Paul C Mingo, 7429724 11 Mile Rd, Farmington, MI 48336

6435158, Aug 20, 2002

Feb 21, 2001

09/789655

Paul Charles Mingo - Farmington Hills MI
Thomas Francis Mausolf - Livonia MI
William Russell Goodwin - Farmington Hills MI

Ford Global Technologies, Inc. - Dearborn MI

F02B 7700

123198D, 123631

A method for preventing reverse running of an internal combustion engine includes determining the operational state of the vehicle starter motor, determining whether a stall or imminent stall condition exists, and suspending operation of the engine based on the stall or imminent stall condition.

6438487, Aug 20, 2002

Feb 21, 2001

09/789690

Paul Charles Mingo - Farmington Hills MI
Thomas Francis Mausolf - Livonia MI
William Russell Goodwin - Farmington Hills MI

Ford Global Technologies, Inc. - Dearborn MI

F02N 1108

701113, 731181, 1231793, 290 38 R

A method for determining an operational state of a vehicle starter motor coupled to vehicle battery includes the steps of detecting a vehicle battery voltage, deriving an average vehicle battery voltage, and inferring the operational state of the starter motor based at least in part on a difference between the detected vehicle battery voltage and the average vehicle battery voltage.

6571771, Jun 3, 2003

May 25, 2001

09/866341

Jeffrey Allen Doering - Canton MI
Giuseppe D. Suffredini - Shelby Township MI
Jon Walter Halverson - Dearborn MI
Mark Thomas Linenberg - Dearborn MI
Paul Charles Mingo - Farmington Hills MI
Ralph Wayne Cunningham - Milan MI

Ford Global Technologies, Inc. - Dearborn MI

F02M 5100

123480, 123492

A method and system for controlling the fuel mass to be delivered to an individual cylinder of an internal combustion engine during engine transients caused by intake control device transitions. The method and system compensates for fuel transport dynamics and the actual fuel injected into the cylinder. A plurality of engine parameters are sensed, including cylinder air charge. An initial base desired fuel mass is determined based on the plurality of engine parameters. An initial transient fuel mass is also determined based on prior injection history which, in turn, is modified based on the transition of the intake control device for that cylinder. A desired injected fuel mass to be delivered to the cylinder is determined based on the initial base desired fuel mass and the initial transient fuel mass. These same calculations are then used to compensate for changes to the base desired fuel mass while the fuel injection is in progress, resulting in an updated desired injected fuel mass. Finally, the injection history for that cylinder is updated to account for the actual desired fuel mass delivered to the cylinder.

6604411, Aug 12, 2003

Sep 10, 1999

09/394294

Paul Charles Mingo - Farmington Hills MI
Xiaoying Zhang - Dearborn Hights MI

Ford Global Technologies, LLC - Dearborn MI

G01L 326

731173

A method for determining engine position during engine starting is described wherein cylinder identification is determined based on either the absence or presence of a cylinder identification signal. The approach is used when it is determined that engine speed is large enough so that the cylinder identification signal can be recognized.

6675772, Jan 13, 2004

Sep 19, 2002

10/065130

Paul Charles Mingo - Farmington Hills MI
William Russell Goodwin - Farmington Hills MI

Ford Global Technologies, LLC - Dearborn MI

F02P 700

12340618, 123479, 701114

A method and system for controlling an internal combustion engine system upon loss of a crankshaft position sensor signal produced by such system is provided. The method includes providing a control module having a central processing unit and a time processor unit associated with such central processing unit. The time processor unit has programmed into is a first code for operating the engine system in the presence of a proper crankshaft position sensor signal. The control module stores a second code for loading into the time processor unit to operate the engine system with the time processor unit upon detection of an improper crankshaft position sensor signal. Initially, the engine system is operated with the time processor unit executing the first code. The method monitors the crankshaft position signal for a fault. Upon detection of the fault, the method loads the second code into the time processor unit and operates the engine system with the time processor unit executing the second code.

7124743, Oct 24, 2006

Oct 22, 2004

10/904077

Frank Gonzales, Jr. - Garden City MI, US
Paul Mingo - Farmington Hills MI, US
Xiaoying Zhang - Dearborn Heights MI, US

Ford Global Technologies, LLC - Dearborn MI

F02M 51/00

123491, 701105

A system and method for controlling an internal combustion engine during starting use position sensor information in addition to cylinder combustion information to transition from simultaneous fueling to sequential fueling by selecting a cylinder to receive a first sequential fuel injection. Embodiments include a system and method for controlling a sequentially fueled port injected internal combustion engine that contingently select a cylinder to receive a first sequential fuel injection based on position information indicating that the cylinder received a simultaneous fuel injection during its intake stroke. Engine rotational speed is monitored to detect combustion and determine which cylinder fired first. A first sequential fueling pulse is provided to the contingently selected cylinder unless a preceding cylinder in the firing order fires first.

2013013, Jun 6, 2013

Dec 2, 2011

13/310437

Chris Paul Glugla - Macomb MI, US
Paul Charles Mingo - Farmington Hills MI, US
Robert Sarow Baskins - Grass Lake MI, US
Sue Kay Wagers - Newport MI, US

FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC - Dearborn MI

F02D 13/04
F02D 41/12
F02D 41/00
F02D 17/02

123321, 123434, 123325, 123676

Methods and systems are provided for addressing pre-ignition that may be induced in response to actions taken to mitigate a cylinder misfire. An amount of engine load limiting applied may be adjusted to reduce the likelihood pre-ignition while also addressing component over-temperature issues. By limiting an engine load while shutting off fuel in a misfiring cylinder, and while combusting a lean air-fuel mixture in the remaining cylinders, pre-ignition induced by the misfire-mitigating lean combustion conditions can be reduced.

5546909, Aug 20, 1996

Dec 27, 1994

8/364329

Isis A. Messih - Troy MI
Paul C. Mingo - Farmington Hills MI

Ford Motor Company - Dearborn MI

F02D 4110
F02D 4112

123492

A method and system for generating electronic fuel injection pulse waveforms to achieve an accurate air/fuel ratio control during transient conditions. Sensors are provided for sensing a plurality of engine parameters. An electronic engine controller is provided for performing a plurality of steps associated with the method. The method includes storing calibration data and sensing the engine parameters. A leading edge of the fuel pulse waveform is calculated based on the stored calibration data and the sensed engine parameters. The leading edge of the fuel pulse waveform is generated, thereby triggering an interrupt. Next, a trailing edge of the fuel pulse waveform is calculated based on current fuel mass requirements determined during the duration of the fuel pulse. The method concludes with the step of generating the trailing edge of the fuel pulse waveform.