ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,381,374, issued on Aug. 5, was assigned to EcoPower Spark LLC (Mesquite, Nev.).
"Spark plug with electrode head shielding element" was invented by David Resnick (Mesquite, Nev.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "One example provides a spark plug having a center electrode including a first material and a second material, the second material having a hardness rating greater than a hardness rating of the first material. The center electrode includes an electrode head, wherein at least a portion of the electrode head is disposed beyond an end surface of an insulative nose toward the firing end and has a cross-sectional area perpendicular to an ax...