IP Library Granted Patent US 8,309,889
Granted Patent B2
US 8,309,889 · App. 12/798,928 · Granted Nov 13, 2012

Electrical circuit

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Patent No.
US 8,309,889
App. No.
12/798,928
Granted
Nov 13, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

An indicating lamp is provided on the exterior of a vent port to indicate failure of a heater within the vent port. An electrical circuit is provided to energize the indicating lamp in response to failure of one or the other of a pair of heaters within the vent port.

Claims (11)

1. In combination,

two supply voltage lines;

a pair of electric heaters electrically connected in series across said voltage lines and having a tap therebetween;

an indicating lamp having a first lead electrically connected to said tap for indicating a failure of one of said pair of electric heaters; and

an electrical circuit including

a pair of resistors connected to a second lead of said lamp; and

a pair of diodes, each said diode being electrically connected in series with a respective one of said resistors to form a resistor-diode pair,

each said resistor-diode pair being electrically connected said second lead of said lamp and said voltage line whereby during operation of said electric heaters voltage to said lamp is maintained below a predetermined starting level and in response to failure of a respective one of said heaters, voltage passes through one of said diodes, said respective resistor, said lamp and the other of said heaters to effect illumination of said lamp.

2. The combination as set forth in claim 1 wherein said indicating lamp is a neon bulb.

3. The combination as set forth in claim 1 wherein said diodes are disposed in back-to-back relation to enable access of said lamp to either side of said voltage line and to prevent current flow from said voltage line through said resistors.

4. The combination as set forth in claim 1 wherein each resistor is a current limiting resistor.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Sep 8, 2015
From: GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION
To: ANTARES CAPITAL LP
Reel/Frame 036564/0830 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jul 3, 2013
From: GE BUSINESS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC. (FKA MERRILL LYNCH CAPITAL, A DIVISION OF MERRILL LYNCH BUSINESS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC.), AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
To: COMPONENT HARDWARE GROUP, INC.
Reel/Frame 030737/0474 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jul 2, 2013
From: COMPONENT HARDWARE GROUP, INC.
To: GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION, AS AGENT
Reel/Frame 030744/0990 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jul 1, 2013
From: ARES CAPITAL CORPORATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: COMPONENT HARDWARE GROUP, INC.
Reel/Frame 030722/0745 →