System and method of controlling fuel injection pressure in an engine having an in-cylinder pressure sensor

US9518525B2 · US · B2

Patent metadata
FieldValue
Publication numberUS-9518525-B2
Application numberUS-201214407341-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJun 11, 2012
Priority dateJun 11, 2012
Publication dateDec 13, 2016
Grant dateDec 13, 2016

How to read this patent

A practical reading order for non-experts. Skip the full description unless you need deep technical detail.

  1. Title

    What the patent document calls the invention.

  2. Abstract

    A short plain-language summary of the technical disclosure.

  3. Assignees and inventors

    Who owns or filed the patent and who is credited as inventor.

  4. Key dates

    Filing, priority, publication, and grant dates set the timeline.

  5. First independent claim

    The legal scope of protection — read this for what is actually claimed.

  6. CPC / IPC classifications

    Technology tags used to group this patent with similar filings.

  7. Citations and related patents

    Prior art links and similar publications in this corpus.

Abstract

Official abstract text for this publication.

A method of operating an internal combustion engine is provided. An in-cylinder pressure within a cylinder of the engine is determined. A fuel injection pressure from a fuel injector disposed within the cylinder is determined. A ratio of the in-cylinder pressure within the cylinder and the fuel injection pressure is compared to a stored threshold value. The fuel injection pressure is adjusted based upon the comparison of the ratio of the in-cylinder pressure within the cylinder and the fuel injection pressure to the stored threshold value.

First claim

Opening claim text (preview).

What is claimed is: 1. A method of operating an internal combustion engine having a plurality of cylinders, comprising: providing a pressure sensor within a cylinder of the engine for generating a signal representative of the pressure within the cylinder in which the pressure sensor is disposed; providing a fuel injector in communication with the cylinder having variable injection pressure capability; determining a fuel injection pressure of a fuel injector disposed within the…

Assignees

Inventors

Classifications

Patent family

Related publications grouped by family.

External sources

Next steps

Free tools are coming soon. Tell us what you want to track and we'll notify you.

Frequently asked questions

Answers are generated from the same data shown on this page.

What does patent US9518525B2 cover?
A method of operating an internal combustion engine is provided. An in-cylinder pressure within a cylinder of the engine is determined. A fuel injection pressure from a fuel injector disposed within the cylinder is determined. A ratio of the in-cylinder pressure within the cylinder and the fuel injection pressure is compared to a stored threshold value. The fuel injection pressure is adjusted b…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Zukouski Russell P, Int Eng Ip Co Llc
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification F02D41/3836. Mapped technology areas include Mechanical Engineering.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Dec 13 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).