Patents by Inventor Steven Joseph Swantick

Steven Joseph Swantick 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).

  • System and method for controlling a valve of a cylinder in an engine based on fuel delivery to the cylinder
    Patent number: 8781713
    Abstract: A system for controlling an engine in a vehicle according to the principles of the present disclosure includes a fuel control module and a valve control module. The fuel control module controls fuel delivery to a cylinder of the engine. The valve control module closes an exhaust valve of the cylinder when fuel delivery to the cylinder is disabled during operation of the vehicle and exhaust gas has been exhausted from the cylinder after fuel delivery to the cylinder is disabled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Inventors: Daniel G. Brennan, Steven Joseph Swantick
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A VALVE OF A CYLINDER IN AN ENGINE BASED ON FUEL DELIVERY TO THE CYLINDER
    Publication number: 20130079960
    Abstract: A system for controlling an engine in a vehicle according to the principles of the present disclosure includes a fuel control module and a valve control module. The fuel control module controls fuel delivery to a cylinder of the engine. The valve control module closes an exhaust valve of the cylinder when fuel delivery to the cylinder is disabled during operation of the vehicle and exhaust gas has been exhausted from the cylinder after fuel delivery to the cylinder is disabled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Publication date: March 28, 2013
    Applicant: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Daniel G. Brennan, Steven Joseph Swantick