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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7895994 | Ignition device for plasma jet ignition plug An ignition device for a plasma jet ignition plug is provided. A resistance for decreasing electric noises is not incorporated in a plasma jet ignition plug. A resistance of not less than 1KΩ and not more than 20KΩ is provided to a path from a spark discharge circ... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7506641 | Ignition device A first series circuit having an energy storage coil 21, a first diode 3, and a capacitor 6 connected between a direct current power supply E and a ground terminal GND is arranged. A second series circuit of a switching element 5 and an i... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7397207 | Electric supercharger for vehicle The electric supercharger includes a vehicle connector, an impulse signal generator empowered by a power source, and a signal amplifier. The vehicle connector has a positive terminal and a negative terminal for electrically connecting to an electrical source of said... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7293554 | Ignition coil driver device with slew-rate limited dwell turn-on A device to control the charging rate of an ignition coil for an internal combustion spark ignition engine. The device controls the turn-on rate of the primary coil by slew-rate limiting using switching devices and a Miller-effect capacitor in order to reduce second... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7207325 | Engine ignition system having noise protection circuit An ignition system for an internal combustion engine includes a switch circuit connected to an ignition coil to switch on or off current supplied to the ignition coil, a control circuit for providing a control signal for controlling the switch circuit based on the i... | 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 |
| 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 |
| 7073346 | Compressor head, internal discriminator, external discriminator, manifold design for refrigerant recovery apparatus and vacuum sensor The compressor head, internal and/or external discriminator, and manifold design in general utilize ball valves on the suction and discharge of a cylinder head in the recovery of refrigerant liquid and/or vapor. The device facilitates the flashing of liquid refriger... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7049859 | Variable threshold comparator interface circuit A signal processing circuit includes a comparator having a fixed and a variable reference input for detection of a positive quasi-sinusoidal waveform pulse. A signal detection circuit includes a low pass input filter, a voltage input clamp, a variable detection thre... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7021299 | Multichannel electronic ignition device with high-voltage controller A control circuit is connected to a plurality of driving stages. Each driving stage includes a high-voltage terminal for driving an inductive load. The control circuit is provided with a corresponding plurality of control stages. These control stages are integrated ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7007683 | Internal combustion engine ignition apparatus An internal combustion engine ignition apparatus includes a switching circuit having no power supply terminal connected to a power supply such as a battery is constructed, and including an output terminal connected to an ignition coil, an input terminal for receivin... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6976482 | Electronic ignition system for vintage automobiles An electronic ignition system for a vintage automobile includes an ignition coil and an electronic switching circuit disposed in a coil box of the vintage automobile. The coil and electronic switching circuit are mounted within a coil box module that replaces four o... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6932064 | Capacitor discharge ignition A capacitor discharge ignition (CDI) system includes a trigger circuit that generates a trigger signal in synchronism with operation of an engine for discharging an ignition capacitor. A timing circuit is connected to the trigger circuit for controlling the timing o... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6792926 | Ignition system for an internal combustion engine An ignition system (1, 2, 41) for an internal combustion engine is provided with an outlet for electric activation of an ignition element (9) for a combustion element in an internal combustion engine, an energy accumulator (3) for accumulating t... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6736102 | Method for operating an internal combustion engine and corresponding arrangement A method for operating an internal combustion engine and a corresponding device are described, in which reference pulses are generated synchronously with respect to the cyclical movement of at least one part of the internal combustion engine. At least one event mome... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6629520 | Ignition apparatus for internal combustion engine In an engine igniter 1, when a spark-discharge duration time Tc calculated on the basis of operation conditions of an internal combustion engine has elapsed after generation of spark discharge by an ignition coil 13, an electricity-supply resumption circu... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6609507 | Second strike ignition system A supplementary ignition system in an internal combustion engine having an induction coil ignition systems of the type in which a first spark signal is generated to provide a single second spark signal a predetermined time after the start of the first spa... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6588407 | Discharge ignition apparatus for internal combustion engine having automatic spark advance A capacitive discharge ignition apparatus provides spark advance with engine speed. The ignition apparatus includes triggering circuitry connected to the primary coil of the high voltage transformer. The triggering circuitry produces a triggering signal b... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6526953 | Ignition unit for internal combustion engine For minimizing spark energy and improving durability of a spark plug (13) without controlling a time for energizing a primary wiring (L1); the ignition unit (1,2 and 3) for an internal combustion engine is arranged in that actions of a transistor (17) are... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6131555 | System for controlling ignition energy of an internal combustion engine A system for controlling ignition energy of an internal combustion engine includes an ignition coil having a primary coil and a secondary coil coupled to first and second electrodes of an ignition plug defining a spark gap therebetween, wherein the primar... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6035838 | Controlled energy ignition system for an internal combustion engine A controlled energy ignition system for an internal combustion engine includes an ignition coil having a primary coil and a secondary coil coupled to first and second electrodes of an ignition plug defining a spark gap therebetween, wherein the primary co... | 03/14/2000 |
| 5842456 | Programmed multi-firing and duty cycling for a coil-on-plug ignition system with knock detection An ignition system for multi-firing a spark plug of a spark ignition internal combustion engine and for detecting auto-ignition utilizing the spark plug as a feedback element. The ignition system includes a pulse transformer connected to a spark plug, a d... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5815827 | Crank angle signal processing apparatus The present invention relates to a circuit for processing internal combustion engine crank angle sensor signals. The construction is such that an output side circuit of a crank angle sensor outputs a crank angle signal with a high level pulse generated in... | 09/29/1998 |
| 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 |
| 5109827 | Ignition apparatus for an internal combustion engine An ignition apparatus for an internal combustion engine is provided which is simple in the circuit arrangement and highly reliable in operation. An electromagnetic pickup coil generates an ignition signal having a magnitude proportional to the number of r... | 05/05/1992 |
| 5070853 | Ignition device for an internal combustion engine An ignition device for an internal combustion engine comprises an ignition signal generator whose output signal has a magnitude corresponding to the engine rpms and is in synchronism therewith, a d.c. bias circuit 3 having a predetermined construction and... | 12/10/1991 |
| 5058543 | Electronic ignition module An electronic ignition module for an internal-combustion engine that is supplied with sparking energy from a rotating magnet includes a switchable semiconductor device through which current in the primary of an ignition coil is to be conducted. A portion ... | 10/22/1991 |
| 5018493 | Engine spark control apparatus This disclosure relates to apparatus for operating a combustion engine by controlling the spark ignition voltage to said engine. Said control is created by the application of two opposing currents to the input of an amplifying device which is used to sele... | 05/28/1991 |
| 5014675 | Ignition apparatus for an internal combustion engine An ignition apparatus for an engine reduces the duty cycle of a power transistor circuit for controlling the primary winding current of an ignition coil over the entire operating range of the engine including low and high speeds. In one embodiment, a sign... | 05/14/1991 |
| 5003946 | Engine spark control apparatus This disclosure relates to apparatus for operating a combustion engine by controlling the spark ignition voltage to said engine. Said control is created by the application of two opposing currents to the input of an amplifying device which is used to sele... | 04/02/1991 |
| 4953520 | Ignition apparatus of internal combustion engine An ignition apparatus of an internal combustion engine includes a detecting circuit for detecting a state of the engine in which reverse rotation is taking place, and an ignition blocking circuit for blocking the generation of ignition sparks when such re... | 09/04/1990 |
| 4862863 | Electronic ignition apparatus including ignition-noise making signal generator In an electronic ignition apparatus, there are provided an ignition signal generator, an ignition circuit, an ignition-noise masking signal generator, a switching transistor and an ignition coil. The ignition signal of the ignition signal generator is sup... | 09/05/1989 |
| 4821702 | Engine spark control apparatus This disclosure relates to apparatus for operating a combustion engine by controlling the spark ignition voltage to said engine. Said control is created by the application of two opposing currents to the input of an amplifying device which is used to sele... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4774924 | Engine spark control apparatus This disclosure relates to apparatus for operating a combustion engine by controlling the spark ignition voltage to said engine. Said control is created by the application of two opposing currents to the input of an amplifying device which is used to sele... | 10/04/1988 |
| 4718394 | Ignition device for an internal combustion engine An ignition device for an internal combustion engine comprises a generating coil, an ignition circuit including an ignition capacitor, a signalling coil connected to the ignition circuit, and a switching means which renders the ignition signal to become i... | 01/12/1988 |
| 4688538 | Rapid pulsed multiple pulse ignition and high efficiency power inverter with controlled output characteristics A versatile rapid pulsing multiple pulse ignition controller (17) used in conjunction with an converter power supply (13) with a voltage sensor/controller (16) and with an ignition coil (3) and energy capacitor (4) comprising an ignition system providing ... | 08/25/1987 |
| 4676218 | Electronic system for the production of a signal synchronous with an internal combustion engine ignition signal This system includes hysteresis comparison means (6, 9) whose output goes from a first state to a second state when the voltage of the ignition signal (SA) passes a predetermined high threshold and returns from the second state to the first sta... | 06/30/1987 |
| 4658788 | Ignition system for internal combustion engines In an ignition system for an internal combustion engine, a signal generator generates a given ac signal in synchronism with the rotation of the engine and a waveform reshaping circuit reshapes the waveform of the ac signal from the signal generator thus g... | 04/21/1987 |
| 4644927 | Engine ignition timing control device Arithmetic operations of an ignition timing are carried out in an ignition timing operation circuit on the basis of an output signal from a signal generating means which generates signals for establishing the ignition timing to thereby obtain an advance a... | 02/24/1987 |
| 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 |
