Inventor

CULLEN MICHAEL J

US60 patents

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CULLEN MICHAEL J

FORD MOTOR CO

Method and apparatus to limit a midbed temperature of a catalytic converter

Engine control for enhanced catalyst warm up while maintaining manifold vacuum

Engine control system for maintaining idle speed

Method and apparatus for inferring the actual air charge in an internal combustion engine during transient conditions

Method and apparatus for maintaining temperatures during engine fuel cutoff modes

Method and system for estimating and controlling electrically heated catalyst temperature

Method and apparatus for controlling engine torque

Engine operation to estimate and control exhaust catalytic converter temperature

Method and apparatus for inferring engine torque

Load condition preemption of scheduled gearshifts in an automatic transmission

Method and apparatus for controlling ignition timing based on fuel-air composition during fuel excursions

Exhaust gas recirculation system fault detector

Exhaust gas recirculation system with improved altitude compensation

Variable camshaft timing system with altitude compensation

Returnless fuel system

Diagnostic airflow measurement

Air/fuel control system with lost fuel compensation

Method of controlling combustion engine timing

Ignition timing control system for varying cold start spark advance during adaptive learning

Method and apparatus for inferring engine oil temperature for use with an oil change indicator

Method and system for reducing engine spark knock during a rapid transient

Method and apparatus for inferring barometric pressure surrounding an internal combustion engine

Method and apparatus for controlling an internal combustion engine

FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC

Vehicle trajectory control system

Engine control with fuel quality sensor

Detection of a humidity sensor failure in an internal combustion engine

Vehicle trajectory control system

Detection of a humidity sensor failure in an internal combustion engine

Method to control transitions between modes of operation of an engine

Vehicle engine control system utilizing humidity sensor

Engine control advantageously using humidity

Detection of a humidity sensor failure in an internal combustion engine

Electromechanical valve operating conditions by control method

Electromagnetic valve control in an internal combustion engine with an asymmetric exhaust system design

Engine breathing in an engine with mechanical and electromechanical valves

Engine with variable cam timing and control advantageously using humidity sensor

Engine control to reduce impacts due to transmission gear lash while maintaining high responsiveness to the driver

Method and system for detecting degradation of EGR flow delivery

System and method to control cylinder activation and deactivation

Engine with variable cam timing and control advantageously using humidity sensor

Electronic throttle control supercharging

Electronic throttle control supercharging

System and method for controlling an engine having a power take off output device

Diagnostic system for catalytic converter using exhaust gas recirculation system that can detect exhaust pressure buildup

Air estimation approach for internal combustion engine control

WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC

Identifying defective data sectors in a disk drive

Binning disk drives during manufacturing by evaluating quality metrics prior to a final quality audit

FORD GLOBAL TECH INC

Fuel delivery control based on estimated fuel temperature

Method and system for controlling fuel delivery during engine cranking

(unassigned)

Crane attachment for a front end loader