Louis I Castriotta

US Patent:

20060011601, Jan 19, 2006

Filed:

May 25, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/138635

Inventors:

Scott Hamel - Wilton NH, US
Taehwan Yu - Sudbury MA, US
Louis Castriotta - Keene NH, US
Jack Eckalbar - Nashua NH, US

Assignee:

Saint-Gobain Corporation - Worcester MA

International Classification:

F23Q 7/22

US Classification:

219270000

Abstract:

Resistive igniter systems are provided that comprise a metal substrate with an associated resistive igniter element in electrical connection through braze applied to the metal substrate. Igniter systems of the invention can enable significantly simplified manufacturing as well as notably higher yield production of more robust igniters. In preferred systems, the braze material is applied to the metal substrate prior to adjoining the igniter and metal substrate, which can enable application of a relatively precise amount of braze in a defined area of the metal substrate.