Patents by Inventor Scott Ray Hummel

Scott Ray Hummel 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).

  • Method and apparatus for producing electrical discharges
    Patent number: 5886476
    Abstract: A dual primary, single secondary ignition coil and control provides for establishment of a continuous extended arc across a pair of electrodes or dual arcs across the pair of electrodes. Continuous extended arcs are advantageous in extended burn applications and dual arcs are advantageous in gas plasma ion sense misfire detection applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 23, 1999
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Albert Anthony Skinner, Douglas Lynn Sprunger, Scott Ray Hummel