Patent ID: 8049399

Claim:
A high power discharge ignition device for an internal combustion engine, comprising: an insulator having an upper end and a lower end and defining a cavity therein, said insulator including an outside diameter and an inside diameter and comprising an alumina material; a first conductor bonded to at least a portion of said inside diameter of said insulator body; a second conductor bonded to at least a portion of said outside diameter of said insulator body, said first conductor, said second conductor, and said insulator forming a capacitor wherein at least one of said first conductor or said second conductor comprises a conductive ink; a tip assembly disposed in said cavity of said insulator, said tip assembly comprising a positive electrode tip; a resistor member disposed in said cavity and connected to said tip assembly, said resistor member comprising a resistor frit material; an electrical connector coupled to said resistor member; and a shell attached to said second conductor, said shell including a negative electrode having a tip formed thereon and spaced apart from said positive electrode tip.