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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8132545 | Apparatus for generating steam An apparatus for generating high temperature steam according to the present invention comprises a high pressure container including a hollow body having a certain volume and sealed shape and a vapor outlet formed at an upper or lower portion of the body for discharg... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8104434 | Electric tankless water heater In various aspects, the present invention provides an electric tankless liquid heater system capable of delivering liquid, such as, for example, water, with an acceptable increase in output liquid temperature upon a sudden and substantial decrease in liquid demand. ... | 01/31/2012 |
| 7779790 | Electric tankless water heater In various aspects, the present invention provides an electric tankless liquid heater system capable of delivering liquid, such as, for example, water, with an acceptable increase in output liquid temperature upon a sudden and substantial decrease in liquid demand. ... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7665427 | Heat exchange system with steam trap protection 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... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7398778 | Solar and heat pump powered electric forced hot air hydronic furnace A furnace in combination with a heat pump and solar panels for providing domestic hot water and forced hot or cooled air utilizing heat pump achieved efficiency levels in an on-demand and unlimited domestic hot water, heating and air conditioning system. In heating ... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7337752 | Instantaneous fuel-fired water heater with low temperature plastic vent structure An instantaneous type fuel-fired water heater has a variable speed blower that discharges combustion air into a fuel burner utilized to heat water flowing through a heat exchanger portion of the water heater. A portion of the air discharged from the blower bypasses ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7234484 | Pressure tank apparatus and method A pressure tank apparatus for use with a plumbing system of the like. The pressure tank apparatus includes a liquid storage vessel having a first end and a second end along with a curved side wall that extends between the first and second ends. The pressure tank app... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7213541 | Steam generating method and apparatus for simulation test chambers A method and apparatus for providing steam for a test chamber is provided. The apparatus includes a heating element contained within a vessel which is fluid communication with an exterior reservoir wherein the heating element provides heat to generate steam from the... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7146937 | Combustion chamber design with water injection for direct-fired steam generator and for being cooled by the water A direct-fired steam generator body defines a combustion chamber and having an exhaust outlet. A mixing chamber is provided for receiving the exhaust gases from the combustion chamber. A flange joint between an elbow forming part of the mixing chamber and the end of... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7100540 | Portable steam and heat generator The present invention is directed to an apparatus for directing steam, hot water or hot water vapor and hot air onto a target area, the apparatus comprising a water container and a fuel container connected and supplying water and fuel to an applicator wand with an a... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7097210 | Method and apparatus for providing a transition connector to introduce outside air and vent flue for boiler combustion A method and apparatus for sealing a combustion intake for a boiler from inside air is provided. A method and apparatus for providing a transition piece for venting fresh air to and combusted gas away from a boiler is also provided. A method of connecting a transiti... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7088915 | Modular tankless water heater A tankless water heater module is disclosed and includes a casing having a first end, a second end and a plurality of conduits formed therein. A top head manifold is coupled to the first end of the casing and includes a port aligned with each of the plurality of con... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7055466 | Control system for a portable instant hot water heater A portable instant water heater. Water is delivered to a base unit of the instant hot water heater by a pump that draws water from a reservoir through a flow control valve. The water flows into a pre-heater that wraps around a base of the burner and that is heated b... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7046922 | Modular tankless water heater A tankless water heater module is disclosed and includes a casing having a first end, a second end and a plurality of conduits formed therein. A top head manifold is coupled to the first end of the casing and includes a port aligned with each of the plurality of con... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7044124 | Heating apparatus having insulation-contacted fuel burners A fuel-fired heating appliance has multiple premix type fuel burners horizontally disposed in a row in its combustion chamber and operable in a staged manner. The burners are upwardly spaced apart from a rigid fiberboard insulation panel structure extending along th... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7036463 | Heat exchanger for liquid vaporization A heat exchanger for vaporizing a liquid where provided is a boiler in heat-transferrable contact with a plenum that receives a heated medium. The boiler receives a liquid through a liquid inlet, the liquid being in mist or droplet form. The boiler also receives a t... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7011300 | Steam humidifier and method The steam humidifier fed with a premix of natural gas and forced air under low pressure (less than 1 psi) includes a main frame, a movable lower frame, a two part evaporation canister, releasably sealed, for water, an immersible combustion chamber retaining a radian... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6928961 | Liquid heating device A liquid heating device includes a pump for pumping liquid, and a helical heating tube receiving liquid sent by the pump. The two ends of the helical heating tube are connected with two terminals of electric power, and when a control system is started, the helical h... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6925968 | Portable high pressure steam generator for car washing with gas heater A portable steam generator for automobile washing is provided. The steam generator of the current application is to produce a steam of pressure 6 KG/cm2 at a rate of 30 kg/hr. The steam generator uses natural gas as a heat source. The inner structure of t... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6869501 | Continuous process for controlled concentration of colloidal solutions A process for evaporating a portion of a colloidal solution, said process including: a) passing a colloidal solution, said colloidal solution including particles in a liquid medium, wherein at least a portion of said liquid medium includes at least one volatile comp... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6827046 | System and method for converting a liquid into a vapor A system and method for converting a liquid into a vapor are described. The system includes a housing, a liquid receptor disposed within the housing for accepting the liquid, a liquid inlet for delivering the liquid from outside the housing to the liquid receptor, a... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6748904 | Steam producer capable of performing dual heating processes A steam producing device capable of performing dual heating processes includes an outer shell, and a heating member inserted in, and secured to the outer shell; the heating member has a steam room, and forms a first, a second, and a third chamber together with an in... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6705252 | Vaporizer A vaporizer includes a pump for pumping liquid stored in a liquid store tank, a helical vaporizing tube, and a control system connected to two ends of the vaporizing tube for functioning to make the vaporizing tube produce high temperature so as to heat up swiftly l... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6637379 | Accelerated water evaporation system A liquid to gas converter to convert liquids (1) to gas (2) that can include a liquid pressurization element (3), a liquid preheating element (5), and a nozzle (10) to disperse liquids into energy (7) generated by an energy source (8). The gas to liquid c... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6612250 | Method of controlling the temperature of a reaction carried out in a fluidised bed reactor Method of controlling the temperatures of an exothermic process carried out in a suspension of solids in a reactor system formed by a wind box (2), a vertical riser (5), which is essentially not cooled, a particle separator (6), at least one set of recycl... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6604493 | Liquid material vaporizing and feeding apparatus A liquid vaporizing and feeding apparatus, having high heat transfer efficiency and capable of producing a large flow of vaporized gas from a small amount of liquid, utilizes an inclined vaporization plate which is held at a set temperature by a heater. L... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6572707 | Vaporizer for sensitive precursors A vaporizer is provided for vaporizing sensitive liquid precursors in semiconductor processing applications. The vaporizer uses high flow conductance with large flow area to avoid precursor decomposition. The vaporizer also uses efficient heat conduction ... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6470836 | Water jacket assembly A water jacket assembly for an instantaneous gas fired water heater, the assembly including pressed profiled plates made of copper or copper coated steel, one plate being the inverted image of the other, said plates being placed together in pairs, the pai... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6430760 | Fluid heating apparatus and methods for using same The apparatus for heating a fluid, such as water, as well as the method for using the apparatus are used in taking a personal shower or in cleaning an object. The apparatus includes an elongated tube formed of polymeric material and having two ends, one o... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6431124 | Instant portable hot water making bottle A portable vacuum insulated bottle includes a heat source having a minimum volume and a heat pipe which acts as a heat transmitting device. With this construction, a portable vacuum insulated bottle is provided which makes hot water instantly. In particul... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6386148 | Steam-raising system A steam-raising system comprising a boiler having (a) a passageway for water and/or steam, (b) an inlet to the passageway through which water is introduced continuously for given periods when the boiler is in use, (c) a burner to heat the passageway from ... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6299076 | Steam cleaning system A steam cleaning system for ridding a workpiece of contaminants by directing a jet of steam onto the workpiece. The system includes a steam generator characterized by a central cavity having walls for containing water fed into it from a water inlet condui... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6196163 | Boiler feed water heat energy saver An apparatus for saving boiler feed water heat having a closed condensed water vessel for collecting the steam water condensate from one or more reactor steam jacket, and the steam condensate flash over when it enters the closed vessel due to pressure dro... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6190628 | Method for injecting NOx inhibiting liquid reagent into the flue gas of a boiler in response to a sensed temperature A method and apparatus for optimizing the injecting of NOx inhibiting liquid reagent into the flue gas of a utility or industrial type boiler to reduce emissions of NOx including a temperature sensor for measuring the boiler flue gas... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6167845 | Instantaneous water heater An instantaneous water heater comprises a sealed enclosed tank having a top portion, a bottom portion, a first end, and a second end, and an inlet, a baffle tube, and a baffle segregating said tank into a baffle chamber and a main heating and storage cham... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6135062 | Steam generator Steam generator of the type incorporating a heating body (13) provided with means (19) for supply of heat to the body and with at least one internal cavity (15) provided with a connection (3) for supply of water, which shall be evaporized and with an outl... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6131536 | Infrared and gas fluid heater system An instantaneous fluid heating system includes a fluid source, a use point for intermittently demanding fluid from the fluid source, an instantaneous IR gas heater, and a temperature sensor positioned external to the heater. The instantaneous IR gas heate... | 10/17/2000 |
| 5921763 | Methods for destroying colliery methane and system for practicing same Improved methods for the destruction of methane gas within a colliery ventilation stream are provided that include the efficient utilization of the energy obtained from the oxidation of the methane gas. In practicing the methods, a colliery vent gas, cont... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5906800 | Steam delivery system for a decontamination apparatus A steam sterilizer device having a steam generation system is disclosed. The steam generation system has a fluid connection to a water source (1) to provide water to a venturi apparatus (27) for the selective creation of a vacuum in a sterilization chambe... | 05/25/1999 |
