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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:
Sep. 16, 2008
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2007
Applicants:
Richard D. Gjerde, Braceville, IL (US);
Robert Dam, Aurora, IL (US);
Massimo Aleardi, Cassano Magnago, IT;
Inventors:
Richard D. Gjerde, Braceville, IL (US);
Robert Dam, Aurora, IL (US);
Massimo Aleardi, Cassano Magnago, IT;
Assignee:
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F23Q 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A gas appliance control assembly includes a gas valve and a reed switch operated simultaneously by rotation of a single shaft. The reed switch opens and closes a circuit including an electronic ignition module and a spark igniter so that spark is provided as the gas valve is adjusted to a burner igniting condition.