Ignition circuit with sustained spark

Claim 1

AN IGNITION FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES HAVING A SPARK PLUG IN EACH COMBUSTION CHAMBER COMPRISING; A SOURCE OF DIRECT CURRENT; A FIRST ELECTRONIC SWITCHING MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID SOURCE OF POTENTIAL AND ADAPTED TO CONDUCT CURRENT WHEN BIASED BY AN APPLIED PULSE; A CHARGING TRANSFORMER HAVING A PRIMARY WINDING CONNECTED IN SERIES WITH THE SOURCE OF POTENTIAL AND SAID SWITCHING MEANS; A CHARGING CIRCUIT INCLUDING IN SERIES CONNECTION, A SECONDARY WINDING OF THE CHARGING TRANSFORMER, A RECTIFIER, AND A STORAGE CAPACITOR FOR STORING AN ELECTRICAL CHARGE; AN OUTPUT TRANSFORMER HAVING A PRIMARY WINDING IN SERIES WITH SAID CHARGING CIRCUIT AND A SECONDARY WINDING CONNECTED THROUGH A DISTRIBUTOR TO SAID SPARK PLUG; A CONTROLLED DISCHARGE DEVICE CONNECTED ACROSS SAID STORAGE CAPACITOR AND THE PRIMARY WINDING OF THE OUTPUT TRANSFORMER FOR DISCHARGING THE CAPACITOR THROUGH THE PRIMARY WINDING AT A PREDETERMINED TIME; A SECOND ELECTRONIC SWITCH CONNECTED IN SERIES WITH SAID SOURCE OF POTENTIAL AND A PORTION OF THE PRIMARY WINDING OF THE OUTPUT TRANSFORMER AND ADAPTED TO CONDUCT CURRENT WHEN BIASED BY AN APPLIED PULSE; AND PULSING MEANS CONTROLLED BY SAID DISTRIBUTOR FOR SEQUENTIALLY TRANSFERRING CONDUCTANCE BETWEEN SAID FIRST AND SECOND SWITCHING MEANS.