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Comic actor Danny Kaye received patent D166,807 for the co-design of "Blowout Toy or the Like". It's similar to one of those toys that unravels when you blow into at a birthday party except Kaye's has three blowouts going in different directions, not just one.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7224565 | Control circuit for driving an electric actuator, in particular an electric fuel injector for an internal-combustion engine A control circuit that drives an electronic actuator. The control circuit includes a direct voltage source, a chopper circuit arranged between the source and an electric actuator, and an electronic control circuit designed to apply to the chopper circuit a command s... | 05/29/2007 |
| 6450157 | Automotive ignition system with adaptable start-of-dwell ring damping An automotive ignition system includes a control circuit (52) operable to drive a coil current switching device (24) connected to an ignition coil (30) referenced at battery voltage. The control circuit (52) includes a drive circuit (20) and ring damping ... | 09/17/2002 |
| 5526785 | Electronic ignition system An electronic ignition system replacing corresponding stock circuitry but utilizing the stock magneto and ignition coil provided with the engine of a sport vehicle, such as a jet ski or snowmobile, to provide improved performance. A timing circuit is prov... | 06/18/1996 |
| 5143553 | Control apparatus of ignition current conducting time During an abnormal stop condition of an internal combustion engine, the semiconductor devices which control the supply of current to the ignition coils during a dwell time are subject to damage by a high transient current. To prevent this, at least one pr... | 09/01/1992 |
| 5048503 | Automatic power interrupting system for vehicular control circuit An automatic power interrupting system for a vehicular control circuit including a relay switch having a contact connected between a power source and the supply terminal of a control circuit and a relay coil connected with the power source, a control swit... | 09/17/1991 |
| 5024205 | Method and apparatus for conserving battery power in a snowmobile electrical system A snowmobile electrical system having a battery conservation circuit. The system is designed to conserve battery power after deactivation of the engine using the kill switch, even if the key switch is left on. Battery power is normally consumed by continu... | 06/18/1991 |
| 4958608 | Ignition system for internal combustion engine An ignition system for an internal combustion engine is widely known which includes a primary current control switch circuit adapted to be turned off at an ignition position to interrupt flowing of a primary current through an ignition coil, to thereby in... | 09/25/1990 |
| 4893605 | Ignition device for internal combustion engine An ignition device includes a capacitor 119, a semiconductor switch element 104 and an ignition control circuit 101, by which the cut-off of current supply to the ignition coil 105 is made gradual by supplying charge of the capacitor to the semiconductor ... | 01/16/1990 |
| 4774925 | Ignition control device An ignition control device for an internal combustion engine includes a digital control circuit which functions to reduce gradually a current flowing through a primary side of an ignition coil when a current supply to the primary side of the ignition coil... | 10/04/1988 |
| 4770142 | Ignition timing control system for internal combustion engine An ignition timing control system for an internal combustion engine cuts the ignition when the engine rotational speed is below a threshhold speed indicative of stall. On starting, the threshhold speed is set low. The engine speed is monitored, and a high... | 09/13/1988 |
| 4679540 | Ignition system The present invention is an ignition device comprising a circuit for generating an ignition signal in synchronism with the revolutions of an engine, a circuit for inhibiting an igniting operation, a circuit for detecting the starting state of the engine, ... | 07/14/1987 |
| 4512309 | Spark control apparatus A spark control apparatus (1) for an internal combustion engine using a breaker point (3) or solid state (5) ignition to control current to an ignition coil (11). The waveform of the ignition signal from the ignition system is applied to a converter secti... | 04/23/1985 |
| 4402299 | Ignition coil energizing circuit An ignition coil energizing circuit is provided which has a signal generator for generating an output signal having a frequency corresponding to an engine rotational speed, a switching circuit connected to an ignition coil, a current detector for detectin... | 09/06/1983 |
| 4368717 | Automatic shut-off circuit for electronic ignition system An electronic ignition system having an automatic shutdown feature is disclosed. In a first embodiment of the invention, should an output terminal of an integrated circuit (10, 10a) remain in a high voltage condition for a prolonged period of time, a capa... | 01/18/1983 |
| 4356809 | Automotive stall circuit A stall circuit is described for use in combination with an electronic adaptive dwell ignition system which allows an ignition coil to be de-energized whenever the frequency of operation of the ignition system decreases below a specified frequency without... | 11/02/1982 |
| 4285314 | System to decrease operating jolts in a vehicle by controlling fuel and ignition timing of an internal combustion engine therein In an internal combustion engine in which the fuel supply is interrupted during no-load operation to save gas the ignition timing is retarded following resumption of the fuel supply to cause the resumed torque to be applied slowly. A sequence of ignition ... | 08/25/1981 |
| 4153031 | Apparatus for preventing sparks in the ignition system of an engine while the engine is at rest The voltage in the secondary of an ignition coil is prevented from reaching an amplitude at which a spark might be created by a Zener diode connected in parallel with the series transistor acting as a switch which interrupts the current through the primar... | 05/08/1979 |
| 4128091 | Hall effect electronic ignition controller with programmed dwell and automatic shut-down timer circuits An electronic ignition controller operable from a Hall Effect pickup Device in a ballast-resistorless, inductive-type ignition system for an automotive vehicle internal combustion engine and featuring programmed dwell and automatic shut-down timer circuit... | 12/05/1978 |
| 4106460 | Hall effect electronic ignition control unit with automatic shut-down timer An electronic ignition controller using a Hall Effect pickup Device for use in a ballast-resistorless, inductive-type ignition system for an automotive vehicle internal combustion engine and featuring an automatic shut-down timer, which operates to block ... | 08/15/1978 |
| 3965878 | Spark ignition systems for internal combustion engines In a spark ignition system it is possible for a vehicle to stall with the contact breaker closed, and for a transistor or other device in series with the ignition coil to conduct heavily. This problem is overcome by limiting the time for which the ignitio... | 06/29/1976 |
| 3937193 | Electronic ignition system An electronic ignition system for a spark-ignition internal combustion engine. The ignition system is of the inductive type and includes an ignition coil having at least a primary winding and a switching device connected in series with it to control its c... | 02/10/1976 |
