Replaceable Electrode Patents (Class 123/169EB)
  • Auxiliary device attachable to a convention spark plug
    Patent number: 5090373
    Abstract: Two fundamental types of auxiliary devices for increasing the fuel efficiency of a conventional spark plug without reforming any part of the spark plug. Each type has a pair of opposing tongues having parallel grooves on their opposing inside faces and flat portions bridging the tongues with which the device is attached to either the top of metal housing and/or ground electrode or the top of center electrode by welding or caulking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 1991
    Date of Patent: February 25, 1992
    Inventors: Ryohei Kashiwara, Hideaki Kashiwara, Hidehiko Noguchi, Takeaki Kashiwara
  • Ignitor probe having replaceable tips
    Patent number: 4717986
    Abstract: An ignitor probe (10) for the ignition of burners and the like. The probe includes an elongate shaft (11) having an internal bore (14) passing therethrough and first and second ends (15,25), means for coupling (12) the probe to a power source, and an electrode assembly (13) carried within the internal bore and providing a centering couple (38), the centering couple communicating with one of the ends.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 1986
    Date of Patent: January 5, 1988
    Assignee: Raymond L. Collins, Jr.
    Inventors: Raymond L. Collins, Jr., Joseph J. Kucharski, Stephen A. Bryk