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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6412551 | System for regulating the temperature of IC-chips with a fluid which is heated and cooled as a function of the fluid temperatures to and from heat exchangers for the IC-chips A temperature control system comprises a reservoir that is holding a hot fluid; a heat exchanger, for an electronic component, coupled to an input conduit that carries the hot fluid from the reservoir into the heat exchanger; an output conduit coupled to ... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6403929 | Method and device for sensing overheating of a container positioned on a glass ceramic cooking hob during the preparation of a food A method for sensing overheating of a food container positioned on a glass ceramic cooking hob, for example during the preparation of a food contained in said container, electrical heating elements being provided for predefined regions of said hob. The me... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6396031 | Modular processing devices and methods of use A modular processing device and method of using the modular processing device are disclosed. The modular processing device has a plurality of processing modules removably mounted therein. The processing modules are operable alone or as a group to process ... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6396030 | Robot control device A control system includes a control section provided with a CPU (processor) for controlling a machine to be controlled, an operating section provided with an input/output card interface for enabling connection of an input/output card, and a communications... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6393969 | Egg roaster An egg roaster for roasting eggs using an electric heater is disclosed. An internal air circulator is provided in an insulation chamber in which is mounted guide shelves for egg loading and forcing circulation and diffusion of an internal air to evenly ro... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6390668 | Blackbody source using a heat pipe principle and transition region A source of thermal radiation for calibrating or testing infrared thermometers or detectors, in which improved temperature uniformity of the radiation-emitting surface is achieved by supplying heat to that surface by condensation of a working fluid as in ... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6388235 | Convection cooking appliance with rapid preheat system A rapid preheat control system, provided in a cooking appliance having a oven cavity, bake and broil elements for heating the oven cavity and a fan for developing an air flow current within the oven cavity, functions to actuate the broil element a higher ... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6389225 | Apparatus, method and system of liquid-based, wide range, fast response temperature control of electronic device An active temperature control system for a DUT utilizes a heat sink containing HFE7100 liquid and an electric heater. The liquid is cooled below the set point and the heater is used to bring the DUT up to the set point. Set points in the range of -10 degr... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6382084 | Electric toaster In an otherwise well-known electric pop-up toaster, an auxiliary power switch is provided and is arranged to be opened by a timer after each toasting cycle. This ensures, in contrast to the well-known toaster arrangements, that power is interrupted to hea... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6380522 | Device for the regulation of a generator of a hot fluid in liquid or gaseous phase The device for regulation of a generator of hot fluid in liquid or gaseous phase comprises a vat provided with at least one heating body, a pump for supplying the vat with cold liquid, and at least one appliance supplied by the hot fluid leaving the vat. ... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6373032 | Apparatus and method for multiple temperature range control An apparatus and method for infinitely variable adjustment of temperature range of a device in multiple selected temperature ranges. The method includes providing a plurality of operational temperature ranges of the device, selection of a desired temperat... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6365881 | Heating systems based on alternating-current electrodes A self-protecting heating system comprises an electrically conductive medium, an alternating current source and at least two electrodes. The alternating current source is in contact with at least one electrode at each pole, and the electrodes are in elect... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6355916 | Closed loop system and method for heating a probe A system and method for rapidly preheating the probe of a thermometer to a temperature closer to the temperature of a patient to be measured. The system comprises a probe heater, a probe temperature sensor, a power source, and a processor for controlling ... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6350966 | Electronic cooker time switch An electronic cooker time switch (1) having a display panel, input elements for time data and switching times, a control circuit, a relay for automatically switching an electric load on and off, and a change-over switching device for switching over from a... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6348677 | Sensor circuit for detecting the presence of a pan on an electric cooker hob On an electric cooker the sensor circuit (1) detects the presence of a pan (2) on each heater (F1-F4) and comprises a microcontroller (4) and a generator (6,7) that supply a high-frequency current (Ig) to a respective sensor loop (E1-E4) of each heater wh... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6326597 | Temperature control system for process chamber Temperature control of a process chamber 25 is achieved by directing a flow of gas at an external surface 100 of the chamber 25. In one aspect, gas directed at the chamber 25 passes through a gas flow amplifier 115 that increases the gas flow. Gas for the... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6310330 | HVAC heater power and control circuit An improved system and method for controlling the temperature of a resistance heater in a heating, ventilation and air-conditioning ("HVAC") system is disclosed. The control circuit and method includes three separate thermostats per heater leg and are des... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6294765 | Zero defect management system for restaurant equipment and environment equipment A control system includes a variety of structures including a steam table having a reservoir with heating elements, a water level temperature probe, a safety lower temperature probe, upper overflow probes for use in filling, lower safety probes, and norma... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6294764 | Multi-component process analysis and control An apparatus and method for multiple component process analysis and control includes the steps of obtaining a sample from a process stream, interrogating the sample using spectroscopy according to an established QA/QC protocol to determine the concentrati... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6284048 | Method of processing wafers with low mass support A method is provided for treating wafers on a low mass support. The method includes mounting a temperature sensor in proximity to the wafer, which is supported on the low mass support, such that the sensor is only loosely thermally coupled to the wafer. A... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6283015 | Steam exhaust system of an electric pressurizing rice cooker A steam exhaust system of an electric pressurizing device which can control the pressure in a cooking vessel and simultaneously can prevent the pressure in the cooking vessel from excessively increasing during the cooking operation. In the steam exhaust s... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6265696 | Heat treatment method and a heat treatment apparatus for controlling the temperature of a substrate surface A substrate to be processed on which a thin film is formed is supported by a support member. The substrate to be processed is heated by a heating section. The surface temperature is measured by a radiation thermometer, and the heating temperature of the h... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6263782 | Device for sensing the presence of pans and the like on cooking appliances A device for sensing the presence of cooking utensils on a cooking hob comprising at least one heat source. The device includes an electrically conductive coil turn fed by the signal generated by an oscillator. The oscillator is preferably a voltage-contr... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6259074 | Apparatus for regulating the temperature of a fluid The temperature regulating device of the instant invention accurately regulates the temperature of a fluid to be sent through a conduit for either warming or cooling an infusate that is to be provided to a patient. The heater/cooler that is used for regul... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6255622 | Electronic device having external surface thermal feedback An electronic device has a case enclosing at least one heat producing component. The at least one heat producing component is capable of transmitting heat energy outside of the case. The electronic device further has a thermal sensor connected to control ... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6252207 | Fuser temperature control sensor which is insensitive to surrounding air currents A mechanism for controlling temperature of the at least one heated fuser element of a fuser, for a reproduction apparatus having a heater for the fuser element, operating at a desired temperature to permanently fix a marking particle image to a receiver m... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6248983 | Heater control apparatus with variable input voltage rectification A heater control apparatus wherein a voltage level of the power supply is discriminated by an input voltage discrimination circuit, and in case that an input voltage applied by an AC power supply is the lowest level, the heater is excited by a current cor... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6244166 | Child proof toaster with touch pad controls A child proof toaster with touch pad controls including a housing having a generally rectangular configuration. The housing has a top wall, a bottom wall, a front wall, a back wall, opposed side walls and an interior. The top wall has a pair of slots form... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6243547 | Image heating apparatus having a plurality of heaters An image heating apparatus is provided where an electrical power supply to a second heater is started during the electrical power supply to a first heater, a power supply control that controls the electrical power supply to the first heater in accordance ... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6239415 | Process and apparatus for measuring enthalpy changes by means of differential thermal analyzer (DTA) apparatus, operating with quasi-isothermal heating technique In a thermal analysis process for investigating thermal phase transformations, a sample and a reference substance are placed into a furnace with rising temperature of a predetermined rate operated by a programmed temperature controller. The temperatures o... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6232583 | Infrared high temperature measurement of optical fiber during draw A fiber draw furnace for drawing a fiber from a preform has a thermographic sensor in combination with a thermographic profiling processor. The thermographic sensor responds to infrared energy radiating from the fiber, for providing a thermographic sensor... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6229130 | Heating apparatus for cooking A detection target judgment section (12) in a heating apparatus for cooking judges a type of each detection area. The type is selected in three types of detection areas: A direct detection area where only a target food (9) is detected; A boundary detectio... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6225609 | Coiling temperature control method and system To cool a strip rolled by a hot rolling mill using cooling banks installed on the run out table at the delivery side of the hot rolling mill, and to control the strip temperature in front of coiler to a preset target temperature, the strip is conceptually... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6222158 | Fixing heater comprising electrically conductive member extending in the longitudinal axis of substrate A fixing heater includes a ceramic substrate; a heat generating resistor provided on the ceramic substrate to extend in a longitudinal axis of the ceramic substrate; a temperature detecting element for detecting a temperature of the ceramic substrate; and... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6222163 | Gas oven incorporating auxiliary electric heating element A gas cooking appliance includes upper and lower gas burner units, as well as an upper electric heating element, which is configured and mounted in an enhanced operational manner, within an oven cavity. A control system is provided to control the electric... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6218643 | Power supplying apparatus for automotive part A power supplying apparatus for automotive parts can prevent not only wasteful power consumption even if an electric heater is short-circuited, but also any adverse effects on engine operation during an engine start-up operation. To this and, a heater 3 i... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6218646 | Method for adjusting a limiting value of an operating temperature of a cooking unit and device for performing said method Glass or glass-ceramic materials for a cooking surface of a modern cooking unit can only withstand a certain predetermined limited temperature/time load. In order to guarantee that the permissible temperature/time load is not exceeded during the guarantee... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6204483 | Heating assembly for rapid thermal processing system A rapid thermal processing system for large area substrates, such as glass panels for flat panel displays, includes a processing chamber, a transport assembly for transporting a substrate through the processing chamber, and a heating assembly for heating ... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6201221 | Method and apparatus for heat regulating electronics products A heating/cooling apparatus for electronic components of a wireless base station is described. The apparatus includes a heat exchanger having a material-filled chamber and a plurality of extrusions. The chamber is located adjacent to the electronic compon... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6198186 | Thermally self-protected electric motor An electric motor includes a stator having a plurality of conductive windings radially spaced about a central axis. A rotor is located radially inward up the stator and is rotationally fixed with respect to a shaft along the central axis. The rotor and th... | 03/06/2001 |
