James D. Lykowski
76Patents
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32Co-inventors
78Inventor score
Filing activity: Jun 30, 1998 → Dec 28, 2022
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US8365710B2 | Ignitor for air/fuel mixture and engine therewith and method of assembly thereof into a cylinder head | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 26 | Active |
| US7569979B2 | Spark plug having spark portion provided with a base material and a protective material | Electricity | 24 | Active |
| US6412465B1 | Ignition device having a firing tip formed from a yttrium-stabilized platinum-tungsten alloy | Electricity | 22 | Expired |
| US7385339B2 | Ignition device having a reflowed firing tip and method of making | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 19 | Active |
| US6494193B2 | Engine cover with integrated ignition system | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 16 | Expired |
| US6094990A | Spark plug with concentric pressure sensor | Physics | 14 | Expired |
| US7521850B2 | Spark plug with multi-layer firing tip | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 13 | Active |
| US8278808B2 | Metallic insulator coating for high capacity spark plug | Electricity | 11 | Active |
| US7443089B2 | Spark plug with tapered fired-in suppressor seal | Electricity | 6 | Active |
| US9318881B2 | Inter-event control strategy for corona ignition systems | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 6 | Active |
| US7671521B2 | Spark plug with multi-layer firing tip | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 6 | Active |
| US7049733B2 | Spark plug center electrode assembly | Electricity | 6 | Expired |
| US8776751B2 | Igniter including a corona enhancing electrode tip | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 6 | Active |
| US8844490B2 | Corona igniter having controlled location of corona formation | Electricity | 5 | Active |
| US8749126B2 | Corona igniter assembly including corona enhancing insulator geometry | Electricity | 5 | Active |
| US8839753B2 | Corona igniter having improved gap control | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 5 | Active |
| US9088136B2 | Corona ignition device with improved electrical performance | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 4 | Active |
| US7443088B2 | Coaxial twin spark plug | Electricity | 4 | Active |
| US7508121B2 | Small diameter/long reach spark plug | Electricity | 4 | Active |
| US8474428B2 | Flexible ignitor assembly for air/fuel mixture and method of construction thereof | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 4 | Active |
| US8044561B2 | Ceramic electrode, ignition device therewith and methods of construction thereof | Electricity | 4 | Active |
| US8151781B2 | Flexible ignitor assembly for air/fuel mixture and method of construction thereof | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 4 | Active |
| US7823556B2 | Electrode for an ignition device | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 4 | Active |
| US7948159B2 | Spark plug with multi-layer firing tip | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 4 | Active |
| US8839752B2 | Corona igniter with magnetic screening | Electricity | 4 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.