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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2013
Watlow Electric Manufacturing Company, St. Louis, MO (US);
David P. Culbertson, Richmond, IL (US);
Richard T. Williams, Jr., Richmond, IL (US);
Christopher Meyers, Richmond, IL (US);
Jeremy Ohse, Richmond, IL (US);
Mark Everly, Richmond, IL (US);
Roger Brummell, Hannibal, MO (US);
Gerald S. Jackson, Hannibal, MO (US);
Jake Spooler, Hannibal, MO (US);
James N. Pradun, Hannibal, MO (US);
Scott H. Boehmer, Hannibal, MO (US);
Mitchell T. Diaco, Richmond, IL (US);
Robert K. Frake, Winona, MN (US);
Watlow Electric Manufacturing Company, St. Louis, MO (US);
Abstract
A heating apparatus and method for use in an exhaust gas system is provided that includes a container body defining an exhaust gas pathway, a heater flange component attached to an exterior of the container body, and a heater assembly disposed in the exhaust gas pathway and secured to the heater flange component. The heater assembly includes at least one heater element, a bracket assembly that secures the at least one heater element in the container body, and a conformal bracket for securing the at least one heater element to the bracket assembly.