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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2013
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Michael Damian Czekala, Canton, MI (US);
Garlan J. Huberts, Milford, MI (US);
Qiuping Qu, Troy, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02P 5/145 (2006.01); F02P 3/04 (2006.01); F02P 3/045 (2006.01); F02P 15/00 (2006.01); F02P 3/02 (2006.01); F02P 1/08 (2006.01); F02P 9/00 (2006.01); F02P 15/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02P 5/145 (2013.01); F02P 3/04 (2013.01); F02P 3/045 (2013.01); F02P 3/0456 (2013.01); F02P 1/086 (2013.01); F02P 3/02 (2013.01); F02P 9/002 (2013.01); F02P 15/008 (2013.01); F02P 15/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system and method for delivering spark to an engine is disclosed. In one example, a single conductor carries a spark signal that is indicative of a desired spark advance for a plurality of ignition coils. The system and method may reduce wiring complexity for spark plugs that are supplied energy via two ignition coils.