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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6805110 | Ignition control method and apparatus of an engine The invention discloses an apparatus and method that calculates parameters for ignition control with respect to a reference cylinder every 180° of crank angle and actuates a dwell-on period and the ignition of the ignition cylinder based on those parameters. A time... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6584957 | Contactless ignition system for internal combustion engine A contactless ignition system is provided with an ignition charge discharge condenser for charging an induced voltage of a generating coil, a first switching element, triggered to conduct when an induced voltage of a trigger coil reaches an initial trigge... | 07/01/2003 |
| 4892073 | Ignition system for internal combustion engines An ignition system for internal combustion engines comprises means for generating an ignition signal in synchronism with the revolution of an internal combustion engine and an ignition circuit device for interrupting a primary current of an ignition coil ... | 01/09/1990 |
| 4829973 | Constant spark energy, inductive discharge ignition system A constant energy ignition system is disclosed. A first programmable one shot multivibrator controls the dwell of an energy storage device and the firing time to produce an ignition pulse from the stored energy. A second programmable one shot multivibrato... | 05/16/1989 |
| 4739743 | Ignition control system for internal combustion engine An ignition control system for an internal combustion engine has means for determining the maximum energizing time of an ignition coil from a signal synchronized with the ignition timing of the engine and controlling the period that the energizing current... | 04/26/1988 |
| 4625704 | Electronic ignition system An electronic ignition system for a reciprocal piston, spark ignition internal combustion engine includes sensors which generate output signals representative of the rotational position and speed of the engine output shaft. A computer responsive to the se... | 12/02/1986 |
| 4499544 | Electronic ignition control apparatus In an electronic ignition control apparatus having RAM to initially store first and second signals indicative of the starting and terminating points for calculation of a time necessary for rotation of a predetermined angle defined by integer times as larg... | 02/12/1985 |
| 4392474 | Electronic ignition system An electronic ignition system comprising an ignition coil, having the spark gap in circuit with its secondary winding, a primary transistor and a current limiting circuit in circuit with its secondary winding, a filter transistor connected in front of sai... | 07/12/1983 |
| 4360874 | Electronic ignition control apparatus In an electronic ignition control apparatus having RAM to initially store first and second signals indicative of the starting and terminating points for calculation of a time necessary for rotation of a predetermined angle defined by integer times as larg... | 11/23/1982 |
| 4305370 | Pulse generator coupled to a rotating element and providing speed-related output pulses To provide a composite output pulse in which the pulse length increases relative to the angle of rotation as the speed of a rotating element, typically a rotor coupled to an internal combustion engine increases so that the closing angle of current supply ... | 12/15/1981 |
| 4275702 | Ignition system for an internal combustion engine In order to optimize the on/off ratio of the output switch in an electronic ignition system in which a monostable multivibrator is triggered by rpm-dependent transducer pulses, the time constant of the multivibrator may be changed by altering the discharg... | 06/30/1981 |
| 4237835 | Speed-dependent ignition timing system for internal combustion engines A speed discriminator circuit furnishes an upper speed range signal if the engine speed is above a preselected speed. When the engine speed is above the preselected speed, the electronic switch controlling the current flow through the primary winding of t... | 12/09/1980 |
| 4153032 | Ignition control device with monostable elements for providing a constant energy spark An electronic ignition control device includes a voltage step up coil with its primary winding in series with an electronic contact breaker. The contact breaker is directly controlled by a first monostable circuit which is connected to be triggered by sig... | 05/08/1979 |
| 4121556 | Spark advance system for internal combustion engines comprising a device for controlling the charge current in the ignition coil in connection with significant parameters A solid state ignition system for an internal combustion engine is controlled by a spark advance means in relation to one or more parameters affecting spark quality. Supply battery voltage is monitored by the spark advance means whereby the latter generat... | 10/24/1978 |
| 4076997 | Diode feedback monostable multivibrator in a transistor ignition system A monostable multivibrator circuit is disclosed which uses a feedback diode to couple the output signal of the monostable back to one terminal of the timing capacitor and thereby maintain the voltage at this capacitor terminal at a constant level for a du... | 02/28/1978 |
| 4044733 | Ignition apparatus for internal combustion engine An ignition apparatus wherein an AC current signal is produced from the coil of a pick-up in accordance with the engine revolutions and the primary-side current of the ignition coils is regulated in accordance with the output signal from the pick-up coil ... | 08/30/1977 |
| 4003354 | Means and method for controlling the occurrence and the duration of time intervals during which sparks are provided in a multicylinder internal combustion engine A control system controls the occurrence and the duration of time intervals during which sparks may be provided in the cylinders of an internal combustion engine driving a crank shaft as a function of loading parameters on the engine. In an automotive eng... | 01/18/1977 |
