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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7140325 | Pour-on application method and devices The present invention relates to a device for applying a liquid pesticidal formulation to an external surface of a domestic animal, the device comprising an inlet and a plurality of spaced apart outlets, wherein the device is adapted such that when the middle of the... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7126086 | Cartridge-type soldering iron A soldering iron is configured to heat its tip and emit inert gas near the tip. This is accomplished by providing a heater cartridge having a heater pipe with a tip portion and a base portion. The heater pipe has a first hole in the tip portion and a second hole at ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7094049 | Quartz glass single hole nozzle for feeding fluid and quartz glass multi-hole burner head for feeding fluid The present invention provides a quartz glass single hole nozzle for feeding fluid capable of performing high-precision control of a flow rate, a burner for heat processing equipped with the quartz glass single hole nozzle, a quartz glass multihole burner head for f... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7086176 | Hair dryer hot air generator retainer A hair dryer hot air generator retainer allowing compact design, production cost reduction, and see-through attractive appearance containing a built-in hot air generator in homogenous voltage drop design; including a barrel in two separate halves and an H shape fram... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7060937 | Cartridge-type soldering iron with inert gas emitted near the tip A soldering iron heats the tip and emits inert gas near the tip. This is accomplished by providing a heater cartridge having a top or tip end and a base end with a soldering tip at the top end, an input opening closer to the base end and an output opening closer to ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7044153 | Varnishing installation A varnishing installation includes a varnish line with an inlet end, an outlet end and an auxiliary device. The auxiliary device is connected through a valve arrangement to the varnishing line and the valve arrangement is scrapeable. ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7014447 | Extruder for welding plastic components An extruder for welding plastic components, comprising a front part for plasticizing and ejecting additional plastic welding material, and a rear part, for feeding and breaking up a continuous filament made of the additional plastic material. The rear part comprises... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6944394 | Rapid response electric heat exchanger A fluid heat exchanger for use in a fluid heating system is disclosed that includes a rapidly heatable inside tube surrounded by a hollow outside tube for heating a fluid flowing between the inside tube and the outside tube for circulation through the fluid heating ... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6738566 | Insulated hose for transmitting hot liquids A hose for carrying liquid, such as hot met adhesive, within a predetermined elevated temperature range. The hose includes a tube for carrying liquid therethrough. The tube is encased in a reinforcing layer with an outer surface. A heater wire, which has an inner co... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6169850 | Air heating device This air heating device especially suited for low pressure air comprises an air duct in which an electric heating coil is located together with a thermistor which is part of an electronic thermostat to control the electric heating coil. The thermistor bea... | 01/02/2001 |
| 5909535 | Hot air welding torch with concentric tubular members providing cooling air flow A hot air torch for the welding of plastic featuring an air flow around and about the inner portions of tubular members which entrains unwanted internally generated heat prior to the welding tip to provide a torch body which is safe to the touch while at ... | 06/01/1999 |
| 5848223 | Double-walled flexible tubing product with helical support bead and heating conductor and apparatus and method for making A flexible double-walled plastic tubing product includes a helically wound support bead between inner and outer walls, and an helically wrapped electrical resistance heating conductor is disposed adjacent to the inner wall in good heat transfer relation t... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5483040 | Electrically heated hot gas soldering instrument An electric soldering iron is disclosed in which a gas such as compressed air is electrically heated and then forced through a metallic soldering tip which is deeply slotted or finned for maximum heat transfer thereto. Soldering is then accomplished by ap... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5251281 | Arm supported portable electric heat blower A portable air blower is provided for use around the home for purposes of drying a freshly washed vehicle or the like. The blower is supported on top of the arm of the user and proximate the user's shoulder as the user's arm passes through a rigid loop su... | 10/05/1993 |
| 5234157 | Soldering method and apparatus An component or connector lead (12) is soldered to a bare copper metallized area (14) on a circuit board (16) using core solder (26) by manually applying heat from a heated tip (24) to a separate one of the lead and metallized area. As the heat is being a... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5111527 | Electric heater with thermistor temperature control A forced gas electric heater has a serpentine heating element in series with a preheat coil. Gas to be heated first flows through the preheat coil before flowing through the serpentine heating element. A thermistor is disposed between two adjacent turns o... | 05/05/1992 |
| 5054106 | Hot gas soldering system In a soldering system which utilizes a fine jet of very hot gas for heating the work point the hot air may impinge directly on the work point or it may heat a soldering tip from within whereby it may be used in a more conventional mode of soldering or des... | 10/01/1991 |
| 4948946 | Electric soldering iron with directed air flow for fume dissipation A miniature light-weight electric soldering iron includes a hollow handle terminating in a conical air deflecting arrangement through which a cone-shaped curtain of relatively high velocity air is applied to the work area in a circular or elliptical regio... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4866251 | Removing optical fibre encapsulation Encapsulated optical fibres (FIG. 1A), for e.g. a submarine cable have their encapsulation removed by high velocity hot air blowers (6,7), leave free the acrylate coated fibres for splicing/jointing. An automated equipment moves the blowers progressively ... | 09/12/1989 |
| 4600124 | Controlled temperature hot melt adhesive dispensing system A controlled temperature hot melt adhesive dispensing system including three closed loop temperature control arrangements along a flow path for hot melt adhesive extending from an upstream adhesive source to a downstream adhesive dispenser. As disclosed, ... | 07/15/1986 |
| 4493972 | Electrically heated apparatus employing a PTC heater for liquifying a rod of binding material An apparatus for liquifying a rod of binding by application of heat includes a die-cast aluminum heating member having an elongated conical first channel decreasing in diameter from an inlet adapted to receive a rod of liquifiable bonding material through... | 01/15/1985 |
| 4452589 | Arc welding simulator An arc welding simulator for instructional use includes a handpiece that supports a retractably mounted heat tube. The handpiece and heat tube are sized and shaped to resemble an actual electric arc welding apparatus, including an electrode. The simulator... | 06/05/1984 |
| 4369777 | Apparatus for treatment of the common cold and allergic rhinitis Apparatus for delivering a stream of heated humidified air to the nasal mucosa for treatment of the common cold or allergic rhinitis comprising a container adapted to contain water, apparatus for producing a supply of air under pressure, pressurizing appa... | 01/25/1983 |
| 4323174 | Apparatus for dispensing mastic material Apparatus for dispensing mastic material such as butyle mastic sealant consists of a hopper for receiving cold mastic material and which is arranged to be heated to soften the material for feeding towards an outlet by a feed screw in a lower longitudinal ... | 04/06/1982 |
| 4212425 | Electrically heated windshield washer spray nozzle assembly An electrically heated spray nozzle assembly adapted to be mounted upon an automotive vehicle in a position to direct a fluid spray upon the windshield thereof includes a hollow angled pipe having a fluid inlet at one end and a spray nozzle at its other e... | 07/15/1980 |
| 4099653 | Molten adhesive dispensing device A novel heat exchanger structure, for a hand-held adhesive gun of the type adapted to discharge a heated thermoplastic adhesive through a discharge valve located in the gun's barrel. In preferred form, the novel heat exchanger includes a heat exchanger co... | 07/11/1978 |
| 4026025 | Dental syringe An improved dental syringe for injecting pressurized warm water and air into the oral cavity of a dental patient. A syringe, having an elongate tip for guiding water and air under pressure into a patient's oral cavity and atomizing the water with the air,... | 05/31/1977 |
| 4013083 | Hair dryer A hair brush or comb with apertures between its bristles or teeth is connected by a hose to an outlet of a blower which includes a heater for the generated airflow. The heater and the blower motor can be adjusted, independently or jointly, to provide diff... | 03/22/1977 |
| 3997083 | Shaving lather heater and dispenser having heat storing element A non-metallic housing is provided with an inlet adapted to be coupled with the discharge valve stem of an aerosol type lather container. The inlet communicates with a heating chamber within the housing formed by two concentric aluminum tubes contained wi... | 12/14/1976 |