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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8158909 | Hot zone igniter An igniter for igniting combustible gases in a hot zone, such as in a solid oxide fuel cell, comprising a subassembly including an electrical resistance heating tip comprising SiC, metal leadframe clips formed of a nickel-based superalloy and attached to the heating... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8148664 | Glow plug and manufacturing method of the same A sheath heater for a glow plug comprises a sheath tube having a closed front end portion, and an open rear end portion. An insulating powder is charged into a gap between the sheath tube and a heat-generating resistor disposed within the sheath tube. A seal member ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8003917 | Seal for a glow plug A glow plug for a combustion chamber of a self-igniting internal combustion engine has a ceramic heating element designed as a sheathed-element glow plug, which is surrounded by a supporting tube. The ceramic heating element is sealed with respect to the combustion ... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7985943 | Water heater of endorsement with ionized ignition and electronic control of temperature, for solar heaters of the type thermosiphon A backup water heater for installation downstream of a water outlet of a thermosiphon solar water heater includes a corrosion resistant tank having a fin heat exchanger. A burner is supplied with gas from a gas feed valve system that includes at least one electroval... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7982164 | Water heater with ionized ignition and electronic control of temperature A water heater with an ionized ignition system includes an electronic controller in operative communication with a burner electrovalve, temperature detector, flow detector, and first and second spark plugs. The electronic controller is configured to ignite the water... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7935912 | Ceramic heater, and glow plug using the same The protrusion 16 is formed on one end face of the ceramic member 11, and the positive electrode lead-out section 13a which is electrically connected to the heat generating member 12 is drawn out and exposed on the side face of the... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7923662 | Stable initiator compositions and igniters High sparking initiator compositions with a controlled amount of power are disclosed. The initiator compositions comprise a metal containing oxidizing agent, at least one metal reducing agent, and a non-explosive binder. Low voltage igniters that provide bidirection... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7829824 | Pressure pickup heating bar, in particular for a pressure pickup glow plug A pressure pickup heating bar, in particular for a pressure pickup glow plug, having an electrical heating element (1) and a pressure sensor (3) onto which the pressure present at the heating bar (1) is transmitted. The heating bar has a support... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7825352 | Glow plug provided with a pressure sensor A glow plug including a tubular body with elements for fixing it into a bore, an intermediate tubular part arranged inside the tubular body, a finger disposed inside the intermediate tubular part with a heating electrode, and a pressure sensor connected to the inter... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7763829 | Ceramic heater-type glow plug A ceramic glow plug which prevents the occurrence of damage on a small diameter portion formed on a rear end portion of a ceramic heater fixed in a metallic outer sleeve. The rear end portion of the ceramic heater is positioned inside the metallic outer sleeve, and ... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7705273 | Ceramic heater, method of producing the same, and glow plug using a ceramic heater A ceramic heater in which a damage in a joining portion between a heating portion and a lead portion is suppressed and the reliability is excellent is provided. In a ceramic heater (1) including: a rod-shaped support (2) which is made from an in... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7675005 | Ceramic igniter New ceramic resistive igniter elements are provided that comprise a first conductive zone, a resistive hot zone, and a second conductive zone, all in electrical sequence. In preferred igniters, at least a substantial portion of the first conductive zone does not con... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7635826 | Glow plug having built-in sensor A glow plug includes a heater member; heater power lead wires which extend rearward along an axis and whose conductors electrically communicate with one and of a heater conductor for supply of power; a sensor, portion for detecting the combustion pressure of an inte... | 12/22/2009 |
| 7560666 | Glow plug and method of producing the same A glow plug includes a sleeve secured by press-fitting to a housing with a ceramic heater held therein. A lead wire exposed from the heater is electrically connected to an inside surface of the sleeve to form a joint portion. The joint portion and a press-fit portio... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7528346 | Internal combustion engine provided with a heating device in a combustion chamber and a control method for the heating device An internal combustion engine comprising at least one cylinder provided with at least one glow plug adapted to heat a variable volume combustion chamber within the cylinder, and an electronic control unit which in turn comprises an estimation module adapted to estim... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7470875 | Ignitor plug An improved glow plug for igniting fuel in a combustion chamber as well as a smart fuel supply system for glow plug applications. ... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7420139 | Glow plug An object is to provide a glow plug in which a gap can be prevented from being generated between a ceramic heater and a cylindrical member even at the time of use in an internal combustion engine, etc. so that electrical conduction of the glow plug can be prevented ... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7402777 | Stable initiator compositions and igniters High sparking initiator compositions with a controlled amount of power are disclosed. The initiator compositions comprise a metal containing oxidizing agent, at least one metal reducing agent, and a non-explosive binder. Low voltage igniters that provide bidirection... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7378621 | Molybdenum silicide type element The present invention relates to an electrical resistance element of the molybdenum silicide type that includes two terminals (1, 2) for the supply of electric current and at least one leg (3) which extends between the terminals and which includes a gl... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7372054 | Radiator module Radiation module for thermal or UV irradiation processing procedures with a large number of radiation sources essentially adjacent and parallel to one another for electromagnetic radiation whose main effective range is in the UV spectrum, visible spectrum, and/or ne... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7351935 | Method for producing a ceramic heater, ceramic heater produced by the production method, and glow plug comprising the ceramic heater A method for producing a ceramic heater. Firing is conducted such that an element green body in which at least a portion containing a conductive ceramic that is to become a heating element after firing is held on a powder or green body of an insulating ceramic that ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7350494 | Glow plug with integrated pressure sensor The invention relates to a glow plug with integrated pressure sensor for measuring pressure in the combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine, where the shell of the glow plug has a section of reduced diameter on the side next to the combustion chamber and ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7347966 | Method for manufacturing ceramic heater A method for manufacturing a ceramic heater includes mixing a conductive ceramic powder, an insulating ceramic powder, a sintering aid powder, and a solvent so as to obtain a slurry, drying the slurry so as to obtain a heating-element material powder, forming a gree... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7342201 | Silcon carbide element A ceramic heating element arrangement in which a ceramic heating element made of SiC having electrical NTC (negative temperature coefficient) properties is provided for a circuit. At least one segment is provided in the circuit, whose resistance saturates at least q... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7335857 | Glow plug including a rod-shaped heating element attached in a tubular carrier element by having been magnetically deformed A rod-shaped heating element with a tubular carrier element attached to a cylindrical carrier ring and to the rod-shaped heating element using a magnetic forming process, the carrier ring and the rod-shaped heating element being within the tubular carrier element wi... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7332690 | Hot wire igniter A hot wire igniter for igniting a gaseous or atomized fuel is disclosed. The coil of the hot wire igniter is formed from a thin high temperature, iron, chromium, aluminum alloy having a center section that is tightly wound. The coil turns initially do not touch one ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7329837 | Ceramic igniters Ceramic igniters are provided that comprise at least three zones of differing electrical resistance, preferably in sequence a first conductive zone of relatively low resistance, a power booster or enhancement zone of intermediate resistance, and a further hot or ign... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7329836 | Glow plug with O-ring seal An O-ring for a glow plug has a transverse cross section of an elliptical contour and is disposed between a tapered surface of an axial hole of a metallic shell and a sealing portion of a center shaft. The O-ring is pressed on from the rear by an end surface of a pr... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7319208 | Controller and glow plug for controlling energization modes There is provided a control device for a glow plug, capable of controlling the energization of a resistance heater of the glow plug by a resistance control process while attaining good resistance control response under cooling of the heater by fuel injection and com... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7309848 | Sealing structure of ceramic heater A ceramic heater is provided which may be built in a gas sensor to heat a sensor element up to a desired activation temperature. The ceramic heater includes a pair of electrical conductors formed on a ceramic body. Each of the conductors is equipped with a terminal.... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7281514 | Glow ring ignition assist for internal combustion engine A glow member, preferably in the shape of a ring, assists ignition and combustion of a fuel used in an internal combustion engine. A fuel injection valve injects a plurality of fuel jets directly into a combustion chamber during operation of the engine so that the f... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7282670 | Ceramic heater and glow plug having the same The present invention relates to a ceramic heater which is capable of preventing an electric conduction defect of a heat-generating resistor from being caused by a supplied current, thus being excellent in voltage endurance, and a glow plug containing the ceramic he... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7282669 | Ceramic heater and method for manufacturing the same A ceramic heater 1 includes a silicon nitride ceramic substrate 13 and a resistance-heating member 10 embedded in the silicon nitride ceramic substrate 13 . The silicon nitride ceramic substrate 13 contains oxygen derived from a si... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7270099 | Pressure gauge for combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine A glow plug (20) for an internal combustion engine (110) essentially includes: a body (27) intended to be fixed to the engine, and a core (29) extending in a direction of elongation (... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7241975 | Igniter systems with associated lead frame Resistive igniter systems are provided that comprise a metal substrate with an associated resistive igniter element in electrical connection through braze applied to the metal substrate. Igniter systems of the invention can enable significantly simplified manufactur... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7234430 | Method for heating a glow plug for a diesel engine A method for heating a glow plug for a diesel engine to its desired temperature by supplying power to the glow plug in a controlled fashion. During a certain time interval after termination of a previous glow process, a mathematical model is used to determine the va... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7230211 | Electrical heating element An electric heating element is provided with a durable PTC resistance made at least partially of an iron-based alloy, exhibiting stable characteristics to a temperature of 1500 DEG C. and having a resistance/temperature characteristic curve which substantially incre... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7225778 | Sheated-element grow plug having a substantially shortened control filament A sheathed-element glow plug for an internal combustion engine, in which the sheathed-element glow plug is arranged or constructed so that it substantially reduces the glow temperature during the heat-up process. The control filament is considerably shortened and ha... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7226815 | Method for manufacturing semiconductor device A manufacturing method is for providing an excellent wire bonding property in the manufacturing of a semiconductor device using an organic resin wiring substrate. In the manufacturing of the semiconductor device, a thermosonic wire bonding apparatus is used when the... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7223942 | Ceramic heater, glow plug, and ceramic heater manufacturing method A ceramic heater which includes: a cylindrical substrate including an insulator; a resistor provided in one end side of the substrate; a pair of lead parts provided in the substrate, connected to the resistor and extending to an opposite end side of the substrate; a... | 05/29/2007 |
