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Class 261/142 - Electric heater


Subclass of Class 261 - Gas and liquid contact apparatus
Definition: Apparatus wherein the device is an electric heater.
No. of patents: 364
Last issue date: 05/15/2012


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NumberTitleIssue Date
8177199Aerosol generator
An aerosol generator includes a saturator having an enclosure for passing a gas therethrough, and a porous substrate being adapted for retaining a non-vaporized form of an aerosol material, wherein the porous substrate is further adapted to release a vaporized form ...
05/15/2012
8128073Method and apparatus to help promote contact of gas with vaporized material
Vaporizable material is supported within a vessel to promote contact of an introduced gas with the vaporizable material, and produce a product gas including vaporized material. A heating element supplies heat to a wall of the vessel to heat vaporizable material disp...
03/06/2012
8038130Two-stroke engine and method for operating a two-stroke engine
A two-stroke engine with external fuel mixture generation in a carburetor. The engine including a suction funnel having an interior disposed upstream of the carburetor. The engine further includes a tapered insert having a narrow end and a wide end disposed in an ar...
10/18/2011
7883076Semiconductor processing system and vaporizer
A semiconductor processing system includes a gas supply system configured to supply water vapor into a process chamber that accommodates a target substrate. The gas supply system is provided with a gas generating apparatus for generating water vapor from purified wa...
02/08/2011
7841587Dispersing fragrances
A fragrance disperser in one form includes a single fan that passes air over a wicked single or double fragrance. A second form has the fan reversible to provide two different airstreams that evaporate respective different fragrances one after the other. Where two f...
11/30/2010
7828274Method and apparatus to help promote contact of gas with vaporized material
Vaporizable material is supported within a vessel to promote contact of an introduced gas with the vaporizable material, and produce a product gas including vaporized material. A heating element supplies heat to a wall of the vessel to heat vaporizable material disp...
11/09/2010
7712729Vaporizing device and liquid absorbing member
A vaporizing device which can vaporize fuel stably includes: a liquid absorbing member to allow liquid to move from one end portion to the other end portion of the liquid absorbing member under influence of a capillary action; and a heater to heat a side of the othe...
05/11/2010
7487956Method and apparatus to help promote contact of gas with vaporized material
Vaporizable material is supported within a vessel to promote contact of an introduced gas with the vaporizable material, and produce a product gas including vaporized material. A heating element supplies heat to a wall of the vessel to heat vaporizable material disp...
02/10/2009
7472896Heating and humidifying device
This invention relates to a heating and humidifying device in which a far infrared generation region and a heat exchange region are divided within a housing by a plurality of support frames. Several quartz outer tubes sealed at both ends of each tube are provided in...
01/06/2009
7413173Molded water chamber base plate for use in a humidifier and ventilator assembly
A molded base plate for use in a humidifier and ventilation assembly is disclosed. The base plate is connected to a cover which forms the water chamber of the humidifier. A thermally conductive material is used in the molding process of the base plate so that heat a...
08/19/2008
7401768Humidification device for fuel battery system
A humidification device for a fuel battery system, which rapidly exchanges dry air with humid air over a wide area, thus increasing humidification efficiency, and which appropriately heats dry air and humid air during cold weather, thus preventing the moisture of hu...
07/22/2008
7364140CPAP apparatus
A continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) apparatus to supply pressurized breathable gas to a patient includes a flow generator having a gas inlet and a gas outlet, a humidifier having a gas inlet coupled to the gas outlet of the flow generator, and a filter oper...
04/29/2008
7362964Humidifier with ultraviolet lamp
A humidifier that includes two water reservoir compartments connected via an opening large enough to allow exchange of water between the two compartments, and an ultraviolet lamp that irradiates on the water in the smaller of the two compartments downstream of the l...
04/22/2008
7362037Ultrasonic transducer device for humidifier
An ultrasonic transducer device for a humidifier, the humidifier having a vaporizing chamber for producing water vapor or mist, the ultrasonic transducer device comprises: a transducer holder having a central opening formed in a longitudinal direction of the transdu...
04/22/2008
7347889Ultrasonic solution separator
An ultrasonic solution separator including an ultrasonic atomization chamber supplied with a solution containing a target material; an ultrasonic oscillator producing mist from the solution in the ultrasonic atomization chamber with ultrasonic oscillation; a power s...
03/25/2008
7331569Liquid aeration system and method
A system for aerating liquid within a liquid retention structure including a liquid delivery tube in fluid communication with a gas exchange chamber and a pump. The gas exchange chamber includes an air inlet and a gas outlet. The pump is configured to pump liquid wi...
02/19/2008
7322566Device for heating and moistening breathing air
A device for conditioning breathing air includes a housing (1) provided with an inlet (5) for non treated breathing air and an outlet (6) for the treated breathing air. The housing (1) contains a passive humidifier (7) and an activ...
01/29/2008
7320459Apparatus for dispensing a vapour into an air flow
An apparatus for dispensing a vapor of a liquid into a ventilation system includes a vessel for holding the liquid, a heater for heating the liquid in the vessel to form a vapor, and means for delivering the vapor into the air flow passing through a passageway of th...
01/22/2008
7302949High flow humidifier for delivering heated and humidified breathing gases
An improved humidifier which may be used with a nasal cannula for high-flow respiratory gas therapy wherein a sterilized liquid is drawn from a sterilized liquid container by a high-flow driving gas passing adjacent to an aspirator tube orifice through which the ste...
12/04/2007
7300038Method and apparatus to help promote contact of gas with vaporized material
Structure helps support material in a container with an increased exposed surface area to help promote contact of a gas with vaporized material. For at least one disclosed embodiment, the structure may help support material for vaporization in the same form as when ...
11/27/2007
7293369Appliances having built-in water dispenser
An appliance is provided with a water dispenser. A fan or heater assembly, a hair dryer assembly, and a brush assembly are disclosed. Each of these assemblies includes a water dispenser incorporated therein. ...
11/13/2007
7290980Duct quick connect removable blower housing apparatus
A furnace blower apparatus has a tubular housing that is connected between a heating furnace and an exhaust flue of the furnace. The housing has an interior bore containing a fan assembly for drawing air through the furnace burner chamber on operation of the fan ass...
11/06/2007
7254320Water supply device for humidifier
A water supply device for a humidifier having a water tank for retaining water and a vaporizing chamber for producing water vapor with the water supplied from the water tank, is disclosed in which the water supply device comprises a water tube for supplying the wate...
08/07/2007
7237770Humidifier for breathable gas apparatus
A humidifier for use with a breathable gas supply apparatus includes a hollow body adapted for partial filling with water to a predetermined maximum water level, a gas inlet to the body above the maximum water level and a gas outlet from the body above the maximum w...
07/03/2007
7228859Pressure venting circuit for respiratory humidification apparatus
An improved humidifier assembly includes a tubing and a one-way valve for equalizing pressure between gas space of a water supply container and gas space of a humidifier vessel. ...
06/12/2007
7219880Safety protection device and control circuit for instantaneous atomization device
An atomization device having a safety protection device and a control circuit includes: a main body, a water tank in which an inspection device component is provided, and an atomization room designed in the main body, under the atomization room an atomization groove...
05/22/2007
7191780Continuous high-frequency oscillation breathing treatment apparatus
A continuous high-frequency oscillation breathing device delivers therapy during both inhalation and exhalation in order to assist in clearings secretions the lungs. A fixed shrouded-venturi patient interface circuit is combined with medicated aerosol to deliver con...
03/20/2007
7192486Clog-resistant gas delivery system
Processing gases reactive with each other are provided in parallel to a processing chamber through separate delivery lines including mass flow controllers devoted to each line. The parallel delivery lines meet in a mixing manifold located proximate to the processing...
03/20/2007
7182321Safety device for a humidifier
The present invention is directed to control method for supplying water in a humidifier. In a conventional humidifier, when the water level in the base of the humidifier is lowered to the ON/OFF critical region, with the vibration of the water level, the floating ba...
02/27/2007
7177535Apparatus for generating power and hybrid fuel vaporization system
A hybrid fuel vaporization system and an apparatus for producing power from a source of liquid fuel. The hybrid fuel vaporizing system includes at least one capillary flow passage, the at least one capillary flow passage having an inlet end and an outlet end, the in...
02/13/2007
7163197Liquid substance supply device for vaporizing system, vaporizer, and vaporization performance appraisal method
In a liquid substance supply device, a three port two valve directional control valve is provided in a transfer line, and a substance container and the transfer line are connected together by a four port three valve directional control valve in such a way that the f...
01/16/2007
7160358Pollution control in wood products dryer
Contaminant laden gas streams from wood product dryer operations, and other sources, are purified. The gas stream first is saturated with moisture by contacting the gas stream with fine liquid droplets which entrain particulates. The gas stream then is subjected to ...
01/09/2007
7152758Scented material dispense system for a hand-held device
A dispense system stores a scented material or materials and is provided with an electrical interface that is compatible with a hand-held device. The dispense system can be connected to the hand-held device and driven with the help of the hand-held device to dispens...
12/26/2006
7144473Evaporator for respirators and evaporation method
The present invention relates to an evaporator for respirators, including a storage tank for a liquid, a gas intake flange and a gas outlet flange as well as an apparatus for heating the liquid, which is formed such that it can heat a small portion of the liquid and...
12/05/2006
7137388Air pressure signal monitoring in apparatus for treating sleep disordered breathing
A humidifier is provided including a first humidifier part, a second humidifier part connectable with the first humidifier part, and a sealing gasket disposed between the first and second humidifier parts. The second humidifier part is configured to hold a volume of...
11/21/2006
7115155Air filtration apparatus and aromatizer
An air filtration and aromatizer apparatus which includes a housing, a motor in the housing with a fan for drawing air through an inlet toward an outlet through a pollution-collecting chamber, and an elongated hollow tubular perforated member having an upper end con...
10/03/2006
7111624Apparatus for delivering humidified gases
An apparatus for delivering humidified gases has a connection manifold adapted to connect with inlet and outlet ports of a slide on water chamber in a single slide on motion. Connection of the gases inlet and gases outlet ports as well as any additional electrical a...
09/26/2006
7097161Electrical air freshener device
An air freshener device includes a card member for plugging to electric facility, a housing attached to the card member, a casing received in the housing to receive air freshener material, and a heater received in the housing for being energized to heat an air recei...
08/29/2006
7083162Intermediary device
The present invention provides an intermediary device which alters a surrounding environment and attaches to and/or integrates with at least one other device with little or no effect on devices to which the intermediary device is attached. ...
08/01/2006
7066452Humidifier with reverse osmosis filter
A filtering system for use with a reservoir. The filter system includes a filter assembly capable of filtering particles sized 1.0 micrometers and larger and may, include a flow control device positioned to selectively provide fluid flow to the filter assembly. The ...
06/27/2006
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