ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,366,215, issued on July 22.
"Variable mode engine control" was invented by Paul Robert Otto (Birmingham, Ala.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method is disclosed to improve fuel efficiency in which detonations within an internal combustion engine are controlled to reduce fuel consumption. Nominal detonations occur when the engine main bearing shaft rotates and initiates combustion within cylinder surrounding the main bearing shaft at various predetermined angles. The current invention utilizes a starter motor to maintain a minimal rotation speed of the main engine flywheel and deactivates all cylinder detonations except occasionally a s...