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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6759635 | Cooking system for sensing the status of a food item A system for determining the status of a food item using time-temperature data. The system includes a method comprising, sensing a number of temperatures associated with a food item, comparing data related to the sensed temperatures with predetermined temperature da... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6756570 | Cold start cooking system A control system for a cooking appliance enables a consumer to perform a complete cooking operation regardless of whether food is placed into an oven after a preheating operation or from a cold start. In general, under circumstances where the consumer does not inten... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6752804 | Ablation system and method having multiple-sensor electrodes to assist in assessment of electrode and sensor position and adjustment of energy levels A catheter carries a plurality of electrodes, each with multiple thermal sensors attached and is used to position the electrodes proximal biological tissue. A processor responsive to each of the thermal sensors determines the temperature at the thermal-sensor/electr... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6749016 | Brine temperature control apparatus using a three-way proportional valve In a brine temperature control apparatus, the temperature of brine in a tank disposed in a brine fluid circulating passage is controlled using a three-way proportional valve. The three-way proportional valve does not open and close in an abrupt ON/OFF fashion, but r... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6744021 | Microprocessor controlled heater/cooler system A portable heater/cooler system comprises a thermal electric module conducting a current through the module; a heater/cooler cavity coupled to the thermal electric module; a variable speed fan for blowing air over the thermal electric module and into the cavity; a f... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6744978 | Small diameter low watt density immersion heating element The present invention provides immersion heating elements, water heaters and methods for their fabrication and use. In the first embodiment of this invention, a resistance heating element is provided which includes a resistance heating material and an electrically i... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6744022 | Systems and methods for monitoring or controlling the ratio of hydrogen to water vapor in metal heat treating atmospheres Systems and methods for monitoring a heat treating atmosphere derive from at least one sensor placed in situ in the atmosphere a process variable, which is indicative of the ratio of gaseous hydrogen H2 (g) to water vapor H2O (g) in the atmosph... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6744020 | Heat processing apparatus A heat processing apparatus comprises a hot plate for putting the substrate on or near its surface, a ceiling with a first and second concentric regions with a first and second heat pipes, respectively, opposite to the hot plate surface, a member surrounding a space... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6740855 | Programmable slow-cooker appliance A programmable slow-cooker appliance, in which a user sets a time and temperature for cooking a food item. A programmable controller prevents the unit from being used solely as a “keep warm” appliance, and a unique design allows cooling of the controller during ... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6737614 | Method of checking a device for influencing the temperature in the cooking space of a baking oven and corresponding baking oven A method of and device for checking a device for influencing the temperature of a baking oven includes switching on devices for influencing the temperature of a baking oven for a predetermined time and subsequently comparing a measured temperature obtained with a pr... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6730890 | Programmable remote controlled cooking or baking apparatus and method A programmable remote controlled apparatus and method for controlling the time and temperature of a cooking or a baking cycle. The apparatus comprises: a cooking or baking appliance, such as a conventional stove, broiler, conventional oven, convection oven, microwav... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6727477 | Temperature controller A temperature controller includes temperature-adjusting device and a heating device. A plurality of magnet pieces and magnet attractive pads are respectively provided to terminal faces of the temperature-adjusting device and the heating device respectively for induc... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6727476 | Device and method for controlling cooker Device and method for controlling a heater in a cooker, the device including a plurality of heaters, a relay part for supplying/cutting off a power applied to the heaters, a current detecting part for detecting a current value applied to the heaters, and a controlle... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6723961 | Self-cleaning system for convection cooking appliance A self-cleaning sequence for a convection cooking appliance employs high velocity air to heat an oven cavity and components/ducting of an air circulation passage to self-cleaning (pyrolitic) temperatures. In accordance with the invention, the self-cleaning sequence ... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6723960 | Heater for orthopedic splints A heater device for orthopedic splints is organized in a portable container to preheat plastic splint sheets for immediate use in forming various shapes to fit and to stabilize the injured body portion of the patient. The heater is incorporated in a container having... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6723958 | Display with a heater Display with a heater, a) the display having at least one display glass, b) the heater having an electrically operated heating element connected to a voltage supply (UB, GND), c) the heating element comprising a thin layer, d) the layer being made of a material form... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6720541 | High frequency heating apparatus with temperature detection means A high-frequency heating apparatus capable of simultaneously heating different kinds of objects to appropriate temperatures includes: a power feed portion provided on a right side wall forming a heating chamber; a mounting table on which to mount objects to be heate... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6720534 | Power supply control system for heater used in gas sensor A heater control apparatus used for a gas concentration sensor heats a sensor element including a solid electrolyte body up to a desired activation temperature. The heater control apparatus determines an actual resistance value of the sensor element, controls a powe... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6713733 | Textile heater with continuous temperature sensing and hot spot detection A soft and flexible heater utilizes electrically conductive threads or fibers as heating media. The conductive fibers are encapsulated by negative temperature coefficient (NTC) material, forming temperature sensing heating cables. One or more heating cables can be f... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6713732 | Method and appparatus for controlling temperature An apparatus for controlling a temperature of a thermal load comprises: a dynamic compensator for calculating a heater command as a function of a user input signal without using a temperature measurement; and a heater for controlling temperature of the thermal load ... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6713730 | Timing system A timing system includes a control member being operationally coupled to a heat-emitting device of the oven and a heat-emitting device of each of the burners for turning the heat-emitting devices on or off. A temperature selection member is operationally coupled to ... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6710310 | Heating element with integrated heat safety device The invention relates to armoured heating elements. The invention specifically relates to a heating device (1) consisting of a tubular envelope, wherein a heating element (4) surrounded by insulation (3) is arranged, said heating element (4 | 03/23/2004 |
| 6707015 | Heating control system for a roller grill A heating control system in a roller grill has means for setting a set temperature, at least one temperature sensor mounted in the region of the rollers to measure the temperature of the area surrounding the food being heated on the grill, a temperature display in c... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6707014 | Oven apparatus for efficiently cooking food A conveyor oven for cooking food items, having a conveyor belt that passes through the oven. The conveyor belt may include a plurality of tablets composed of a stone-like material attached to a stainless steel linking assembly, or alternatively, a drive chain. Infra... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6707013 | Chaos applied apparatus A rotary nozzle device has: a nozzle composed of plural rotatable hollow links which are mutually passable through, a pump for press-feeding a fluid into the hollow links, and at least one fluid injection port in at least one hollow link of the ... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6707008 | Method and apparatus for controlling the drying of previously baked goods A merchandiser and method for displaying and warming previously baked dough products, such as cookies, under controlled drying conditions, including an enclosure having one or more wall members that define an interior space, with at least a portion of one of the wal... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6703592 | System of controlling the temperature of a processing chamber A CVD processing reactor employs a pyrometer to control temperature ramping. The pyrometer is calibrated between wafer processing by using a thermocouple that senses temperature during a steady state portion of a processing operation.... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6703591 | Methods and apparatus for shabbos/yom tov appliance control An appliance control system is configured to operate an appliance in at least a normal mode and a holiday mode wherein normal mode operation of appliance feature elements is altered to better conform to religious customs, such as Orthodox Jewish customs. ... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6703593 | Low and high voltage electrical heating devices A low-voltage self-regulating heating device (200) for operation with supply voltages in the range of 0.1-12 volts having first and second layers (104, 106) of material, at least one of which is PTC material interposed between a first electrode (102) and ... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6700102 | Dryer control circuit A control circuit for a clothes dryer operating with a 120 volt power supply compensates for changes in the ambient temperature to compensate for premature advancement of the dryer timer motor during an automatic drying cycle. The control circuit has a th... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6700098 | System for preventing and clearing ice dams A system for preventing and clearing gutter ice dams includes a plurality of wire holding assemblies, each assembly having a base for attachment to a gutter and a length-adjustable arm for contact with a roof adjacent the gutter. The arm is rotatably and ... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6696673 | Gas concentration detector having heater for use in internal combustion engine A gas concentration detector includes a detector element measuring a constituent gas concentration in exhaust gas emitted from an internal combustion engine and a heater for activating the detector element. During a cranking period of the engine, the heat... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6686571 | Heat treatment unit, cooling unit and cooling treatment method A substrate cooling unit comprises a cooling plate on which the substrate is placed, a cooling temperature adjusting element which adjusts the cooling plate to a predetermined temperature, a temperature controller which controls a temperature of the cooli... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6686561 | Temperature compensation warming fabric Disclosed is a warming blanket system having a fabric comprising a heating element, a data temperature mechanism configured to provide ambient air temperature data, a user input configured to provide user heat output preference data for a given normal amb... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6680463 | Power supply control circuit and cooking device In the power supply control circuit, interposed between the power lines 1a and 1b is a serial circuit 21 constructed by connecting in series a radio interference suppression capacitor 2 for suppressing radio interference and a power supply holding switch ... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6670587 | Self heating thermal protector The present invention is a self heating thermal protector located in close proximity to an incandescent light fixture for controlling the flow of current to the associated lighting fixture by measuring the rate of heat flow from a dedicated heat source. C... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6664517 | Steering-heater device for vehicle A steering-heater device 1 capable of temperature control without causing an excess current to flow into a steering wheel Sw is provided. The steering-heater device 1 includes a heater 2 disposed in the steering wheel, a calorific switching element 4 disp... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6653605 | Infant incubators and infant warmers with single patient and twin patient control A system for controlling the heating and temperature monitoring of infant incubators and infant warmers is provided with an incubator or infant warmer space, a heater for heating the space as well as a first temperature sensor and a second temperature sen... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6649884 | Sanitary device A sanitary device includes a microcomputer for controlling a temperature of a cleansing water in a heating water tank to a target value, a control substrate installing the microcomputer and a non-volatile memory memorizing a correction value for the targe... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6649883 | Method of calibrating a semiconductor wafer drying apparatus A method for calibrating a semiconductor wafer drying apparatus including a heater and a vessel containing a solvent and capable of receiving semiconductor wafers comprises selecting a test heater temperature and a test processing time. A first set of waf... | 11/18/2003 |
