Delphi Technologies, Inc.

Max W Ellis

Raymond O Butler, Jr

Ronald J Kiess

Daniel J O'Connor

An ignition apparatus including a primary and a secondary winding for producing a spark voltage, an ion current detection circuit for producing an ion current signal, a slope detector and a knock detector. The slope detector determines when the ion current signal exhibits a slope indicative of a time period when knock is likely to occur, and de-asserts a knock reset signal. The knock reset signal holds the knock detector in reset, thus disallowing or masking the processing of signals by the knock detector that may be mistaken for knock.

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Noblesville, IN, United States of America

Max W Ellis