Suzanne Elizabeth Stuber from 22087 York Mills Cir, Novi, MI 48374, age 46, Phone: 6309150292

Vehicle And Method For Controlling An Engine In A Vehicle
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US Patent:

20070021265, Jan 25, 2007
Filed:

Jul 22, 2005
Appl. No.:

11/161097
Inventors:

Pat Smithberger - Howell MI, US
Christopher Lear - Dearborn MI, US
Suzanne Stuber - Livonia MI, US
Douglas Martin - Canton MI, US
Assignee:

FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC - Dearborn MI
International Classification:

B60K 1/02
US Classification:

477003000
Abstract:

A method for controlling an engine in a vehicle including a transmission is provided. The method utilizes feedforward control by determining when a neutral transmission gear is selected, and adjusting an engine parameter to control the engine operation based on at least one predetermined condition when it is determined that the neutral transmission gear has been selected. The at least one predetermined condition includes having a value of a vehicle parameter, such as a battery state of charge, being outside a predetermined range.

Water-In-Fuel Detection Using Duty Cycle Calculation
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US Patent:

20090048728, Feb 19, 2009
Filed:

Aug 16, 2007
Appl. No.:

11/839644
Inventors:

Janette Marie Nunn - Plymouth MI, US
Suzanne Stuber - Livonia MI, US
David Chester Waskiewicz - Hamburg MI, US
John Eric Rollinger - Sterling Heights MI, US
Assignee:

FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC - Dearborn MI
International Classification:

G01M 15/04
US Classification:

701 29
Abstract:

A method for operating a vehicle having a fuel system that may be contaminated with water is described. The method includes, adjusting an operating parameter in response to a relative amount of high and low readings from a water-in-fuel sensor coupled in the fuel system.