Patents by Inventor Jack F. Eckalbar, Jr.

Jack F. Eckalbar, Jr. has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Igniter systems with associated lead frame
    Patent number: 7241975
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2007
    Assignee: Saint-Gobain Ceramics and Plastics, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott M. Hamel, Taehwan Yu, Louis Castriotta, III, Jack F. Eckalbar, Jr.