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Localized electrical heating of honeycomb structures
Assignee: Corning Inc
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Filing: 1992-10-27
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Granted: 1995-02-28
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Expires: 2012-10-27
Abstract
Abstract Electrically conductive honeycomb structures are provided which include an inlet face, an outlet face, a set of short insulating slots extending from the inlet face towards the outlet face, and a set of long insulating slots extending from the outlet face towards the inlet face. The short and long slots are interdigitated so that electrical current flowing parallel to the inlet face must follow a serpentine path around the ends of the slots. The serpentine path is located closer to the inlet face than to the outlet face so that the heating effect of the current is localized near the inlet face.
Inventors
- 👤 G. Daniel Lipp
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 21:06
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01J; B01J35/00; B01J35/30; B01J35/33; B01J35/50; B01J35/56; B01J35/57; F; F01; F01N; F01N3/00; F01N3/08; F01N3/10; F01N3/18; F01N3/20; F01N3/2006; F01N3/2013; F01N3/2026; F01N2330/00; F01N2330/02; F01N2330/04; Y; Y02; Y02T; Y02T10/00; Y02T10/10; Y02T10/12; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/24; Y10T428/24149
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
111 words
A honeycomb structure comprising: (a) an electrically conductive honeycomb body having first and second faces and a plurality of cells within the body which extend between the faces; (b) a first set of electrically non-conductive regions formed in the body and extending from the first face towards the second face; and (c) a second set of electrically non-conductive regions formed in the body and extending from the second face towards the first face; wherein the electrically non-conductive regions of the first set extend into the body a shorter distance than the electrically non-conductive regions of the second set and wherein the first and second sets of electrically non-conductive regions are interdigitated.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
111 words
A honeycomb structure comprising: (a) an electrically conductive honeycomb body having first and second faces and a plurality of cells within the body which extend between the faces; (b) a first set of electrically non-conductive regions formed in the body and extending from the first face towards the second face; and (c) a second set of electrically non-conductive regions formed in the body and extending from the second face towards the first face; wherein the electrically non-conductive regions of the first set extend into the body a shorter distance than the electrically non-conductive regions of the second set and wherein the first and second sets of electrically non-conductive regions are interdigitated.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
99 words
The honeycomb structure of claim 1 wherein the first and second faces are separated by a distance D, the electrically non-conductive regions of the first set extend from the first face towards the second face for a distance d 1 ; the electrically non-conductive regions of the second set extend from the second face towards the first face for a distance d 2 ; and (i) d 1 is less than D; (ii) d 2 is less than D; (iii) d 1 is less than d 2 ; and (iv) d 1 plus d 2 is greater than D.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
48 words
The honeycomb structure of claim 1 wherein the cells of the honeycomb body define a longitudinal axis, the first and second faces are at opposite ends of the longitudinal axis, and the electrically non-conductive regions of the first and second sets extend substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
18 words
The honeycomb structure of claim 1 wherein the electrically non-conductive regions are slots formed in the honeycomb body.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
18 words
The honeycomb structure of claim 4 wherein the cells of the honeycomb which intersect the slots are plugged.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
16 words
The honeycomb structure of claim 4 wherein the slots are filled with an electrically insulating material.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
15 words
The honeycomb structure of claim 1 wherein the first face is the honeycomb's inlet face.
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