Patent ID: 8635985
Filing Date: 2014-01-28
Classification: F02B,F02D,F02M,H01M,Y02E,Y02P,Y02T

Abstract:
1. A fuel injector-igniter sized to receivably engage a standard spark plug connection and configured to reduce fuel dribble during fuel delivery, comprising: a fuel injector-igniter for injecting fuel and igniting fuel, the fuel injector-igniter includes a body having a middle portion extending between a base portion and a nozzle portion; the nozzle portion is configured to engage a standard spark plug connection in a fuel combustion engine, the body having a channel configured to allow fluid passage extending there through; a first and a second electrode configured to provide a ignition event, the first and the second electrode positioned at a distal end of the nozzle portion; an actuator contained within the channel of the injector-igniter body, the actuator having a distal end and a proximal end; a flow control device fluidically coupled to the channel and operably connected to a distal end of the actuator wherein the flow control device includes a mechanical check valve; a driver operably connected to a proximal end of the actuator; and a controller operably connected to the driver, the controller configured to adaptively optimize the fuel injection and ignition characteristics of the injector-igniter.