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SURNILLA GOPICHANDRA

US534 patents
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FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC

35 patents
US6978204B2Dec 20, 2005

Engine system and method with cylinder deactivation

FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC134 citations99
US6568177B1May 27, 2003

Method for rapid catalyst heating

FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC180 citations99
US7703435B2Apr 27, 2010

System and control method for selecting fuel type for an internal combustion engine capable of combusting a plurality of fuel types

FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC55 citations98
US7546834B1Jun 16, 2009

Selectably fueling with natural gas or direct injection ethanol

FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC81 citations98
US7533651B2May 19, 2009

System and method for reducing knock and preignition in an internal combustion engine

FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC89 citations98
US7428895B2Sep 30, 2008

Purge system for ethanol direct injection plus gas port fuel injection

FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC68 citations98
US7293552B2Nov 13, 2007

Purge system for ethanol direct injection plus gas port fuel injection

FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC112 citations98
US7249583B2Jul 31, 2007

System for controlling valve timing of an engine with cylinder deactivation

FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC90 citations98
US6904751B2Jun 14, 2005

Engine control and catalyst monitoring with downstream exhaust gas sensors

FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC71 citations98
US6769398B2Aug 3, 2004

Idle speed control for lean burn engine with variable-displacement-like characteristic

FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC84 citations98
US6766641B1Jul 27, 2004

Temperature control via computing device

FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC72 citations98
US6758185B2Jul 6, 2004

Method to improve fuel economy in lean burn engines with variable-displacement-like characteristics

FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC75 citations98
US6735938B2May 18, 2004

Method to control transitions between modes of operation of an engine

FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC114 citations98
US7503312B2Mar 17, 2009

Differential torque operation for internal combustion engine

FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC186 citations97
US7275516B1Oct 2, 2007

System and method for boosted direct injection engine

FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC68 citations97
US7225782B2Jun 5, 2007

System and method to control transitions in the number of cylinders in a hybrid vehicle

FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC65 citations97
US7069910B2Jul 4, 2006

Overall scheduling of a lean burn engine system

FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC53 citations96
US7069903B2Jul 4, 2006

Idle speed control for lean burn engine with variable-displacement-like characteristic

FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC46 citations96
US7059112B2Jun 13, 2006

Degradation detection method for an engine having a NOx sensor

FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC54 citations96
US6874490B2Apr 5, 2005

Method and system of adaptive learning for engine exhaust gas sensors

FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC44 citations96
US6820597B1Nov 23, 2004

Engine system and dual fuel vapor purging system with cylinder deactivation

FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC68 citations96
US6745747B2Jun 8, 2004

Method for air-fuel ratio control of a lean burn engine

FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC58 citations96
US6736120B2May 18, 2004

Method and system of adaptive learning for engine exhaust gas sensors

FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC57 citations96
US6691669B2Feb 17, 2004

Overall scheduling of a lean burn engine system

FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC56 citations96
US6594989B1Jul 22, 2003

Method and apparatus for enhancing fuel economy of a lean burn internal combustion engine

FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC65 citations96
US10259336B2Apr 16, 2019

Charging a battery using interpack switch

FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC31 citations94
US9945310B1Apr 17, 2018

Methods and system for adjusting engine water injection

FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC22 citations94
US9593637B2Mar 14, 2017

Method of diagnosing injector variability in a multiple injector system

FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC30 citations94
US10239452B1Mar 26, 2019

Minimizing false collision avoidance warnings

FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC18 citations93
US10107220B2Oct 23, 2018

Systems and methods for a split exhaust engine system

FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC15 citations93
US9382857B2Jul 5, 2016

Post fuel injection of gaseous fuel to reduce exhaust emissions

FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC25 citations93
US8727943B2May 20, 2014

Multi-stroke variable displacement engine

FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC25 citations93
US8701630B2Apr 22, 2014

Method and system for controlling fuel usage

FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC14 citations93
US8370051B2Feb 5, 2013

Methods and systems for assisted direct start control

FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC19 citations93
US8352162B2Jan 8, 2013

Method and system for controlling fuel usage

FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC29 citations93

SURNILLA GOPICHANDRA

7 patents

FORD GLOBAL TECH INC

6 patents

GIBSON ALEX O'CONNOR

1 patent

PURSIFULL ROSS DYKSTRA

1 patent

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