ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,258,927, issued on March 25, was assigned to TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. (Toyota, Japan).
"Internal combustion engine control device" was invented by Tomoya Oshima (Susono, Japan) and Masayoshi Nakagawa (Mishima, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "When EGR gases are introduced into the intake passage through EGR passage, the control device determines whether or not the condensed water is generated in the merging portion of the intake passage, which is the portion to which EGR passage is connected. The control device determines whether or not the internal combustion engine is in a high-load operation based on the engine speed and the engine to...