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7404396 Multiple discharge ignition control apparatus and method for internal combustion engines  
In a multiple discharge ignition control apparatus, a battery, an energy storage coil and a first IGBT are connected in series. Further, the energy storage coil, a diode, a primary coil and a...
7401603 High tension capacitive discharge ignition with reinforcing triggering pulses  
A capacitive discharge ignition system in which a controllable switch is positioned between a storage capacitor and the primary winding of an ignition transformer. The switch is controlled to...
6742508 Ignition circuits  
An ignition circuit comprising storage means to store electrical energy, first and second switching devices, means for charging the storage means and means for switching each of the switching...
6670777 Ignition system and method  
An ignition system for an engine includes an exciter circuit for use with an igniter, the exciter circuit having a step-up transformer the utilizes a relatively low voltage in its primary to...
6662792 Capacitor discharge ignition (CDI) system  
A capacitor discharge ignition (CDI) system is capable of generating intense continuous electrical discharge at a spark gap for a desired duration and may include a second controllable power...
6571769 Capacitor discharge type internal combustion engine ignition device  
A capacitor discharge type internal combustion engine ignition device is provided; wherein a capacitor is charged by a positive half-wave output voltage of an exciter coil; wherein an ignition is...
6196208 Digital ignition  
An electronic ignition system includes a converter for receiving DC power from a source of DC power such as a battery. The convertor converts the DC power at low voltage to a high frequency signal...
6138653 Ignition system and principle of operation  
An electric ignition device for an internal combustion engine having a primary and a secondary circuit coupled together by a transformer. The secondary circuit includes a spark gap. The primary...
6123063 Stacker ignition system  
Ignition system componentry which may be coupled or stacked with a conventional high energy ignition system with an ignition storage capacitor coupled to the ignition coil including an electronic...
6123062 Spark ignition system having a capacitive discharge system and a magnetic core-coil assembly  
A spark ignition system for an internal combustion engine has a capacitive discharge (CD) system connected to a coil-per-plug (CCP) magnetic core-coil assembly. The spark ignition system is...
5947093 Hybrid ignition with stress-balanced coils  
An improved high energy high efficiency hybrid capacitive/inductive ignition system with one or coils Ti for internal combustion engines employing one or more energy storage capacitor means (4)...
5568801 Plasma arc ignition system  
An ignition system for igniting fuel within an engine, comprising at least one ignition plug disposed in the engine, wherein the ignition plug has a pair of electrodes. A high voltage generator is...
5558071 Ignition system power converter and controller  
A high efficiency high power DC to DC power converter and controller system for a CD ignition system with a simple converter controller (8) for controlling a power switch (2) of a transformer (1)...
5517961 Engine with flow coupled spark discharge  
An improved spark ignition engine system producing a large continuous, centrally directed, flow coupled ignition spark discharge through combustion chamber (1), piston (4), inlet system (28/29),...
5513618 High performance ignition apparatus and method  
Apparatus and method for a plasma discharge for ignition in an internal combustion engine. A digital electronic system controls ignition performance and can provide an ignition discharge throughout...
5505175 Ignition system for internal combustion engine  
An alternating current based ignition system, in which a computer, in which a motorspecific data recognition field ("look-up" table) is stored and which is provided by sensors with operating...
5471362 Corona arc circuit  
A corona arc circuit has a spark plug connected in series with a rectifier. A capacitor is connected in series with a spark gap and the spark plug. An electrical power source has a transformer with...
5456241 Optimized high power high energy ignition system  
A high power high energy ignition system for internal combustion engines using an energy storage capacitor (4), resonating inductor (3) and one or more coils Ti with switches Si for each coil Ti....
5429103 High performance ignition system  
Apparatus and method for a plasma discharge for ignition in an internal combustion engine. A digital electronic system controls ignition performance and can provide an ignition discharge throughout...
5404859 Ignition system for internal combustion engine  
An ignition system for an internal combustion engine capable of starting the engine even when a battery voltage is insufficient for ignition. A secondary voltage feedback circuit connected to a...
5318002 Ignition apparatus for internal combustion engine  
An ignition apparatus for an internal combustion engine realizes a stable ignition control by ensuring an adequate capacitor charge voltage even in a high-speed engine operation. The apparatus...
5315982 High efficiency, high output, compact CD ignition coil  
A high efficiency, high output, compact ignition coil particularly suited for use in capacitive discharge, multiple pulsing ignition systems, with about ten turns of primary (1) wire (Np) and about...
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...
5183024 Ignition device for internal combustion engine  
An ignition device for an internal combustion engine including: a DC power source; a convertor for raising the voltage of the DC power source to a predetermined voltage; a charge storing device...
5179928 Internal combustion engine ignition device  
The device comprises an a.c. voltage source (5, 6, 7), a resonant circuit (Lf, Cs) coupled to a transformer (9) and a plug (10) which is supplied under high tension by the resonant circuit. An...
5156136 Ignition coil  
An ignition coil is provided with a primary coil which includes a distributed constant circuit including inductance and capacitance. A thyristor is connected in parallel to the primary coil, and a...
5133329 Ignition system for combustion-powered tool  
For a combustion-powered tool, an ignition system is powered by a battery and is arranged so that a sudden discharge of a capacitor, as charged via an oscillator, produces a spark at a spark gap of...
5131376 Distributorless capacitive discharge ignition system  
A high power high energy distributorless ignition system for multicylinder internal combustion engines using a single energy storage capacitor (4), a single leakage resonating inductor (20) with a...
5074274 Ignition system for internal combustion engines  
An ignition system for internal combustion engines comprising an ignition coil (38), a power circuit (30) including a converter for converting the output of a battery (31) into a high voltage, a...
4998526 Alternating current ignition system  
An ignition system for a spark ignited internal combustion engine. The system can apply alternating current to the electrodes of a spark plug to maintain an arc at the electrodes for the desired...
4996967 Apparatus and method for generating a highly conductive channel for the flow of plasma current  
An apparatus and method for generating a highly conductive channel for the flow of plasma current between the electrodes of an ignitor gap device are disclosed. A high voltage transformer having a...
4967037 Driving circuit for a capacitor discharge ignition system  
A capacitor-discharge ignition system discharges a load capacitor to drive an ignition coil for producing an ignition spark. The ignition system includes an oscillator generating complimentary...
4922883 Multi spark ignition system  
A multi spark ignition system using an ignition capacitor and an ignition transformer uses a device for providing charging energy to the ignition capacitor. A field effect discharge switching means...
4904961 Control circuit for blocking oscillator  
This invention relates to a blocking oscillating converter for transferring energy from a source of power, such as a vehicle battery, to a storage means, such as an energy storage capacitor in a...
4841925 Enhanced flame ignition for hydrocarbon fuels  
An ignition system for hydrocarbon fuels based in part on the principle of "flame discharge ignition" of coupling ignition energy to the initial flame front plasma either as a "pulsing flame...
4829971 Regulated power supply for a solid state ignition system  
This invention relates to a blocking oscillating converter for transferring energy from a source of power, such as a vehicle battery, to a storage means, such as an energy storage capacitor in a...
4827891 Ignition apparatus for preventing unnecessary charging in an internal combustion engine  
An ignition apparatus of a capacitor discharge ignition type comprises: an ignition timing signal generator to generate an ignition timing signal synchronized with the rotation of the engine; a...
4774914 Electromagnetic ignition--an ignition system producing a large size and intense capacitive and inductive spark with an intense electromagnetic field feeding the spark  
An Electromagnetic Ignition system suitable for adaptation to standard automobile engines including diesel engines, which has been improved by means of a high efficiency RF capacitive spark plug...
4733646 Automotive ignition systems  
An automotive ignition system including an ignition capacitor electrically connected to a primary winding of a ignition transformer for providing energy to a spark plug which is connected to a...
4723530 Capacitor discharge type ignition device  
An ignition device of the capacitor discharge type for small automobiles or two-wheeled vehicles, having an A.C. generator with a converter which transforms the alternating current supplied by a...
4696280 High-tension capacitor-discharge ignition apparatus for internal combustion engines  
A high-tension Capacitor Discharge Ignition apparatus for internal combustion engines is supplied with battery low voltage and generates high voltage utilizing a push-pull amplifier controlled by a...
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...
4677960 High efficiency voltage doubling ignition coil for CD system producing pulsed plasma type ignition  
A capacitive discharge pulsed plasma ignition system which is suitable for retrofitting to standard automobile engines, and easily adaptable to new engines, including diesel engines, which has been...
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...
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...
4502454 Ignition system for an internal combustion engine  
An ignition system for a multi-cylinder internal combustion engine eliminates high-voltage cables and a mechanical distributor in order to reduce electrical power losses due to joule effect caused...
4457285 Sustained arc ignition system for an internal combustion engine  
An internal combustion engine ignition system comprises: (a) a capacitive discharge ignition device having a voltage transformer which converts a low DC voltage into a corresponding AC voltage and...
4349008 Apparatus for producing spark ignition of an internal combustion engine  
Apparatus for producing spark ignition of an internal combustion engine in which sparks at the spark plugs are initiated by a high voltage pulse of typically 20 KV and are sustained thereafter by a...
4345575 Ignition system with power boosting arrangement  
An ignition system for internal combustion engines employing two coordinated power sources which, together, provide a spark of much increased intensity and with extended duration. The first of the...
4341195 Ignition system for spark plugs capable of removing carbon deposits  
An ignition system for creeping discharge spark plugs for producing a spark discharge at least one portion of which slidably moves along a creeping discharge path is disclosed. The system comprises...
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