Exhaust gas heating apparatus

US10801388B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• WATLOW ELECTRIC MANUFACTURING COMPANY · US

Inventors

• David P. Culbertson · Bristol, US
• Richard T. Williams · Genoa City, US
• Christopher Meyers · Wauwatosa, US
• Jeremy Ohse · Chesterfield, US
• Mark D. Everly · Holden, US
• Roger Brummell · Hannibal, US
• Gerald S. Jackson · Hannibal, US
• Jake Spooler · Hannibal, US
• James N. Pradun · Lake Geneva, US
• Scott Boehmer · Hannibal, US
• Mitchell T. Diaco · Richmond, US
• Robert K. Frake · Wonder Lake, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 18, 2013
• Grant date: Oct 13, 2020
• Expiry date: Jul 18, 2036

Classification

• Technology area (CPC F): Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
• CPC primary: F24H2250/02
• WIPO field: Environmental technology
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

A heating apparatus and method for use in an exhaust gas system is provided that includes a container body defining an exhaust gas pathway, a heater flange component attached to an exterior of the container body, and a heater assembly disposed in the exhaust gas pathway and secured to the heater flange component. The heater assembly includes at least one heater element, a bracket assembly that secures the at least one heater element in the container body, and a conformal bracket for securing the at least one heater element to the bracket assembly.