Inventor
FARMER DAVID GEORGE
US22 patents
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FORD GLOBAL TECH INC
13 patentsUS6467259B1Oct 22, 2002
Method and system for operating dual-exhaust engine
FORD GLOBAL TECH INC87 citations98
US5894725AApr 20, 1999
Method and apparatus for maintaining catalyst efficiency of a NOx trap
FORD GLOBAL TECH INC120 citations98
US6324835B1Dec 4, 2001
Engine air and fuel control
FORD GLOBAL TECH INC69 citations96
US6189316B1Feb 20, 2001
Emission device temperature control system
FORD GLOBAL TECH INC65 citations96
US5832722ANov 10, 1998
Method and apparatus for maintaining catalyst efficiency of a NOx trap
FORD GLOBAL TECH INC123 citations96
US5778666AJul 14, 1998
Method and apparatus for improving engine fuel economy
FORD GLOBAL TECH INC159 citations96
US5823171AOct 20, 1998
Engine control system for an engine coupled to a fuel vapor recovery
FORD GLOBAL TECH INC49 citations92
US5765541AJun 16, 1998
Engine control system for a lean burn engine having fuel vapor recovery
FORD GLOBAL TECH INC20 citations92
US5735255AApr 7, 1998
Engine control system for a lean burn engine having fuel vapor recovery
FORD GLOBAL TECH INC19 citations92
US6244043B1Jun 12, 2001
Emission control device air/fuel ratio control system
FORD GLOBAL TECH INC42 citations91
US6490860B1Dec 10, 2002
Open-loop method and system for controlling the storage and release cycles of an emission control device
FORD GLOBAL TECH INC11 citations74
US6539706B2Apr 1, 2003
Method and system for preconditioning an emission control device for operation about stoichiometry
FORD GLOBAL TECH INC2 citations63
US5787380AJul 28, 1998
Air/fuel control including lean cruise operation
FORD GLOBAL TECH INC3 citations60
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC
9 patentsUS7300381B2Nov 27, 2007
Method for managing engine torque during a gear shift in an automatic shift manual transmission
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC55 citations94
US6735937B2May 18, 2004
Engine air and fuel control
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC17 citations92
US7891340B2Feb 22, 2011
Feed-forward control in a fuel delivery system and leak detection diagnostics
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC9 citations84
US7640794B2Jan 5, 2010
Airflow balance for a twin turbocharged engine system
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC11 citations84
US6604504B2Aug 12, 2003
Method and system for transitioning between lean and stoichiometric operation of a lean-burn engine
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC15 citations84
US6796117B2Sep 28, 2004
Method and system for preconditioning an emission control device for operation about stoichiometry
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC4 citations63
US6650991B2Nov 18, 2003
Closed-loop method and system for purging a vehicle emission control
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC5 citations63
US6751567B2Jun 15, 2004
Electronic throttle plate index position determination for improved airflow correlation over various temperature conditions
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC3 citations62
US6651621B2Nov 25, 2003
Throttle valve position determination using accelerator pedal position
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC4 citations62