Patents Assigned to Federal-Mogul Ignition SpA
  • Method for surveying the operating conditions of an internal combustion engine with spark ignition
    Patent number: 6314803
    Abstract: A method for surveying the operating conditions of an internal combustion engine with spark ignition, wherein in one and the same engine cycle a plurality of primary charging cycle are generated which produce corresponding secondary discharge cycles. The pressure pattern in the combustion chamber is determined, in each period of time, as the product of the maximum intensity of the induced primary voltage (V1i) by the respective duration (ti).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2001
    Assignees: Magneti Marelli SpA, Federal-Mogul Ignition SpA
    Inventors: Michele Pennese, Daniele Rossi