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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7293331 | Pry bar handle A pry bar has generally octagonal cross-section handle with a grip portion having four rounded surfaces formed of a soft elastomeric material and four alternating surfaces formed of hard thermoplastic material. The elastomeric material rounded surfaces are formed wi... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7291809 | Soldering iron and method of manufacturing same A soldering iron provided with a soldering tip that melts solder at a distal end, having inside said soldering tip a substantially cylindrical insertion fit recess portion extending from a proximal end of the soldering tip to the distal end, opening at the proximal ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7199333 | Branding iron A personalized branding iron with interchangeable symbols, including: a handle arrangement having a first end and a second end; a mounting arrangement mechanically connected to the first end; and at least one unitary substantial symbol configured for branding. The m... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7067774 | Heating element A heating element for placing on a pipe or nozzle comprises a current-carrying conductor connectable by means of connecting leads to a power supply. Each of the connecting leads has a terminal contact piece which can be engaged with a contact surface of the heating ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7044354 | Soldering system with indicator lights displaying system status A soldering station with indicator lights to display system status is provided. The soldering station comprising a power supply and a control board coupled to the power supply. The control board is operable to adjust output of the power supply. The soldering station... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6972396 | Electric part heating device and electric part handling device Disclosed is a heating device having a elongated body to heat an electric part for soldering or desoldering the electric part. The heating device includes a tip through which the heat is applied to the part, a heater for heating the tip and a temperature sensor for ... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6964269 | Heating flange for preheating air in an intake line of an internal combustion engine The present invention relates to a heating flange, in particular for preheating air in an intake line leading to an internal combustion engine. The heating flange comprises at least one heating element for heating the air flowing past said heating element, and a bod... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6054678 | Heater-sensor complex A heater/sensor with an electric heating coil has an insulating pipe with a bore therein has nonheating wire threaded therethrough. The nonheating wire is attached to a first end of a heating wire which is wound about the periphery of the insulating pipe.... | 04/25/2000 |
| 5446262 | Soldering iron and soldering iron tip with spaced heatable shell member A soldering iron includes a handle, a power source such as a rechargeable battery in the handle, and two electrical terminals connected to the battery through a switch; a soldering iron tip is secured to the terminals and includes a pair of electrical lea... | 08/29/1995 |
| 5221819 | Ceramic soldering element A ceramic soldering element, which is utilized in reflow soldering of electrical components that have a multitude of thermal legs, comprises a ceramic substrate, which is thermally conductive but electrically insulating, has a plurality of heating resisto... | 06/22/1993 |
| 5163600 | Fingertip soldering tool A fingertip soldering tool has been designed which is made up of a small fingertip soldering body that is secured above the human finger (preferably the index finger) via a finger strap. Within the fingertip soldering body is a soldering tip for electrica... | 11/17/1992 |
| 5122637 | Temperature controlled soldering iron having low tip leakage voltage A temperature controlled soldering iron includes an elongated heater assembly with a hollow soldering tip at one end, containing a heating element and a temperature sensing element, which is responsive to the temperature of the tip. The heater assembly in... | 06/16/1992 |
| 4901196 | Portable barbeque lighter A battery operated barbeque igniter has an igniter implement with an axially extending heater element and a sheath to keep the heater element from accidentally burning anything or anyone as it cools after use. The heater element is positioned inside a met... | 02/13/1990 |
| 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 |
| 4766291 | Electrical heating element module for hair comb or pick An electrical heating element module particularly useful for heating the teeth of a hair comb or pick includes a pair of parallel, side-by-side spaced elongated central conductors having wound thereon a fibrous inorganic electrical insulation material, su... | 08/23/1988 |
| 4758846 | Heat pen A heat pen comprising a first tube, a holder tube coiled with resistance wire and a metallic cylinder as a stylus. When the resistance wire is charged with electricity the metallic cylinder is heated to mark heat-sensitive recording paper. When the metall... | 07/19/1988 |
| 4733055 | Heat transfer heating element and method An electric heating element with a resistance element, a metal sheath in heat transfer relation to the resistance element on one side of the sheath and a thin, dry coating of refractory material major proportion by weight of which is boron nitride on anot... | 03/22/1988 |
| 4687903 | Thermostatically controlled electrically heated soldering bit A soldering iron bit is heated by an electrical heating element including a resistive element consisting of granular boron carbide packed in a quartz tube embedded in a piece of copper. A first power lead is electrically connected to the boron carbide at ... | 08/18/1987 |
| 4620889 | Method and apparatus for placing a hook-up wire on a mounting board Previously, hook-up wires were glued to a mounting board by means of spot gluing. As disclosed herein, the insulated hook-up wire is first continuously coated with a coating of hot-melt adhesive and is then placed on the mounting board and simultaneously ... | 11/04/1986 |
| 4571482 | Electric resistance heater assembly for soldering and desoldering devices Electric heater assembly for use typically with hand-held soldering or desoldering devices includes an elongated resistance element formed from a thin flat metal foil having three connected areas of different resistance, the differing resistance being cau... | 02/18/1986 |
| 4544829 | Electric soldering iron having a PTC heating element A soldering iron is heated by electric resistance heating elements comprising barium titanate PTC thermistors. The soldering iron has an elongated copper bit with a cone shaped bit tip and an elongated back body having a generally rectangular cross sectio... | 10/01/1985 |
| 4468555 | Electric soldering iron having a PTC heating element A soldering iron is heated by an electric resistance heating element comprising a PTC thermistor having a positive temperature coefficient. The soldering iron has an elongated bit of copper with a cone shaped bit tip and a cylindrical back portion coupled... | 08/28/1984 |
| 4303825 | Portable electric heating device for thawing motor vehicle door locks A compact portable device energizable from a motor vehicle battery for thawing frozen motor vehicle door locks includes an electrically heated thawing stick sized for insertion into the keyhole of a frozen lock. The stick comprises a hollow metal body enc... | 12/01/1981 |
| 4247753 | Battery operated electric heating device for thawing frozen locks A battery operated portable thawing device for frozen locks has an electrically heated thawing stick sized for insertion into the key hole of a frozen lock. The stick is thinner than the lock key and comprises a hollow metal body inside which is located a... | 01/27/1981 |
| 4082940 | Soldering iron with replaceable heating element and a grounded handle and components thereof A soldering iron can be constructed using a heating element structure or first part connected to a handle structure or second part through the use of connectors on these parts which are adapted to be secured together through the use of a rotary or twistin... | 04/04/1978 |
| 3969606 | Electrically heated stylus for transferring a printing medium A hand manipulated electrically heated stylus tool for transferring insignia to an article from a ribbon or sheet having a coating on one face thereof subject to release and transfer to an article to be printed which operates on a 115 volt power supply wi... | 07/13/1976 |