Cylinder deactivation for a multiple cylinder engine

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11352964
APP PUB NO 20190107062A1
SERIAL NO

16153368

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Portable jobsite equipment includes a generator including an internal combustion engine and an alternator. The internal combustion engine includes a first cylinder including a first spark plug configured to create a first electrical spark, a second cylinder including a second spark plug configured to create a second electrical spark, an electronic control unit configured to activate and deactivate at least one of the first cylinder and the second cylinder, and a load source receiving supplied power from the generator. The electronic control unit activates one of the first cylinder and the second cylinder in response to a threshold increase of the load source.

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BRIGGS & STRATTON LLC12301 WEST WIRTH STREET WAUWATOSA WI 53222

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Hansen, Jason Elkhorn, US 11 152
Koenen, Robert Pewaukee, US 51 788
Zuehl, Jacob Wauwatosa, US 16 37

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