Did You Know...
...that after Walter Hunt patented the safety pin in 1849, he sold the rights to it for $400?
PatentStorm News
Make the Most of Our Site
See this month's Top Inventors and Most Cited Patents.
Stay on top of the latest innovations by subscribing to an RSS feed.
Registered users: Manage your profile.
| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7938174 | Temperature controlling apparatus A temperature controlling apparatus that controls the temperature of a temperature-controlling object is disclosed. The temperature controlling apparatus includes an atmospheric coolant circulating line that circulates a coolant through a cooling path arranged at th... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7342329 | Power supply for electrical domestic appliances and domestic appliances for co-action with such a power supply The invention relates to a power supply for electrical domestic appliances, comprising: at least one connection to the mains electricity supply, and at least one connector for releasable electrical coupling of the power supply to a domestic appliance, wherein the po... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7323127 | Mold temperature adjusting method A mold temperature adjusting apparatus is provided in which change-over timing of high temperature medium and low temperature medium is adjusted by a heat transmission delay in heating and cooling of a mold being taken into consideration, so that a cycle time of mol... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7303725 | Automated high volume slide staining system An automated slide processing apparatus includes a plurality of work stations arranged in a stack, and a transport/elevator for transporting slides between the various work stations. ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7270785 | Automated molecular pathology apparatus having fixed slide platforms Apparatus and methods for automatically staining or treating multiple tissue samples mounted on slides are provided, in which the slides and reagent bottles are held in fixed position, and the reagent and wash solutions brought to the slides. ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7264961 | Reaction system for thermal cycling Method and apparatus for carrying out a thermal cycling reaction, wherein a succession of samples is conveyed through a series of sequentially arranged temperature control sites, each of the sites comprising means for supplying an electric current to, or inducing an... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7261150 | Apparatus for humidification and temperature control of incoming fuel cell process gas A method for humidifying and controlling the temperature of a process gas stream comprising the steps of super-saturating and heating the process gas stream with steam until it reaches a first pre-set temperature; cooling the process gas stream until it reaches a se... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7247821 | Cooking device with luminous display A cooking device containing a housing with a cooking chamber and a door to close off the cooking chamber and at least one control and display panel with an optical luminous display. The control and display panel can display the different operation modes of the cooki... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7244311 | Heat transfer system for improved semiconductor processing uniformity A plasma processing system and methods for processing a substrate using a heat transfer system are provided. The heat transfer system, which is capable of producing a high degree of processing uniformity across the surface of a substrate, comprises a uniformity pede... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7227749 | Thermal bus load control management for electronic systems An electronic apparatus comprising a housing having a plurality of electronic components and two or more separate heat transfer systems each thermally communicating with different one or more of said electronic components is characterized by at least one central hea... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7225864 | Multi-channel temperature control system for semiconductor processing facilities A temperature control system for a semiconductor processing facility includes a common cooling unit for controlling the temperature of a cooling fluid and multiple remote temperature control modules that separately control temperatures of multiple process components... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7217392 | Random access slide stainer with independent slide heating regulation An automated slide stainer with slides mounted in a horizontal position on a rotary carousel. Reagents and rinse liquids are automatically dispensed onto tissue sections or cells mounted on slides for the purpose of performing chemical or immunohistochemical stains.... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7209778 | Embedded thermal control system for high field MR scanners A thermal control system having an initial bore condition and a thermal boundary condition for an MRI includes a thermal controller adapted to set at least one dynamic limit on power input into an MRI gradient coil. The dynamic limit is determined for a first comman... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7199597 | Dual feedback control system for maintaining the temperature of an IC-chip near a set-point A dual feedback control system maintains the temperature of an IC-chip near a set-point while the IC-chip dissipates a varying amount of electrical power. The first feedback circuit sends electrical power to an electric heater with a variable magnitude that compensa... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7196535 | Thermal control system for environmental test chamber A method includes setting a first target temperature for an object that is in contact with a thermal medium, repeatedly receiving input that is indicative of a current temperature of the thermal medium, repeatedly estimating the temperature of the object based on th... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7190889 | Non-contact heater and method for non-contact heating of a substrate for material deposition A heater for the non-contact heating of an object, such as a substrate for material deposition, includes a housing defining a deposition cavity and a source of radiation outside the deposition cavity. A reflector is optically coupled to the source of radiation to co... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7188001 | System and method for temperature control A system for controlling the temperature of a reaction mixture comprises at least one heating device for heating the mixture and a power regulator for regulating the amount of power supplied to the heating device. A controller in communication with the power regulat... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7182130 | Sample temperature regulator The sample temperature regulator is provided with a heating block (3) having a sample container holder (6) and a temperature-controllable heater (7) and with a cooling block (4) having a cooling mechanism (11). These two blocks are... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7180036 | Semiconductor processing temperature control A temperature control system having a re-circulation loop that uses valves to selectively circulate a temperature control fluid through a cooling system, through a heating system, or through a through passage so as to controlling the temperature of the temperature c... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7178346 | Constant temperature refrigeration system for extensive temperature range application and control method thereof A constant temperature refrigeration system for extensive temperature range application comprising a refrigerator, a low-temperature heat exchanger, a medium-temperature heat exchanger, a high-temperature heat exchanger, a pump, a first solenoid valve, a second sole... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7165183 | Temperature controlled semiconductor circuit An interrupt signal EMG is put out to a microprocessor 10 when a thermal monitor 40 detects that a package temperature exceeds a reference. The microprocessor then increases a frequency division value N stored in a frequency division value register ... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7147290 | Modular workbench system A heavy-duty workbench with strong metal legs and a thick hardwood top. The workbench can provide docking space for three modules that can function as an additional work surface when pulled out from under the workbench or when used alone. The modules can be provided... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7135863 | Thermal management system and method for MRI gradient coil A thermal management system and method for cooling Magnetic Resonance Imaging gradient coils. The system includes least one first header tube positioned adjacent to said gradient coils and configured to transport a coolant fluid; at least one set of cooling tubes co... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7132206 | Process and apparatus for minimizing thermal gradients across an advanced lithographic mask A method and system to minimize the affects of thermal gradient distortion in reticles. A heat source and filter or filters are used to control which part or parts of the reticle receive additional radiation. The heat created by this additional radiation minimizes a... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7117937 | Combined refrigerator-oven apparatus A combined refrigerator-oven (20) includes an enclosed chamber (28) having a top wall (22), a bottom wall (24), and vertical side walls (26). The refrigerator-oven (20) further includes a heating unit (50) and a refri... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7119308 | Forced-air heater control system and method The present invention relates to a forced-air electric heater control system for HVAC systems. One embodiment utilizes two heat sensors which are positioned upstream and downstream, equidistant from the heating element(s). The control system, in this embodiment, tak... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7086452 | Method and an apparatus for cooling a computer A heat exchanging system that includes a tube coupled to an electronic component in a first part of a computing device and to a heat transfer plate in a second part of the computing device, where the system includes a pump coupled to the tube, and a temperature sens... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7086459 | Method and apparatus for individually cooling components of electronic systems A cooling system is configured to supply individually metered amounts of cooling fluid to heat generating components, e.g., processors, micro-controllers, high speed video cards, disk drives, semi-conductor devices, and the like, of an electronic system. The cooling... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7080684 | Mold temperature control unit A mold temperature control unit with which piping connection for supply and drain of cooling water in unit setup can be extremely simply made. In a mold temperature control unit 1 which unit body 2 comprises a plurality of cooling water systems perform... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7081600 | Method and apparatus for cover assembly for thermal cycling of samples A flexible heating cover assembly for an apparatus for heating samples of biological material with substantial temperature uniformity includes a housing having a plurality of engageable enclosure components; a resistive heater having a plurality of heater element ar... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7078247 | Early detection of contact liner integrity by chemical reaction The integrity of a liner in an interconnect structure or other layer in an integrate circuit is tested in a short time by exposing the liner to a reactive gas that attacks the underlying silicon or other material behind the liner. A weak spot in the liner permits th... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7073442 | Apparatus, systems and methods for use in three-dimensional printing Apparatus, systems and methods for use in three-dimensional printing are shown and described. Various embodiments of the invention allow for more precise and controlled delivery of heat to achieve interlayer drying; isolation of the working region from the outside f... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7074367 | Thermostated block with heat-regulating devices The invention concerns a thermostated block for laboratory thermostats and comprising wells at a wells side to receive and make large-area contact with the parts of vials filled with sample liquids and comprising at least two heat regulating devices contacting the t... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7069984 | Multi-channel temperature control system for semiconductor processing facilities A temperature control system for multiple process components in a semiconductor processing facility includes a common cooling unit for controlling the temperature of a cooling fluid and multiple remote temperature control modules in fluid communications with the com... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7061763 | Cabinet cooling A novel electronics cooling method and system is disclosed. A very flexible and efficient operation of an electronics cooling system (10) is achieved by controlling circulation of a cooling medium in a closed system (40) containing an evaporator (13... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7051801 | Method and apparatus for humidification and temperature control of incoming fuel cell process gas A method for humidifying and controlling the temperature of a process gas stream comprising the steps of super-saturating and heating the process gas stream with steam until it reaches a first pre-set temperature; cooling the process gas stream until it reaches a se... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7044213 | Constant temperature refrigeration system for extensive temperature range application and control method thereof A constant temperature refrigeration system for extensive temperature range application comprising a refrigerator, a low-temperature heat exchanger, a medium-temperature heat exchanger, a high-temperature heat exchanger, a pump, a first solenoid valve, a second sole... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7040113 | Kimchi storage facility A Kimchi storage facility having a non-contact power supply device is provided. The Kimchi storage facility includes a main body provided with a storage room storing Kimchi, and a mechanic room where a power supply is installed, a door opening and closing the storag... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7028501 | Air-conditioning system for a motor vehicle In an air-conditioning system for a motor vehicle having an integrated heat pump for cooling and heating, in which refrigerant is circulated and which allows heat exchange with the incoming air for the interior compartment of the motor vehicle, the heat transfer is ... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7028768 | Fluid heat exchange control system A method of controlling a hydronic system is provided. The hydronic system includes a plurality of fluid heat exchange units for feeding a load, and a bypass valve for bypassing the load. The method includes operating at least a first and a second fluid heat exchang... | 04/18/2006 |
