US Patent Issued to Champion Aerospace on May 12 for "Ignition system and igniter having ruthenium ground electrode and platinum-iridium alloy center electrode" (South Carolina Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,627,118, issued on May 12, was assigned to Champion Aerospace LLC (Liberty, S.C.).

"Ignition system and igniter having ruthenium ground electrode and platinum-iridium alloy center electrode" was invented by Steven J. Cannady (Liberty, S.C.), Thomas L. Justice (Anderson, S.C.), George D. Lambrinos (Fountain Inn, S.C.) and Stanley K. Thompson (Liberty, S.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An igniter for a gas turbine engine has a shell; an insulator secured within said shell; a center electrode secured within said insulator and electrically isolated from said shell by said insulator, said center electrode having a firing tip formed from a pl...