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Coil overheat sensor and control

Assignee: Vapor Corp
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Filing: 1963-05-06
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Granted: 1965-09-14
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Expires: 1983-05-06
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Philip M Higgins
  • 👤 Raymond P Czarnecki
  • 👤 Robert M Olsen

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-27 20:46
CPC Classifications
G; G05; G05D; G05D23/00; G05D23/19; G05D23/20; G05D23/22; G05D23/2236; G05D23/224; A; A62; A62D; A62D1/00; A62D1/0028; A62D1/0057; C; C07; C07C; C07C17/00; C07C17/093; C07C17/10; F; F22; F22B; F22B37/00; F22B37/02; F22B37/42; F22B37/46; F22B37/47; F22G; F22G5/00; G01; G01K; G01K3/00; G01K3/005

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 148 words
IN A COIL TYPE BOILER INCLUDING A SET OF COILS ARRANGED WITHIN BOILER WALLS AND HAVING A WATER INLET PIPE, A STEAM OUTLET PIPE AND A BURNER FOR IMPARTING HEAT TO SAID COILS, SAID STEAM OUTLER PIPE EXTENDING THROUGH SAID BOILER WALLS, A COIL OVERHEAT SENSOR AND CONTRL UNIT COMPRISING, MEANS ON SAID STEAM OUTLET PIPE DEFINING AN ELONGATED DIMPLE ALONG ITS OUTER SURFACE EXTENDING FROM WITHIN SAID BOILER THROUGH SAID BOILER WALLS AND TO OUTSIDE OF SAID BOILER, A THERMOCOUPLE SECURED IN AND COEXTENSIVE WITH SAID DIMPLE AND BEING EXPOSED WITHIN SAID BOILER TO THE OUTPUT OF SAID BURNER, THE JUNCTION OF THE THERMOCOUPLE BEING POSITIONED AT A HOT SPOT ALONG SAID STEAM OUTLET PIPE, MEANS FOR AMPLIFYING THE SIGNAL OF SAID THERMOCOUPLE, AND ELECTRONIC TRIGGERING MEANS RESPONSIVE TO THE AMPLIFIED THERMOCOUPLE SIGNAL WHEN THE COIL SURFACE TEMPERATURE REACHES A PREDETERMINED LEVEL TO SHUT DOWN SAID BURNER.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 148 words
IN A COIL TYPE BOILER INCLUDING A SET OF COILS ARRANGED WITHIN BOILER WALLS AND HAVING A WATER INLET PIPE, A STEAM OUTLET PIPE AND A BURNER FOR IMPARTING HEAT TO SAID COILS, SAID STEAM OUTLER PIPE EXTENDING THROUGH SAID BOILER WALLS, A COIL OVERHEAT SENSOR AND CONTRL UNIT COMPRISING, MEANS ON SAID STEAM OUTLET PIPE DEFINING AN ELONGATED DIMPLE ALONG ITS OUTER SURFACE EXTENDING FROM WITHIN SAID BOILER THROUGH SAID BOILER WALLS AND TO OUTSIDE OF SAID BOILER, A THERMOCOUPLE SECURED IN AND COEXTENSIVE WITH SAID DIMPLE AND BEING EXPOSED WITHIN SAID BOILER TO THE OUTPUT OF SAID BURNER, THE JUNCTION OF THE THERMOCOUPLE BEING POSITIONED AT A HOT SPOT ALONG SAID STEAM OUTLET PIPE, MEANS FOR AMPLIFYING THE SIGNAL OF SAID THERMOCOUPLE, AND ELECTRONIC TRIGGERING MEANS RESPONSIVE TO THE AMPLIFIED THERMOCOUPLE SIGNAL WHEN THE COIL SURFACE TEMPERATURE REACHES A PREDETERMINED LEVEL TO SHUT DOWN SAID BURNER.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1968-09-13 1969-03-15 1969-09-14 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1972-09-13 1973-03-15 1973-09-14 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1976-09-13 1977-03-15 1977-09-14 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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