Patents by Inventor Jake Spooler
Jake Spooler 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).
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Patent number: 11832356Abstract: A heater for use in fluid immersion heating includes a plurality of resistive heating elements, and a plurality sets of power pins electrically connected to the plurality of heating elements. Each set of power pins includes a first power pin made of a first conductive material, and a second power pin made of a second conductive material that is dissimilar from the first conductive material of the first power pin. The first power pin is electrically connected to the second power pin to form a junction. The second power pin is electrically connected to the corresponding resistive heating element. The junctions between the first power pins and the second power pins are disposed at different heights in order to sense a level of the fluid.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2020Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: WATLOW ELECTRIC MANUFACTURING COMPANYInventors: Jack Reynolds, Louis P. Steinhauser, Jake Spooler, William Bohlinger
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Patent number: 11622421Abstract: A heater system is provided. The system includes a resistive element with a temperature coefficient of resistance (TCR) of at least about 1,000 ppm such that the resistive element functions as a heater and as a temperature sensor and the resistive element is a material having greater than about 95% nickel. The system also includes a heater control module including a two-wire controller with a power control module that is configured to periodically compare a measured resistance value of the resistive element against a reference temperature to adjust for resistance drift over time during operation such that a temperature drift of the resistive element is less than about 1% over a temperature range of about 500° C.-1,000° C.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2019Date of Patent: April 4, 2023Assignee: WATLOW ELECTRIC MANUFACTURING COMPANYInventors: Jeremy Ohse, Jake Spooler, Philip S. Schmidt, Patrick Margavio, Melissa Lanham, Paul Valachovic, Brittany Phillips, Mark Denis Everly
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Patent number: 11576233Abstract: A heater includes a first power pin and a second power pin made of dissimilar materials, and a resistive heating element made of a material different from those of the first and second power pins. The resistive heating element includes a first end electrically and directly connected to the first power pin to form a first thermocouple junction and a second end and electrically and directly connected to the second power pin to form a second thermocouple junction. The first and second power pins perform a dual function of supplying power to the resistive heating element and detecting changes in voltage at the first and second thermocouple junctions without interrupting the power supplied to the resistive heating element.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2020Date of Patent: February 7, 2023Assignee: Watlow Electric Manufacturing CompanyInventors: Jack Reynolds, Louis P. Steinhauser, Jake Spooler, William Bohlinger
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Patent number: 11533782Abstract: A heater system includes a plurality of heater cores defining zones, a plurality of power pins extending through each of the heater cores and made of different conductive materials, and at least one jumper connected between two of the plurality of power pins being made of dissimilar materials. The jumper is in communication with a controller to obtain a temperature reading of the heater system proximate the jumper.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2020Date of Patent: December 20, 2022Assignee: Watlow Electric Manufacturing CompanyInventors: Jack Reynolds, Louis P. Steinhauser, Jake Spooler, William Bohlinger
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Publication number: 20210037608Abstract: A heater for use in fluid immersion heating includes a plurality of resistive heating elements, and a plurality sets of power pins electrically connected to the plurality of heating elements. Each set of power pins includes a first power pin made of a first conductive material, and a second power pin made of a second conductive material that is dissimilar from the first conductive material of the first power pin. The first power pin is electrically connected to the second power pin to form a junction. The second power pin is electrically connected to the corresponding resistive heating element. The junctions between the first power pins and the second power pins are disposed at different heights in order to sense a level of the fluid.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2020Publication date: February 4, 2021Applicant: Watlow Electric Manufacturing CompanyInventors: Jack REYNOLDS, Louis P. STEINHAUSER, Jake SPOOLER, William BOHLINGER
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Publication number: 20210037609Abstract: A heater system includes a plurality of heater cores defining zones, a plurality of power pins extending through each of the heater cores and made of different conductive materials, and at least one jumper connected between two of the plurality of power pins being made of dissimilar materials. The jumper is in communication with a controller to obtain a temperature reading of the heater system proximate the jumper.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2020Publication date: February 4, 2021Applicant: Watlow Electric Manufacturing CompanyInventors: Jack REYNOLDS, Louis P. STEINHAUSER, Jake SPOOLER, William BOHLINGER
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Patent number: 10880953Abstract: A heater system includes a heater and a controller. The heater includes a first power pin made of a first conductive material, a second power pin made of a second conductive material that is dissimilar from the first conductive material, and a resistive heating element having two ends and made of a material that is different from the first and second conductive material of the first and second power pins. The resistive heating element forms a first junction with one end of the first power pin and a second junction at its other and with the second power pin. The controller is in communication with the power pins for measuring changes in voltage at the first and second junctions to determine an average temperature of the heater based on the changes in voltage.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2018Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Assignee: Watlow Electric Manufacturing CompanyInventors: Jack Reynolds, Louis P. Steinhauser, Jake Spooler, William Bohlinger
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Publication number: 20200344849Abstract: A heater includes a first power pin and a second power pin made of dissimilar materials, and a resistive heating element made of a material different from those of the first and second power pins. The resistive heating element includes a first end electrically and directly connected to the first power pin to form a first thermocouple junction and a second end and electrically and directly connected to the second power pin to form a second thermocouple junction. The first and second power pins perform a dual function of supplying power to the resistive heating element and detecting changes in voltage at the first and second thermocouple junctions without interrupting the power supplied to the resistive heating element.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2020Publication date: October 29, 2020Applicant: Watlow Electric Manufacturing CompanyInventors: Jack Reynolds, Louis P. Steinhauser, Jake Spooler, William Bohlinger
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Patent number: 10801388Abstract: 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.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2013Date of Patent: October 13, 2020Assignee: Watlow Electric Manufacturing CompanyInventors: David P. Culbertson, Richard T. Williams, Jr., Christopher Meyers, Jeremy Ohse, Mark Everly, Roger Brummell, Gerald S. Jackson, Jake Spooler, James N. Pradun, Scott H. Boehmer, Mitchell T. Diaco, Robert K. Frake
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Patent number: 10728956Abstract: A heater is provided that includes a first power pin made of a first conductive material, a second power pin made of a second conductive material that is dissimilar from the first conductive material of the first power pin, and a resistive heating element having two ends and made of a material that is different from the first and second conductive materials of the first and second power pins. The resistive heating element forms a first junction at one end with the first power pin and a second junction at its other end with the second power pin, and changes in voltage at the first and second junctions are detected to determine an average temperature of the heater.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2015Date of Patent: July 28, 2020Assignee: Watlow Electric Manufacturing CompanyInventors: Jack Reynolds, Louis P. Steinhauser, Jake Spooler, William Bohlinger
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Publication number: 20200045775Abstract: A heater system is provided. The system includes a resistive element with a temperature coefficient of resistance (TCR) of at least about 1,000 ppm such that the resistive element functions as a heater and as a temperature sensor and the resistive element is a material having greater than about 95% nickel. The system also includes a heater control module including a two-wire controller with a power control module that is configured to periodically compare a measured resistance value of the resistive element against a reference temperature to adjust for resistance drift over time during operation such that a temperature drift of the resistive element is less than about 1% over a temperature range of about 500° C.-1,000° C.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2019Publication date: February 6, 2020Applicant: Watlow Electric Manufacturing CompanyInventors: Jeremy OHSE, Jake SPOOLER, Phillip S. SCHMIDT, Patrick MARGAVIO, Melissa LANHAM, Paul VALACHOVIC, Brittany PHILLIPS, Mark Denis EVERLY
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Patent number: 10448458Abstract: A heater includes at least one resistive element. The at least one resistive element includes a material having a high temperature coefficient of resistance (TCR) such that the resistive element functions as a heater and as a temperature sensor, the resistive element being a material selected from the group consisting of greater than about 95% nickel, a nickel copper alloy, stainless steel, a molybdenum-nickel alloy, niobium, a nickel-iron alloy, tantalum, zirconium, tungsten, molybdenum, Nisil, and titanium. In one form, the heater is a tubular heater with compacted MgO insulation and a metal sheath.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2017Date of Patent: October 15, 2019Assignee: Watlow Electric Manufacturing CompanyInventors: Jeremy Ohse, Jake Spooler, Phillip S. Schmidt, Patrick Margavio, Melissa Lanham, Paul Valachovic, Brittany Phillips, Mark Denis Everly
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Publication number: 20180192474Abstract: A heater system includes a heater and a controller. The heater includes a first power pin made of a first conductive material, a second power pin made of a second conductive material that is dissimilar from the first conductive material, and a resistive heating element having two ends and made of a material that is different from the first and second conductive material of the first and second power pins. The resistive heating element forms a first junction with one end of the first power pin and a second junction at its other and with the second power pin. The controller is in communication with the power pins for measuring changes in voltage at the first and second junctions to determine an average temperature of the heater based on the changes in voltage.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2018Publication date: July 5, 2018Applicant: Watlow Electric Manufacturing CompanyInventors: Jack REYNOLDS, Louis P. STEINHAUSER, Jake SPOOLER, William BOHLINGER
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Publication number: 20180124870Abstract: A heater includes at least one resistive element. The at least one resistive element includes a material having a high temperature coefficient of resistance (TCR) such that the resistive element functions as a heater and as a temperature sensor, the resistive element being a material selected from the group consisting of greater than about 95% nickel, a nickel copper alloy, stainless steel, a molybdenum-nickel alloy, niobium, a nickel-iron alloy, tantalum, zirconium, tungsten, molybdenum, Nisil, and titanium. In one form, the heater is a tubular heater with compacted MgO insulation and a metal sheath.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2017Publication date: May 3, 2018Applicant: Watlow Electric Manufacturing CompanyInventors: Jeremy Ohse, Jake Spooler, Phillip S. Schmidt, Patrick Margavio, Melissa Lanham, Paul Valachovic, Brittany Phillips, Mark Denis Everly
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Publication number: 20160353521Abstract: A heater is provided that includes a first power pin made of a first conductive material, a second power pin made of a second conductive material that is dissimilar from the first conductive material of the first power pin, and a resistive heating element having two ends and made of a material that is different from the first and second conductive materials of the first and second power pins. The resistive heating element forms a first junction at one end with the first power pin and a second junction at its other end with the second power pin, and changes in voltage at the first and second junctions are detected to determine an average temperature of the heater.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2015Publication date: December 1, 2016Inventors: Jack Reynolds, Louis P. Steinhauser, Jake Spooler, William Bohlinger
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Publication number: 20140190151Abstract: 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.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2013Publication date: July 10, 2014Applicant: Watlow Electric Manufacturing CompanyInventors: David P. Culbertson, Richard T. Williams, JR., Christopher Meyers, Jeremy Ohse, Mark Everly, Roger Brummell, Gerald S. Jackson, Jake Spooler, James N. Pradun, Scott H. Boehmer, Mitchell T. Diaco, Robert K. Frake