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Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2025

Filed:

Oct. 18, 2022
Applicant:

Haier Us Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);

Inventors:

Chad Gettelfinger, Lawrenceburg, KY (US);

Matthew Hendrix, Louisville, KY (US);

Andrew Combs, Louisville, KY (US);

Assignee:

Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F23N 5/24 (2006.01); F23N 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F23N 5/242 (2013.01); F23N 1/002 (2013.01); F23N 2227/16 (2020.01); F23N 2227/30 (2020.01); F23N 2227/36 (2020.01); F23N 2231/04 (2020.01); F23N 2241/08 (2020.01);
Abstract

An ignition system for igniting a gas burner of an appliance includes a gas burner, an electric igniter assembly, a pilot light, and a controller. The pilot light is ignitable by the electric igniter assembly. The controller is configured to operate the electric igniter assembly for ignition of the gas burner, detect a power disruption event, ignite the pilot light using the electric igniter assembly in response to detecting the power disruption event, and use the pilot light for ignition of the gas burner during the power disruption event. Methods of operating the ignition system for igniting the gas burner of the appliance are also provided.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Gettelfinger, Chad. (2025). Alternate pilot light ignition for gas powered appliances with electric ignition assembly (U.S. Patent No. 12398884). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12398884

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