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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7204015 | Electric heating cloth method A method for producing a uniformly heated electric heating cloth comprising the steps of forming heating threads by dissolving a thermoplastic polymer in an organic solvent, adding an industrial carbon which is produced from acetylene to form a first mixture, grindi... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7190887 | Portable thermal-stratifying space heater and powerplant package A portable room heater is provided comprising an upright enclosure defining an inlet at a lower end of the enclosure, an outlet at an upper end of the enclosure, and a passageway fluidly connecting the inlet and the outlet. The portable room heater further comprises... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7046921 | Radiant heating element reflective bracket with ventilation openings A reflective bracket for a radiant refrigerator defroster includes a channel fabricated from a reflective material and a plurality of ventilation openings through the sides and bottom of the channel. The ventilation openings reduce the operating temperature of the h... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7014431 | Forced air warming unit A forced air warming unit has a casing with inlet and outlet openings. The casing encloses a scroll housing with a curved inside surface in which a blower is disposed. A circuit board in the casing encloses the blower in the scroll housing. At least one opening pene... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6311015 | Cable coiling device for electric heaters The present invention relates to an improved cable coiling device for electric heaters comprising a cable coiling frame being built in the casing at where the exit of the power cable locates; and an accommodating hood being disposed on the periphery of th... | 10/30/2001 |
| 5909534 | Ventilator with far infrared generators A ventilation device having a housing with a grille at the bottom and two ventilation members at two sides of the grille is provided. A fan assembly is mounted on the housing and controlled to draw filthy air out of a room through air vents in the ventila... | 06/01/1999 |
| 5758016 | Method of obtaining saving of energy and apparatus for utilization in said method A method of, and an apparatus for, energy saving heating of premises in which people stay temporarily. According to the invention the premises are heated by conventional heating methods up to a temperature which is below comfortable temperature. When a hu... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5621846 | Radiant electric space heater with angular adjustment support bracket A radiant electric heater has a pair of bracket arms rotatably attached to opposite ends of a housing secured to a support bracket attached to a ceiling over a work space. A control switch mounted on one of the bracket arms and a control knob secured to t... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5243682 | Hair dryer with an isolated heater element A wall mounted hair dryer, having a stationary heated air supply, a portable dryer head and a flexible hose connecting the two, is provided with an isolated heater element which controls the temperature gradient profile of the discharge conduit of the air... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5239610 | Wall mounted plug-in electric space heater with mounting clip for preventing accidental unplugging An electric heating assembly adapted to be mounted onto and plugged into a wall-mounted electrical outlet includes a heating unit having a plug member an a back wall, thereof which is directly mateable with a power receptacle of the electrical outlet. The... | 08/24/1993 |
| 5197111 | Convection heater with heating elements arranged in a stair step configuration An electric convection space heater for placement adjacent to a wall includes a plurality of elongated electric heating elements positioned in an elongated housing having a front panel having an elongated cold air inlet, a back panel for placement adjacen... | 03/23/1993 |
| 5047786 | Electric heating apparatus utilizing dual chambers for heating by convection Electric heating apparatus having at least one electrical heating resistor (24) arranged in a body (1) of sheet metal provided with an air inlet in its lower part and an air outlet in its upper part. The body (1) is formed by a double-walled hollow elemen... | 09/10/1991 |
| 4937432 | Apparatus to deliver hot air The apparatus comprises a protection casing (2) fixable to a wall (3) and housing an air-delivery unit (4). The protection casing (2) has a base portion (6) from the upper part of which a dome-shaped portion (8) projects, and two side portions (9) extendi... | 06/26/1990 |
| 4897524 | Portable electric fireplace with simulated chimney flue A portable electric fireplace constructed of lightweight sheet metal has a hollow hearth section, canopy section, and a simulated chimney flue pipe and back plate. The hearth section has a rear wall, side walls, and a front wall with an opening therethrou... | 01/30/1990 |
| 4760243 | Apparatus for letting out hot air, used as heater and drier particularly in bathrooms An electric heating and drying apparatus, of the type comprising, housed in a box-type body having at least partially open walls, a heating resistance and a fan arranged to blow air through said resistance towards an outlet opening, said box-type body bei... | 07/26/1988 |
| 4682009 | Wall mounted combined radiactive-convective electric space heater A wall mounted space heater includes a housing having front and rear walls cojointly defining a space therebetween divided into a pair of convective air channels by a substantially vertically disposed solid flat metal plate having a first side facing the ... | 07/21/1987 |
| 4662187 | Air conditioning apparatus Air conditioning apparatus (10) comprising a cabinet (12) housing a heat exchanger (42) means (30) to draw ambient air into the cabinet, through the heat exchanger and through main outlet means (22), a steam generator (44) and a vapor mixing chamber (48) ... | 05/05/1987 |
| 4587403 | Thermostat setback controller sub-base A sub-base for use in conjunction with thermostats for controlling air conditioned spaces includes a false heat device and a radio frequency receiver and control circuit for turning on and off the false heat device to provide temperature setback control f... | 05/06/1986 |
| 4546236 | Wall mounting arrangement for sauna heating units A sauna heating unit including electrical heating elements (17), which are surrounded by a casing (11) open at the top and at the bottom, elements (17) being regulatable and connectable and disconnectable through control elements (15,16) arranged on a con... | 10/08/1985 |
| 4392048 | Electrical convertor heater A convector heater has a front plate 1 with a surround 2 spaced around the periphery of the front plate 1 so as to define a top, bottom and side air gap 3 between the front plate 1 and the surround 2. A back plate 4 is connected at its periphery to the su... | 07/05/1983 |
| 4375590 | Temperature regulator mounting arrangement for electric sauna heating units An electric sauna heating unit provided with electric heating elements arranged in a casing through which sauna room air flows to be heated has a temperature regulator including a transmitter, such as a thermostat bulb or thermistor, for sensing the tempe... | 03/01/1983 |
| 4227068 | Convector heater A convector heater having a cabinet containing a heat exchanger. The heater is supported at the rear and thereby mounted to a wall. A manual control for the heater is situated at a rebate at the rear edge of the cabinet so as to be manually accessible and... | 10/07/1980 |
| 4010349 | Proofing cabinet A proofing cabinet for treatment of dough preparatory to baking in which an upright cabinet having a swingable front door has support brackets on the inside for receiving trays of dough while in the bottom of the cabinet there is detachably inserted an as... | 03/01/1977 |
