Spark plug

US9130355B2 · US · B2

Patent metadata
FieldValue
Publication numberUS-9130355-B2
Application numberUS-201113991183-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateSep 6, 2011
Priority dateDec 7, 2010
Publication dateSep 8, 2015
Grant dateSep 8, 2015

How to read this patent

A practical reading order for non-experts. Skip the full description unless you need deep technical detail.

  1. Title

    What the patent document calls the invention.

  2. Abstract

    A short plain-language summary of the technical disclosure.

  3. Assignees and inventors

    Who owns or filed the patent and who is credited as inventor.

  4. Key dates

    Filing, priority, publication, and grant dates set the timeline.

  5. First independent claim

    The legal scope of protection — read this for what is actually claimed.

  6. CPC / IPC classifications

    Technology tags used to group this patent with similar filings.

  7. Citations and related patents

    Prior art links and similar publications in this corpus.

Abstract

Official abstract text for this publication.

To provide a technology of improving the corrosion resistance of a spark plug. A spark plug having a metal shell on the outer surface of which a nickel plated layer is formed as a protective surface film. The nickel plated layer is such that when the atomic concentrations of constituent elements are measured in a depth direction by an X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), the concentration of carbon atoms is 1.0% to 10.0% at a depth at which the atomic concentration of Ni elements is 80%.

First claim

Opening claim text (preview).

Having described the invention, the following is claimed: 1. A spark plug including a metal shell whose outer surface is coated with a nickel plated layer, characterized in that the nickel plated layer is such that when the atomic concentrations of constituent elements are measured in a depth direction by an X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), the atomic concentration of C elements is 1.0% to 10.0% at a depth at which the atomic concentration of Ni elements is 80%.…

Assignees

Inventors

Classifications

Patent family

Related publications grouped by family.

External sources

Next steps

Free tools are coming soon. Tell us what you want to track and we'll notify you.

Frequently asked questions

Answers are generated from the same data shown on this page.

What does patent US9130355B2 cover?
To provide a technology of improving the corrosion resistance of a spark plug. A spark plug having a metal shell on the outer surface of which a nickel plated layer is formed as a protective surface film. The nickel plated layer is such that when the atomic concentrations of constituent elements are measured in a depth direction by an X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), the concentrat…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Kodama Kazuhiro, Nasu Hiroaki, Ngk Spark Plug Co
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H01T13/06. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Sep 08 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).