Patents by Inventor Peter Leigh

Peter Leigh 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).

  • Publication number: 20260139835
    Abstract: A temperature control system for a hot surface igniter, the system including: a power source module, for providing energy of the system; a driving module, for outputting a voltage to the hot surface igniter; a collection module, for sampling a thermoelectric signal of the hot surface igniter; a feedback module, for receiving the thermoelectric signal, receiving a voltage control quantity calculated according to the thermoelectric signal, and then performing feedback; and a control module, for receiving the voltage control quantity that is fed back and controlling the output of the power source module according to the voltage control quantity. The present disclosure can enable the hot surface igniter to receive a suitable voltage to ensure that the hot surface igniter operates at a set target temperature, thereby realizing precise control over the operating temperature of the hot surface igniter, and increasing the service life of the hot surface igniter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2023
    Publication date: May 21, 2026
    Inventor: Peter LEIGH
  • Patent number: 12604370
    Abstract: A high-voltage ceramic electric heating element, comprising a body (9), the body (9) being hollow and having an open trailing portion, and a notch (7) being provided on the body (9) in the axial direction and extending through from left to right; a temperature control region (8) is provided at a position on an outer resistance layer (2) of the body (9), and the cross sectional area of the temperature control region (8) is smaller than the cross sectional area of the body (9). Using the high-voltage ceramic electric heating element can improve the ignition reliability and the service life.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2026
    Assignee: CHONGQING LE-MARK CERAMIC TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Peter Leigh
  • Publication number: 20260086587
    Abstract: A temperature control system for a hot surface igniter, the system including: a power supply module, for supplying power to the control system; and further comprising: a storage module, which pre-stores a set target temperature; a collection module, for collecting and obtaining the current temperature of the hot surface igniter; a determination module, for determining whether the current temperature of the hot surface igniter matches the target temperature; a calculation module, for obtaining the temperature difference value between the target temperature and the current temperature by calculation using the current temperature when the current temperature does not match the target temperature, and obtaining a voltage control quantity according to the temperature difference value; and a control module, for automatically controlling an output voltage of the power supply module according to the obtained voltage control quantity until it is determined that the current temperature of the hot surface igniter matche
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2023
    Publication date: March 26, 2026
    Inventor: Peter LEIGH
  • Publication number: 20250126682
    Abstract: The present application relates to the technical field of electric heating elements, and discloses an all-ceramic heating element, which includes an outer heating layer, an inner insulating layer (3) and an inner heating layer, wherein the inner heating layer, the inner insulating layer (3) and the outer heating layer are sequentially arranged from inside to outside; the outer heating layer is electrically connected to the inner heating layer; and the weight ratio of ceramic materials of an outer resistive layer (4) and an inner resistive layer (2) is: silicon nitride:silicon carbide:aluminum oxide:yttrium oxide:lanthanum oxide:molybdenum disilicide=(500-700):(100-300):(40-80):(50-90):(0-30):(500-800), and the ratios thereof for the outer resistive layer (4) and the inner resistive layer (2) are different. The heating element has integrated heating and temperature-sensing functions, is not affected by an external environment, can realize reliable heating or ignition, and has a reliable service life.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2022
    Publication date: April 17, 2025
    Inventor: Peter LEIGH
  • Patent number: 12228281
    Abstract: Disclosed is a control strategy for a hot surface igniter. On the basis of a hardware circuit of the hot surface igniter and a software algorithm, a working time of the hot surface igniter is divided into t1, t2, . . . , and tn time periods. In each time period, an output voltage or an output power of the hardware circuit is adjusted by the software algorithm to make the hot surface igniter reach an expected temperature. Through the control strategy of the disclosure, ignition time of the hot surface igniter may be easily controlled. The requirements of a user of igniting in a short time are satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: CHONGQING LE-MARK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Peter Leigh
  • Publication number: 20240401806
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the technical field of electric heating devices, and provides a four-wire electric heating and ignition device capable of temperature measurement, for solving the problem that a high-temperature hot surface element used in the existing combustion/heating apparatuses is prone to have a heating/ignition fault during use, which causes the combustion apparatuses to be unable to operate normally. The device includes a housing and a heating assembly having a self-temperature measurement function; the heating assembly is located in the housing, and the heating assembly extends out of a heating end of the housing; a temperature measurement end of the housing is further provided with a temperature measurement assembly, and a temperature measurement end of the temperature measurement assembly extends out of the temperature measurement end of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2022
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Inventor: Peter LEIGH
  • Publication number: 20240318618
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the technical field of combustion-supporting of compression ignition engines, and provides a hot surface combustion-supporting system of an engine, for solving the problem in the prior art that direct use of methanol by an engine is affected due to the fact that methanol cannot be directly compression-ignited. In an embodiment, the system includes: a hot surface igniter, which is used for igniting fuel of an engine; and a controller, which is used for performing temperature control of the hot surface igniter, can also communicate with an ECU of the engine, and is used for receiving a control signal of the ECU and a pre-set temperature value, and controlling on or off of the hot surface igniter according to the received control signal and the pre-set temperature value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2022
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Inventor: Peter LEIGH
  • Publication number: 20240217012
    Abstract: The present application relates to the technical field of heating devices, and discloses a ceramic electric soldering iron, having a soldering iron head, a handle, a ceramic heating body, a positive wire and a negative wire, wherein the ceramic electric soldering iron further comprises a conductive wire and a ground wire, wherein the negative wire is connected to the soldering iron head, the positive wire is connected to the ceramic heating body, the conductive wire is connected to the negative wire at the front end of the ceramic heating body, the conductive wire is connected to a control measurement center (which can measure a grounding voltage and a grounding resistance), and the ground wire is connected to the handle. The ceramic electric soldering iron has the advantage of determining whether the grounding voltage less than 2 mV and the grounding resistance less than 2? are satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2022
    Publication date: July 4, 2024
    Inventor: Peter LEIGH
  • Publication number: 20240210034
    Abstract: The present application relates to the technical field of electric heating devices for engines. Disclosed is a ceramic glow plug, comprising a housing and a heating element, the heating element being provided inside the housing, and a positive wire being connected to the top of the heating element, wherein the housing comprises an upper housing and a lower housing, both the positive wire and a negative wire pass through the upper housing, and the negative wire is connected to the heating element. The ceramic glow plug has the advantage of being resistant to electromagnetic interference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2022
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Inventor: Peter LEIGH
  • Patent number: 11930564
    Abstract: Disclosed is a ceramic electric heating element. The ceramic electric heating element is completely wrapped by an insulating layer. The ceramic electric heating element can prevent the occurrence of a short circuit when the ceramic electric heating element is in use or is installed. The strength of the ceramic electric heating element is increased, and the shock resistance is enhanced. The service life of the ceramic electric heating element is prolonged, and the power-on duration of the ceramic electric heating element is prolonged. Moreover, the process is simplified, the structure is simple, and the cost is low.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: CHONGQING LE-MARK TECHNOLOGY CO
    Inventor: Peter Leigh
  • Publication number: 20230354480
    Abstract: Disclosed is a composite material for a ceramic electric heating element. Components for the preparation of the composite material include silicon nitride, molybdenum disilicide, silicon carbide, yttrium oxide, aluminum oxide and lanthanum oxide. The composite material of the disclosure can be used to make the impulse current of a ceramic electric heating element small.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventor: Peter LEIGH
  • Publication number: 20230349554
    Abstract: Disclosed is a control strategy for a hot surface igniter. On the basis of a hardware circuit of the hot surface igniter and a software algorithm, a working time of the hot surface igniter is divided into t1, t2, . . . , and to time periods. In each time period, an output voltage or an output power of the hardware circuit is adjusted by the software algorithm to make the hot surface igniter reach an expected temperature. Through the control strategy of the disclosure, ignition time of the hot surface igniter may be easily controlled. The requirements of a user of igniting in a short time are satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventor: Peter LEIGH
  • Publication number: 20220377849
    Abstract: Disclosed are a ceramic electric heating element having a two-layer structure, and an electric soldering iron. The electric heating element having a two-layer ceramic structure comprises an inner conducting layer and an outer insulating layer; the insulating layer wraps the conducting layer, and the conducting layer is exposed outside the insulating layer at the head and tail of the electric heating element. In addition, the ceramic electric heating element having a two-layer structure is used to the electric soldering iron. The present invention allows the miniaturization in the manufacture of ceramic electric heating bodies, with low production cost and low difficulty in respect of the process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventor: Peter LEIGH
  • Publication number: 20220039210
    Abstract: A high-voltage ceramic electric heating element, comprising a body (9), the body (9) being hollow and having an open trailing portion, and a notch (7) being provided on the body (9) in the axial direction and extending through from left to right; a temperature control region (8) is provided at a position on an outer resistance layer (2) of the body (9), and the cross sectional area of the temperature control region (8) is smaller than the cross sectional area of the body (9). Using the high-voltage ceramic electric heating element can improve the ignition reliability and the service life.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2019
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventor: Peter LEIGH
  • Publication number: 20210212171
    Abstract: Disclosed is a ceramic electric heating element. The ceramic electric heating element is completely wrapped by an insulating layer. The ceramic electric heating element can prevent the occurrence of a short circuit when the ceramic electric heating element is in use or is installed. The strength of the ceramic electric heating element is increased, and the shock resistance is enhanced. The service life of the ceramic electric heating element is prolonged, and the power-on duration of the ceramic electric heating element is prolonged. Moreover, the process is simplified, the structure is simple, and the cost is low.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2021
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Inventor: Peter Leigh
  • Patent number: 10993288
    Abstract: Disclosed is a ceramic electric heating element. The ceramic electric heating element is completely wrapped by an insulating layer. The ceramic electric heating element can prevent the occurrence of a short circuit when the ceramic electric heating element is in use or is installed. The strength of the ceramic electric heating element is increased, and the shock resistance is enhanced. The service life of the ceramic electric heating element is prolonged, and the power-on duration of the ceramic electric heating element is prolonged. Moreover, the process is simplified, the structure is simple, and the cost is low.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: Chongqing Le-Mark Ceramic Technology Co Limited
    Inventor: Peter Leigh
  • Publication number: 20180176992
    Abstract: Disclosed is a ceramic electric heating element. The ceramic electric heating element is completely wrapped by an insulating layer. The ceramic electric heating element can prevent the occurrence of a short circuit when the ceramic electric heating element is in use or is installed. The strength of the ceramic electric heating element is increased, and the shock resistance is enhanced. The service life of the ceramic electric heating element is prolonged, and the power-on duration of the ceramic electric heating element is prolonged. Moreover, the process is simplified, the structure is simple, and the cost is low.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2016
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Inventor: Peter LEIGH
  • Patent number: 6884967
    Abstract: A ceramic heater element and a glow plug incorporating the novel heater element. The heater element has a base portion and a heater portion. Conductive, insulative and resistive layers extend through both the base and heater portions. An outer conductive layer is applied to the outside of the base portion to provide a highly conductive return path. This lends to limit the heating of the resistive layer in the base portion and results in better and more reliable heat concentration in the heater portion. The heater element is further provided with a waterproof non-electrically conductive outer layer. The heater element can be assembled to form a glow plug for a diesel engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2005
    Assignee: Chongging Le-Mark Ceramic Technology Co. Ltd.
    Inventor: Peter Leigh
  • Patent number: 6184497
    Abstract: A ceramic heater element and a glow plug incorporating the novel heater element. The heater element has a base portion and a heater portion. Conductive, insulative and resistive layers extend through both the base and heater portions. An outer conductive layer is applied to the outside of the base portion to provide a highly conductive return path. This tends to limit the heating of the resistive layer in the base portion and results in better and more reliable heat concentration in the heater portion. The heater element can be assembled to form a glow plug for a diesel engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2001
    Assignee: Le-Mark International Ltd.
    Inventor: Peter Leigh
  • Patent number: 6084212
    Abstract: A ceramic heater element and a glow plug incorporating the novel heater element. The heater element has a base portion and a heater portion. Conductive, insulative and resistive layers extend through both the base and heater portions. An outer conductive layer is applied to the outside of the base portion to provide a highly conductive return path. This tends to limit the heating of the resistive layer in the base portion and results in better and more reliable heat concentration in the heater portion. The heater element can be assembled to form a glow plug for a diesel engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2000
    Assignee: Le-Mark International Ltd
    Inventor: Peter Leigh