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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7444973 | Device for acting upon a pressure sensor mounted on a flow plug The invention relates to a device which is used as a force-transmitting device (38′) for a pressure sensor (14) associated with a glow plug in an internal combustion engine and is embodied in the form of a tubular piece whose cross-section is substan... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7252062 | Glow plug energization control to avoid overheating A glow plug energization control apparatus is provided which includes a power supply working to supply electric power to a glow plug mounted in an internal combustion engine, an on-off switch working to produce a control trigger signal when turned on, and a controll... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7234430 | Method for heating a glow plug for a diesel engine A method for heating a glow plug for a diesel engine to its desired temperature by supplying power to the glow plug in a controlled fashion. During a certain time interval after termination of a previous glow process, a mathematical model is used to determine the va... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7223942 | Ceramic heater, glow plug, and ceramic heater manufacturing method A ceramic heater which includes: a cylindrical substrate including an insulator; a resistor provided in one end side of the substrate; a pair of lead parts provided in the substrate, connected to the resistor and extending to an opposite end side of the substrate; a... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7188597 | Engine cold start aid malfunction alert A motor vehicle engine (10) has a glow plug system (14) for aiding combustion of fuel in combustion chambers of the engine when the engine is cold and an ignition switch (16) is operated to crank the engine. A first circuit signals the cold star... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7165982 | Connector with double-action latch for a diesel-engine glow plug A plug-in connector for a diesel-engine glow plug has a housing centered on an axis and fittable with the glow plug and a plurality of contacts in the housing. A first latch on the housing is displaceable when the housing is fitted to the glow plug between an unlock... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7077224 | Hybrid vehicle and method of controlling the same When a starter switch is switched from OFF to ON, a hybrid ECU determines that a driver intends to start driving a vehicle, reads a temperature of each of items (engine coolant, injectors, lubricating oil, and the like), and makes a determination on the necessity of... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7026783 | Drive system A drive system includes a central power supply with a line-commutated converter and a DC/DC converter connected downstream of the line-commutated converter, and a plurality of inverters, each inverter having an output connected a load, for example a motor, and a DC ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6981480 | Reducing pre-cycle warm-up for electronic components An apparatus for and method of utilizing the temperature of one electronic component (203) reduces pre-cycle warm-up of another component (107 or 113). For example, a temperature sensor (205) for a driver (203) of an electronic com... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6843218 | Glow plug energization control apparatus and glow plug energization control method A glow plug energization control apparatus includes a unit for performing an energization control so that a sheath heater is quickly heated when a key switch is put in an on position, a unit for performing, subsequently to this, an energization control to prevent a ... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6736098 | Method and device for controlling the heating of the glow plugs in a diesel engine A method and device for controlling the heating of the glow plugs in a diesel engine, wherein the engine temperature is determined, independently of initialization of the engine control system and following a signal for starting the engine, by a sensor communicating... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6722334 | Method and device for automatic starting of a diesel engine The invention relates to a method and a device for automatic starting of a diesel engine, actuation of the ignition key (1) initiating preheating (2) and turnover of the engine by the starter (3) and fuel injection (4) being triggered at ... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6712032 | Method for heating up an electrical heating element, in particular a glow plug for an internal combustion engine Method for heating an electrical heating element, for example, a glow plug for an internal combustion engine, from an initial temperature to the operating temperature. In order to prevent the heating element from overheating in cases where the initial temperature is... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6691660 | Glow plug energizing device A glow plug energizing device for energizing glow plugs in glow ignition engines which includes a glow plug connector configured to be releasably coupled to a glow plug, at least one battery for supplying electrical energy to the glow plug connector, a ho... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6186107 | Heating glow plugs controller for diesel engines The heating glow plug controller for diesel engines is capable of controlling the activation of the glow plugs and consists of a set of electronic relays which in addition can also detect failures due to open circuit or short-circuit, and then acting in u... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6164258 | Diesel engine starting controller and method A starting controller for a diesel engine. The controller has a microprocor that will provide a current to the glow plugs until they are heated to the desired operating temperature and will then distribute sequential pulses to the individual plugs until ... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6148258 | Electrical starting system for diesel engines An integrated electronic starting control system module for diesel engines which provides unique packaging with integration of a multiplicity of features previously unavailable or available only in separate control modules. Integrated into one modular dev... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6109229 | Auxiliary starter unit for use with a diesel engine, and method for starting a diesel engine An auxiliary starter unit is disclosed for facilitating starting of a diesel engine. The auxiliary starter unit includes a heater positioned in proximity to the diesel engine to improve a starting characteristic of the diesel engine. The auxiliary starter... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6062186 | Method of starting an engine Past methods for starting an engine have included increasing the amount of fuel to support combustion creating an excess of unburned fuel in the exhaust causing white smoke. Such past methods for starting an engine additionally required additional compone... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6009369 | Voltage monitoring glow plug controller An electronic control system and a device is disclosed proving improved control and diagnostics of glow plugs as are typically energized in diesel engines prior to and during cold start and also during engine warmup, especially for motor vehicles under hu... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5862786 | Cold starting assistance for diesel engines Method and apparatus for cold starting assistance for diesel engines including use of a sheathed-element glow plug in the combustion chamber and a heater plug in the air intake, which plugs are operated by a control device (15) responsive to engine operat... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5778844 | Process and device for controlling a heating element in a motor vehicle A process and a device for controlling a heating element, in particular a glow plug of a self-igniting internal combustion engine, in which the current is allowed to flow through the heating element when a door contact is actuated and another condition is... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5729456 | Glow plug controller The present invention relates to an improved glow plug controller. The glow plug controller includes an analog temperature sensor, circuitry for converting an analog temperature signal to digital form, a microprocessor for analyzing temperature and other ... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5570666 | Glow plug controller An improved glow plug controller is disclosed. The glow plug controller includes an analog temperature sensor, circuitry for converting an analog temperature signal to digital form, a microprocessor for analyzing temperature and other operating parameters... | 11/05/1996 |
| 5469819 | Adaptive engine preheat A diesel engine preheat system includes a temperature sensor for sensing the temperature of the engine coolant, engine heaters for heating the engine, and a microprocessor for calculating the duration of a preheat cycle. When an ignition switch is turned ... | 11/28/1995 |
| 5413072 | Vehicle starter and electrical system protection A protective control box is disclosure for providing protection for a starter system and other components of equipment, such as vehicles, incorporating internal combustion engines. Improved starter protection apparatus and circuitry using frequency to vol... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5367995 | Starting mechanism of an engine for a model The present invention discloses an improved starting mechanism for starting an engine of a model such as a model airplane, a model car, a model helicopter or a model ship, etc. A starting mechanism for starting an engine for a model comprises electric wir... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5327870 | Glow plug controller An improved glow plug controller for a diesel engine is disclosed. The glow plug controller has a novel packaging, and means for facilitating rapid and inexpensive assembly. A novel two-chamber tubular housing includes a smaller first chamber having a thr... | 07/12/1994 |
| 5241929 | Electronic engine control module incorporating glow plug and glow plug lamp control The engine control module incorporates strategy which controls and modulates glow plug activation and also controls activation of a glow plug indicator lamp mounted in the cab of the vehicle. The control functions are separate in action but both are based... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5230309 | Spark plug heater control system for internal combustion engine A system for controlling heater mounted on a spark plug which ignites the air-fuel mixture in the combustion chamber of an internal combustion chamber. The heater-on time is determined such that it decreases with increasing engine temperature and increasi... | 07/27/1993 |
| 5182437 | Flame-type heater plug for an air-compression fuel-injection internal-combustion engine A flame-type heater plug for an internal combustion engine includes a plug housing having a proportioning insert for the fuel supply, a heater bar secured at one end in the plug housing with a free end extending outwardly of the plug housing, and an evapo... | 01/26/1993 |
| 5158050 | Method and system for controlling the energization of at least one glow plug in an internal combustion engine A method and system are provided for controlling the energization of at least one glow plug in an internal combustion engine wherein a solid state drive circuit, including a semiconductor switch, is utilized for applying an energizing current to the at le... | 10/27/1992 |
| 5146881 | Method of operating I.C. engines and apparatus thereof Operation of unthrottled internal combustion engines is improved by providing the combustion chambers with an electrically heated glow plug having a catalyst surface layer on the ignition element. The catalyst is heated to and maintained at a temperature ... | 09/15/1992 |
| 5090374 | Auxiliary starter apparatus for multi-cylinder diesel engine by using 24-volt battery cell In an auxiliary starter apparatus for four-cylinder diesel engine, each cylinder of which has a 12-volt glow plug adapted to be operated by a voltage of 12 volt, each of the four glow plugs has an electrical resistor. There is provided a first state in wh... | 02/25/1992 |
| 5072701 | Apparatus for automatically starting engines Apparatus for automatically controlling the ready-to-drive condition while maintaining ready-to-start temperature of a single or multiple gas, gas-diesel or diesel engine in automobile uses a electronic circuit linked to various sensors including a temper... | 12/17/1991 |
| 4947808 | Igniting device for engine An igniting device for an engine has a glow plug disposed in a combustion chamber which is constructed of a thermally insulating material. When a temperature of the combustion chamber wall is lower than a predetermined temperature, the glow plug is suppli... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4939347 | Energization control apparatus for glow plug An energization control apparatus for a glow plug includes a battery, a glow plug, a power control unit, and an energization controller. The glow plug has a low rated voltage which allows rapid heating at a low battery voltage during cranking of a diesel ... | 07/03/1990 |
| 4878465 | Control for automatically starting a diesel engine Electrical control apparatus for automatically starting a Diesel engine. The apparatus includes start, preheat and run relays which respectively control the energization of a starting solenoid, glow plugs, and a fuel solenoid. The energization of the star... | 11/07/1989 |
| 4862370 | Interface and control unit for a diesel engine electronic controller and glow plug circuits, and method of glow plug operation To permit ready matching of a Diesel engine operating circuit to a glow plug system, an interface-and-control unit (1) is provided which includes a microprocessor (MP) which decodes data words received from an engine control unit (MS). The data words are ... | 08/29/1989 |
| 4850906 | Engine control panel for a watercraft propelled by a plurality of motors A control panel for a watercraft powered by a plurality of engines wherein the controls for each of the engines is mounted on the same panel. The controls comprise at least a first pair of control elements for controlling separate functions of the engine ... | 07/25/1989 |
