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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:
Sep. 06, 2005
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2003
Applicant:
Kenneth A. Mcqueeney, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Inventor:
Kenneth A. McQueeney, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Assignee:
Snap-On Incorporated, Pleasant Prairie, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02P017/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Detecting the magnetic field generated by a coil-on-plug () (aka coil-over-plug) using an adjustable probe (). The probe () includes a signal detector () for detecting the field, a detachable adapter () configured to detachably attach to the housing () of the ignition coil at a specified location (), and an adjustable connector (and) that adjustably connects the signal detector to the detachable adapter in a first predetermined position or in a second predetermined position. A detecting process and a diagnostic system using the probe are also disclosed.