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A wristwatch including a watch band and a watch body having an octagon shaped perimeter and being red in color and having the word STOP thereon to resemble a stop sign.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7559319 | Ignition coil apparatus for an internal combustion engine An ignition coil apparatus for an internal combustion engine with a cylinder having first and second spark plugs can reliably detect an ionic current without discharging a bias voltage even at the start of supplying a primary current. The apparatus includes a coil m... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7530350 | Output circuit for an on-vehicle electronic device In an engine ignition system, an igniter for an ignition coil is connected to an ECU through a signal wire. The signal wire is grounded via the collector and the emitter of a bipolar transistor of an output circuit of the igniter. A constant current source outputs a... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7341052 | Power switching control device for electric systems A power switching control device for electric systems such as an ignition device for internal combustion engines has a control circuit IC and a switching IC. A temperature sensor is provided in the switching IC. The control circuit IC is joined to a grounding termin... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7132928 | Threat detection system interface A threat detection system interface that provides translates threat diction information into a tactile signal for a user to indicate the direction and distance of an identified threat relative to an object. The threat detection system interface having applications f... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7080639 | Soft IGBT turn-on ignition applications A circuit for controlling an ignition coil is provided. The circuit includes a first transistor, second transistor, and a capacitor. The first transistor is connected in electrical series between the ignition coil and a voltage reference. The capacitor is connected ... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7063079 | Device for reducing the part count and package size of an in-cylinder ionization detection system by integrating the ionization detection circuit and ignition coil driver into a single package Two embodiments of an integrated ionization detection circuit and ignition coil driver, an ASIC and a single electronic package, are disclosed. The apparatuses reduce the cost and complexity of an in-cylinder ionization detection system by combining like functionali... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7051724 | Car-mounted igniter using IGBT An igniter of the present invention has an insulated gate semiconductor device having a collector terminal, an emitter terminal and a gate terminal, a current control circuit which limits current by controlling voltage at the gate terminal when current for flowing t... | 05/30/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6932065 | Internal combustion engine ignition apparatus There is proposed an internal combustion engine ignition apparatus in which a switching circuit having no power supply terminal connected to a power supply such as a battery, and includes an output terminal connected to an ignition coil, an input terminal for receiv... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6782880 | Ignition system and method for operating an ignition system An ignition system and a method for operating an ignition system provides reliable suppression of a closing spark ignition at relatively small expense and to achieve a reliable ignition by the ignition spark. To assure a high energy supply to the spark plug, an igni... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6761156 | Multiplexed single wire control and diagnosis of an electrical object An ignition coil assembly for providing ignition energy to a spark plug in accordance with a dwell pulse and transmitting diagnostic data related to an ignition event occurring after the dwell pulse. The assembly has an ignition coil with a spark plug terminal adapt... | 07/13/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6729318 | System and process for controlling the step response of electric components An electronic component, such as an IGBT, that presents a control terminal for receiving a stepwise control signal and at least one other terminal adapted for reaching a given voltage level by effect of the application of the step signal, with the possibility of ove... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6672295 | Vehicle-mounted ignitor A circuit for supplying an oscillation suppress current is provided between a collector terminal and gate electrode of a main IGBT. The current supply circuit comprises a resistor and a diode which are connected in series. A bypass MOSFET is connected bet... | 01/06/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6591821 | Variable voltage regulator for electronic accelerator in automobile The present invention comprises an Electronics Control Unit (ECU) power potential stabilizing circuit and an ECU reference potential stabilizing circuit. The ECU power potential stabilizing circuit eliminates noise and stabilizes voltage variation occurri... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6539928 | Vehicle-mounted ignitor A circuit for supplying an oscillation suppress current is provided between a collector terminal and gate electrode of a main IGBT. The current supply circuit comprises a resistor and a diode which are connected in series. A bypass MOSFET is connected bet... | 04/01/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6257216 | Device for suppressing undesired ignitions in a spark ignition engine The primary winding of an ignition coil is connected in series with an ignition switch that can be switched by a control circuit. A circuit including a capacitor, a resistor, and a diode is configured between the control terminal and the collector of the ... | 07/10/2001 |
| 5988130 | Electrical system for marine engine The present invention is an electrical system for an engine of the type used to power a watercraft. A primary power supply of the system is connected to a main circuit by a feed circuit. A main switch controls the flow of power from the primary power supp... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5609145 | Internal combustion engine ignition system An ignition system for an internal combustion engine is provided which includes an ignition coil formed with a primary winding and a secondary winding and a switching element for interrupting a current flow through the primary winding of the ignition coil... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5131377 | Ignition device for an internal combustion engine provided with an optoisolator The power transistor unit 2A for controlling the current supply to the primary side of the ignition coil 3 includes a light emitting diode 10 coupled to the output of the control unit 1, and a phototransistor 11 optically coupled to the light emitting dio... | 07/21/1992 |
| 5127388 | Ignition system for an internal combustion engine The system comprises: at least one spark plug, at least one ignition coil whose secondary winding is connected to the plug, a power transistor whose output path is in series with the primary winding of the coil between the two terminals of a direct-curren... | 07/07/1992 |
| 5058560 | Contactless ignition apparatus for internal combustion engine A contactless ignition apparatus for an internal combustion engine comprises a resin-molded closed magnetic circuit type ignition coil including an iron core constituting a closed magnetic circuit, a primary winding and a secondary winding wound around th... | 10/22/1991 |
| 5002034 | High-voltage switch A high-voltage switch is suggested which is usable particularly as an ignition voltage distributor for applying the ignition voltage to spark plugs of an internal combustion engine. The high-voltage switch comprises a cascade circuit of optoelectric semic... | 03/26/1991 |
| 4972822 | Ignition apparatus for an internal combustion engine Disclosed is an ignition apparatus for an internal combustion engine adapted to be started by the rotation of a crank shaft upon rotation of a starter. A sensor detects first and second different angular positions of the crank shaft to change the output l... | 11/27/1990 |
| 4918569 | Regulated forward converter for generating repeating spark discharge pulses A discharge load driving circuit has a transformer with a low voltage coil and a high voltage coil wound around a magnetic core. The high voltage coil has a transformation ratio for setting a high self-resonance frequency value for the transformer to ther... | 04/17/1990 |
| 4858587 | Ignition device for an internal combustion engine An ignition device for an internal combustion engine comprises a sensor for producing a first and a second angular angle corresponding to a first and a second crank position, respectively, a flip-flop circuit which is set or reset by the first angular sig... | 08/22/1989 |
| 4777925 | Combined fuel injection-spark ignition apparatus An electromagnetic coil operates a fuel injector valve and generates a high voltage pulse to ignite a spark plug in an internal combustion engine. The primary and secondary windings of a coil are disposed between inner and outer cores. Electric current fl... | 10/18/1988 |
| 4741319 | Ignition system for internal combustion engines An ignition system for internal combustion engines is constructed so that, in response to each ignition signal from ignition signal generating means, through a predetermined angle before a succeeding ignition timing, a storage quantity of storing means is... | 05/03/1988 |
| 4709684 | Method of stabilizing current flow through an automotive-type ignition coil To control the ON or conduction time of a transistor (4) serially connected with the primary winding (2) of an ignition coil, the voltage drop across the collector or base respectively, and emitter is sensed and used as a control parameter with respect to... | 12/01/1987 |
| 4672928 | Ignition device for internal combustion engines The invention teaches an ignition device for internal combustion engines, comprising at least one spark gap with two ignition electrodes for generating ignition sparks between them, whereby neither of the two ignition electrodes is connected to the ground... | 06/16/1987 |
| 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 |
| 4509496 | Ignition circuit for internal combustion engine having alternately operable high and low speed control devices An ignition circuit for an internal combustion engine includes an ignition coil having a primary winding which is controlled by a power transistor. The lower transistor is controlled by either a first or a second control transistor. When the primary curre... | 04/09/1985 |
| 4487191 | Solid state ignition system having drift-free timing This application discloses a solid state ignition system of the inductive type and includes a trigger coil and an ignition coil having primary and secondary windings disposed on a stator core. A flux generating magnet is carried by a rotor to induce volta... | 12/11/1984 |
| 4448182 | Ignition system for internal combustion engines An ignition coil includes a primary winding, an auxiliary primary winding and an ignition high voltage generating secondary winding which are wound on the same core. The primary current from the generating coil of a magneto flows to the base of a transist... | 05/15/1984 |
| 4428333 | Electronic ignition device for combustion engines The ignition coil of an electronic ignition system, wherein a voltage is induced in the coil by way of a magnet wheel, has an auxiliary coil connected to charge a capacitor by way of a diode. The different voltage of the auxiliary coil and capacitor contr... | 01/31/1984 |
| 4375794 | External inductive solid state ignition system An ignition system of the contactless interrupt type for an internal combustion engine is disclosed with a control circuit including a pair of solid state semiconductor devices with one connected to the other in a controlling relation. The ignition system... | 03/08/1983 |
| 4359036 | Ignition system for internal combustion engines An ingition system for internal combustion engines has dwell angle control apparatus for controlling the switching times of an electronic switch (21) in the primary circuit of an ignition coil (22) in dependence on the signals of a rotating sensor (10) or... | 11/16/1982 |
| 4320735 | High-frequency continuous-wave ignition system An ignition system that develops continuous-wave high-frequency spark signals. It employs a square wave oscillator which uses a unitary magnetic circuit and includes a control winding that acts to start and stop the oscillator. The control winding has a g... | 03/23/1982 |
