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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:
Apr. 23, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 04, 2010
Applicant:
John M. Storm, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Inventor:
John M. Storm, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Assignee:
Contour Hardening, Inc., Indianapolis, IN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02P 23/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An induction driven ignition system with a heating element located near the combustion chamber of a reciprocating internal combustion engine. The heating element is adjacent an electrical conductor which receives current at frequencies between 100 kHz to 500 kHz. The induction driven ignition system causes the heating element to rapidly and accurately heat up to very high temperatures. The heating element may be positioned and arranged to provide combustion initiation over a wide area.