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(11) EP 3 397 844 A1

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(43) Date of publication:
07.11.2018 Bulletin 2018/45

(21) Application number: 16882398.7

(22) Date of filing: 21.12.2016
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
F01L 1/18(2006.01)
F01L 13/00(2006.01)
F01L 1/24(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2016/068118
(87) International publication number:
WO 2017/116917 (06.07.2017 Gazette 2017/27)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA ME
Designated Validation States:
MA MD

(30) Priority: 28.12.2015 US 201562271391 P
18.01.2016 US 201662279976 P
14.06.2016 US 201662349983 P
15.06.2016 US 201662350621 P
31.08.2016 IN 201611029817

(71) Applicant: Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
Dublin 4 (IE)

(72) Inventors:
  • MCCARTHY, JR., James Edward
    Kalamazoo Michigan 49009 (US)
  • BROWNELL, Edwin Scott
    Marshall Michigan 49068 (US)
  • SAGGAM, Nikhil K.
    Pune 02 (IN)

(74) Representative: Schwan Schorer & Partner mbB 
Patentanwälte Bauerstrasse 22
80796 München
80796 München (DE)

   


(54) DISCRETE VARIABLE VALVE LIFT ENGINE SYSTEMS AND METHODS