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Ac type ignition system

CA 1103752 A · Owner: Texaco Development Corporation · Inventors: Canup, Robert E.; Burton, Aubrey T.

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AN AC TYPE IGNITION SYSTEM, (D#74,581-F) Abstract of the Disclosure, An electronic control circuit for use in connection with an AC type ignition system which employs a relatively high frequency oscillator. The oscillator generates an AC spark signal that has a controlled duration. The starting of each spark signal is controlled by an engine-timed signal, and the time duration of the spark signal is made inversely proportional to the engine speed. The result is an AC spark with a duration that coincides with a constant degree of crank angle rotation of the engine. I

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  • Granted June 23, 1981. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended June 23, 1998.
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FiledFebruary 27, 1978
GrantedJune 23, 1981
Term endedJune 23, 1998
Patent numberCA 1103752 A
Classification (IPC)F02P3/04 +1 more

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1979198119831985198719891991199319951997Application filedFeb 27, 1978Patent grantedJune 23, 1981Term endedJune 23, 1998

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