Patents Examined by Josezah C. Cocks
  • Ignition system for a gas appliance
    Patent number: 6217312
    Abstract: An ignition system for a gas appliance comprises an ignition controller that receives a current from a power source. The ignition controller is also coupled to an ignitor and to a current actuated valve that releases a flow of gas when the current is greater than a first predetermined current value and less than a second predetermined current value. Ignition safety for the gas appliance is provided by establishing a fixed range of current through the ignitor before the gas valve is opened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2001
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Lionel Monty Levinson, James Rollins Maughan