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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 1995

Filed:

Jul. 29, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:

John T Adams, Minneapolis, MN (US);

John E Bohan, Jr, Edina, MN (US);

Richard W Simons, University Heights, OH (US);

Assignee:

Honeywell Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F23N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
431-6 ; 431-2 ; 431 25 ; 431 16 ;
Abstract

A flame rectification type flame sensor circuit and method in which a generator injects periodic pulses of alternating voltage into a flame region, the voltage across the flame region being processed by a filter/amplifier which, in proper operation, produces a non-zero output signal only during the time a flame is present and a pulse of alternating voltage is being supplied by the generator. Final indication of a flame is produced only if a non-zero output signal occurs during the time a pulse of alternating voltage is being supplied, and not during the time between successive pulses of alternating voltage. Failure of an electrical component in the filter/amplifier is indicated if a non-zero output signal occurs during the time between successive pulses of alternating voltage.


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