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Michelini, US
John Ottavio Michelini, Sterling Heights, MI US
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| 20080262695 | Engine mode transition utilizing dynamic torque control - A method of operating an engine having a plurality of cylinders, the method comprising of transitioning the engine from a first mode to a second mode, and temporarily adjusting an amount of torque produced by a cylinder of the engine for at least one cycle responsive to a difference in an amount of torque produced by a previous firing cylinder and a subsequent firing cylinder. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20080308069 | ENGINE FUELING CONTROL DURING CYLINDER VALVE MODE TRANSITIONS - A method of control fueling of a cylinder in an internal combustion engine, the cylinder having at least two intake valves, the method comprising of operating in a first mode with one active intake valve and one inactive intake valve during a cycle of the cylinder operating in a second mode with two active intake valves during a cycle of the cylinder and adjusting a fuel injection from an injector configured to deliver fuel through at least the two intake valves, where the fuel injection adjustment is responsive to a transition in modes and based on whether the transition is from the first mode to the second mode, or from the second mode to the first mode. | 12-18-2008 |
| 20090090318 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AIR-FUEL RATIO FOR AN ALTERNATING VALVE ENGINE - A method for controlling the air-fuel ratio of an internal combustion engine operating with alternating intake valves is presented. According to the method, engine air-fuel ratio can be adjusted by changing valve timings or fuel during a cylinder cycle. | 04-09-2009 |
| 20100012053 | MULTI-STROKE VARIABLE DISPLACEMENT ENGINE - A vehicle propulsion system and method of operation are presented. As one example, the method includes operating an engine to produce an engine output; transferring the engine output to one or more drive wheels of the vehicle via a transmission; responsive to a first condition, varying torque supplied to the drive wheels by adjusting a relative number of combusting cylinders and deactivated cylinders of the engine; and responsive to a second condition, varying the torque supplied to the drive wheels by adjusting a number of strokes performed by the combusting cylinders per combustion cycle while shifting the transmission between different gear ratios. | 01-21-2010 |
| 20100012088 | ENGINE CONTROL INCLUDING KNOCK COMPENSATION - Systems and methods are described, including one example method of controlling an engine having a cylinder with at least one valve operated by a variable valve mechanism (VVM) having a sensor coupled to the valve, the method comprising: adjusting at least one operating parameter in response to an indication of detonation of a combustible mixture in the cylinder, the indication based on the sensor coupled to the valve. | 01-21-2010 |
| 20100180840 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AIR-FUEL RATIO FOR AN ALTERNATING VALVE ENGINE - A method for controlling the air-fuel ratio of an internal combustion engine operating with alternating intake valves is presented. According to the method, engine air-fuel ratio can be adjusted by changing valve timings or fuel during a cylinder cycle. | 07-22-2010 |
| 20110239963 | MULTI-STROKE VARIABLE DISPLACEMENT ENGINE - A vehicle propulsion system and method of operation are presented. As one example, cylinder deactivation and transitioning from four to two strokes is coordinated with transmission shifting to improve vehicle response. Additionally, it is possible to reduce transitions in operating modes to improve drive feel. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20120010767 | HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE AND METHOD OF CONTROL USING PATH FORECASTING - A path-dependent control of a hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) includes segmenting a route into segments, generating a sequence of battery state-of-charge (SoC) set-points for the segments, and controlling the vehicle in accordance with the battery SoC set-points as the vehicle travels along the route. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120010768 | HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE AND METHOD OF PATH DEPENDENT RECEDING HORIZON CONTROL - A path-dependent control of a hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) includes segmenting an original route into segments. A virtual route based on the remaining portion of the original route is generated once the HEV reaches a current segment of the original route. The virtual route includes a first segment corresponding to the current segment of the original route and a last segment representing at least two other segments of the remaining portion of the original route. Battery SoC set-points for the segments of the virtual route are generated. The vehicle is controlled according to the battery SoC set-point for the first segment of the virtual route as the vehicle travels along the current segment of the original route. | 01-12-2012 |
Luca Michelini, Berkeley, CA US
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| 20110055048 | Book purchasing system with filters and continuous loop execution - A book purchasing system allows a book buyer to log onto the system via a Web interface and purchase books from one or more book-selling venues. The buyer enters information on the books he wants to purchase and criteria relating to the purchases. The system searches the venues for listings matching this information. The listings are filtered using the other criteria entered by the buyer. These filtered listings may be displayed to the buyer and the buyer may then select which listings to execute to meet his purchasing needs. Once selected, the buyer can execute the listings at the venue. The system may automatically complete the transactions at the venues on behalf of the buyer. The system may continuously search the venues for listings that match the buyer criteria and will continue searching until listings are identified or the buyer manually stops the search. | 03-03-2011 |
Luiz Anthonio Michelini, Ames, IA US
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| 20100162431 | Nutritionally Enhanced Inbred Maize Line HHA699ND - An inbred maize line, designated HMA699ND, is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of inbred maize line HMA699ND, to the plants of inbred maize line HMA699ND and to methods for producing a maize plant, either inbred or hybrid, by crossing the inbred line HMA699ND with itself or another maize line. The invention further relates to methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic plants produced by that method and to methods for producing other inbred maize lines derived from the inbred HMA699ND. | 06-24-2010 |
Luiz Antonio Michelini, Ames, IA US
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| 20100162429 | Nutritionally Enhanced Inbred Maize Line HHA601ND - An inbred maize line, designated HHA601ND, is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of inbred maize line HHA601ND, to the plants of inbred maize line HHA601ND and to methods for producing a maize plant, either inbred or hybrid, by crossing the inbred line HHA601ND with itself or another maize line. The invention further relates to methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic plants produced by that method and to methods for producing other inbred maize lines derived from the inbred HHA601ND. | 06-24-2010 |
Michelle L. Michelini, Plymouth, MI US
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| 20090326760 | LOCATION BASED METHOD FOR IMPROVING VEHICLE CABIN AIR QUALITY - Ways are provided for improving the in-cabin air quality of a vehicle by automatically adjusting the HVAC system settings sufficiently in advance of approaching a location associated with an air quality hazard. In one example, the vehicle's telematics unit correlates the vehicle's position information with locations of static and dynamic air quality hazards, including locations of incidents potentially affecting the air quality in vicinity of the vehicle's location and issues instructions to adjust the HVAC settings to minimize the impact on in-cabin air quality. | 12-31-2009 |
Vanessa M. Michelini, Boca Raton, FL US
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| 20120046951 | NUMERIC WEIGHTING OF ERROR RECOVERY PROMPTS FOR TRANSFER TO A HUMAN AGENT FROM AN AUTOMATED SPEECH RESPONSE SYSTEM - A method for a speech response system to automatically transfer users to human agents. The method can establish an interactive dialog session between a user and an automated speech response system. An error score can be established when the interactive dialog session is initiated. During the interactive dialog session, responses to dialog prompts can be received. Error weights can be assigned to receive responses determined to be non-valid responses. Different non-valid responses can be assigned different error weights. For each non-valid response, the assigned error weight can be added to the error score. When a value of the error score exceeds a previously established error threshold, a user can be automatically transferred from the automated speech response system to a human agent. | 02-23-2012 |
Vanessa V. Michelini, Boca Raton, FL US
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| 20090041209 | ADJUSTING MUSIC LENGTH TO EXPECTED WAITING TIME WHILE CALLER IS ON HOLD - A method of adjusting music length to expected waiting time while a caller is on hold includes choosing one or more media selections based upon their play duration and matching the selection(s) to the expected waiting time. | 02-12-2009 |