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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120051725 | ENERGY SAVING DEVICE OF HEATING APPARATUS An energy saving device is mounted on a heating apparatus. The energy saving device includes a base, a cooling plate, an expandable member, and an upper lid. The base has a cooling trough. A hole and a first through hole are formed in an inner wall of the cooling trough... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20110265354 | BOILER HAVING A SECTION FOR PREHEATING WATER In a boiler (6) having a shell (8) enclosing a space (11) and an inlet (12) for letting water into the shell space (11), the shell space (11) has two separate sections (16, 21), wherein a first section (16) is loca... | 11/03/2011 |
| 20110176792 | STORAGE TANK ASSEMBLY AND SYSTEM FOR STORING WASTE COOKING OIL A storage tank and method for monitoring thereof is provided. The tank includes a first panel that defines a mounting surface for carrying a heating element. The heating element extends into the tank for heating liquids stowed therein. A sidewall interconnects the first... | 07/21/2011 |
| 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 |
| 20110081134 | WATER HEATING UNIT WITH INTEGRAL THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE A water heater is provided which includes a heat exchange unit including heat exchange pipes filled with a phase change material. The phase change material has a freezing/melting temperature from about 58° C. to about 62° C. The water heater provides significantly gre... | 04/07/2011 |
| 20100329650 | HOT WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM FOR CONSTANTLY MAINTAINING TEMPERATURE OF HOT WATER The present invention relates to a hot water supply system that heats low-temperature water flowing into an inlet at a high temperature by using a heating device and supplies the high-temperature water through an outlet. The hot water supply system according to the pres... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100310240 | High-Efficiency Water Boiler A high-efficiency water boiler includes a shell and a heating unit located in the shell. The heating unit includes a heating tank filled with fuel and a heater for heating the fuel. A containing unit includes a container provided around the heating tank. A heat conducti... | 12/09/2010 |
| 20100303453 | LINE FEEDTHROUGH THROUGH A HEATING KETTLE COVER OF A HEATING KETTLE OF A REDUCING AGENT TANK The invention relates to a line feedthrough through a heating kettle cover of a heating kettle of a reducing agent tank. At least one line penetrates an opening of the heating kettle cover and is sealed by means of a sealing element. It is provided that the sealing elem... | 12/02/2010 |
| 20100221394 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SUPPLYING HOT WATER The invention relates to a method for preparing drinks by supplying hot water for a hot drinks dispenser by means of a liquid transport circuit (2) comprising a heating element (8) provided with a heating resistance, and a pump (14). According to th... | 09/02/2010 |
| 20100116812 | DRY FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM A dry fire protection system for a water heater is provided. The water heater includes a body having an elongated hollow for holding water to be heated, an inlet opening and an outlet opening in communication with the hollow for flowing water therethrough. A heating ele... | 05/13/2010 |
| 20090317068 | WATER HEATING APPARATUS A water heating apparatus includes a water tank and at least one heating member mounted inside the water tank. The heating member includes a heating body, at least a multi-layer conductive coating of nano-thickness deposited on the heating body, and electrodes coupled t... | 12/24/2009 |
| 20090229540 | WATER HEATER A water heat includes a case having an airtight chamber therein, a water pipe received in the chamber of the case with a first connection end and a second connection end extended out of the case respectively, a thermal medium, which is liquid in a room temperature, rece... | 09/17/2009 |
| 20090103908 | COMBINED HEATER AND SPACE HEATING SYSTEM INCLUDING THE COMBINED HEATER An object of the present invention is to provide a highly-reliable combined heater. Heater 1 includes hot water pipe 1a for allowing hot water to flow therethrough, and metal pipe 1b that is coaxial with hot water pipe 1a | 04/23/2009 |
| 20080240692 | Heat recovery device A heat recovery device particularly for association downstream of devices suitable to heat water. The device is constituted by a tank provided with an inlet for recovering warm water from domestic drains and an outlet for draining toward the sewer. The tank has a set of... | 10/02/2008 |
| 20070081801 | Plastic boiler without flange A boiler for heating a flow capable medium, especially for heating water, comprising a boiler housing made from plastic and a heater protruding through a mounting hole in the boiler housing into the interior of the boiler housing, being fixated in the mounting hole thro... | 04/12/2007 |
| 20070077043 | ELECTRIC WATER HEATER WITH HOT WATER OUTLET DIP TUBE An electric water heater including a water container; an element associated with the water container to heat water in the water container; a cold water inlet associated with the water container; a hot water outlet associated with the water container; and a dip tube conn... | 04/05/2007 |
| 20060239668 | Heater plate stand for grease barrel A barrel heater plate stand with internal hot fluid flow supports a lubricant grease barrel to heat the bottom of the barrel without contacting the grease inside. Heated fluid in a hose from an engine cooling system of a vehicle, to which the stand is attached, flows in... | 10/26/2006 |
| 20050025471 | Liquid heater A liquid heater comprising a plurality of storage compartments for containing liquid to be heated. The storage compartments being connected together in series and comprising at least a first end compartment for receiving liquid to be heated and a second end compartment ... | 02/03/2005 |
| 20050025470 | Method for the production of an electrically conductive resistive layer and heating and/or cooling device An electrically conductive resistive layer (26) is produced by thermally spraying an electrically conductive material (18) onto the surface of a non-conductive substrate (12). Initially, the material layer (14) arising therefrom has no desire... | 02/03/2005 |
| 20050013596 | TEMPERATURE SENSOR ASSEMBLY, WATER HEATER INCLUDING THE TEMPERATURE SENSOR ASSEMBLY, AND METHOD OF SENSING A TEMPERATURE A temperature sensor assembly and method for use in a water heater. The temperature sensor assembly includes a sensor disposed within a non-planar base that at least partially defines a volume, a collector coupled to the base, and a reflector coupled to the base such th... | 01/20/2005 |
| 20050013597 | HEAT DISSIPATION DEVICE AND WATER HEATER INCLUDING THE SAME A heat dissipation device for mounting a heat-generating component to a heat sink, such as a water heater. The heat-dissipating device includes a base having a first surface configured to follow the shape of the heat sink and a second surface. At least one heat-dissipat... | 01/20/2005 |
| 20050013595 | System and method for rapid heating of fluid Apparatus for rapidly heating fluid includes a fluid circuit having electrodes between which the fluid flows. A voltage is applied between a pair of electrodes whereby current is caused to flow through the fluid. The inlet and outlet fluid temperatures are measured and ... | 01/20/2005 |