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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7138653 | Structures for stabilizing semiconductor devices relative to test substrates and methods for fabricating the stabilizers Stabilizers to be disposed on a surface of a semiconductor device or test substrate and methods of fabricating and disposing the stabilizers on semiconductor devices and test substrates. Semiconductor devices and test substrates including the stabilizers are also di... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7127371 | Customized medical equipment preventative maintenance method and system A technique is provided for determining service intervals for devices, such as medical equipment. Data related to a device is collected and compared to data from a population of like devices. A service interval may be calculated based on the comparison. The data reg... | 10/24/2006 |
| 6972569 | Waste-power KV simulator for hybrid/DIS ignition A testing apparatus for testing a waste-power ignition coil is provided and includes an igniter simulator having a first switching device electrically connected to an output of the primary side of a waste-power ignition coil under test and a triggering means for cha... | 12/06/2005 |
| 5668312 | Portable apparatus for testing electronic engine control systems A portable apparatus is provided for testing an engine control system of a reciprocating engine. The apparatus includes a processor for generating a simulated waveform of an at least one engine position sensor and a connector for operably coupling the sel... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5652381 | Ignition system test instrument An ignition system test instrument used on spark ignited engines includes a housing having a spark chamber. A sleeve with an open and a closed end is slidably mounted over the housing. A compression chamber is formed between the sleeve closed end and the ... | 07/29/1997 |
| 4746868 | Spark plug and wire testing unit A metal plate is mounted on the engine head in electrical conductive relation. An electrode test unit is mounted on the metal plate, having a pair of electrodes forming a spark gap, one contacting the plate and the others adapted for securement thereto of... | 05/24/1988 |
| 4064450 | Engine scope tester calibrator A solid state simulator of an automobile ignition system is disclosed whereby an automotive engine scope tester can be tested and calibrated. Pulse rate logic is made responsive to means for selecting the number of cylinders and the revolutions per minute... | 12/20/1977 |
| 4035619 | Analog computer, particularly for an ignition system for internal combustion engine An analog computer for controlling the ignition system of an internal combustion engine. A continuous signal is synthesized corresponding to the ignition advance angle as a function of the engine speed of rotation and of air intake pressure. This signal i... | 07/12/1977 |
| 4020413 | Emergency auto ignition kit and spark plug tester A device for alternate use as an emergency replacement coil and condenser unit or as a tester of automobile spark plugs. The unit is in the form of an enclosed housing in which an automobile ignition coil and condenser are mounted in parallel to the low v... | 04/26/1977 |
