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Patent Inventor Names
Xiangying Liu0
David Oshinsky0
Henry W. Patterson0
Joseph Norman Ulrey0
Alex O'Connor Gibson0
Date of Patent
June 14, 2011
0Patent Application Number
126397870
Date Filed
December 16, 2009
0Patent Primary Examiner
Patent abstract
A method for improving starting of an engine that may be repeatedly stopped and started is presented. In one embodiment, the method disengages a starter in response to a first predicted combustion in a cylinder of the engine. The method may reduce one-way clutch degradation of a starter. Further, the method may reduce current consumption during engine starting.
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