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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 1991
Filed:
Jan. 11, 1988
Applicant:
Inventors:
Vittorio Di Nunzio, Turin, IT;
Francesco D'Onofrio, Turin, IT;
Assignee:
Fiat Auto S.p.A., Turin, IT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02P / ; G08B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
324378 ; 324388 ; 324390 ; 340661 ;
Abstract
The method and apparatus allows the detection and indication of anomalies in the operation of the ignition system of an internal combustion engine including a plurality of spark plugs, each of which receives a periodic high-voltage pulse output by a high-voltage generator in operation. The method includes the steps of: