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NEWSCIENCENEWSCIENCENEWSCIENCE Tuy) Patent Number: 5,436,333 5] Date of Pater Aug. Armory Eromner—Agbor Pane! dinemes Ayge. of Fie—iffoed, Kray, Oech, Spriake| Andere 4 Citinarsici, BC. 7 ABSTRACT Avery umiqer univer bi-dieectonal flag spark plog faq any Spat gamed Uae combestion cogiac i Thai spare plug clindsates mistre and improves mileage, peake cogiec pphesee bariepowres, iecreaset tee EPS nea ge. araqur upurk plug in made an clongeied of aon-clengated ely wid an clecrical con ClO at Get end. lee ate berpthaneme april iene of aphere clactrode is secured to the other sod of Fee Meee ea sla: eT ee CNL OR) Minds if alto sbnared Vo the Rodty uadjmcemt oo: the dome apibere checirede: tech Hat the semicircular ebecurode baw [1 Inner warface equidimastty spaced. frou fie deren or electrade's warfaee. The chectrades cam be fabricaned tr ariow, metals. alloys. aador precioud mchéd dtd cam be come Bi Vireo Pitta, aloyt, amdlior pomcoxmae mrt al. Aliernaiz crebodimenti of tht investiog lachde Two. tures of four oe moe semicerelar clecirodes. afl of which) fase a mnfect: oquidkotandy spared frome fe seredyeenec) ermnispiencal dome ar sphere clociinde akbig ib complete wae length "There is also residual ionisation left over in a FireStorm spark plug. However, because of the huge surface area in the con- figuration of the domed centre electrode and the triaxial ground system, when the residual ionisation rears its ugly head the charge coming down the centre electrode sees it and moves to the next area under the triaxial ground system that is residual ioni- sation free. That's why the plasma appears to move around the dome in a circular motion." designed knock-offs and incorporated every one of them into the patent." A final important factor to consider is financial. Most spark plug manufacturing plants are over 100 years old. They would need to invest vast amounts of money to retool before producing the FireStorm design because standard centre electrodes in generic plugs are manufactured in three parts. The FireStorm spark plug's centre electrode is only made of one part. Because of this, Krupa's company, CDI Limited, has decided it will have to manufacture the FireStorm plugs on its own. This is a massive undertaking that Krupa and his team did not initially plan for, but it has created a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for venture capitalists and investors to get on board early. Consider this: annually, there are over six billion spark plugs made and sold worldwide. Krupa's team at CDI Limited estimates that the FireStorm spark plug will cost US$1.50 per unit initially to manufac- ture. The team also estimates that once FireStorm spark plugs become available, they will quickly capture 80% of the mar- ket share—even if they cost $10.00 or more per plug. That equals a lot of money. Moreover, an enormous amount of money will be saved by consumers when they fill up their gas tanks—even as fuel prices continue to rise. This will have a positive impact on the world's economy. And it couldn't come at a better time. In a recent report, Bill Powers, the editor of an investment newsletter called Canadian Energy Viewpoint, predicts that the price of crude oil will reach US$80 per barrel in the next 24 months! (See web page http://www.financialsense.com/editorials/ powers/2004/1104.html.) When asked if there were any conditions he required of future business partners, Krupa stated: "Well, we would have to sit down and talk about the details and see what they want and work out a deal that everyone agrees on. And no matter who's going to be involved, I would like to be in charge of the quality control end of the manufacturing. Because if you don't make it right, then it's like shooting yourself in the foot before a race." Much like Edison, who refused to rest until he'd invented a better light bulb, Robert Krupa was inspired and determined to invent a better spark plug. In so doing, he has given the internal combustion engine and our environment a brighter future. When asked about the legacy of his life's work, he proudly said: "I tell people I took the lowly spark plug from the Stone Age to the Space Age." oo About the Inventor Inventor Robert Krupa is an accomplished engineer and scientist who specialises in electrical and mechanical media. He's travelled around the world four times and has been featured on TV, radio and in mag- azines. He has also written many articles for the "hot-rod" world. Robert Krupa can be emailed at flamefromwater@yahoo.com. Visit the FireStorm web page at http://www. robertstanley.biz/firestorm.htm. ABSTRACT About the Author Robert M. Stanley is a writer and researcher specialising in technology trends. His last article for NEXUS was an interview with space technology consultant David Adair (see 9/05). His article on Robert Krupa is copyright © 29 October 2004, UNICUS, 1147 Manhattan Avenue #43, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266, USA. Robert Stanley can be emailed at rstanley@socal.rr.com. Figure 4 (top left): FireStorm patent abstract. Figure 5 (above): Patent design. Acclaim and Potential Krupa's new FireStorm spark plug is in a league all of its own. It has received rave reviews from a major spark plug company. Krupa explained: "Bosch conducted an eight-week-long durability test of my FireStorm plugs against their best, and they said that the FireStorm plugs produced zero per cent gap growth. And they predicted that [the plugs] will never wear out." That might be one reason spark plug companies are not interested in manufacturing the FireStorm. Another big reason is that the currently used standard design of spark plugs would rapidly become obsolete. However, the main reason no spark plug manufacturer is willing to make the FireStorm is that there is no way anyone can create a knock-off that gets around Krupa's worldwide patents on his designs. According to Krupa: "What we did was sit down and decide what the best configu- ration was for firing. Then we set that aside and for the next seven months we NEXUS + 47 FEBRUARY — MARCH 2005 www.nexusmagazine.com