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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7941038 | Glass manufacturing apparatus, a structural member thereof and method for heating the structural member by conduction heating A hollow tubular body for molten glass in which local-overheating is reduced at the time of conduction heating. The hollow tubular body has a platinum or platinum alloy hollow tube, used for conduction heating, wherein a platinum or platinum alloy ring electrode is ... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7372005 | Water storage device having a powered anode A water heater having a powered electrode and a method of controlling the water heater. The water heater includes a tank to hold water, a heating element, an electrode, and a control circuit. The control circuit includes a variable voltage supply, a voltage sensor, ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7171111 | Method of heating water with rod shaped electrodes in a two-dimensional matrix An improved scheme for dissociating water into hydrogen and oxygen is provided in which a two dimensional matrix of electrodes is provided in a reaction vessel. The electrodes are connected to a source of electrical power for providing a potential difference there b... | 01/30/2007 |
| 6640048 | Instant water heater An in-line water heater utilizing electrically conductive polymer structures for electrodes. The area of electrodes that confront one another can be varied, and thereby the temperature to which the water is heated can be variably adjusted. The heat is not... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6421501 | Heater for resistive heating of a fluid, fluid-treatment apparatus incorporating such a heater, and a method of treating a fluid by resistive heating A resistive heater comprises at least one heater chamber defined by walls, two of which are constituted by parallel conductive plates spaced apart by a selected distance. The chamber also has an inlet for introducing a fluid close to a first end of the pl... | 07/16/2002 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6088509 | Conical shaped electrolyte electrode for electroheating Electroheating apparatus including a conduit, a cone-shaped electrode circumferentially surrounding the conduit, an electrical power source connected to the electrode, an electrically non-conductive endcap connected to the conduit and electrode, the condu... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6072937 | Steam generator A steam generator comprises a chamber having an inlet for water and an outlet for steam. Disposed in the chamber are first and second sets of interleaved electrodes, connected to respective poles of an electrical supply. The electrodes have tapered planar... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6021253 | Heating probe A probe for heating a reagent and/or a test specimen from a storage temperature to an analysis temperature is provided herein. The probe is particularly useful with or as part of a clinical analyzer. The probe includes an electrically conductive, tubular ... | 02/01/2000 |
| 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 |
| 5636317 | 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... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5621845 | Apparatus for electrode heating of earth for recovery of subsurface volatiles and semi-volatiles Improved methods and apparatus are disclosed for confining ohmic heating currents to a subsurface formation in the use of in situ ohmic heating for recovery of volatile and semi-volatile materials, such as hazardous waste, hydrocarbon-like materials, and ... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5607613 | Electroheating of food products using low frequency current An electroheating cell operating at low voltage and mains frequency, i.e., 60 Hz, is effective in heating a variety of food products including liquid egg products for general processing, as well as pasteurization and sterilization. The electroheating cell... | 03/04/1997 |
| 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 |
| 5571385 | Method and apparatus for water purification A water purification method and apparatus is described which distills a contaminated water supply having contaminants dissolved therein with electrically powered spaced apart immersion electrodes. When connected to a source of alternating electrical curre... | 11/05/1996 |
| 5526461 | Evaporation vessel and electrode arrangement for an electrode evaporator having a dummy electrode A refinement of an evaporation vessel and electrode arrangement allows a large range of different apparatus types to be provided, of variable construction, using a small number of different components. For this purpose, an arrangement of a plurality of bu... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5418522 | System for indicating and signaling the presence of snow and ice A moisture sensor with two heatable concentric moisture electrodes and a temperature sensor detecting the electrode temperature is set into the roadway surface to be monitored. The moisture electrodes are heated by a heating current circuit. The heating c... | 05/23/1995 |
| 5226106 | Ohmic heating apparatus using electrodes formed of closed microporosity material An ohmic heating apparatus for heating flowable media which is flowing through a conduit comprises electrodes exposed to the flowing media and supply means connected to the electrodes and to the media to pass a heating current through the flowable media. ... | 07/06/1993 |
| 5222185 | Portable water heater utilizing combined fluid-in-circuit and induction heating effects A portable electric water heater has spaced concentrically disposed ferromagnetic electrodes defining an annular chamber for an electrically conductive liquid to be contained between the electrodes. The electrodes are encased in a housing having a liquid ... | 06/22/1993 |
| 5058192 | Method of and apparatus for preparing foods by utilizing electric heating A container having an open upper end is provided with a moisture permeable film member disposed inside the container in such a manner that two outer surfaces of the film member face two mutually opposing inner surfaces of the container, and with a pair of... | 10/15/1991 |
| 4959525 | Apparatus for heating an electrically conductive flowable material flowing through a pipeline A heating apparatus for heating an electrically conductive flowable medium includes a pipe having a conductivity no greater than that of the medium and a pair of electrodes projecting in a cantilever fashion into the pipe at spaced locations therealong an... | 09/25/1990 |
| 4783585 | Downhole electric steam or hot water generator for oil wells A downhole heating generator for producing steam or hot water in oil wells to aid in the recovery of oil includes an elongated cylindrical housing suspended by a cable within the tube string of an oil well bore at the level of a geological formation to be... | 11/08/1988 |
| 4730098 | Electric electrode-type water heater A heating device for an electrically conductive fluid, such as water, has a vessel with a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet. A plurality of closely spaced parallel electrode plates within a container having holes therein and a plurality of wall structures wi... | 03/08/1988 |
| 4608920 | Electroplasmolyzer for processing vegetable stock An electroplasmolyzer for processing vegetable stock comprises a housing which accommodates therein electrodes provided with a plane surface of contact with vegetable stock being processed, said electrodes connected to a power supply. Adjacent electrodes ... | 09/02/1986 |
| 4577091 | Tray electrode arrangement for an electrical steam or hot water generator The electrical steam generator has a pressure vessel in which pairs of trays are disposed one above the other on a vertical riser. The bottom tray of each pair of trays is electrically insulated from the pressure vessel wall and is connected to a power su... | 03/18/1986 |
| 4457221 | Sterilization apparatus A process and apparatus for killing organisms in situ within a host by means of successive short-duration high-current-density pulses of electricity of alternately opposite polarity. These pulses are passed through the host and concomitantly the organisms... | 07/03/1984 |
| 4439669 | Instantaneous electrode-type water heater An electrode-type water heater or steam generator constructed from only three different manufactured parts includes an electrically non-conductive housing formed from a pair of complementary identical open-face housing sections. The housing sections each ... | 03/27/1984 |
| 4423310 | Electrical steam generator having adjustable electrodes for an air humidifier The steam generator includes a cylindrical tank, a plurality of circumferentially-spaced electrical terminals extending through the tank top wall. To afford the capability of adjusting the horizontal distance between adjacent electrodes while maintaining ... | 12/27/1983 |
| 4422917 | Electrode material, electrode and electrochemical cell The invention provides an electrode material, and a method for its manufacture, for use in electrochemical reactions comprising bulk titanium oxide having the general formula TiOx where x is from 1.55 to 1.95 and also electrochemical cells incl... | 12/27/1983 |
| 4418269 | Multi-electrode boiler A multi-electrode boiler, especially for use as a humidifier, comprising water-changing means arranged to allow at least some of the water in the boiler to be changed, monitoring means arranged to monitor the electrical-current which flows through at leas... | 11/29/1983 |
| 4417132 | Apparatus for heating electrically conductive flowable media A heater for liquid foodstuffs has a pipe through which the foodstuff flows and electrodes spaced along the pipe to drive a heating current through the foodstuff. In the embodiment, the electrode is a platinum coated cylinder arranged transversely in an e... | 11/22/1983 |
| 4394561 | Tank structure for an air humidifying electrode steam generator The electrode steam generator includes a cylindrical water tank including mating top and bottom cylinder halves molded from an electrically insulative synthetic plastic material as substantial mirror images of each other so that both can be molded from di... | 07/19/1983 |
| 4347429 | High capacity corrosion and erosion resistant electrodes for AC electrode boilers An electrode boiler containing an aqueous electrolyte is provided with a pair of spaced electrodes immersed in the electrolyte and connected to an AC power source. Each electrode comprises an electrically conductive metal substrate having adhered to one f... | 08/31/1982 |
| 4338510 | Electrode type steam vaporizer having corrosion resistant nickel ferrite electrodes and a protective cover An electrode type steam vaporizer device is disclosed which includes a plurality of ferrite electrodes positioned in a water receptacle wherein AC voltage is applied to the electrodes thereby vaporizing water in the receptacle. Each of the ferrite electro... | 07/06/1982 |
| 4292498 | High voltage electrode steam boiler and electrode assembly therefor An electrode assembly for an electrode boiler employing electric current flow between spaced electrode assemblies immersed in an electrically conductive fluid in a boiler vessel for raising the temperature of the fluid includes an upright electrode member... | 09/29/1981 |
| 4288683 | Insulating porous matrices for electrode boilers An electrode boiler has a pair of boiler electrodes defining a volume therebetween to be filled with electrolyte to be heated by electrical current passage between the electrodes through the electrolyte. A porous insulating matrix is confined by a pair of... | 09/08/1981 |
| 4286111 | Apparatus for interconnecting a power supply to an electrode within a chamber containing fluid maintained at a high temperature and pressure An apparatus for connecting a power supply to an electrode within a high pressure, high temperature vessel is disclosed. The apparatus includes a conductor extending through the vessel such that the net force exerted upon the conductor by the vessel press... | 08/25/1981 |
| 4284469 | Method and apparatus for concentrating a liquid A corrosive liquid such as sulphuric acid is concentrated by boiling in an evaporator vessel having a thermosyphon loop connected to the bottom of the vessel. Electrodes of carbon which is essentially free of any organic binders are located in one leg of ... | 08/18/1981 |
| 4266116 | Electrode-type steam generating device for generating superheated steam A superheated vapor generator including a porous material substantially filling an annular space between two concentric spaced apart tubular inner and outer electrodes connected across a power source. A pump is provided to pump a predetermined quantity of... | 05/05/1981 |
