Patent ID: 8922102

Claim:
A composite ignition device for an internal combustion engine, comprising: a positive electrode comprising a tip; a coating of conductive ink bonded to said positive electrode; a first insulator comprising a ceramic cone; a spark gap comprising: a J-shaped negative electrode comprising a tip; said ceramic cone; and a terminal end of said positive electrode tip positioned flush with an end of said ceramic cone and disposed a predetermined distance from said J-shaped negative electrode; a second insulator; a negative capacitive element; a positive capacitive element separated from said negative capacitive element by said second insulator, said positive capacitive element coupled to said positive electrode, said positive capacitance element and said negative capacitive element forming a capacitor, said positive capacitive element is coupled to a boss of said positive electrode by an interference fit; a resistor disposed in a resistor insulator and disposed above said positive capacitive element by a resistor connector, said resistor disposed in a position to reduce charging current of said capacitor; said resistor connector coupled to said positive capacitive element; said ceramic cone having a concentric cavity formed therein; said tip of said J-shaped negative electrode comprising an erosion reducing bonding agent; said first insulator comprising a concentric locking detent, a portion of said second insulator disposed in said detent thus locking said first and said second insulators together; and a shell, said shell including said J-shaped negative electrode, wherein the negative capacitive element comprises at least one flange extending radially therefrom, wherein the at least one flange comprises at least one scallop to ensure a complete flow of the second insulator around the negative capacitive element.