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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7312421 | Detachable heat sealing apparatus A detachable heat sealing apparatus includes a size-adjustable unitary externally-attached electric heating device and a power supplier, wherein the electric heating device is coupled to the external front side of a power supplier holding casing by means of a detach... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7238312 | Method and apparatus for forming apertures in foamed polystyrene and other foamed plastic panels An apparatus is adapted to form a plurality of apertures in a panel made from a meltable foamed plastic material. The apparatus has a movable panel support device for supporting said panel and a heating array. The heating array has a plurality of heating elements mo... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7202446 | Electric shaver with vibrating head A hair cutting apparatus comprising: an elongate element (260) heated to a temperature capable of cutting hair; a vibrating structure (200), on which said elongate element (260) is mounted; and a housing (106) in which the vibrating struc... | 04/10/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7170034 | Pulsed electric shaver A hair cutting apparatus comprising a structure (126), a portion (1216) of which being adapted for placement against a skin surface where hair is to be cut, a heat generator comprising one or more heat elements (1214) positioned to touch said ha... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7157675 | Radio frequency identification controlled heatable objects A temperature controlled heatable object is provided in which a temperature sensor is connected to a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag. The RFID tag is located within the handle of the object, and the temperature sensor is placed in contact with the object. ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7137584 | Soldering station A soldering station of unitary construction includes a base member, a sidewall extending upwardly from a base member segment, and a horizontal support member extending from the sidewall. Alternative embodiments include a soldering iron holder and a second sidewall e... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7112765 | Food cooking container with monitoring means for monitoring the operating temperature thereof A food cooking container, with means for monitoring the operating temperature thereof, comprises, in the handle support (3) and/or in the handle (2) of the container, temperature monitoring and indicating means for monitoring and indicating a preset op... | 09/26/2006 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6946623 | Appliance for liquefying solder with variable duty cycle and method of implementing The present invention relates to a solder heating appliance with variable duty cycle. Rather than applying power continuously to the heating element, the element power is intermittently switched over to a variable duty cycle. Savings are gained in three areas: exten... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6891130 | Appliance for dispensing melt adhesive with variable duty cycle and method of implementing The present invention relates to a portable adhesive dispensing appliance with adjustable duty cycle. Rather than applying power continuously to the heating element, the element power is intermittently switched over to a variable duty cycle. Savings are gained in th... | 05/10/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6793115 | Hand tool with vocal function The vocal circuit for a hand tool includes a circuit board, a switch connected with the circuit board, and a chip and a speaker installed on the circuit board. The hand tool may be a gas-burning soldering device including a fuel reservoir, a soldering iron subject t... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6563087 | Automated soldering system An automated soldering system with an intelligent power supply that can automatically configure the power output to interchangeable soldering cartridges, where the soldering cartridges include readable information to allow the power supply to properly pow... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6482200 | Cautery apparatus and method A battery operated, hand-held cautery apparatus including a cauterizing unit with a cautery body and a heating assembly having a heating element, a switch assembly, and a housing assembly is disclosed. The switch assembly is essentially the position of a ... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6111222 | Soldering apparatus with safety device A soldering apparatus with a safety device which operates automatically when a soldering iron is left in its on condition for a given period of time. A vibration sensor is attached to the soldering iron to sense vibrations of the soldering iron during sol... | 08/29/2000 |
| 5928536 | Electric soldering iron with heating energy regulating control means An electric soldering iron includes a perforated metal barrel having a front end and a rear end, a soldering tip axially extended from the front end of the soldering tip, a handle having a front end and a rear end, a connector connected between the rear e... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5922227 | Portable low wattage electric heater A portable electric heater which can be used with different power supplies and can also be used as a lamp. The heater includes a compact housing having a top panel and a bottom panel and at least two removable heating elements mounted within the housing. ... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5889257 | Heated dental knife A heated dental knife for trimming thermoplastic dental trays which has a heat sink temperature stabilizer and heating element designed to maintain a pre-selected blade temperature without adjustments under normal use in cutting such dental trays.... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5757165 | Snowmobile handlebar heater control A solid state control circuit controls handlebar heaters on a snowmobile or similar responding loads. Circuit is supplied by AC voltage with variations in frequency and waveform of the AC input. A portion of this input is rectified and compared with a rec... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5688265 | Battery powered cautery assembly A battery powered cautery assembly comprising a cautery and a removable safety cover wherein the cautery comprises a substantially cylindrical outer housing having at least one battery disposed in the proximal end thereof, a cautery element attached to th... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5602429 | Safety shut-off device The invention is directed to a switch arrangement for signaling the movement and the inclination of the switch arrangement which is accommodated in a housing. The switch arrangement (2) includes a first switch (12) configured as an On/Off switch and a sec... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5584419 | Magnetically heated susceptor A method and apparatus are provided for heating a solid material and dispensing the material as a liquid. A central housing has an inlet, a dispensing orifice and a flow passage extending through the central housing for passing the material from the inlet... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5579982 | Desoldering method and apparatus with minimum vacuum on-time control A control circuit for a vacuum desoldering apparatus includes a timing mechanism to ensure that vacuum is maintained for a necessary minimum amount of time, even if a vacuum actuation switch of the desoldering tool is prematurely deactivated by the operat... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5554838 | Hand-held heating tool with improved heat control A hand-held groover for forming grooves, bevels, etc. in architectural insulation board comprises a resistive cutting blade, a 25 KHz. oscillator, operated by full-wave rectified line current and connected to the cutting blade through a light-weight trans... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5504305 | Temperature control device for soldering and unsoldering equipment In a temperature regulator for soldering and unsoldering equipment having a heating device fed by a controllable electric source of heating current, the heating output of which is transmitted to a spot to be soldered by a heating output transmission devic... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5493089 | On/off switch assembly for an electric iron An electric iron has a printed circuit board mounted to a rear wall in the iron's housing. An operating switch is mounted on the circuit board. The operating switch connects the iron to a source of electrical power when moved by a first manual force and d... | 02/20/1996 |
| 5460674 | Method for resealing a toner cartridge An original equipment type seal for recharged toner cartridges can be installed without splitting the cartridge itself, by screening a border of "hot-melt" type adhesive, preferably wax-based, onto a strip of polyester, the adhesive being capable of softe... | 10/24/1995 |
| 5445635 | Regulated-current power supply and methods for resistively-heated surgical instruments A power supply for use with resistively-heated surgical instruments is provided, wherein the desired operating conditions of the surgical instrument are determined by a set-point determination circuit in combination with a set-point indicator element. The... | 08/29/1995 |
| 5370761 | Method for resealing a toner cartridge An original equipment type seal for recharged toner cartridges can be installed without splitting the cartridge itself, by screening a border of "hot-melt" type adhesive, preferably wax-based, onto a strip of polyester, the adhesive being capable of softe... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5349161 | Heat gun with improved temperature regulator The invention is an improvement in a gun-like device (often referred to as a "heat gun") emitting heated air at a variable temperature which can be selected by the user. The potentiometer used to set the desired air temperature is connected to an integrat... | 09/20/1994 |
| 5345059 | Temperature self-regulating, electrically-heated spoon An electrically-heated spoon including a flat heating device made of a plate-like positive temperature coefficient (PTC) resistor having a periphery side wall of the spoon mounted to the periphery and a handle of the spoon extending from the side wall. A ... | 09/06/1994 |
| 5285050 | Battery-operated portable cigarette lighter with closure actuated switch A flameless portable cigarette lighter includes a hollow housing containing a pair of batteries and having a front wall with an opening sized to allow only the insertion of a cigarette therethrough for contact with a vertically oriented electric resistanc... | 02/08/1994 |
| 5270520 | Hair styling appliances and heater control circuits therefor The invention is directed to a hair styling appliance having heat conductive portion for applying heat to the hair and an electrically energizable heater element located in thermal relationship with the heat conductive portion for causing it to be heated ... | 12/14/1993 |
| 5210395 | Electric iron having electrostatic discharge protection An electric iron includes a handle having first and second members. Electronic components are mounted in a first one of the handle members. An electrostatic protection carrier is mounted in the second of the handle members. The electrostatic discharge pro... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5195164 | Electric heater/blowers with selectively-locked output variable heat and blower controls An electric hot air blower has a casing having a discharge portion containing a heating element and variable speed motor driven air blower and provided with a pistol grip handle for manipulation of hot air blower. A pair of pivotally mounted triggers fron... | 03/16/1993 |
| 5170148 | Radiant energy testing device for fire detectors A testing device for fire detectors comprises a resistance heating coil disposed outwardly of a clear central area and a collar located to one side of and about the resistance heating element for locating of a fire detector relative to the heating element... | 12/08/1992 |
| 5163937 | Waterproof body for cautery devices A waterproof body for an electric cautery containing cautery parts, comprising a cautery tip assembly, a first hollow half body with a button hole in its side and a receptacle in one end so as to receive the cautery tip assembly, a second hollow half body... | 11/17/1992 |
| 5160831 | Multi-mode control circuit and indicator arrangement for an electrical appliance A time-based electrical appliance multi-mode control circuit and indicator arrangement which is connected to a power supply and an on and off switch. Upon turning the switch on, power is simultaneously supplied to the electrical appliance load and to a du... | 11/03/1992 |
