| US 7,578,279 B2 | ||
| Fuel injection spark ignition system | ||
| Thomas Emanuel Ehresman, Loveland, Colo. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Point-Man Aeronautics, LLC, Loveland, Colo. (US) | ||
| Filed on Apr. 04, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/664,709. | ||
| Application 11/664709 is a continuation in part of application No. PCT/US2005/035555, filed on Oct. 03, 2005. | ||
| Application PCT/US2005/035555 is a continuation in part of application No. 10/960854, filed on Oct. 06, 2004, granted, now 7,131,423. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0261676 A1, Nov. 15, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. F02M 57/06 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 123—297 [123/490] | 29 Claims |
| 1. A fuel injector, comprising:
a. a fuel system, including:
i. a fuel source containing an amount of fuel;
ii. a fuel transfer means;
iii. a fuel supply passage;
b. a nozzle having a nozzle chamber and a fuel injection orifice, wherein said fuel supply passage communicates with said
nozzle chamber, and wherein said fuel injection orifice communicates with a fuel combustion chamber;
c. a valve means operable to open and close communication between said nozzle chamber and said combustion chamber;
d. a fuel pressure generator operable to increase pressure of an amount of fuel in said nozzle chamber;
e. an electric current generator, wherein said electric current generator generates a current in response to increased pressure
of said amount of fuel; and
f. at least one fuel ignition element disposed to generate a discharge of said electric current to combust said amount of
fuel in said combustion chamber.
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