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Patent No.:

US 12339039 B1

Date of Patent:

Jun. 24, 2025

Filed:

Jul. 15, 2024

Spark ignition module and methods

Applicant:

Copeland Comfort Control Lp, St. Louis, MO (US);

Inventor:

David L. Vie, Union, MO (US);

Assignee:

Copeland Comfort Control LP, St. Louis, MO (US);

Attorney:

Armstrong Teasdale LLP

Primary Examiner:

Ko-Wei Lin

Int. Cl.

CPC ...

F24D 19/10 (2006.01); F24D 5/00 (2022.01); F24H 9/20 (2022.01); F24H 15/208 (2022.01); F24H 15/254 (2022.01); F24H 15/281 (2022.01); F24H 15/31 (2022.01); F24H 15/36 (2022.01); F24H 15/421 (2022.01); F24H 15/464 (2022.01); F23N 1/02 (2006.01); F24H 15/20 (2022.01); F24H 15/242 (2022.01); F24H 15/258 (2022.01); F24H 15/33 (2022.01); F24H 15/395 (2022.01);

U.S. Cl.

CPC ...

F24H 9/2085 (2013.01); F24D 5/00 (2013.01); F24H 15/208 (2022.01); F24H 15/254 (2022.01); F24H 15/281 (2022.01); F24H 15/31 (2022.01); F24H 15/36 (2022.01); F24H 15/421 (2022.01); F24H 15/464 (2022.01); F23N 1/025 (2013.01); F23N 2227/02 (2020.01); F23N 2237/00 (2020.01); F23N 2241/02 (2020.01); F23N 2900/05005 (2013.01); F24D 2200/04 (2013.01); F24D 2220/042 (2013.01); F24H 15/20 (2022.01); F24H 15/242 (2022.01); F24H 15/258 (2022.01); F24H 15/33 (2022.01); F24H 15/395 (2022.01);

Abstract

A controller for use in a gas appliance system includes a circuit board, a plurality of connectors and a processor mounted on the circuit board. The processor controls operation of the gas appliance using, in part, at least one connector of the plurality of connectors and control settings for an intermittent pilot (IP) system in response to a user selection to configure the controller to control an IP system, and controls operation of the gas appliance using, in part, at least one connector of the plurality of connectors and control settings for a direct spark ignition (DSI) system in response to a user selection to configure the controller to control a DSI system.

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