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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:
Dec. 25, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2012
Applicants:
Jeffrey T. Boehler, Holland, OH (US);
Eric P. Passman, Piscataway, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Jeffrey T. Boehler, Holland, OH (US);
Eric P. Passman, Piscataway, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Fram Group IP LLC, Lake Forest, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01T 21/02 (2006.01); H01T 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of manufacturing a spark plug, the method including the step of: securing an electrode tip to at least one of a side ground electrode or a center electrode of the spark plug, the electrode tip comprising a platinum-based alloy comprising 20 to 35% by weight of palladium, from greater than 0 to 15% by weight iridium, and the balance of the alloy being platinum, all % by weight being based on the total weight of the alloy.