanded pulse-width is determined as a function of an average fuel rail pressure sampled during a quiet zone of injector operation and predicted fuel rail pressure altering events occurring between the quiet zone and the scheduled injection event.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2019Publication date: September 17, 2020Inventors: Ross Dykstra Pursifull, Joseph Thomas, David Oshinsky, Michael Uhrich, Paul Hollar
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Publication number: 20200291885Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for reducing errors in estimated fuel rail pressure incurred at the time of a scheduled injection event due to engine-driven cyclic fuel rail pressure changes. In one example, a pulse-width commanded during a scheduled injection event is determined as a function fuel rail pressure samples collected over a moving window that is customized for the corresponding fuel injector. In another example, the commanded pulse-width is determined as a function of an average fuel rail pressure sampled during a quiet zone of injector operation and predicted fuel rail pressure altering events occurring between the quiet zone and the scheduled injection event.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2019Publication date: September 17, 2020Inventors: Ross Dykstra Pursifull, Michael Uhrich, Joseph Thomas, Paul Hollar, David Oshinsky