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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7980242 | Hot/cold pack product and method of making A hot/cold pack product including two sheet structures, one of which includes compartments holding dehydrated gel powder and the other of which is an insulating and water-proof sheet structure attached to the first sheet structure. The powder remains dehydrated unti... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7243788 | Package for segregating and mixing substances The present invention relates to a package that includes an enclosure having a first substance and a second substance within the enclosure. The package further includes a plastic zipper which segregates the first substance from the second substance within the enclos... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7240797 | Packaging and dispensing system for sandwich food products A sealed dispensing apparatus suitable for packaging and dispensing a single service portion of a food product. The food product is contained within an inner container cavity formed by an outer cover and a center member. Draw means are provided for transferring a fo... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7234458 | Laminated heating body A laminated heating body permits free adjustment of temperature to be felt on a user's skin by varying condition of a cover sheet on a surface thereof. The laminated heating body includes a heating body and a cover sheet covering the heating body. The cover sheet is... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7235187 | Methods and apparatuses for delivering a volatile component via a controlled exothermic reaction Reaction mixtures that include exothermic generating particles having a water soluble coating encasing a portion of the particles, a volatile component and, optionally an aqueous solution, and a buffer. The reaction mixtures are especially suited to generate heat in... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7213401 | Self-refrigerating packaging and associated actuation device The invention relates to self-refrigerating beverage packaging comprising: a first cavity (10) which contains a beverage; a second cavity (20) which forms a heat exchanger and which contains a refrigerating liquid and the vapour thereof; a third cavity... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7153371 | Extraction with chemical exothermic reaction heating An extraction cleaning machine comprising dispensing and recovery systems, the dispensing system including a system for generating heat with an exothermic reaction upon activation for heating the cleaning solution prior to dispensing of the cleaning solution onto a ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7081211 | Multi-layer reaction mixtures and apparatuses for delivering a volatile component via a controlled exothermic reaction Multi-layer reaction mixtures that includes exothermic generating particles having a water soluble coating encasing a portion of the particles, a volatile component and, optionally, a buffer, an aqueous solution or both. At least two layers of the reaction mixture c... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7080641 | Method and apparatus for heating sterile solutions during medical procedures An apparatus which is self-contained, disposable, and heated utilized for maintaining and heating sterile solutions during medical procedures. The heating mechanism is chemical, electrical or a combination of both. Further the apparatus serves as a self sealing cont... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7021064 | Multi-compartment pack for cooling or heating of products The present invention relates to a mujlti-compartment pack for colling or heating products. The pack includes a first compartment with a solid matter or a liquid and a second compartment with a liquid wherein the first and second compartment are separated by a remov... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7022945 | Container and warmer for wipes and the like A portable baby wipe warmer and container comprising a container for storing baby wipes, a heat source thermally coupled to the container, and a temperature regulating component coupled to the heat source for regulating the heat provided to the container by the heat... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6953474 | Multifunctional cool and hot compress bag A multifunctional cool and hot compress comprises two first internal layers. Edges of the two first internal layers being sealed by pressing. An inner space is formed by the two first internal layer being filled with chemical substance. Two second internal layers en... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6948490 | Steam generator A steam generator device has a first and a second chamber, and walls mutually isolating the two chambers. Reagents which react together to generate steam when in mutual contact are mutually separated by a barrier, and disposed in the first chamber. An opening member... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6920873 | Portable heating pack A portable heating pack utilizing a supercorroding metallic alloy that produces heat and gaseous hydrogen upon contacting a corroding liquid. The portable heating pack provides for the consumption and/or storage of the gaseous hydrogen rather than venting the gaseou... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6909840 | Localized surface volatilization The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for rapid flash-like volatilization of high and low vapor pressure components from liquid or solid emanators which is in contact with a point or localized heat source. Vaporization is promoted by a geometrical... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6698504 | Apparatus and process for more rapidly cooling products contained in pouched or flexible containers A heat transfer array is presented which includes one or more pouch flexors that press down on a fluid product containing pouch and facilitate heat exchange by mixing the pouch contents while the exterior of the pouch is contacted by a heat exchange mediu... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6635077 | Structure including a film material A structure includes a film having a pair of opposed surfaces wherein the film is liquid impermeable and electrically charged and an arrangement carried by the film and having first and second compartments separated from one another by a rupturable wall. ... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6436128 | Ink like or cream-like exothermic composition, exothermic device made thereof and manufacturing method of exothermic device The present invention relating to an exothermic decomposition has, as essential components, a water absorptive polymer and/or tackifier, carbon component and/or metal chloride and features that the product is as a whole ink-like or cream-like.... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6341602 | Package for flameless heating and heater for the package A heater pouch adjustably to be placed in a product container. The product container holds a product to be heated by a flameless heater. The heater pouch contains tablets of exothermic material in a flexible cover. The tablets are smooth-surfaced without ... | 01/29/2002 |
| 6289889 | Self-heating flexible package Improved heaters and self-heating packages that function without application of external energy. Heat is generated by contact of a heat-producing composition, such as calcium oxide, and an activating solution which is typically water. The heater contains ... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6231596 | Surgical instrument warming device A self-contained surgical warming device 10 includes a flexible outer bag having a heat generating compound 40 which becomes activated when exposed to air. In use, a surgical assistant or nurse wraps a surgical instrument such as an endoscope 18 in the wa... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6062210 | Portable heat generating device A portable heat generating device in which fuel vapor and an oxygen supply (e.g. air) are directed through channels contained within a thin, flexible and compliant elastomeric sheet of material. Elongated catalytic heat elements, placed strategically with... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6029651 | Hot cup adapted to retain fluid contents heated for extended periods of time Disclosed is a hot cup system. The system has a generally cylindrical exterior member with a cylindrical side wall and with an open upper end and an open lower end. The exterior member is molded from a thermally insulating elastomeric material. The system... | 02/29/2000 |
| 5915461 | Heat pack and trigger apparatus A heat pack including apparatus for triggering the crystallization of a supercooled salt solution in the heat pack, wherein the supercooled salt solution is sealed within a flexible package. The apparatus comprises a solid trigger device, and a packet hav... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5879378 | Exothermic device and an application pad using the same An exothermic device has an exothermic composition enclosed in a flat pouch formed of film or sheet, at least one surface thereof being gas-permeable. The exothermic composition comprises a laminate of an exothermic reaction layer having an exothermic sub... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5791334 | Heat pack resistant to saddle-bagging A heat pack for use as a warmer mattress for infants is formed of a flexible container at least partly filled with a supercooled aqueous salt solution which is selectively trigger-activated to produce heat by exothermic crystallization. The container is c... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5738082 | Portable baby wipes warmer and carrier Disclosed herein is a portable baby wipes warmer and carrier comprising a container with a plurality of compartments including minimally a heating unit storage compartment, a baby wipes storage compartment and a means for carrying the container. The inven... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5645749 | Heat pack capable of being recharged by microwave energy A heat pack including a flexible water-tight plastic bag, saturated sodium acetate solution contained in the plastic bag, and an activator disposed in contact with the saturated sodium acetate solution and operated to activate the saturated sodium acetate... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5611329 | Flameless heater and method of making same A flameless heater includes two non-woven polyester sheets which are thermally bonded together to form a number of pockets. Each pocket is filled with a powder mixture of Mg--Fe alloy, NaCl, antifoaming agents, and an inert filler. The outer surfaces of t... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5513629 | Microwavable heat releasing and absorbing composition and container A microwavable heat releasing and absorbing composition comprises paraffin wax, distilled water, polyacrylamide, mineral oil, glycerin, polypropylene glycol, acid and corn starch. By variation of the relative ratios of the components, the composition can ... | 05/07/1996 |
| 5477847 | Heating device A heating device including a first exothermic member disposed below a subject to be heated for preventing heat radiation from the subject while heating the subject from below, a second exothermic member disposed above the subject for preventing heat radia... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5465707 | Self heating individual meal package A self heating individual meal package includes a quantity of foodstuff to be heated. The package consists of a thermal insulated outer pouch. Within the package is an electrolytic-solvent activated exothermic-chemical pad or powder enclosed in an absorbe... | 11/14/1995 |
| 5366492 | Disposable body warmer A disposable body warmer comprising a flat inner bag, heat-generating component which generates heat under presence of air being enclosed in the flat inner bag and an airtight bag enclosing the flat inner bag therein, characterized in that the heat-genera... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5263929 | Portable fluid administration container with integral heat exchanger The present invention is addressed to providing an infusion administration container which is effective in establishing about a normothermic temperature of a physiologic solution for its infusion into an animal, such as a human medical patient. The infusi... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5163504 | Container heating or cooling device and building material A container, having a plurality of microspheres, the microspheres containing substances, which when liberated from the microspheres, result in an endothermic or exothermic reaction or change of state resulting in a temperature change to the proximate cont... | 11/17/1992 |
| 5117809 | Flameless heater product for ready-to-eat meals and process for making same A water-activated, exothermic-chemical heater for packaging in a plastic heating bag is produced by methods which allow the heater material to be loosely placed in the heater while retaining the heating material uniformly distributed over the heater by cu... | 06/02/1992 |
| 4895135 | Self-heating container A self-heating container is capable of generating heat by hydration of an exothermic rection agent and includes an outer shell, an envelope enclosing the exothermic reaction agent, a water bag filled with water for reaction with the agent, and a container... | 01/23/1990 |
| 4856651 | Chemical thermal pack and method of making same A thermal pack including an outer pouch having a pair of opposed faces arranged generally parallel to each other and defined by a single sheet of plastic film folded along a predetermined fold line. A second sheet of plastic film is disposed between the p... | 08/15/1989 |
| 4816048 | Quick cooling insert A specially designed beverage container includes a centrally disposed conduit containing two separate reactants. The reactants are separated by a plastic membrane, and the membrane may be manually ruptured to effect a mixing of the reactants. The reactant... | 03/28/1989 |
| 4780117 | Time release cooling system Extended period cooling packs are provided by employing reaction mixtures of coated particulate matter and a liquid reactant, where the liquid reactant reacts with the particulate matter in an endothermic reaction. The coating acts to slow the rate of rea... | 10/25/1988 |