Ceramic heater

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Description

FIG. 1 is a front view of a ceramic heater showing our new design, the rear view, left side view and right side view being mirror images;

FIG. 2 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a cross sectional view taken along line 4-4 in FIG. 1, with the internal mechanism of the ceramic heater omitted for ease of illustration;

FIG. 5 is a cross sectional view taken along line 5-5 in FIG. 2, with the internal mechanism of the ceramic heater omitted for ease of illustration; and,

FIG. 6 is another front view thereof, shown with a different shaft in broken lines, the rear view, left side view and right side view being mirror images.

The drawings are lined for the color gray with long, horizontal dashed lines. The short, even dashed broken lines shown in the drawings represent portions of the ceramic heater that form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a ceramic heater, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D1077876
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 1, 2022
Date of Patent: Jun 3, 2025
Assignee: NGK INSULATORS, LTD. (Nagoya)
Inventors: Keita Yamana (Nagoya), Kazuhiro Nobori (Handa), Tetsuhisa Abe (Tokoname), Genichi Yokota (Nagoya)
Primary Examiner: Elizabeth J Oswecki
Application Number: 29/864,505