Inventor
NATION MICHAEL T
US7 patents
Patents
7 patentsUS7063079B2Jun 20, 2006
Device for reducing the part count and package size of an in-cylinder ionization detection system by integrating the ionization detection circuit and ignition coil driver into a single package
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US6951201B2Oct 4, 2005
Method for reducing pin count of an integrated coil with driver and ionization detection circuit by multiplexing ionization and coil charge current feedback signals
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US6883509B2Apr 26, 2005
Ignition coil with integrated coil driver and ionization detection circuitry
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US7293554B2Nov 13, 2007
Ignition coil driver device with slew-rate limited dwell turn-on
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US7055372B2Jun 6, 2006
Method of detecting cylinder ID using in-cylinder ionization for spark detection following partial coil charging
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US6922057B2Jul 26, 2005
Device to provide a regulated power supply for in-cylinder ionization detection by using a charge pump
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US6882259B1Apr 19, 2005
Using a circuit board for ignition coil internal connections
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