Class 219/264 - Thermally responsive

Subclass of Class 219 - Electric heating
Definition: Subject matter wherein the current control or external circuit
No. of patents: 34
Last issue date: 09/20/2011

Number	Title	Issue Date
8022337	Ignitor plug assembly An improved ignitor plug for igniting fuel in a combustion chamber and a smart fuel supply system for ignitor plug applications. ...	09/20/2011
7292823	Bluetooth headset in-car holder/car kit A Bluetooth headset in-car holder/car kit has a main body having an end formed into a pivoted plug for plugging in a cigarette lighter on a vehicle to obtain a power supply, and another end into a holding seat for a wireless Bluetooth headset to seat therein. The ho...	11/06/2007
7145103	Car cigarette lighter with light indicator A car cigarette lighter with a light indicator includes a power socket and a cigarette lighter. The car cigarette lighter is characterized in attaching an external sleeve to a bottom tube of a handle, and installing a circuit board in electric connection with a circ...	12/05/2006
7033225	Multipurpose power point for vehicular use A multipurpose power point for use by, and accessible to, the driver or other occupant of a vehicle, includes a generally cylindrical terminal housing having center terminal and at least one detent for retaining a ignitor plug within the terminal housing. An overtra...	04/25/2006
7015430	Automotive electric heater apparatus An electric heater apparatus for automobiles is disclosed. A sheathed heater (14a) constituting a heat generating member of a heater assembly (14) generates heat by power supplied from a main power supply for generating a DC high voltage through...	03/21/2006
6947271	Resettable overcurrent protective power port with built-in trip adjustment An auxiliary power port such as is found in an automotive vehicle passenger compartment has a receptacle connected with the vehicle electrical system and a sleeve rotatably mounted in the receptacle to receive a standard adapter plug of the type intended for use wit...	09/20/2005
6878903	Glow plug A glow plug assembly is disclosed having a plug body for mounting the assembly into an engine. A sheath extends from the plug body and has a distal tip portion spaced from the plug body. A first heating element having a fixed resistance is disposed within the sheath...	04/12/2005
6712032	Method for heating up an electrical heating element, in particular a glow plug for an internal combustion engine Method for heating an electrical heating element, for example, a glow plug for an internal combustion engine, from an initial temperature to the operating temperature. In order to prevent the heating element from overheating in cases where the initial temperature is...	03/30/2004
6563088	Plug connector-switch assembly with bi-metallic unit An electrical plug-like connector, in particular a socket or cigar(ette) lighter in motor vehicles having a sleeve-like guide part for axially accepting a cigar(ette) lighter or a connector plug of an electrical device. A first fixed contact is arranged i...	05/13/2003
6324086	Power source supplier usable in an automobile A power source supplier usable in an automobile includes a body, a power supply terminal connected to a rear end of the body and able to insert in a cigarette lighter socket in an automobile. A tail base is fixed on a front side of the body, and a couplin...	11/27/2001
6054028	Ignition cables Ignition cables which contain a layer of a melt-extruded conductive polymer. The conductive polymer is preferably the sole current-carrying component of the cable. The polymeric component in the conductive polymer is a fluoropolymer, preferably a vinylide...	04/25/2000
6051814	Cigar lighter with PTC thermal protection An electric cigar lighter includes a receptacle for receiving and energizing an igniting unit of an automatic electric cigar lighter, the receptacle having a pair of circuits having respectively a grounding contact and a polarizing contact both of which a...	04/18/2000
6037568	Glow plug for diesel engine with ptc control element disposed in small-diameter sheath section and connected to the distal end thereof A glow plug for a diesel engine includes a heat generating coil, a control coil, a sheath, an electrode rod, and a housing. The heat generating coil serves as a heater element. The control coil is connected in series with the heat generating coil and serv...	03/14/2000
5928538	Cigar lighter with a protective device, especially for a motor vehicle A cigar lighter, especially for a motor vehicle, includes a lighter body, or power socket comprising a body sleeve, which carries insulating rings, a two-fingered clip, and power supply tongues, all of which are assembled to the base portion of the lighte...	07/27/1999
5528226	Apparatus and method for controlling the burn-off operation of a gas in a semiconductor wafer fabrication furnace An apparatus and method for monitoring temperature and current in a gas ignition chamber by monitoring temperature in the gas ignition chamber, monitoring current flowing through first and second ignitors housed in the gas ignition chamber, comparing the ...	06/18/1996
5223695	Electric cigarette lighter The electric cigarette lighter combines the handling advantages of rotating operation with the contacting advantages of pressing operation. A shaft is rotationally fixed to a rotary knob but axially slidable with respect thereto. A heater body affixed to ...	06/29/1993
5173593	Electric cigar lighter having a thermal safety fuse A car-borne electric cigar lighter includes a receptacle having a spring contact for receiving the heater element of the lighter for energization. A pair of spaced electrially conductive connecting plates form part of the electrical circuit to the spring ...	12/22/1992
5116233	Electric contact holder base An electric contact holder base for electric lighters or other gadgets for motor vehicles is provided with a thermic protection against overheating that allows its reutilization. The base has a substantially cylindrical body, permanently fixed in the pass...	05/26/1992
4650962	Cigar or cigarette lighter, particularly for motor vehicles A cigar or cigarette lighter, particularly for mounting on the instrument panel of a motor vehicle, is effective to light the cigar or cigarette when a control knob is moved within a cylindrical casing, the control knob being connected to a metal rod whic...	03/17/1987
4649260	Lighter for stove, open hearth and similar There is described a lighter for ovens, open hearths and similar, which comprises a holder the one end of which on the one hand is extended with a support from fire-proof non-conducting material wherein an incandescent resistor is supported, which resisto...	03/10/1987
4459464	Electric cigar lighter The present disclosure relates to an electric cigar lighter for use, for example in vehicles, having a circuit breaker. The circuit breaker includes an elongated fuse member having a fuse and a tube for covering the fuse. The tube has a melting point slig...	07/10/1984
4449036	Electric cigar lighter with a snap disk forming a bimetallic switch An electric cigar lighter, such as used in a motor vehicle, has a bimetallic switch in the form of a snap disk positioned within a socket. When using commercial appliance plugs with such a snap disk, the diameter of the socket does not need to be enlarged...	05/15/1984
4293761	Cigarette lighters, particularly for motor vehicles A cigarette lighter, particularly for mounting on the dashboard of a motor vehicle, having a control knob mounted for sliding movement within a cylindrical casing and acting through a spring upon a control rod extending up to and in engagement with a pivo...	10/06/1981
4270038	Cigarette lighter with a built-in battery checker A cigarette lighter with a built-in battery checker for use in automobiles which comprises two parts, one being a heater part in which a movable body provided with a heater at the tip of a push nob is mounted slidably in reciprocal front and rear directio...	05/26/1981
4237367	No-relight cigar lighter socket The bimetallic clamping member of a cigar lighter socket is expanded and lengthened to completely disengage the burner cup when the cigar lighter is pressed fully into its socket. An insulating coating on a stop member ensures that no electrical circuit i...	12/02/1980
4236061	Quick-acting electric cigar lighter A quick-acting electric cigar lighter employing a bimetallic disk constituting an electric switching member. The disk is secured in place by a mounting stud, utilizing a welding procedure. The welding does not adversely effect the functioning of the switc...	11/25/1980
4230931	Electric cigar lighter An electric cigar lighter for automobiles and the like, comprising a holder device presenting an outwardly facing socket, and an ignitor plug receivable in the socket. The plug comprises a manually operable part, and carries a heating element which is ele...	10/28/1980
4204108	Manual electric cigar lighter A manual electric cigar lighter for automobiles and the like, comprising a holder device presenting an outwardly facing socket, and a unique ignitor plug receivable in the socket. Disposed at the inner end of the plug is a heating element which is electri...	05/20/1980
4190763	Electrical cigar lighter for automotive vehicle with snap disc bimetallic switch means An electrical cigar lighter for automotive vehicles is provided with a socket assembly and a plug assembly including a heater element adapted to be electrically heated when the plug assembly is in a connected position within the socket assembly. Electrica...	02/26/1980
4177374	Automatic electric cigar lighter An automatic electric cigar lighter, and especially a cigar lighter igniting unit as used for automobiles and the like. The cigar lighter has a holder which presents an outwardly facing socket, and embraces a unique ignitor plug that is received and store...	12/04/1979
4168422	Automatic electric cigar lighter An automatic electric cigar lighter, particularly a cigar lighter igniting unit for automobiles and the like. The cigar lighter comprises a holder device presenting an outwardly facing socket, and a unique ignitor plug receivable in the socket. Disposed a...	09/18/1979
4058701	Glow element arrangement for electric cigarette lighters A glow element arrangement for electric cigarette lighters includes a disk-shaped semiconductor element of predetermined geometric configuration. The element has electrically conductive contacting surfaces for the supply of electrical current. Various arr...	11/15/1977
4016400	Overheating safety device for electrical lighters A safety device for preventing deleterious overheating of an electrical lighter such as used in motor vehicles provides a short circuit in the electrical power supply circuit to the lighter upon occurrence of a dangerous overheating condition so that a ci...	04/05/1977
4008385	Automobile cigarette lighter The dashboard of the automobile has an opening through which a tubular casing projects behind the dashboard. On the casing is a bell having a tubular extension telescoped on the casing. The bell, its extension and the casing are clamped to the dashboard. ...	02/15/1977

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Class 219/264 - Thermally responsive