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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:
Oct. 15, 2002
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Viorel N. Moga, Anderson, IN (US);
Albert Anthony Skinner, Anderson, IN (US);
Steve T Kowalke, Evanston, IL (US);
Assignee:
Delphi Technologies, Inc., Troy, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02P 1/100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02P 1/100 ;
Abstract
An ignition apparatus includes a magnetic circuit comprising a central core and a side core or shield, and primary and secondary windings. The shield is allowed to electrically float, thereby reducing the capacitance of the secondary winding. A housing is external to and surrounds the shield to inhibit arcing. A silicone boot overlaps a housing/case interface to further suppress arcing.