Engine operation detection system
US11022085B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 28, 2018 |
| Grant date | Jun 1, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 28, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07C7/00
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An engine operation detection system includes an engine including a spark plug and a spark plug wire, and an engine run sensor including a signal wire including an antenna, the antenna configured to receive a spark plug signal from the spark plug wire, a data acquisition output wire outputting an engine on/off condition signal, a power supply providing power to the engine run sensing circuit, and an engine run sensing circuit configured to transform the spark plug signal into the engine on/off condition signal output via the data acquisition output wire.
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