Engine controls during transmission shift

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United States of America

PATENT NO 12162495
APP PUB NO 20240208510A1
SERIAL NO

18086787

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A vehicle includes an engine and a transmission coupled to the engine. A vehicle controller is programmed to, in response to a shift of the transmission with the vehicle being in a sport mode or other precondition being present, command the engine to skip one or more fuel injector events of the engine during an inertia phase of the shift.

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FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC330 TOWN CENTER DRIVE SUITE 800 DEARBORN MI 48126

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Brunais, Jesse D L Livonia, US 5 7
Cicala, Stephen Michael Dearborn Heights, US 28 112
Hollar, Paul Belleville, US 34 164
LaRoche, Cory Benson Commerce Township, US 14 10
Simon, Michael S Plymouth, US 2 7
Zhang, Jianping Ann Arbor, US 226 928

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