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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2010
Applicant:
Jae Sik Choi, Hoeilaart, BE;
Inventor:
Jae Sik Choi, Hoeilaart, BE;
Assignee:
INERGY AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS RESEARCH (Societe Anonyme), Brussels, BE;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 1/02 (2006.01); H05B 3/00 (2006.01); A21B 1/00 (2006.01); E21B 7/15 (2006.01); H05B 3/60 (2006.01); F24F 3/14 (2006.01); F24F 6/00 (2006.01); F01N 3/20 (2006.01); H05B 3/82 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N 3/208 (2013.01); F01N 3/2066 (2013.01); H05B 3/82 (2013.01); F01N 2610/02 (2013.01); F01N 2610/10 (2013.01); F01N 2610/1406 (2013.01); Y02T 10/24 (2013.01);
Abstract
A reservoir for holding a quantity of fluid within a tank, the reservoir including a first resistive element for heating a first part of the tank and a second resistive element for heating a second part of the tank, the second resistive element having a positive temperature coefficient. The reservoir further includes a third resistive element for heating the second part of the tank, the second resistive element and the third resistive element forming a parallel circuit, and the first resistive element being connected in series with the parallel circuit.