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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7323207 | Method and apparatus for fingerprint detection A portable apparatus for detecting latent fingerprints that discharges a vapor of a cyanoacrylate-containing solution. The apparatus comprises a reservoir for holding a liquid solution comprising cyanoacrylate, a valve for controlling the release of the solution thr... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7304278 | Steam generation function-equipped high-frequency heating device An object of the present invention is to provide a high frequency heating apparatus having a steam generating function in which a time required for evaporation of dropped water can be remarkably increased when water is dropped onto an evaporation tray and the heatin... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7237409 | Steam cleaner with safety device A safety valve mounted in a steam cleaner is provided. The safety valve comprises a cap assembly, an actuation assembly, and a lock assembly. A rotation of the cap is adapted to detach the cap assembly when the steam cleaner is not operating or steam pressure inside... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7232079 | Determining whether thermal fluid-ejection nozzle ejected fluid upon firing based on temperature and/or resistance A method of one embodiment of the invention is disclosed that determines the temperature and/or firing resistance of a thermal fluid-ejection nozzle as the fluid-ejection nozzle is fired. The method determines whether the fluid-ejection nozzle ejected fluid upon fir... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7193180 | Resistive heater comprising first and second resistive traces, a fuser subassembly including such a resistive heater and a universal heating apparatus including first and second resistive traces A resistive heater adapted for heating a fuser belt is provided. The heater comprises a substrate, a first resistive trace formed over the substrate, and a second resistive trace formed so as to at least partially overlap the first resistive trace. ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7155117 | Hand held garment steamer A hand held appliance for use in applying steam to a garment or other item made of fabric includes a pump, a boiler and a switch. Power is applied through the switch to the pump. The pump pumps water from the water tank to the boiler. The water is converted to steam... | 12/26/2006 |
| 6990708 | Steam cleaning apparatus Steam cleaning apparatus, comprising an upper handle, an intermediate pole and a bottom head for production and supplying of steam, provided with an instantaneous steam generator, a water reservoir housed on the top of said pole in the region of the handle, a duct f... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6957013 | Fluid heater A fluid heater having a first heat exchanger block with a fluid heating tube encased therein, and having a first surface, a second heat exchanger block with a fluid heating tube encased therein and having a second surface adjacent to the first surface. A cavity is f... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6886214 | Steam jet apparatus for a vacuum cleaner A steam jet apparatus for a vacuum cleaner, which can be removably mounted to a handle of a vacuum cleaner body to supply a jet of steam to a cleaning surface, and which employs the power supply and switch for the vacuum's attachment accessories. The steam jet appar... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6839933 | Fluid supply tank for hand held vacuum A hand held vacuum using fluid, such as steam, to enhance cleaning is provided. The hand held vacuum includes a main body housing having a vacuum inlet and at least one fluid discharge aperture. The vacuum inlet cooperates with a vacuum fan and the fluid discharge a... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6826355 | Smoke generator with combined spacer and wetting wire and toy smoke-ring gun using same A toy gun produces a series of traveling smoke rings. It has a smoke chamber fed with smoke from a battery-powered electrical resistance generator. An elastic, edge-mounted diaphragm extends across at least a portion of the rear of the smoke chamber. A reciprocating... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6592107 | Floating portable humidifier A floating portable humidifier is configured to float partially submerged in an open tray of water. An internal cavity includes water entry apertures below the water line and air entry apertures above the water line. Water enters the cavity through the wa... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6421502 | Smoke generator and toy smoke-ring gun using same A toy gun (10) produces a series of traveling smoke rings (12). It has a smoke chamber (14) fed with smoke from a battery (24)-powered electrical resistance generator (30). An elastic, edge-mounted diaphragm (74) extends across at least a portion of the r... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6212332 | Steam iron station A steam iron station has a removable tank mounted in a case. Also included is a conduit adapted to be coupled to a steam iron. Also included is a removable filter having an intake. The filter is mounted in the case to communicate with the tank. Also inclu... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6157775 | Multi-functional electric heating vapor cleaning device A multi-functional electric heating vapor cleaning device comprises an upper case, a lower case, a vapor generating structure, and a power supplying structure. The water box is located within the space formed by the upper case and the lower case. The powe... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6085027 | Cigarette lighter aromatic dispenser A cigarette lighter aromatic dispenser 10 including a cylindrical heater body member 20 provided with an interior stepped shoulder 21 dimensioned to receive a portion of a receptacle member 30 containing a heat activated aromatic material 35. The exterior... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6072165 | Thin film metal/metal oxide thermocouple A thin film thermocouple having junctions (2, 7) of metal and semiconducting metal oxides such as tin oxide/silver, and used as surface temperature sensors in conjunction with thin film heating elements (1) to control temperature.... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6072940 | Wallpaper remover with suction cups A wallpaper remover system is provided including a base and a steam applicator assembly mounted on the base for dispensing steam upon the receipt thereof. Also included is a plurality of suction cups coupled to the base for releasably securing the same to... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6052511 | Humidifier with removable water supply tank A portable humidifier including a base defining a reservoir for liquid; a humidification mechanism for drawing moisture from the reservoir and discharging the moisture into the environment; and a tank removably supported by the base and having an outlet c... | 04/18/2000 |
| 6031969 | Omnidirectional portable appliance for steam cleaning hard or flexible surfaces The omnidirectional portable appliance for steam cleaning surfaces both hard and flexible, comprises a case provided with a handle, a water feed orifice, an electricity power cord, a cleaning head, a steam generator included in the case and a venturi devi... | 02/29/2000 |
| 5917992 | Apparatus for the loosening of wallpaper An apparatus for the loosening of wallpaper or the like from a substrate by steam. The apparatus includes a steam generator and a working plate, the steam generator being connected to the working plate by a flexible steam hose. The working plate is formed... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5825975 | Multifunctional device for spraying and fumigating a vaporizable fluid The invention relates to multifunctional apparatus for spraying and fumigating a vaporizable fluid, the apparatus comprising an actuator head (1), a tank (100) containing said fluid, and a pump mounted on the tank, wherein the actuator head (1) includes e... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5483616 | Humidifier tank with improved handle A humidifier with a removable water tank having a carrying handle projecting downwardly from the tank's bottom surface to a plane parallel therewith and below a downwardly projecting outlet valve. The handle facilitates transport of the tank with the bott... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5461695 | Nebulizing assembly with heating equipment An assembly for nebulizing, distributing and mixing liquid or powdered substances via a flow of compressed air, produces aerosols for inhalation purposes, with a nebulizing nozzle in a nebulizing chamber into which a supply chimney (21) extends so that ai... | 10/24/1995 |
| 5447597 | Apparatus for loosening wallpaper An apparatus for loosening wallpaper by means of steam, consisting of a steam generator and a steam plate connected to the steam generator by a steam hose, in which the steam generator incorporates a boiler which is closeable by means of a cover provided ... | 09/05/1995 |
| 5420961 | Steaming device A steaming device includes a reservoir for containing a predetermined quantity of water, a heater for heating the water and producing the steam, a nozzle for exhausting out the steam, a conduit for connecting the nozzle with the reservoir, and an external... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5408574 | Flat ceramic heater having discrete heating zones A plurality of resistive heating elements and conductive elements are screenprinted onto a ceramic substrate to form a heater having multiple resistive heating elements. Slots formed between adjacent resistive heating elements members provide air gaps to ... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5208895 | Combination heated scraper and steamer A hand-held heated scraper with steaming capabilities for use in removing paint, wallpaper, and adhesively glued down materials (such as linoleum or tile). The apparatus includes a housing accommodating a heating unit and steam generator, an electric wate... | 05/04/1993 |
| 5195514 | Portable hand-held medicinal vaporizer A portable hand-held electric powered medicine/water vaporizer consisting of a durable plastic shell (43), lid (27) and legs (69) with sufficient operating volume to vaporize medicine/water for a short time. Inside the shell is a vessel (35) for holding m... | 03/23/1993 |
| 5121464 | Steamer with controlled pressure A steamer for use in ironing clothes, in which when the pressure in the vaporizing chamber exceeds a predetermined value, the water supply is stopped for the vaporizing chamber even if the user operates the pump excessively, thereby preventing unvaporized... | 06/09/1992 |
| 5093894 | Electrically-powered linear heating element A heating element for use within a smoking device which is intended to be held in the lips of a consumer, and which without burning, heats a flavor-generating medium within the device to produce an aerosol, vapor, or flavor, which the consumer may inhale.... | 03/03/1992 |
| 5014337 | Electro-portable apparatus for the production of steam, particularly for ungluing wall coatings Electro-portable apparatus for producing steam applied to a surface, usable more particularly but not exclusively for ungluing wall coatings, having a housing containing a porous body impregnated with a liquid to be vaporized, the liquid being heated up t... | 05/07/1991 |
| 4857703 | Steam generator A steam generator having a block of heat conductive material in one face of which is formed a water chamber for the reception of water to be turned into steam by heat from an electric heater located in the block. The one face has also formed in it, first ... | 08/15/1989 |
| 4855568 | Wallpaper steamer A hand-held wallpaper steamer for use in wallpaper stripping having a housing of two-part clam shell construction, a base portion with a floor and a peripheral wall to form a chamber open at one face. The clam shells are contoured to receive the base port... | 08/08/1989 |
| 4851642 | Wallpaper steamer A hand-held, wallpaper steamer for use in stripping wallpaper has a housing accommodating a water tank and a steam generator supplied with water from the tank by an electrically powered water pump. Steam from the generator passes into an open faced steam ... | 07/25/1989 |
| 4843215 | Wallpaper steamer A hand-held wallpaper steamer for use in stripping wallpaper including a housing with a handle by which a user manipulates the steamer. The housing accommodates a water tank from which water is pumped by an electrically powered pump in the housing to a wa... | 06/27/1989 |
| 4835363 | Electric steam iron heated by halogen lamp and having a ceramic sole plate An electric iron wherein a cermic sole plate transmits infrared light and is heated by one or more halogen lamps within a reflector in the housing of the iron whose concave surface faces the lamp or lamps and reflects heat upon the sole plate. The reflect... | 05/30/1989 |
| 4835364 | Wallpaper steamer A hand-held wallpaper steamer for use in wallpaper stripping having a housing with a base portion having a peripheral floor and forming an open faced steam chamber. Water is pumped by an electric pump in the housing to an electrically-heated, steam genera... | 05/30/1989 |
| 4833298 | Wallpaper steamer A hand-held wallpaper steamer for use in stripping wallpaper which includes a housing accommodating a water tank, an electrically heated steam generator and an electric pump for pumping water from the tank to the steam generator. The steamer also has a ba... | 05/23/1989 |
| 4716276 | Electric steam iron having a detachable handle An electric steam iron housing has a sole plate with a generally flat upper surface having affixed thereto a one-piece heating assembly having a front portion and a rear portion. The front portion contains a serpentine steam generating passage with an inl... | 12/29/1987 |
