F02P 3/06
Ignition, other than compression ignition, for internal-combustion engines: other installations: having capacitive
Official title: having capacitive energy storage (piezoelectric or electrostatic ignition F02P3/12)
F02P3/06 (Ignition, other than compression ignition, for internal-combustion engines: other installations: having capacitive) appears on 406 US grants and 235 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F02P- Granted patents
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- Published applications
- 235
- Assignees
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- Inventors
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- Latest grant
- 17 Mar 2026
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| 2024 | 6 | 4 |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Electrically assisted pre-chamber ignition system17 Mar 2026US 12,577,902 B1Saudi Arabian Oil Company
- Engine ignition systems and control methods therefor2 Dec 2025US 12,486,822 B2Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
- High-voltage ignition device for automobiles that can avoid generating high temperatures12 Aug 2025US 12,385,458 B2
- Power coupling for free piston mover22 Jul 2025US 12,368,360 B2Libertine FPE Ltd
- Engine ignition systems15 Jul 2025US 12,359,648 B2Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
- Preignition detection for hydrogen combustion engines24 Sep 2026US 2026/0286925 A1Cummins Inc.
- Electrically assisted pre-chamber ignition system19 Mar 2026US 2026/0078694 A1Aramco Services Company
- High-voltage ignition device for automobiles that can avoid generating high temperatures5 Dec 2024US 2024/0401553 A1
- Engine ignition systems and control methods therefor13 Jun 2024US 2024/0191681 A1Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
- Igniter and engine ignition device28 Mar 2024US 2024/0102438 A1Rohm Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Ignition system power converter and controller203US 5,558,071 ACombustion Electromagnetics, Inc. · 1996
- Enhanced flame ignition for hydrocarbon fuels134US 4,841,925 ACombustion Electromagnetics, Inc. · 1989
- Multi spark ignition system95US 4,922,883 AAisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha · 1990
- High efficiency voltage doubling ignition coil for CD system producing pulsed plasma type ignition92US 4,677,960 ACombustion Electromagnetics, Inc. · 1987
- Optimized high power high energy ignition system88US 5,456,241 ACombustion Electromagnetics, Inc. · 1995