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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:
Nov. 08, 1994
Filed:
Dec. 09, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
James E Smith, Morgantown, WV (US);
Robert M Craven, Morgantown, WV (US);
Kurt L VanVoorhies, Morgantown, WV (US);
Thomas J Bonazza, Fairmont, WV (US);
Assignee:
West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02P / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
1231 / ;
Abstract
An apparatus for providing an ignition source for internal combustion engines comprises a radio frequency oscillator, an amplifier and a coaxial cavity resonator. The coaxial cavity resonator is adaptable for communication with a combustion chamber of the internal combustion engine. An associated method is also provided.