Patents by Inventor Theodore W. Keranen

Theodore W. Keranen 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).

  • Patent number: 3982503
    Abstract: An air density computer is disclosed herein for controlling the fuel injected into an internal combustion engine to maintain a desired air to fuel ratio during the engine's warm-up period. The air density computer responds to a temperature sensor, mounted in the engine's air intake manifold, and computes a density signal indicative of the relative density of the air as a function of the air's temperature. The fuel control computer responds to this density signal as well as other sensor inputs and generates output signals indicative of the engine's fuel requirements which are corrected for the higher density of the cold air inhaled by the engine during the transient warm-up period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 1972
    Date of Patent: September 28, 1976
    Assignee: The Bendix Corporation
    Inventor: Theodore W. Keranen