Patents by Inventor Mac P. McAbee

Mac P. McAbee has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 5513612
    Abstract: The ignition system of the present invention includes electrical circuitry for firing two or more sparks during the power stroke of the engine. The sparks are fired at precise preselected degree positions of the piston, and the degree positions of the sparks can be changed from one RPM to another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 1994
    Date of Patent: May 7, 1996
    Inventors: Mac P. McAbee, Scott G. Campbell
  • Patent number: 4951629
    Abstract: The ignition timing system of the present invention comprises a rotor plate having a plurality of pin receiving holes therein. Several pins may be positioned in the desired holes on the upper surface of the rotor plate. The rotor plate rotates in unison with the camshaft of the engine, and the pins pass through optical sensors which are capable of creating an electrical trigger signal each time a pin passes thereby. Electrical circuitry is connected to the optical sensors for converting the trigger signals into firing signals delivered to the cylinders of the engine. The electrical circuitry includes screw adjustments for adjusting the rpms at which the spark advance is changed. The location of the pins on the rotor plate determines the amount of spark advance which occurs at each level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 1989
    Date of Patent: August 28, 1990
    Inventors: Mac P. McAbee, Scott G. Campbell
  • Patent number: 4710598
    Abstract: The distributor of the present invention includes a housing having condenser and points therein and having a rotor adapted to actuate the points for producing intermittent pulses of current at an outlet connector. A dielectric disk is attached to the rotor and is adapted to rotate in unison therewith. A gasket provides a physical barrier between the conductive sheet which is above the gasket and the rotor, condenser and points which are below the gasket. A cap is mounted over the distributor housing and includes a pair of contact points which are adapted to be electrically connected one at a time to the conductive sheet on the disk during rotation of the disk. The two contact points on the cap include leads which lead to the sparkplugs of the engine. A single discharge coil includes a discharge post which is connected to a brush within the distributor cap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 1986
    Date of Patent: December 1, 1987
    Assignee: Mac Patrick McAbee
    Inventors: Mac P. McAbee, Deloss J. Biddle