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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8139931 | Method and apparatus for preventing ice formation in a wet saw basin A saw bath ice formation preventing method includes the positioning of a heating member in a basin having water positioned therein. A wet saw is mounted to the basin. The heating element is turned on when the wet saw is being used in temperatures below 0° Celsius t... | 03/20/2012 |
| 7203418 | Electric water heater with hot water outlet dip tube An electric water heater including a water container; an element associated with the water container to heat water in the water container; a cold water inlet associated with the water container; a hot water outlet associated with the water container; and a dip tube ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7091450 | Two-circuit grip heater A grip heater has a tubular insulator that is designed to slip over a handlebar and has two interposed pairs of helical recesses. Each pair of helical recesses is formed by two parallel helical grooves and accommodates a heating element; the heating elements can hav... | 08/15/2006 |
| 6414281 | Hot-toe multicell electric heater A multicell heater is shown with typically round outer tubing, containing a plurality of resistive heating elements having a common inner sheath. The inner sheath has a preferably non-circular cross-section and is given a hairpin bend to form a "U" shape.... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6282372 | Multi-position point of use electric water heater A point-of-use electric water heater is provided with a unique configuration permitting it to be selectively used in (1) a wall or ceiling-mounted horizontal orientation, (2) a floor or wall-supported vertical orientation, or (3) a wall-supported inverted... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6240249 | Electric water heater with simplified phase conversion apparatus An electric water heater is provided with simplified phase conversion apparatus including a terminal structure having replaceable line lug portions which are wired to a single phase row of multi-pin connector sockets by single phase routing circuitry, and... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6075923 | Self-compensatory water heater sensitively responsive to temperature variations A water heater includes: a reservoir having a feed pipe protruding inwardly into the reservoir for directing cold water into the reservoir; a main heater having a main thermostat sensor juxtapositionally secured in an immersion pipe section of the feed pi... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6069998 | Integral water heater and water temperature sensor A screwplug type water heater (10) has a heating element (12) immersible in a water heater tank (T) to heat water (L). Electrical terminals (28) on the outer end of the heater connect the heating element into a heater circuit (H) for a control unit (14). ... | 05/30/2000 |
| 5930459 | Immersion heating element with highly thermally conductive polymeric coating Electrical resistance heating elements are provided which are useful in heating fluid mediums, such as air and water. The heating elements include an element body having a supporting surface and a resistance wire wound onto the supporting surface which is... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5835679 | Polymeric immersion heating element with skeletal support and optional heat transfer fins Electrical resistance heating elements, hot water heaters containing such elements, and methods of preparing such elements are provided. The electrical resistance heating elements of this invention can be disposed through a wall of a tank for heating flui... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5586214 | Immersion heating element with electric resistance heating material and polymeric layer disposed thereon Polymeric heating elements and water heaters containing these elements are provided by this invention which utilize polymeric materials in contact with electric resistance heating materials and in contact with fluid to be heated. These polymeric materials... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5553109 | Apparatus and methods for simulating a change in axial power shape during a nuclear fuel rod bundle transient Apparatus is provided for simulating a nuclear fuel rod bundle transient condition and includes a vessel for containing a coolant, a pair of heating elements disposed in the vessel and a power supply for supplying power over time to each of the heating el... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5325822 | Electrtic, modular tankless fluids heater A tankless, flow-through electric water heater whose housing is designed for modular application, where serially connected modules define the path of the fluid being heated, in this case water, through the heater from inlet to final outlet. Each module co... | 07/05/1994 |
| 5293446 | Two stage thermostatically controlled electric water heating tank A two-stage electric water heater which utilizes a centrally located, vertically-oriented flue pipe and multiple heating elements extending through selected lengths of copper tubing positioned in the flue pipe to heat the water surrounding the flue pipe. ... | 03/08/1994 |
| 5187772 | Electric water heater with radially extending overlapped horizontal heating element arranged in vertically spaced aligned sets An electric water heater includes a cylindrical tank with an inner surface defining a water chamber having a central vertical axis. Three sets of three electric immersion heating extend radially inwardly into the water chamber from the inner surface. The ... | 02/16/1993 |
| 5113480 | Fluid heater utilizing dual heating elements interconnected with conductive jumper A dual element comprises two electrical heating elements of different ratings. Each heating element has first and second terminals. The second terminals of the two heating elements are secured to a common clip, which is wired into an appropriate electrica... | 05/12/1992 |
| 4914275 | Regasifier An apparatus for regasifying liquified products such as natural gas includes an outer pressure vessel, an inner vessel for receiving liquified gas and a plurality of individually controllable heating assemblies stacked within the inner vessel. Each of the... | 04/03/1990 |
| 4659003 | Heating device for generating a wave of solder in a wave soldering machine The present invention relates to a device for generating a wave of solder in a wave soldering machine used for soldering components on printed circuit boards passing through the machine, said device being equipped with a nozzle comprising an elongated cha... | 04/21/1987 |
| 4617456 | Long life corrosion proof electroplating immersion heater A flexible electric heating assembly for immersion heating of highly corrosive liquids, such as electroplating solutions, includes an iron-nickel-chronium resistance element disposed within a thin-walled stainless steel tube and electrically insulated the... | 10/14/1986 |
| 4593178 | Removable electric heating assembly for fluid heaters and boilers A fully removable heating element assembly for use in fluid heaters and boilers, such as the boiler contained in a CO2 removal air purification system employing a monoethanolamine (MEA) solution, includes a rectangularly shaped housing open on ... | 06/03/1986 |
| 4502164 | Device for destroying bacterial flora A device for destroying bacteria which accumulates in drainage pipes and the like. Previously, no device has been provided which will destroy bacteria which accumulates in drainage pipes. This invention provides a housing (5,58) provided in the S-bend of a ... | 03/05/1985 |
| 4421975 | Heating element assembly An immersion heater having the bent legs of the individual electrical elements joined to a wall by a press fit between tapered element surface and tapered wall apertures. A movable brace interconnects the element legs and dampens vibration.... | 12/20/1983 |
| 4394562 | Electric immersion heater mounting flange An electric immersion heater for use in conjunction with tanks made by different manufacturers. The tanks are typically cylindrical and include an annular mounting flange at the upper open end provided with a specific arrangement of mounting apertures rec... | 07/19/1983 |
| 4392051 | Parallel-type heating cable A method and apparatus for parallel-type heating cables. In accordance with the present invention a heating core element is formed by connecting two essentially parallel bus wires with a plurality of electrically conductive splices to a centrally disposed... | 07/05/1983 |
| 4320702 | Steam generator Steam is generated in a small enclosure disposed within a large tank. Water is separately heated in the enclosure and in the tank. The enclosure is in direct communication with the tank. Steam generated within the enclosure is connected to a dispensing no... | 03/23/1982 |
| 4263499 | Immersion heater with thermal cutoff An electric immersion heater comprises a plurality of U-shaped heater sheaths having the terminal leads of the coils in the legs thereof extending up into a junction box from which the sheaths depend. The immersion heater is provided with a centrally disp... | 04/21/1981 |
| 4217483 | Terminal block for single phase or three phase wiring of an immersion heater assembly and methods of wiring A terminal block for simplified wiring of an electrical immersion heater assembly by providing for either single phase or three phase wire-up in opposite faces of the block. The terminal block has an electrically insulating body of disc-like configuration... | 08/12/1980 |
| 4135552 | Pressurizer heaters A pressurizer for a pressurized water nuclear reactor power plant having a plurality of straight immersion heaters with pointed ends.... | 01/23/1979 |
| 4104668 | Continuous processor for photographic films or the like A continuous developing machine for exposed photographic material has a vessel with one or more outlets close to its bottom and one or more inlets at its top, conduits which connect the outlets with the inlets, a pump which circulates the developing solut... | 08/01/1978 |
| 4046989 | Hot water extraction unit having electrical immersion heater Means for varying the heating rate of an immersion heater in a hot-water extraction unit comprising a solution tank in which an electrical immersion heater is mounted in order to decrease the warm-up time of the unit. In the preferred embodiment, the mean... | 09/06/1977 |
| 4037080 | Protection and control of electric immersion-type heater A flexible, rope-type heat sensor interfaces in a overlapping array with exposed outer portions of U-shaped heating elements of an immersion-type heater. The sensor is connected to a controller which opens and closes circuitry connecting the heater with a... | 07/19/1977 |
| 4024378 | Electric heating system circuit for sequentially energizing a plurality of heating elements An electrical circuit for a heating system has a plurality of electrical resistance heating elements and a blower all controlled by a plurality of electro-thermally actuated relays. The circuit is arranged so that the heating elements are sequentially ene... | 05/17/1977 |
| 3993450 | Electrode assembly for a fluidized bed apparatus An electrode assembly comprising a high voltage electrode having a generally cylindrical shape and being electrically connected to a high voltage source, where the cylinder walls may be open to flow of fluids and solids; an electrically grounded support e... | 11/23/1976 |
| 3952182 | Instantaneous electric fluid heater A miniature electric fluid immersion heater adapted for instantaneously heating relatively small bodies or flow increments of fluid to a predetermined temperature. The heater is particularly adaptable to be mounted immediately in advance of a hot water fa... | 04/20/1976 |
| 3931530 | Apparatus for controlling the supply of power to a resistive load In apparatus for controlling the supply of power from an alternating current electrical supply of at least three phases to a resistive load, the load is so arranged that there exist current paths both between each phase connection of the load and two adja... | 01/06/1976 |
