Dynamic valve control in a skip fire controlled engine

JF Fuschetto, MA Younkins, IS Soliman… - US Patent …, 2022 - Google Patents
Various methods and arrangements for improving fuel economy and noise, vibration, and
harshness (NVH) in a skip fire controlled engine are described. An engine control ler …

Use of different pneumatic cylinder spring types in a variable displacement engine for engine and aftertreatment system temperature control

MA Younkins, X Luo - US Patent 11,624,331, 2023 - Google Patents
F02D41/024—Introducing corrections for particular conditions exterior to the engine in
relation with the state of the exhaust gas treating apparatus to increase temperature of the …

Engine control systems and methods for starting an engine

CWR Swart, SA Ciatti, N Hertlein - US Patent 12,037,956, 2024 - Google Patents
A method for starting a vehicle's engine includes: causing a crankshaft of the engine to
begin to rotate and to rotate through a first plurality of rotations; and causing, for each …

Deceleration management for dynamic skip fire

LJ Serrano, KS Chen, X Cai, J Fuerst - US Patent App. 17/213,387, 2022 - Google Patents
US20220307434A1 - Deceleration management for dynamic skip fire - Google Patents
US20220307434A1 - Deceleration management for dynamic skip fire - Google Patents …