Patents by Inventor Peter Douglas Kuechler

Peter Douglas Kuechler 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).

  • Control system and method for a bi-fuel engine
    Patent number: 6668804
    Abstract: A control system 14 for a bi-fuel engine 12 is provided. The control system 14 includes a powertrain controller 52 and a bi-fuel controller 54. The controller 52 has a set of fuel injector drivers 92. The controller 50 has a set of gasoline fuel injector drivers 104 and a set of alternate fuel (AF) fuel injector drivers 106. Each of drivers 92 in controller 52 is electrically connected to a driver 104 and a driver 106 in controller 50. Thus, a control signal generated by a single driver 92 can be utilized by either of drivers 104, 106 to generate a corresponding control signal for controlling a gasoline fuel injector 38 or a AF fuel injector 40, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2003
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Allen Dennis Dobryden, John Milton Lapetz, Peter Douglas Kuechler
  • Control system and method for a bi-fuel engine
    Publication number: 20030131827
    Abstract: A control system 14 for a bi-fuel engine 12 is provided. The control system 14 includes a powertrain controller 52 and a bi-fuel controller 54. The controller 52 has a set of fuel injector drivers 92. The controller 50 has a set of gasoline fuel injector drivers 104 and a set of alternate fuel (AF) fuel injector drivers 106. Each of drivers 92 in controller 52 is electrically connected to a driver 104 and a driver 106 in controller 50. Thus, a control signal generated by a single driver 92 can be utilized by either of drivers 104, 106 to generate a corresponding control signal for controlling a gasoline fuel injector 38 or a AF fuel injector 40, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2003
    Publication date: July 17, 2003
    Inventors: Allen Dennis Dobryden, John Milton Lapetz, Peter Douglas Kuechler
  • Control system and method for a bi-fuel engine
    Patent number: 6543423
    Abstract: A control system 14 for a bi-fuel engine 12 is provided. The control system 14 includes a powertrain controller 52 and a bi-fuel controller 54. The controller 52 has a set of fuel injector drivers 92. The controller 50 has a set of gasoline fuel injector drivers 104 and a set of alternate fuel (AF) fuel injector drivers 106. Each of drivers 92 in controller 52 is electrically connected to a driver 104 and a driver 106 in controller 50. Thus, a control signal generated by a single driver 92 can be utilized by either of drivers 104, 106 to generate a corresponding control signal for controlling a gasoline fuel injector 38 or a AF fuel injector 40, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2003
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Allen Dennis Dobryden, John Milton Lapetz, Peter Douglas Kuechler
  • Control system and method for a bi-fuel engine
    Publication number: 20030015178
    Abstract: A control system 14 for a bi-fuel engine 12 is provided. The control system 14 includes a powertrain controller 52 and a bi-fuel controller 54. The controller 52 has a set of fuel injector drivers 92. The controller 50 has a set of gasoline fuel injector drivers 104 and a set of alternate fuel (AF) fuel injector drivers 106. Each of drivers 92 in controller 52 is electrically connected to a driver 104 and a driver 106 in controller 50. Thus, a control signal generated by a single driver 92 can be utilized by either of drivers 104, 106 to generate a corresponding control signal for controlling a gasoline fuel injector 38 or a AF fuel injector 40, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2001
    Publication date: January 23, 2003
    Inventors: Allen Dennis Dobryden, John Milton Lapetz, Peter Douglas Kuechler