Patent ID: 9206725
Filing Date: 2015-12-08
Classification: B60K,F01N,Y02A,Y02T

Abstract:
1. A flange comprising: a container to hold a quantity of a fluid within a vehicular tank, said quantity of said fluid being part of the fluid present in the tank; and a heating element including at least one resistive wire to conduct an electrical current and dissipate heat as an effect of said current, wherein said heating element further includes a plurality of guides, wherein said at least one resistive wire is guided at a plurality of separate locations along a length of the at least one resistive wire and about the container by said plurality of guides to form at least one heating surface, and wherein at least a first part of said at least one resistive wire is guided inside said container to heat the fluid inside the container, a second part of said at least one resistive wire is guided outside and along an external wall of said container to heat the fluid surrounding the container, and a third part of said at least one resistive wire is guided outside and around a base of said container.