Inventor
THOMAS JOSEPH LYLE
US79 patents
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FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC
45 patentsUS7717088B2May 18, 2010
Method of detecting and compensating for injector variability with a direct injection system
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC50 citations98
US11060443B1Jul 13, 2021
Systems and methods for increasing oxygen levels in an active pre-chamber
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC22 citations94
US7841319B2Nov 30, 2010
Method of detecting and compensating for injector variability with a direct injection system
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC36 citations93
US9631573B2Apr 25, 2017
Methods and systems for adjusting fueling of engine cylinders
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC20 citations92
US7832375B2Nov 16, 2010
Addressing fuel pressure uncertainty during startup of a direct injection engine
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC31 citations92
US10954880B1Mar 23, 2021
Systems and methods for inferering fuel injection pressure and uses thereof
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC12 citations86
US10989132B2Apr 27, 2021
Method and system for fuel injector balancing
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC7 citations84
US10865721B1Dec 15, 2020
Method and system for measuring and balancing cylinder air-fuel ratio
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC9 citations84
US10731593B2Aug 4, 2020
Method and system for fuel injector balancing
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC7 citations84
US10208686B1Feb 19, 2019
Method and system for cylinder imbalance estimation
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC12 citations84
US9874168B2Jan 23, 2018
Methods and systems for a dual injection fuel system
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC14 citations84
US9689342B2Jun 27, 2017
Methods and systems for adjusting a direct fuel injector
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC9 citations84
US9435287B2Sep 6, 2016
Method for fuel injection control
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC5 citations84
US9334824B2May 10, 2016
Method and system for characterizing a port fuel injector
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC9 citations84
US7886719B2Feb 15, 2011
System and method to compensate for variable fuel injector characterization in a direct injection system
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC10 citations84
US10041433B2Aug 7, 2018
Methods and systems for dual fuel injection
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC4 citations83
US11035316B1Jun 15, 2021
System and method for injecting fuel to an engine
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC8 citations80
US11674471B2Jun 13, 2023
Method and system for operating a fuel injector
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC2 citations73
US11454190B1Sep 27, 2022
Method and system for operating a fuel injector
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC2 citations73
US11313310B1Apr 26, 2022
Methods and systems for improving fuel injection repeatability
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC5 citations73
US11274623B1Mar 15, 2022
Methods and systems for fuel injector balancing
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC3 citations73
US10947923B2Mar 16, 2021
Method and system for determining fuel injector variability
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC4 citations73
US10605192B2Mar 31, 2020
Methods and system mitigating direct injection degradation
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC2 citations73
US10267257B2Apr 23, 2019
Method and system for engine starting control
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC1 citations73
US10240554B2Mar 26, 2019
Methods and systems for adjusting a direct fuel injector
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC2 citations73
US10094320B2Oct 9, 2018
Methods and systems for dual fuel injection
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC4 citations73
US10066573B2Sep 4, 2018
Method and system for engine starting control
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC4 citations73
US10018144B2Jul 10, 2018
Methods and system for engine control
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC2 citations73
US9945316B2Apr 17, 2018
Methods and system mitigating direct injection degradation
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC3 citations73
US9599060B2Mar 21, 2017
Method for operating a fuel injection system
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC3 citations73
US9404435B2Aug 2, 2016
Methods and systems for adjusting fuel injector operation
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC6 citations73
US10920732B1Feb 16, 2021
Methods and systems for engine start following idle-stop
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC5 citations72
US10018143B2Jul 10, 2018
Methods and system for engine control
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC2 citations72
US10823105B2Nov 3, 2020
Methods and systems for high pressure fuel pump cooling
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC2 citations71
US10125715B2Nov 13, 2018
Methods and systems for high pressure fuel pump cooling
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC4 citations71
US9885309B1Feb 6, 2018
Methods and systems for dual fuel injection
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC2 citations71
US11359568B1Jun 14, 2022
Methods and systems for fuel injection control
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC3 citations69
US11300064B2Apr 12, 2022
Methods and systems for an aftertreatment system
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC0 citations63
US11300045B2Apr 12, 2022
Systems and methods for an electrically driven direct injection fuel pump
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC0 citations63
US10451013B2Oct 22, 2019
Method for operating a dual lift pump system
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC1 citations63
US9482174B2Nov 1, 2016
Controlling an internal combustion engine through modeling compensation of PCV fuel flow due to oil dilution
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC5 citations63
US11466639B2Oct 11, 2022
Method and system for fuel injector balancing
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC1 citations62
US11448151B1Sep 20, 2022
Methods and systems for improving fuel injection
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC0 citations62
US11293372B1Apr 5, 2022
Method and system for adjusting operation of a fuel injector
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC1 citations62
US11174805B2Nov 16, 2021
Split lambda fueling operation systems and methods
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC0 citations62
SURNILLA GOPICHANDRA
2 patentsTHOMAS JOSEPH LYLE
2 patentsFORD GLOBAL TECH INC
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