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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7372007 | Medium voltage heater element An electrical heater bundle has heater elements, each including a metal tube, an electrical resistance coil within the tube, a conductor pin connected to the coil and protruding from an end of the tube, and an electrical insulation powder surrounding the coil within... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7259356 | Temperature self-regulating soldering iron with removable tip A soldering iron with a removable tip, including: a soldering iron, including: a shaft; a ferrite bobbin disposed on the shaft; a magnetic coil wrapped around the ferrite bobbin; and a removable tip with a heater element disposed thereon, wherein the heater element ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7211080 | Electrothermal instrument for sealing and joining or cutting tissue An instrument and method are provided for sealing and joining or hemostatically dividing tissue, which is particularly suitable for laparoscopic and endoscopic surgery. The instrument makes use of the controlled application of a combination of heat and pressure to s... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7195739 | Aromatic container heater An aromatic container heater and assembly adapted to enhance the release of desirable scent from an aromatic or fragrant candle by heating the exterior of a candle container and thereby melting the candle to release the desired scent. The heater includes a conductor... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7186950 | Welder with light source In a welder wand including a welding tip attached to handle with an elongate, rigid conduit, the handle having a trigger for activating the welding tip, improvements therein including an optical light system attached to the welder wand comprising a light source moun... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7037104 | Device and method for exposing a candle wick embedded in candle wax A device and method for exposing the ignitable end of a candle wick embedded in wax leaving an area around the wick to facilitate future lighting. The device includes an elongate hollow heated tube, heated by a heating source which heats the elongate hollow tube to ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6957686 | Heated blades for wax melting A knife for heating the wax on the surface of a wax runner. The knife as a surface which is recessed in the center of the surface to permit melted wax to flow up into the recessed area and not flow away from the knife. Alternately, conformal heating surface which me... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6919537 | Electric heat sealer An electric heat sealer is constructed to include two pivoted arms of substantially T-shaped profile and an electric heating mechanism in one of the arms, each arm having a handhold portion through which the user can hold the electric heat sealer with the left hand ... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6860880 | Electrothermal instrument for sealing and joining or cutting tissue An instrument and method are provided for sealing and joining or hemostatically dividing tissue, which is particularly suitable for laparoscopic and endoscopic surgery. The instrument makes use of the controlled application of a combination of heat and pressure to s... | 03/01/2005 |
| 5947585 | Heated cover for flashlight used in cold weather A cover for a flashlight handle comprising at least one heating coil positioned proximate to the handle so that heat generated by the heating coil warms the area gripped by a user. In the preferred embodiment, the heating coil is disposed within a flexibl... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5451224 | Apparatus for radio frequency bipolar electrosurgery Surgical apparatus for bipolar diathermy has a radio frequency generator connectible to a cutting assembly which includes a support structure having a pair of electrical supply conductors and, mounted at the distal end of the support assembly, a tissue cu... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5401273 | Cauterizing instrument for surgery An instrument for cauterizing tissue is provided. The instrument includes a housing having an angled member with a free end. A looped cauterizing element is connected to the free end. Power is applied to the cauterizing element using a switching subassemb... | 03/28/1995 |
| 5329085 | Temperature self regulating heaters and soldering irons A Curie point heater primarily for use in a soldering iron and initially designed to operate with currents in the megahertz range is restructured to operate in the kilohertz range. Further in one embodiment of the heater, the coil exciting the heater is m... | 07/12/1994 |
| 5170039 | Multifunction toaster The toaster comprises a housing for receiving the pieces of bread to be toasted or to be reheated and on both sides of this housing an electric heating element having an electric resistor (R1, R2) wound on an elongated support made o... | 12/08/1992 |
| 5142117 | Proximity heater for an ultrasonic bonding tool A heating element is held in position by a rigid holder constructed to surround an ultrasonic bonding tool and is itself fastened in a fixed position relative to the bonding tool, such that the rigid holder and the heating element are held in close proxim... | 08/25/1992 |
| 5105065 | Electrically heated branding device An electrically heated branding device for marking articles has an elongated type block with a base end removably secured in a cavity of a holder and a branding indicia on a forward end face which projects from the holder. The type block includes a metall... | 04/14/1992 |
| 5007574 | Desoldering device A desoldering tool has a removable cartridge and a base unit having an assembly interior including a solder collection chamber and a removable vacuum source for developing a vacuum in the bottom of the chamber under a removable porous solder retention pad... | 04/16/1991 |
| 4956543 | Branding device having ceramic type block with embedded electric heating element A branding device for marking articles which includes a holder having a socket cavity and an elongated ceramic type block having one end removably attached to the holder cavity and a branding indicia on a forward end face which projects from the cavity. A... | 09/11/1990 |
| 4948946 | Electric soldering iron with directed air flow for fume dissipation A miniature light-weight electric soldering iron includes a hollow handle terminating in a conical air deflecting arrangement through which a cone-shaped curtain of relatively high velocity air is applied to the work area in a circular or elliptical regio... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4892995 | Electric portable desoldering iron Automatic portable unsolderer consisting of a solenoid supplied by alternating current, a cylinder whose piston has a rod consisting the core of said solenoid, including too a reservoir and a heating member, all of them axially engaged as above-mentioned.... | 01/09/1990 |
| 4886995 | Heater for indirectly-heated cathode The improved structure of a heater for an indirectly-heated cathode which is used for CRTs or the like is disclosed. A core wire for a heater is wound around a mandrel into a primary winding so that the inner diameter of the primary winding is 4.3 to 6.0 ... | 12/12/1989 |
| 4883942 | Low voltage heating element for portable tools A low voltage heating element for portable tools includes a low voltage, low current light bulb wrapped with a thin layer of metal darkened on its bulb-facing surface. Apertures in the metal layer allow the light from the bulb to be utilized in addition t... | 11/28/1989 |
| 4839501 | Cartridge soldering iron Provided is a cartridge soldering iron having a hollow cylindrical handle, incorporating an internal coaxial socket assembly, a connection to a power supply, and a cartridge housing support, and a soldering tip bearing cartridge incorporating a tip, a hea... | 06/13/1989 |
| 4766289 | Light weight, very fast temperature compensating soldering iron A soldering tool wherein the soldering tip comprises part of a single loop of iron that forms the energizer means, temperature sensor, heating element and solder melting member. The power oscillator comprises a primary transformer coil that is in series w... | 08/23/1988 |
| 4697066 | Electric hair curling waved with improved heating element arrangement An electric heating element for a hair-curling wand having a barrel attached at one end to a handle is inserted into a portion of the barrel and consists of a loop cut out of thin flexible nickel foil having free ends forming terminals for connection to a... | 09/29/1987 |
| 4641010 | Battery powered electric hair curler An electric hair curler comprises a handle and a barrel connected thereto for winding thereabout the hair. The barrel is provided with an electric heater for curling the hair wound on the barrel. The heater includes a plurality of resistor elements in the... | 02/03/1987 |
| 4626658 | Electrically heated tool for soldering pipe connector sleeves An electrically heated tool for heating a pipe connector sleeve in order to melt solder therein or applied thereto to secure the sleeve to a pipe has a pair of arms (1) hingedly connected to one another between their ends by a pin (2) in the manner of pli... | 12/02/1986 |
| 4621251 | Electric resistance heater assembly An improved electric resistance heater assembly for soldering tools, glue guns, hair dryers, heat pencils, paint removers, etc., includes, as the core of the assembly, an open-ended tube of a ceramic material having good electrical insulation properties w... | 11/04/1986 |
| 4607151 | Soldering iron with fume suction tube A soldering iron for withdrawing by suction resin-containing soldering fumes includes an electric heating element (2) enclosed in a metallic casing and extending from one end of a handle (1), a metallic fume suction nozzle (6) has one end (7) lying in pro... | 08/19/1986 |
| 4568819 | Pressure-sensitive electric soldering/desoldering tool A hand-held electric soldering/desoldering tool has an elongated soldering tip secured to one end of an elongated handle in substantially coaxial alignment therewith by means of a three-point, spring loaded mechanical suspension arrangement resiliently se... | 02/04/1986 |
| 4481948 | Medical instrument, and methods of constructing and utilizing same A medical instrument including a cautery portion for use in performing an anterior or posterior capsulotomy during extracapsular cataract extraction surgery. A substantially rigid stem portion is connected between the cautery portion and a handle portion,... | 11/13/1984 |
| 4463247 | Soldering iron having electric heater unit with improved heat transfer characteristics An electric soldering iron includes an elongated metal housing tube enclosing a metallic heat conducting member having a first zone snugly fit within the housing and having a portion projecting out of the front end thereof for removably receiving a solder... | 07/31/1984 |
| 4459463 | Soldering iron handle structure A relatively inexpensive electric soldering iron and handle structure can be constructed so as to be relatively simple to assemble by utilizing cooperating holding elements within a tubular handle to form a holder. This holder serves to support or hold a ... | 07/10/1984 |
| 4439667 | Desoldering device and improved heater assembly therefor A suction-type desoldering device includes an elongated tubular heater assembly secured to the forward end of a hollow handle by a radial flange on the assembly. A removable solder collecting chamber adapted to have a vacuum created therein is disposed wi... | 03/27/1984 |
| 4438322 | Ceramic coated electric heater assembly for tools An electric heater assembly for tools having a removable heated tip includes a tubular metal base having an open end adapted to removably receive and hold the end of the tool tip. A coating of ceramic electrical insulation material is provided on a portio... | 03/20/1984 |
| 4435636 | Desoldering tool A suction desoldering tool has an elongate handle, an elongate housing defining a bore therethrough and extending co-axially from one end of the handle solder, a collecting chamber in the handle, and a tubular heating bit holder. The holder is mounted in ... | 03/06/1984 |
| 4435635 | Heat barrier for desolderer and heater assembly An improved thermal barrier for rigidly connecting the heater assembly to a handle assembly in a desoldering device. In a preferred embodiment, the thermal barrier includes a slotted spacer portion which is connected to the heater assembly and serves to r... | 03/06/1984 |
| 4431903 | Soldering iron with flat blade heating element An electric soldering iron having an elongated handle with an electric heating element attached therein and including a removable tip member located to receive heat from the heating element and a holding member to hold the tip relative to the heating elem... | 02/14/1984 |
| 4367744 | Medical instrument, and method of utilizing same A medical instrument including a cautery portion for use in performing an anterior capsulotomy during extracapsular cataract extraction surgery. A substantially rigid stem portion is connected between the cautery portion and a handle portion, and is provi... | 01/11/1983 |
| 4358660 | Collapsible electric hair curling iron A collapsible electric curling iron includes an elongated hollow handle open at one end and an elongated, generally cylindrical heat conductive housing mounted on the handle for movement between an operative use position where the housing extends out of t... | 11/09/1982 |
