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20080283514 | HEATED FREQUENCY CONVERTER ASSEMBLY - A heated frequency converter assembly having a resistor element and/or brake means that are configured to heat the frequency converter assembly to produce a sufficiently high operating temperature and/or to prevent moisture condensation. | 11-20-2008 |
20080296281 | Glow Plug Containing a Combustion Chamber Pressure Sensor - The invention relates to a glow plug ( | 12-04-2008 |
20090008378 | Method for heating up of a ceramic glow plug and glow plug control unit - Herein is described a method for the heating-up of a ceramic glow plug by applying a variable electric voltage to the glow plug. In accordance with the invention it is provided that, starting from a base value, the electric voltage increases in a time-averaged manner superproportional to the elapsed heating-up time. The invention relates also to a glow plug control unit for carrying out of such a method. | 01-08-2009 |
20090057291 | Method of operating an electrical heating arrangement - A method of operating an electrical heating arrangement of considerable length using a heating line having at least one heating conductor surrounded by an insulation resistant to high temperatures. A metal tube ( | 03-05-2009 |
20090078692 | Heating System - The invention relates to a heating system for a liquid conveyor system, particularly for a urea supply system of a catalytic converter of an internal combustion engine, comprising at least one first heater ( | 03-26-2009 |
20090179023 | Ceramic heating elements having open-face structure and methods of fabrication thereof - The invention provides new ceramic resistive heating elements and new methods for manufacturing ceramic resistive heating elements wherein the heating element body comprises two or more regions of differing resistivity, and wherein the heating elements are open face. Heating elements such as igniters and glow plugs also are provided obtainable from fabrication methods of the invention. | 07-16-2009 |
20090236327 | LAYERED HEATER SYSTEM WITH HONEYCOMB CORE STRUCTURE - A layered heater system is provided that includes an engineered substrate having an upper face sheet, a lower face sheet, and a core disposed between the upper face sheet and the lower face sheet. A dielectric layer is formed on at least one of the upper face sheet and the lower face sheet, a resistive element layer is formed on the dielectric layer, a protective layer is formed on the resistive element layer, and terminal pads are formed over at least a portion of the resistive element layer, wherein the terminal pads are exposed through the protective layer. In one form, the core defines a honeycomb structure, and in another, the core defines a frame structure having a plurality of support ribs. | 09-24-2009 |
20090302021 | Method for Making A Glow Element, A Spark Element, or A Heating Element for A Combustion Device and/or A Heating Device, and Device Thereof - A method for making a glow element, a spark element, or a heating element for combustion and/or heating devices, in particular a glow plug, a spark plug, or a heater, having a corrosion-protective coating for parts of the glow element, spark element, or heating element having a silicon-containing ceramic, and the element thereof. The corrosion-protective coating is composed of a mixture of SiO | 12-10-2009 |
20100089900 | Ignition Element and Method for Kindling Solid Fuel - An igniter element for igniting solid fuel particles in a retort furnace is disclosed. The igniter element is a substantially planar shaped element that is in direct contact with the fuel to be ignited. A configuration of various sections is formed into the planar igniter element in order to facilitate the conversion of electrical energy into thermal energy. The igniter element uses a control system to reliably facilitate the ignition of all solid fuels including difficult to start fuels, such as anthracite coal. The service life of the heat igniter is extended by its planar shape in contact with the surface of the retort and its ability to dissipate the thermal energy produced within the retort region. | 04-15-2010 |
20100308030 | METHOD FOR FABRICATING A HEATING ELEMENT BY DEPOSITING THIN LAYERS ON AN INSULATING SUBSTRATE AND THE ELEMENT THUS OBTAINED - A method for fabricating a heating a element includes modifying the surface state of a substrate in order to obtain at least one smooth area of low roughness and at least one rough area having a higher roughness; applying a highly electrically conductive material to these various areas; and connecting smooth area(s) of the conductive material to an electrical power source. | 12-09-2010 |
20110017719 | HEATER AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR SAME - Provided are a method for manufacturing a heating element, which includes: determining a form of a pattern in which a line width is 100 micrometers or less and an opening ratio is in the range of 70% to 99%; printing a paste that includes the conductive heating material according to the determined pattern on at least one side of a resin film; forming a conductive heating pattern by sintering the printed paste that includes the conductive heating material; forming bus bars on both sides of the conductive heating pattern; attaching a transparent substance to at least one side of the resin film that has the conductive heating pattern; and providing a power portion that is connected to the bus bar, and a heating element that is manufactured by using the method. | 01-27-2011 |
20110024408 | DEFOGGING DEVICE WITH CARBON NANOTUBE FILM - A defogging device for reducing fog on a surface of a substrate, which comprises a power unit and a heating element. The heating element is attached to the substrate, which comprises at least one carbon nanotube film comprising carbon nanotubes arranged substantially parallel to each other. The heating element transforms electricity into heat to vaporize fog of the first surface of the substrate when the heating element is connected to the power unit. | 02-03-2011 |
20110108539 | Method and Device for Igniting an Arc - A method and an apparatus relate to an ignition an arc between an anode and a cathode of a plasma source which can be used for a substrate surface modification at environmental atmosphere conditions. The cathode is arranged at a spacing from the anode. This method and the apparatus may reduce the effort for the ignition of an arc of a plasma source and to make the ignition process safer. The method is such that a barrier discharge is ignited with a supplied gas by means of two electrodes which are arranged parallel to the longitudinal axis between the anode and the cathode and are connected to a high-voltage generator and are supplied with a radio frequency electric AC voltage on the ignition. When an electric DC voltage is applied to the anode and to the cathode, an arc can thereby be ignited by means of the charge carriers present between the anode and the cathode due to the barrier discharge. | 05-12-2011 |
20110127250 | Method for Regulating or Controlling the Temperature of a Sheathed-Element Glow Plug - A method for regulating or controlling the temperature of a sheathed-element glow plug in a heating phase of the sheathed-element glow plug, where a temperature value is determined as a function of a resistance of the sheathed-element glow plug. To render possible the regulation or control of the temperature of the sheathed-element glow plug also during a transient temperature distribution within the sheathed-element glow plug, the resistance used for determining the temperature value during a transient thermal response within the sheathed-element glow plug is calculated with the aid of a physical model. | 06-02-2011 |
20110240625 | Ceramic Heater - Provided is a ceramic heater having enhanced joining strength between a heater section and a cylindrical metal member and having enhanced durability. A ceramic heater includes a heater section including a ceramic body and a heat-generating resistor configured to be buried in the ceramic body, a metal layer which is on part of a surface of the ceramic body and is configured to apply electric current to the heater section, and a cylindrical metal member, and inner surface of one end thereof being joined to the metal layer with a brazing material interposed therebetween, wherein the cylindrical metal member includes a brazing material restraining portion in an end face of the one end thereof, the brazing material restraining portion having lower wettability to the brazing material than that of other portions of the end face of the one end. | 10-06-2011 |
20110240626 | METAL FIBER YARN WITH ENHANCED STRENGTH AND PROCESSABILITY - A new metal fiber yarn and methods for obtaining such a yarn are provided. The metal fiber yarn constitutes a construction comprising continuous metal fibers forming a metal fiber yarn. The construction comprises at least 5 bundles of continuous fibers, whereof at least one bundle is a bundle of metal fibers, preferably bundle drawn metal fibers. The bundles of continuous fibers are twisted together to form a yarn. Each bundle of metal fibers comprises at least 30 metal fiber filaments. The length of the continuous fiber bundles is substantially equal per unit length of the metal fiber yarn and the length of the fiber bundles per unit length of the metal fiber yarn is larger than the unit length of the metal fiber yarn itself. | 10-06-2011 |
20110253696 | Ceramic Heating Device - New ceramic resistive igniter elements are provided that comprise one or more portions provided with one or more surface patterns to thereby modify the electrical pathway and, further, modify the resistance in the one or more portions. New methods for fabricating resistive igniter elements are also provided wherein one or more surface patterns are provided, for example post densification, wherein the surface pattern(s) modify the electrical pathway through the elements as compared with the electrical pathway prior to disposition of the surface pattern(s). In particular, one or more interruptions are provided in the electrical pathway of an element such that the electrical pathway is modified and, further the resistance through the element is modified. | 10-20-2011 |
20120187101 | GLOW PLUG AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING GLOW PLUG - A glow plug which includes an intermediate shaft ( | 07-26-2012 |