Class 392/341 - For fluid heating (e.g., gas or liquid, etc.)

Subclass of Class 392 - Electric resistance heating devices
Definition: Subject matter wherein the heat storage means is used for
No. of patents: 42
Last issue date: 01/15/2008

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7319814	Heat conducting assembly for a water heater, and method for making the heat conducting assembly In a heat conducting assembly for a water heater and a method for making the heat conducting assembly, there is provided a heat-conductive housing which has inner wall surfaces that cooperate to confine a sealed chamber. A heat-conductive unit is disposed in the sea...	01/15/2008
7278379	Heat exchange system An improved shell-and-tube steam instantaneous heat exchange system of a closely coupled feedback design which overheats water in the heat exchanger portion of the system and then blends the water, as needed, with proportional amounts of cold water to achieve the co...	10/09/2007
7208846	Method and apparatus for generating electricity by waste airflow of air conditioning equipment A method and an apparatus of generating electric power by recycling waste wind energy produced by a heat dissipating ventilation machine of an air conditioning equipment comprise: a motive power end producing waste wind energy during its operation; a passive select ...	04/24/2007
7187855	Device for heating liquids and assembly for use in such a device The invention relates to a device for heating liquids, comprising: a first liquid container for liquid for heating, and a heating element connected to the first liquid container. The invention also relates to an assembly for use in such a device. Such a heating devi...	03/06/2007
7159643	Heat storing element and method for manufacturing heat storage apparatus using the element Appropriate amount of brazing material is put on each of inner and outer recessed portions of a first heat storing element. Then, the first heat storing element is placed close to and substantially parallel to a second heat storing element, and an inner projected po...	01/09/2007
7130533	Water heating apparatus and refrigerator having the same The present invention relates to a water heating apparatus having a heat exchanger that has a maximized heat transfer area between a hot water supply tube and a heater so that clean hot water is continuously fed without a time delay. To achieve these objects, a wate...	10/31/2006
7035532	Heat storage apparatus with spiral electrically heated phase change material A heat storage apparatus comprises a heat storage material accommodation cell for accommodating therein a heat storage material having an electricity conductive characteristic and configured to be electrically heated, and a fluid passageway for allowing a heat excha...	04/25/2006
7024795	Drying apparatus A drying apparatus having a purpose of shortening a drying time of laundry, comprising an accommodating chamber in which the laundry is accommodated, and executing a washing operation of the laundry and a drying operation after end of the washing operation in the ac...	04/11/2006
6674054	Method and apparatus for heating a gas-solvent solution This invention provides a method of quickly heating a gas-solvent solution from a relatively low temperature T1 to a relatively high temperature T2, such that the gas-solvent solution has a much higher dissolved gas concentration at temperature T2 than co...	01/06/2004
6493507	Water heating unit with integral thermal energy storage The present invention is directed to a water heater which includes a phase change material having a freezing/melting temperature from about 30° C. to about 90° C. The water heater include a source of water, a heating element for heating the water, a hea...	12/10/2002
6463212	Water heating unit with integral thermal energy storage The present invention is directed to a water heater which includes a material having a thermal energy capacity of at least about 25 cal/g and having a freezing/melting temperature from about 20° C. to about 100° C. The water heater include a source of w...	10/08/2002
6400896	Phase change material heat exchanger with heat energy transfer elements extending through the phase change material A heat exchanger for a phase change material including a container holding the phase change material, a tube surrounding the container to define an annular space therebetween, and preferably divider walls within that annular space to create a circuitous p...	06/04/2002
6047106	Water heating unit with integral thermal energy storage A water heater which comprises a phase change material having a thermal energy capacity of at least about 25 cal/g and having a freezing/melting temperature from about 15° C. to about 100° C.; a source of water, a heating element for heating the water; ...	04/04/2000
6047105	Off peak electric heat storage and discharge device An off-peak electric heat storage and discharge device includes variably sized thermal media material contained in a rock box. A calrod-type heating element is located in and in direct thermal contact with the thermal media material. Air flow can move fro...	04/04/2000
6044200	Hot fluid dispenser with inner reservoir containing meltable material and heat pipes transferring heat to outer reservoir A hot fluid dispenser comprises a first reservoir (1) for the fluid (usually water); at least one heating source (7, 8) operatively associated with the first reservoir 91); and at least a second reservoir (9) defining an interface with the first reservoir...	03/28/2000
5703998	Hot water tank assembly Hot water heaters are provided which contain improved temperature control devices and multiple resistance wire heating elements. The temperature control devices selectively deactivate at least one of the resistance wires to conserve electricity and preser...	12/30/1997
5696872	Thermal energy storage and exchanger device A thermal energy storage and exchanger device includes, a plurality of horizontal, superimposed, spaced plates defining a plurality of clear, horizontal, continuous, uniformly spaced flow passageways between them; and introduction means selectively operab...	12/09/1997
5694515	Contact resistance-regulated storage heater for fluids A storage fluid heater for heating a fluid, employs a heat storage unit, a heating element thermally coupled to the heat storage unit, and a heat recovery tube thermally coupled to the heat storage unit. The recovery tube is made from a material having a ...	12/02/1997
5542022	Compact packed bed heater system A compact portable apparatus and method for heating gases for periods ranging from about one tenths of a second to several minutes to temperatures as high as 2700° Celsius in 4 hrs. Graphite or metal oxide spherical pebbles which are placed in an externa...	07/30/1996
5355456	Pebble-bed evaporation and superheater assembly for vaporizing and heating a liquified cryogenic gas A pebble-bed evaporator and superheater assembly includes a tubular pressure shell with internal baffles, the latter including a plurality of apertures therein for passage of gas therethrough. Contained within the shell are heater elements and pebble elem...	10/11/1994
5318101	Thermal accumulation type heating and cooling device using heat transfer medium A heating and cooling device comprising a box type heat exchange tank containing a heat transfer medium having an thermal accumulation effect therein and a heat exchange pipe arranged in said heat exchange tank. An air discharging member is mounted to an ...	06/07/1994
5193138	Off-peak thermal storage system providing a plurality of selected temperature outlets A thermal storage system (10) provides a means for storing thermal energy acquired from electricity purchased at off-peak demand times and from other fuel sources such as fossil fuels, waste heat, and solar energy. The thermal storage system (10) is also ...	03/09/1993
4940885	Heating apparatus including ulta-violet portion A heat transfer fluid is used in a heating apparatus including, in series, a fluid storage container including conventional primary heating system for bulk heating the heat transfer fluid to a preselected temperature, and a secondary heating system utiliz...	07/10/1990
4757183	Portable cordless electric hair dressing appliance utilizing stored heat A cordless portable hand held hair dressing appliance has a housing provided with a pistol-grip handle and containing a battery operated electric fan arranged to draw air into the housing through an air inlet for flow through a heat structure to be heated...	07/12/1988
4714821	Heat accumulator A heat accumulator is disposed in heat exchange relationship with a heating system. The accumulator includes a body of a material having a high heat capacity and a high melting point, such as iron or ceramic material. The accumulator is arranged for being...	12/22/1987
4686959	Thermal storage furnace system A thermal storage furnace system having a mixing means in fluid communication with both a thermal storage means and a thermal storage means bypass conduit for mixing both heated fluid from the thermal storage means and unheated fluid from the thermal stor...	08/18/1987
4445023	Electric thermal storage heater system for heating fluids A thermal storage heater system for heating fluids includes a storage tank for accumulating and storing energy in the form of a quantity liquid heated to a high temperature by an electric immersion heating element in the tank. A source of a first fluid to...	04/24/1984
4345639	Heat storage units A heat storage unit of the kind comprising a housing in which heat storage elements are contained, with a common passage extending through the heat storage elements, and through which air is fed by a fan to remove heat from the storage elements to apply t...	08/24/1982
4343989	Magnesium oxide based heat storage device A cast magnesium oxide based structure is utilized as a heat storage material. In preferred embodiments, the magnesium oxide heat storage material is cast directly about a source of heat. In another embodiment, a block of cast magnesium oxide based heat s...	08/10/1982
4310746	Electric fluid heating apparatus A fluid heating apparatus includes a thermally insulated housing divided by a thermally insulated vertical partition into a flue passage and a heat exchange chamber, the partition having top and bottom openings providing communication between the passage ...	01/12/1982
4257556	Fluid heat transfer system Only a limited number of organic or silicone liquid phase thermal exchange fluid types are suitable for operation over a wide range of hot and cold temperatures and these have an undesirable property of degrading at high temperatures. It is accordingly de...	03/24/1981
4246466	Electric heat storage apparatus An apparatus for storing electrically generated heat includes a sealed container holding a bed of fusible heat storage medium, such as an alkali metal hydroxide composition, and having an expansion space above the bed of material to accommodate the medium...	01/20/1981
4243871	Fluid heating system with storage of electric heat A heating system includes a heat storage tank containing a heat transfer fluid (water) electrically heated to a high temperature. A tube/shell heat exchanger having a pair of fluid flow paths arranged in counter flow relationship is provided for extractio...	01/06/1981
4204407	Heated piping system for fusible salt heat exchange fluid in a solar power plant The method of heating the piping system for a HITEC or PARTHERM 290 (trademarks) heat exchange flow system in which this fusible salt is used as the heat exchange fluid throughout a solar electric power plant field. To prevent the fusible salt from freezi...	05/27/1980
4200783	Apparatus for collecting and thermally storing energy An apparatus for collecting and storing energy includes a thermal energy storage cell having a single-piece steel inner core provided with external thermal insulation. A unit for collecting and converting non-electrical energy into electrical energy, such...	04/29/1980
4193441	Variable capacity thermal storage system employing thermal switching A thermal storage system comprising a contained fluid and a fusible material in thermal communication therewith for cooperatively controlling the elevated temperature of the contained fluid. The fusible material acts as a controller to sequentially distri...	03/18/1980
4136276	Heat storage method and apparatus Method and apparatus for operating power turbomachinery which includes an electromagnetic induction heated, graphite heat storage core adapted to heat compressed fluid for subsequent expansion across a fluid turbine to generate rotary mechanical power out...	01/23/1979
4082143	Solar energy Simplicity is the height of invention. In the present invention, a plurality of containers provide for heat storage in water or other fluids, plus heat storage in heat-of-fusion heat storage material, plus domestic water heating, including good quality he...	04/04/1978
4056707	Electrical heating device for use with aerosol containers A device for heating lather dispensed from an aerosol can comprises a housing enclosing a heat sink having lather directing channels establishing fluid flow communication between an entrance orifice adapted to receive the outlet nozzle of the can and an e...	11/01/1977
4037583	Solar heating system and panels A solar heating system is provided in which is employed a source of a heatable fluid and an arrangement of solar heating panels to receive heat from the sun and heat the fluid therewith. A heat sink is provided to receive the fluid from the solar panels a...	07/26/1977

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