Patents by Inventor Troy A. Messick

Troy A. Messick 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).

  • Histogram-based enrichment delay
    Patent number: 6578557
    Abstract: A method for regulation of an engine of a vehicle by manner of temperature control delays based on a target temperature of a component of the engine. Once enrichment has been triggered, enrichment is continued to ensure a temperature of the component is below its target for a specified time, thereby ensuring that the temperature of the component has not exceeded its target temperature for more than a certain percentage of its life.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2003
    Assignee: DaimlerChrysler Corporation
    Inventor: Troy A. Messick