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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2007
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2003
Applicants:
Roger J. Lin, San Jose, CA (US);
Craig A. Willkens, Sterling, MA (US);
Kevin C. Solofra, Milford, MA (US);
Thomas J. Sheridan, Oakham, MA (US);
Inventors:
Roger J. Lin, San Jose, CA (US);
Craig A. Willkens, Sterling, MA (US);
Kevin C. Solofra, Milford, MA (US);
Thomas J. Sheridan, Oakham, MA (US);
Assignee:
Saint-Gobain Ceramics and Plastics, Inc., Worcester, MA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 3/00 (2006.01); H01B 1/06 (2006.01); F23Q 7/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Ceramic igniter compositions are provided that contain components of conductive material and insulating material, where the insulating material component includes a relatively high concentration of metal oxide. Ceramic igniters of the invention are particularly effective for high voltage use, including throughout the range of from about 187 to 264 volts.