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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7328653 | Industrial apparatus for applying radio-frequency electromagnetic fields to semiconductive dielectric materials Industrial apparatus for applying radio-frequency electromagnetic fields to semiconductive dielectric materials comprises a radio-frequency voltage generator and an applicator device for applying radio-frequency electromagnetic fields. The applicator device comprise... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7263283 | Electronic thermostat for liquid heating apparatus An electronic thermostat (20) has a mechanical switch (22) and a solid-state switch (24). The electronic thermostat (20) is suitable for use in a liquid heating apparatus, such as a coffee maker or any other apparatus that dispenses heate... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7159743 | Device for injecting additive fluids into a primary fluid flow A device for injecting additive fluids into a stream of a primary fluid as it passes through a common central bore is characterized by a series of specially formed layers each having a particular fluid flow pattern formed therein. The layers are registered one above... | 01/09/2007 |
| 6371693 | Making subsea pipelines ready for electrical heating Apparatus and method are provided for connecting electrical power for heating subsea pipelines after the pipeline is deployed. Electrical connections may be made subsea using wet-mateable connectors. The electrical power may be supplied from a boat or may... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6315497 | Joint for applying current across a pipe-in-pipe system A heated flowline electrical isolation joint is disclosed for introducing current into a pipe-in-pipe system having an outer and an inner pipe. A hub presents a load flange having tension and compression load shoulders on its terminal end and connects to ... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6304718 | Electrolyte electrode for electroheating Electroheating apparatus including a conduit adapted for flow therethrough of a flowable product having a pressure, an electrode circumferentially surrounding the conduit, the electrode defining a first annulus between an inner wall of the electrode and a... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6142707 | Direct electric pipeline heating A system for direct electric heating of a subsea pipeline is disclosed in the form of a pipe-in-pipe flowline having an electrically conductive outer carrier pipe and an electrically conductive inner pipe or flowline arranged longitudinally, substantially... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6130990 | On-demand direct electrical resistance heating system and method thereof A liquid heater includes an electrical power supplier and a heating passage configured to receive unheated liquid. The heating passage is defined by a first electrode and a second electrode. The first and second electrodes are electrically connected to th... | 10/10/2000 |
| 5771336 | Electrically stable methods and apparatus for continuously electroheating food Electrically stable electroheating apparatus and methods for continuously treating pumpable food are provided. The electrodes of the electroheater are connected to a source of AC electric current which resistively heats the food by passing current through... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5768472 | Apparatus and methods for rapid electroheating and cooling Methods and apparatus for electroheating an electrically conducting flowable material are provided. In a preferred embodiment, flowable material is conveyed from an entrance passageway to first and second electrode assemblies. The flowable material is the... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5583960 | Electroheating apparatus and methods Electroheating apparatus and methods utilize a dielectric structure defining a conduit course of relatively small cross-sectional area and electrode surfaces of relatively large area so that the electrical current density in a region of the conduit remote... | 12/10/1996 |
