Inventor
CARLSON STEVEN E
US29 patents
Patents
29 patentsUS9120478B2Sep 1, 2015
Transitory torque modifications using skip fire control
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US10060368B2Aug 28, 2018
Engine torque smoothing
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US9745905B2Aug 29, 2017
Skip fire transition control
TULA TECHNOLOGY INC45 citations97
US9650971B2May 16, 2017
Firing fraction management in skip fire engine control
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US9273643B2Mar 1, 2016
Control of manifold vacuum in skip fire operation
TULA TECHNOLOGY INC29 citations94
US9212610B2Dec 15, 2015
Engine diagnostics with skip fire control
TULA TECHNOLOGY INC39 citations94
US10436133B2Oct 8, 2019
Engine torque smoothing
TULA TECHNOLOGY INC14 citations93
US10247121B2Apr 2, 2019
Method and apparatus for determining optimum skip fire firing profile
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US9790867B2Oct 17, 2017
Deceleration cylinder cut-off
TULA TECHNOLOGY INC29 citations93
US9664130B2May 30, 2017
Using cylinder firing history for combustion control in a skip fire engine
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US9328672B2May 3, 2016
Engine braking controller
TULA TECHNOLOGY INC45 citations93
US9581098B2Feb 28, 2017
Engine diagnostics with skip fire control
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US9267454B2Feb 23, 2016
Drive train slip for vibration mitigation during skip fire operation
TULA TECHNOLOGY INC53 citations92
US9239037B2Jan 19, 2016
Split bank and multimode skip fire operation
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US9878718B2Jan 30, 2018
Coordination of vehicle actuators during firing fraction transitions
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US9482202B2Nov 1, 2016
Torque compensation for detonation
TULA TECHNOLOGY INC17 citations84
US10787979B2Sep 29, 2020
Engine torque smoothing
TULA TECHNOLOGY INC4 citations83
US10196995B2Feb 5, 2019
Engine torque smoothing
TULA TECHNOLOGY INC13 citations83
US9926868B2Mar 27, 2018
Coordination of vehicle actuators during firing fraction transitions
TULA TECHNOLOGY INC12 citations81
US11549455B2Jan 10, 2023
Skip cylinder compression braking
TULA TECHNOLOGY INC4 citations75
US10259461B2Apr 16, 2019
Coordination of vehicle actuators during firing fraction transitions
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US9422880B2Aug 23, 2016
Torque converter clutch lockup during skip-fire operation
TULA TECHNOLOGY INC4 citations73
US11261807B2Mar 1, 2022
Dynamic valve control in a skip fire controlled engine
TULA TECHNOLOGY INC3 citations72
US11208964B2Dec 28, 2021
Engine torque smoothing
TULA TECHNOLOGY INC2 citations72
US10107211B2Oct 23, 2018
Skip fire transition control
TULA TECHNOLOGY INC4 citations72
US10094313B2Oct 9, 2018
Coordination of vehicle actuators during firing fraction transitions
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US11352966B2Jun 7, 2022
Deceleration cylinder cut-off
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US10941722B2Mar 9, 2021
Method and apparatus for determining optimum skip fire firing profile
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US11724594B2Aug 15, 2023
Using skip fire with power take-off
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