Patents by Inventor David Thibodeau

David Thibodeau 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).

  • System and method for ignition spark energy optimization
    Patent number: 6357427
    Abstract: A method for controlling spark energy from a spark plug of a combustion engine. The method includes determining a spark energy intensity based on at least one engine operating condition, determining a period of time to supply current to an ignition coil connected to the spark plug to achieve the determined spark energy intensity from the spark plug as a function of a voltage supplied from a power supply to the ignition coil, and connecting the power supply to the ignition coil for the determined period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2002
    Assignee: Aerosance, Inc.
    Inventors: Jabe R. Luttrelll, David Thibodeau, Stephen Santoro
  • System and method for ignition spark energy optimization
    Patent number: 6205988
    Abstract: A method for controlling spark energy from a spark plug of a combustion engine. The method includes determining a spark energy intensity based on at least one engine operating condition, determining a period of time to supply current to an ignition coil connected to the spark plug to achieve the determined spark energy intensity from the spark plug as a function of a voltage supplied from a power supply to the ignition coil, and connecting the power supply to the ignition coil for the determined period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2001
    Assignee: Teledyne Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Jabe R. Luttrelll, David Thibodeau, Stephen Santoro