ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,494,622, issued on Dec. 9.

"Ignition system using push-pull transformer" was invented by Thomas C. Marrs (Rochester, Ind.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An ignition system for an internal combustion system has a power source for passing a DC voltage, a push-pull isolating transformer connected to the power source so as to increase the voltage from the power source and convert the DC voltage to AC voltage, a high-voltage transformer having a primary winding connected to an output of the push-pull isolating transformer, and a spark plug connected to a secondary winding of the high-voltage transformer. The high-voltage transformer increases ...