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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120125912 | TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED/LIMITING HEATING ELEMENT FOR AN ELECTRIC COOKING APPLIANCE A temperature controlled/limiting heating element for an electrically powered cooking appliance, having: a plate with an upper contact heating surface; a pair of heating element terminals adapted for removably engaging electrical power supply terminals of the electrical... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120107486 | SEALANT COATING DEVICE AND DISPENSING METHOD THEREOF The present invention provides a sealant coating device having a sealant receiving chamber and a nozzle formed on a lower portion of the sealant receiving chamber. The sealant coating device further has a heating device, and the heating device is installed around the se... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120103969 | CONTAINER WARMER APPARATUS A warming apparatus for warming a container having outer walls, the apparatus including a warmer body, at least one container holder, open at both ends, defined in the body, the container holder including holder walls adapted and configured to cradle a portion of the ou... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120082180 | Electrical Component Behavior Analysis Tools Tools and methods for creating isolated or localized temperature changes on components in an electric circuit. By isolating temperature changes to individual components or small sets of components, the tools and methods allow greater control over the analysis of interac... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120031894 | Heat Treatment Method, Recording Medium Having Recorded Program for Executing Heat Treatment Method, and Heat Treatment Apparatus Provided is a thermal processing method including a first process comprising changing a set temperature of the heating plate from a first temperature to a second temperature; initiating a thermal processing for a first substrate before the temperature of the heating pla... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120031893 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING TEMPERATURE ON A COOKING APPLIANCE An apparatus and a method for measuring temperature in a cooking appliance, both of which utilize a circuit for reading an input from a thermal resistive device. By including a processor and an amplifier in the circuit, embodiments reduce the number of processor pins re... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120027388 | ADAPTIVE HEAT PUMP RESISTANCE HEAT CONTROLLER An electrical heating apparatus includes a primary heating stage heat pump, a secondary heating stage resistance heating circuit having a plurality of heating elements, an adaptive resistance heat controller and a two-stage thermostat. The adaptive resistance heat contr... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120024240 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REGULATING TEMPERATURE IN A HOT WATER HEATER A hot water heater, and method of regulating the same, which includes a PID control. The PID control is responsive to inputs such as water temperature in the hot water heater and the flow rate of water such as through inlets and outlets coupled to the hot water heater. ... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120000902 | Device for Regulated Water Heating Using the Energy Gained By Photovoltaic Cells Direct current power gained by photovoltaic cells can be used for heating water in a boiler. Simple installation allows use for domestic or industrial purposes, with a minimal impact to building construction. At the time of lack of sunlight intensity, water heating is p... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20120002955 | TEMPERATURE CONTROL AND POWER MANAGEMENT CONTROL SYSTEM FOR HYDRAULIC HEATING SYSTEMS A hydraulic heating apparatus is provided having a power control system and a power supply electrically coupled to the power control system. One or more heating elements are provided and electrically coupled to the power control system. A first sensor is electrically co... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20110315669 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HEATING FLUIDS Systems and methods for heating a fluid having a heating element housing with a heating element to heat a fluid. The heating element housing may include an opening capable of receiving a fluid transporter, e.g., a needle, a syringe, a vial, or an intravenous (IV) tube, ... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110303648 | HEATER CONTROL DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND HEATER CONTROLLING METHOD A heater control device comprising: a storage unit that stores therein a turn-on pattern of a heater specified in units of a predetermined control cycle including a plurality of half-wavelengths of an alternating-current voltage supplied to the heater so as to prevent f... | 12/15/2011 |
| 20110297665 | Self Regulating Electric Heaters Systems and methods for PTC materials are described. In one example, a PTC constant wattage heater provides two or more self regulating heating modes. The PTC constant wattage heater may provide self regulating temperature and current control at lower expense.... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110290774 | HANDLING AN INSERT TO IMPLANT IT IN A CELLULAR PANEL AND TO WITHDRAW IT FROM THE PANEL Tooling is organized firstly to implant an insert (1) in a cellular panel (2) by means of a thermally reactive sealing material (3), and secondly to withdraw the insert from said cellular panel (2). The tooling comprises an instrument (9 | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110284521 | Method for Operating a Diesel Fuel Filter Heater The invention relates to a method for operating a diesel fuel filter heater comprising at least one PTC element, in a motor vehicle. According to the invention, a glow plug control device is used to generate an effective voltage from a vehicle system voltage using pulse... | 11/24/2011 |
| 20110284520 | Heater Wire Control Circuit and Method to Operate a Heating Element A heater wire control circuit (1) to control the AC power supply of a connected heating element (21) comprises an interrupting means (31) having at least three switching states with regard to the AC power supplied to the heating element (21),... | 11/24/2011 |
| 20110259872 | NTC/PTC HEATING PAD A controllable heating pad, having a heating conductor embedded in the heating pad, a sensing conductor embedded in the heating pad, a resistive material providing a distributed electrical path between the heating conductor and the sensing conductor, a first current sen... | 10/27/2011 |
| 20110259873 | HOT-AIR SUPPLYING DEVICE AND HOT- AIR SUPPLYING METHOD A hot-air supplying method that includes: generating, by means of a heat pump, hot air that is at a temperature lower than a desired target hot-air temperature; subsequently heating, by a heater, the hot air having been generated by the heat pump, while controlling the ... | 10/27/2011 |
| 20110240623 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING AN ADAPTIVE HEATING SYSTEM WITH EXCHANGEABLE HEAT SOURCES An adaptive heating system for optimizing energy resources while heating a confined area. The adaptive heating system includes at least the following components: a controller, a first heat source, a switch device, and a wireline system. The wireline system is configured... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110220636 | FREQUENCY-MODULATED ELECTRIC ELEMENT CONTROL A system, method, and computer-readable medium for controlling power applied to a heating element. A rectifier receives AC voltage supplied from an AC voltage supply and rectifies the AC voltage to DC voltage. A pulse-width modulation controller generates and transmits ... | 09/15/2011 |
| 20110215087 | AUTOMATIC CONTROL DEVICE FOR AN ELECTRICAL HEATING APPLIANCE The invention relates to an automatic control device for an electrical heating appliance including a rectifier-inverter, in which one input is connected to the power grid and one output is connected to a circuit including an insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) conn... | 09/08/2011 |
| 20110210116 | HEAT TREATMENT APPARATUS, HEAT TREATMENT METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM Disclosed is a heat treatment apparatus for performing a heat treatment on an object to-be-processed by a heater, which can inhibit variation in thermal histories among the objects to-be-processed. The heat treatment apparatus includes, among others, a correction part t... | 09/01/2011 |
| 20110212010 | Apparatus and Method for Thermal Destruction of Volatile Organic Compounds A thermal oxidizer assembly is adapted for mounting onto a furnace, such that a heating chamber of the assembly is in direct flow-through communication with an interior of the furnace and defines a flow path for volatile organic compounds that are released from workpiec... | 09/01/2011 |
| 20110198340 | TRIAC CONTROL OF POSITIVE TEMPERATURE COEFFICIENT (PTC) HEATERS IN ROOM AIR CONDITIONERS An electric heating module for a room air conditioning system and methods are presented in which the duty cycle of the electric heater banks are controlled to limit the inrush current during the startup phase of the heater or to supplement the heat generated by the heat... | 08/18/2011 |
| 20110202034 | MODULAR MEDICAL FLUID HEATING APPARATUS A controller and a plurality of concatenated heating modules in electrical communication with the controller. The controller controls the flow of current to the plurality of heating modules in response to temperature measurements from at least one of the plurality of he... | 08/18/2011 |
| 20110192832 | TEMPERATURE MONITORING AND CONTROL SYSTEM FOR NEGATIVE TEMPERATURE COEFFICIENT HEATERS A temperature monitoring system for a flexible, thin-film graphite heater element includes a temperature sensing component that uses the heater element to sense temperature. The temperature sensing component includes a current sensor and a voltmeter circuit. A temperatu... | 08/11/2011 |
| 20110184502 | HEATING ELEMENT WITH THERMAL FUSE A heating pad for providing heat that comprises a heating element having an outer covering, an electrical and control assembly, and an inner sheet placed within the outer covering of the heating element. The electrical and control assembly includes a power cord and a co... | 07/28/2011 |
| 20110174166 | Chocolate crafting system A transportable chocolate crafting system a casing box in which is arranged a plurality of heating compartments, wherein each of the heating compartments are configured to receive one of a plurality of containers that hold a quantity of chocolate. The containers are sep... | 07/21/2011 |
| 20110163083 | HEATING CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD THEREOF A heating control device for a heating apparatus comprises a power control unit connected between an external power source and a heating unit of the heating apparatus to transfer power therebetween; a first temperature sensor provided near the heating unit for detecting... | 07/07/2011 |
| 20110163082 | WIRELESS ELECTRIC HEAT TRACE AND VIBRATION CONTROL AND MONITORING SYSTEM A monitoring system for monitoring the temperature and vibration of equipment, comprising a central digital computer, a MESH communication network, wherein the network feeds signals to the central digital computer, a plurality of heating elements for heating the equipme... | 07/07/2011 |
| 20110155717 | TEMPERATURE CONTROL CIRCUIT A temperature control circuit includes a microprocessor, a protection module, a first temperature detecting module, a second temperature detecting module, and a heating module. The first temperature detecting module includes a first thermistor and a first comparator con... | 06/30/2011 |
| 20110147366 | ROTARY SWITCH WITH IMPROVED SIMMER PERFORMANCE A cooking appliance has a cooktop including a plurality of separately controlled cooking areas. A first heating element and a second heating element are positioned below one of the separately controlled cooking areas. A control switch is electrically coupled to the firs... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110139766 | HEATER APPARATUS FOR A DISPLAY PANEL A heater apparatus includes: a heater unit including a heater resistor; a first switching unit disposed on a downstream side of the heater resistor for on/off controlling a power supply path from a supply voltage; a second switching unit disposed on an upstream side of ... | 06/16/2011 |
| 20110135289 | WATER HEATING SYSTEM WITH POINT-OF-USE CONTROL A water heater system includes an intermediate water heater having a storage tank in which water is initially received at an initial temperature. The intermediate water heater is controllable to heat the water to an intermediate temperature that is higher than the initi... | 06/09/2011 |
| 20110127365 | INERTIAL MEASUREMENT UNIT (IMU) MULTI-POINT THERMAL CONTROL A thermally controlled gas bearing supported inertial measurement unit (IMU) system is provided. The system comprises a sensor assembly enclosing one or more sensors and a plurality of heating elements, wherein each of the plurality of heating elements is proximal to th... | 06/02/2011 |
| 20110127255 | LIQUID HEATING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR HEATING A LIQUID The invention relates to a liquid heating device, in particular for household application, mainly for preparing hot beverages comprising a body provided with a liquid flow channel which comprises a liquid inlet and outlet and is connected to at least one electrical heat... | 06/02/2011 |
| 20110123179 | WATER HEATING CONTROL AND STORAGE SYSTEM A water heating control and storage system, including an insulated tank for containing water to be heated. The tank has at least two heating elements, including an upper heating element and a lower heating element. An operation control device receives a demand response ... | 05/26/2011 |
| 20110114629 | OPEN ACCESS SLEEVE FOR HEATED FLUID UNITS A series of implementations of open access sleeves for holding one or more closed containers of sterile fluid for use in medical procedures are disclosed. The open access sleeves may be adapted to provide heat to maintain the containers of sterile fluid above the ambien... | 05/19/2011 |
| 20110084060 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PTC DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR PREVENTING OVERHEATING OF PLANAR HEATERS USING THE SAME Disclosed are a method for manufacturing a positive temperature coefficient (PTC) device and a system for preventing overheating of a planar heater using the same. The manufacturing of the positive temperature coefficient (PTC) device is performed by mixing one or more ... | 04/14/2011 |
| 20110064444 | HEATER CONTROL DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT A heater control device includes a temperature detector that detects a temperature of a heated object heated by a heater; an alternating-current power supply for applying an alternating current voltage to the heater; a turn-on ratio decision unit that determines a turn-... | 03/17/2011 |
