Patent ID: 8347854

Claim:
A composite device assembled into a top of a head combustion chamber as a formed in place multiple spark ignition structure with embedded electrodes connected in a series electrical circuit spaced from a single centrally located ignition source to receive an arc from a central spark plug electrode to initiate a series multiple spark ignition within the series electrical circuit, the composite device comprising: a multiple ply laminated flexible ceramic elastic composite embedded with a surround multiple ignition circuit located within a top surface area of a internal combustion (IC) engine closed piston combustion chamber including an outer ring structure, the flexible ceramic elastic composite being characterized by a high-temperature compression recovery property enabling the outer ring structure to extend into a piston bore compression ring zone of the combustion chamber; the surround multiple ignition circuit comprising a plurality of spark ignition gaps connected in a series circuit from a centrally located circular spark plug gap to a ground gap, each gap being connected to the next by an insulated conductor embedded in the flexible ceramic composite, the series circuit starting with the centrally located spark gap centrally supporting a spark plug within the head of the piston combustion chamber and extending out into a ring circuit ending at the ground gap.