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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8033273 | Plasma ignition system A plasma ignition system includes an ignition plug attached to an engine and having a center electrode, a ground electrode, and a discharge space, a discharge power source circuit, a plasma generation power source circuit, a resistance element between the discharge ... | 10/11/2011 |
| 7699044 | Silicon-controlled rectifier shut-off circuit for capacitive discharge ignition system A capacitive discharge ignition system for an internal combustion engine and for use with a generator powered current source comprises a storage capacitor, at least one power thyristor for discharging the storage capacitor to transfer energy to at least one coil tri... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7506640 | Ignition system for internal-combustion engine An ignition system for an internal-combustion engine includes an ignition coil and an ignition control circuit. The ignition coil includes a primary coil and a secondary coil. The ignition control circuit includes a capacitor. The ignition control circuit employs a ... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7236345 | Compact monolithic capacitive discharge unit A compact monolithic capacitive discharge unit (CDU) is disclosed in which a thyristor switch and a flyback charging circuit are both sandwiched about a ceramic energy storage capacitor. The result is a compact rugged assembly which provides a low-inductance current... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7209819 | Drive circuit for a firing cap of a vehicle restraint system A drive circuit for a firing cap, triggerable by an electric direct current firing pulse, of a vehicle restraint system, has a firing circuit which forms a series connection of a high side switch to the firing cap and to a low side switch. The firing circuit is conn... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7156075 | Ignition method with stop switch for internal-combustion engines For stopping an internal combustion engine, a stop switch prevents the triggering of the ignition. A controller in the ignition circuit determines the state of the stop switch by evaluating signals on the state of the internal combustion engine, corresponding inform... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7137385 | Device to provide a regulated power supply for in-cylinder ionization detection by using the ignition coli fly back energy and two-stage regulation This feature of the present invention comprises a method and apparatus that provides a regulated power supply for in-cylinder ionization detection by harvesting the excess ignition coil leakage and magnetizing energy immediately following the turn off of the ignitio... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7107976 | Inductive load powering arrangement An inductive load powering arrangement (20) utilizes current monitoring on only one side of the load (22) which in one example is a fuel injector coil. In disclosed examples, a high side driver (28) is on a first side of the coil (22) and... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7095181 | Method and apparatus for controllably generating sparks in an ignition system or the like An apparatus for controllably generating sparks is provided. The apparatus includes a spark generating device; at least two output stages connected to the spark generating device; means for charging energy storage devices in the output stages and at least partially ... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7069921 | Control circuit for capacitor discharge ignition system A capacitor discharge ignition (CDI) system for a light-duty spark ignition combustion engine includes an analog control circuit having a charging circuit, a trigger circuit and a shutdown circuit. In response to activation of a kill-switch, the shutdown circuit cau... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7066161 | Capacitive discharge ignition system A capacitive discharge ignition (CDI) system for generating ignition sparks in an internal combustion engine comprises a single CDI module including a plurality of charge storage capacitor devices, a corresponding plurality of sets of ignition outputs, at least one ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7057870 | Inductive load driver circuit and system A circuit and system is disclosed for driving one or more inductive loads, or one or more electrical loads including one or more inductive components. A control computer is configured to selectively supply a boost voltage to the one or more inductive loads, and to c... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7033213 | Connector for shielded cable assembly A cable connector assembly for receiving a shielded cable assembly includes a conductive connector shield and an impedance operable to couple the connector shield to a shield of the shielded cable assembly. In an embodiment, the connector shield is positioned such t... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7005855 | Device to provide a regulated power supply for in-cylinder ionization detection by using the ignition coil fly back energy and two-stage regulation The present invention is directed to a dual charge rate power supply circuit and method for ionization detection. The circuit includes a first diode, first and second capacitors, and first and second current paths. The first diode includes an anode operably connecte... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6948484 | Capacitor discharge ignition device A capacitor discharge ignition device is provided with a capacitor for storing charge to produce ignition energy; ignition coils that receive charge released from the capacitor on the primary side and generate a high voltage on the secondary side; a switching elemen... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6837229 | Ignition device for internal combustion engine The ignition device for an internal combustion engine includes two spark plugs provided for each cylinder, ignition coils arranged independently to each of the spark plugs, an ignition power source circuit for supplying electrical energy to first coils which constit... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6414468 | Electrical power derivation system A system for deriving electrical power from an engine includes a current inducing module that supplies current to a load such as a chargeable power source. The current inducing module preferably includes a magnet and coil arrangement. The magnet is associ... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6353293 | Method and apparatus for controllably generating sparks in an ignition system or the like An apparatus for controllably generating sparks is provided. The apparatus includes a spark generating device; at least two output stages connected to the spark generating device; means for charging energy storage devices in the output stages and at least... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6283103 | Methods and apparatus for controlling spark duration in an internal combustion engine An ignition system, of the type having ignition coils supplying energy to spark plugs in an internal combustion engine, includes apparatus to measure an electrical characteristic indicative of spark duration and generate a representative spark duration si... | 09/04/2001 |
| 5992401 | Capacitive discharge ignition for an internal combustion engine A capacitive discharge ignition system deriving the ignition pulse from a capacitor storing the flyback voltage induced from the fuel injector coil when the pulse supplied to the fuel injector coil is removed.... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5531206 | Capacitative discharge ignition system for internal combustion engines A method and apparatus for a flyback control circuit wherein primary coil current is minimized during flyback operation such that the spark duration and energy delivered to the spark gap are maximized.... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5530617 | Exciter circuit with oscillatory discharge and solid state switchiing device An oscillatory discharge exciter includes an input connectable to a power supply; an output connectable to an igniter; at least two energy storage elements for producing an oscillatory discharge of energy during an exciter discharge period; a unidirection... | 06/25/1996 |
| 5510952 | Ignition system using multiple gated switches with variable discharge energy levels and rates An ignition system for a gas turbine engine includes a plurality of igniters, an energy storage capacitance, a charging circuit for charging the capacitance, a plurality of gated switches, with at least one switch connected between each igniter and the ca... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5488536 | Exciter circuit using gated switches An exciter for an internal combustion engine igniter plug includes a charging circuit and a discharge circuit; the charging circuit being connectable to a power supply and the discharge circuit being connectable to the plug to produce sparks; the discharg... | 01/30/1996 |
| 5371436 | Combustion ignitor An ignitor (118) comprises a body portion (120) connected with an electrical supply cable (122) and an electrode portion (124) removably mounted within the body portion (120). The body portion (120) includes a capacitor defined by an outer, electrically c... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5272415 | Combustion ignitor An ignitor (10) for initiation combustion of fuel in an internal combustion engine includes a body portion (12) and a removable electrode portion (14) to permit replacement or repair of the electrodes, so that current is delivered to one of the electrodes... | 12/21/1993 |
| 5207208 | Integrated converter high power CD ignition A high power high energy capacitive discharge (CD) ignition system for internal combustion engines using a separate resonating inductor (7) in the discharge circuit which is constructed and arranged to provide suitable operation of the discharge circuit a... | 05/04/1993 |
| 5178120 | Direct current ignition system This invention discloses a system for initiating and enhancing combustion of fuel and fuel-air mixtures by discharging electrical energy in a spark gap. The energy to breakdown the spark gap is supplied by a high voltage direct current source which suppli... | 01/12/1993 |
| 5049786 | High energy ignitor power circuit A constant energy, constant spark rate ignitor system suitable for use in high energy ignition systems. The ignitor system includes a vacuum interrupter switch through which an energy storage capacitor discharges to fire a surface gap spark plug. Discharg... | 09/17/1991 |
| 4907562 | Method for achieving an elevated charge of an ignition capacitor in a capacitive type ignition system The invention relates to a method for achieving elevated charging of an ignition capacitor in a capacitive type ignition system for internal combustion engines. When starting a cold engine or when starting the engine under other conditions in which the ba... | 03/13/1990 |
| 4886036 | Method and arrangement for generating ignition sparks in an internal combustion engine In a capacitive ignition system for an internal combustion engine, the discharging and charging of an ignition capacitor is controlled by a control unit which actuates a first circuit-breaking element in a discharging circuit and a second circuit-breaking... | 12/12/1989 |
| 4868730 | DC to DC converter current pump A DC to DC power converter designated a synchronous current pump (13) and operated in the preferred mode in synchronization with a discharge circuit (11) and using a capacitor (28) as the energy storage element, and in the preferred embodiment has in seri... | 09/19/1989 |
| 4848287 | Method and system for controlling spark ignition in internal combustion engine Disclosed is a method for controlling the spark ignition in an Otto engine, of the type including an ignition voltage-generating ignition system with a spark plug electrode fixedly arranged in the combustion chamber of the engine and with an earth electro... | 07/18/1989 |
| 4833369 | Constant spark rate ignition exciter A constant spark rate ignition exciter is disclosed which functions to store a predetermined constant amount of energy in an energy storage element of an ignition system independent of power supply variations. A first embodiment of the invention is a capa... | 05/23/1989 |
| 4785789 | Method and system for controlling the spark ignition of ignition elements in an internal combustion engine Disclosed is a method and system for controlling, in a multi-cylinder four-stroke internal combustion engine, the spark ignition in at least two cylinders, the pistons of which simultaneously assume a top dead center position. The method and system achiev... | 11/22/1988 |
| 4619241 | High-energy ignition device An high-energy ignition device having an igniter coil adapted to produce a high voltage for allowing an electric discharge between electrodes of a sparking plug in accordance with the output from an ignition circuit, and a DC-DC converter adapted to produ... | 10/28/1986 |
| 4589398 | Combustion initiation system employing hard discharge ignition A system for initiating combustion of fuel, especially for internal combustion engines, employs a very rapid, intense high power electrical breakdown arc to increase the rate of combustion and thereby reduce the need for advanced engine timing. The use of... | 05/20/1986 |
| 4562823 | Ignition device for internal combustion engine An ignition device for an internal combustion engine has a DC power source, first and second switching elements, a control signal generator for the switching elements, an ignition coil, and spark gaps. A first part of a primary coil of the ignition coil, ... | 01/07/1986 |
| 4558683 | Ignition system in internal combustion engine An ignition system for an outboard internal combustion engine in which the ignition timing is controlled by the throttle setting of the engine. The system includes a signaling coil, which forms a part of a magneto, a thyristor switch for discharging a cap... | 12/17/1985 |
| 4515140 | Contactless ignition device for internal combustion engines A contactless ignition device for internal combustion engines comprising an exciter coil and pulser coil inducing voltages of phases reverse to each other with the rotation of the internal combustion engine, a first capacitor and second capacitor charged ... | 05/07/1985 |
