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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7753009 | Washer with bio prevention cycle An appliance having an enclosure arranged to receive articles to be treated also includes a water container and a steam chamber with a steam outlet. A water dispenser is arranged to dispense water from the water container to the steam chamber. A heating element is t... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7370495 | Clothes washer temperature control apparatus and method A temperature control for a washing machine that includes a tub and hot and cold water valves is provided. The temperature control includes a first pressure sensor positioned to sense a full fill level in the tub and configured to generate a full fill signal when th... | 05/13/2008 |
| RE40307 | Inlet baffle for water heater A baffle for slowing the incoming water flow into a booster heating tank so that the turbulence in the water tank is minimized. The baffle consists of an inner cap and outer cap which are positioned over the inlet to a water heating tank. The outer cap is spaced apa... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7357175 | Heating element The invention relates to a heating element comprising a base body (4) made of metal, preferably aluminum or stainless steel, the surface (10) of which is highly polished and corrosion resistant. ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7309062 | Fixed wet type dehumidification and energy recovery device A dehumidification and energy recovery device includes a casing defining an interior that is divided into two vertically stacked sections, a channel extending vertically between the sections and forming upper and lower openings, absorption devices arranged inside th... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7210314 | Fiberizer thermocouple support frame An apparatus for positioning a sensor proximate to a fiberizer includes a support means for supporting a sensor, adjustment means for adjusting a position of the sensor, and attachment means for attaching the apparatus to a fiberizer. The adjustment means is coupled... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7192486 | Clog-resistant gas delivery system Processing gases reactive with each other are provided in parallel to a processing chamber through separate delivery lines including mass flow controllers devoted to each line. The parallel delivery lines meet in a mixing manifold located proximate to the processing... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7189253 | Cerebral temperature control A system (10) for cerebral temperature control of a living being, comprising a double lumen catheter means (30) configured to be introduced through a nostril of a living being and to be placed with its tip at the level of the back of the tongue. The do... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7182574 | Draft inducer blower with fastener retention A draft inducer blower for high efficiency furnaces, including a blower housing having a housing body and housing cover. The housing body includes a plurality of mounting lugs spaced around its outer periphery, through which fasteners are inserted to secure the blow... | 02/27/2007 |
| 6935279 | Towel rail or towel holder A heated towel holder comprises an elongate tube formed into the general shape of a conical helix, supported by a mounting arrangement such that the smaller end of the conical helix shape is lowermost and the axis of that shape extends upwardly at a shallow angle to... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6925969 | Boiler wall box cooling system A wall box coupled with a wall port of a combustion device is provided. The combustion device includes a wall and an interior volume defined by the wall. The wall box includes a cooling chamber surface defining a cooling chamber located adjacent to the wall port. A ... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6926073 | Spiral heat exchange device Disclosed is a spiral heat exchanging device having an improved cooling efficiency in which a plurality of spiral pipes connected to an inlet pipe for introducing a coolant are formed to be spirally wound with a gradually increased diameter toward a blast fan and th... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6880491 | Method and apparatus for generating superheated steam Method and apparatus for generating superheated steam from industrial grade hydrogen peroxide. Hydrogen peroxide and a combustible fluid are injected into a first part of the combustion chamber to form a reactant mixture. The reactant mixture is ignited, to allow fo... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6845771 | Essential oil vaporizer An apparatus for the inhalation of a vaporized essential oil includes a container where the essential oil is adapted to be disposed. A conduit is exposed to ambient air at one end and is disposed in the container above the essential oil at a remaining end. A path is... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6810837 | Apparatus and methods for controlling flow in BWR steam dryers A flow control apparatus for a boiling water nuclear reactor steam dryer is provided. The steam dryer includes at least one discharge plenum. In an exemplary embodiment, the flow control apparatus includes a support member, an elongate perforated plate member couple... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6779491 | Oil bubble heat convection controllable bottle device An oil bubble heat convection controllable bottle device comprises a bottle having a hollow inner space. Sterile liquid and decorations are disposed in the inner space. A bottom of the bottle is installed with a heating seat. A heating source is installed within the... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6772712 | Energy system A low-pressure energy system is provided that includes a combustion chamber immersed in water within an insulated container. Low-pressure air flow is introduced into one end of the combustion chamber. Fuel, sparks and water are also introduced to the combustion cham... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6672258 | Intermediate heat exchanger-incorporated type steam generator An intermediate heat exchanger-incorporated type steam generator having an intermediate heat exchanger tube 20 and a steam generating heat exchanger tube 22 disposed separately in a vessel 10 storing a secondary coolant 14 therein. A pump mechanism is mad... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6666172 | Energy system A low-pressure energy system is provided that includes a combustion chamber immersed in water within an insulated container. Low-pressure air flow is introduced into one end of the combustion chamber. Fuel, sparks and water are also introduced to the comb... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6647930 | Ammonia vapor generation A system for ammonia vapor generation includes a liquid ammonia supply source, a vapor generation tank including an inlet to receive liquid ammonia from the supply source and an outlet to discharge ammonia gas from the vapor generation tank, a first heat ... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6644246 | Evaporator A device for evaporating liquids includes a porous, thermally conductive evaporation body, which contains a catalyst material on one surface, while the evaporation body is gas-impermeable on the opposite surface. Liquid which is to be evaporated and, if a... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6640753 | Steam generator of a water-tube type A steam generator of water-tubes type for burn fossil fuel where instead of the convective heat transfer of the present day boilers, the water-tubes are heated by means of the mechanism of heat conduction in solids. The water-tubes are embedded in a large... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6530346 | Non-dilution air water heater blower A non-dilution air water heater blower for use in expelling exhaust gases from a water heater. The water heater blower includes a one piece blower housing defined by an outer wall having an upper section and a lower section. An inlet plate is positioned b... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6510819 | Inlet baffle for water heater A baffle for slowing the incoming water flow into a booster heating tank so that the turbulence in the water tank is minimized. The baffle consists of an inner cap and outer cap which are positioned over the inlet to a water heating tank. The outer cap is... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6412446 | Method of firing in a boiler and a boiler for using the method Loosely stacked fuel (6) is introduced through a charging opening (5) into the furnace (1) of the boiler on a first support (7), and jets (25) of ignition air entraining hot flue gas from the furnace are directed at the surface of the fuel on the support ... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6397786 | Indirect damp generator An indirect damp generator is arranged atop water to generate moisture. The indirect damp generator mainly comprises a floating carrier, a vapor generator arranged atop the floating carrier and a heatproof article with capillary function below the vapor g... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6349677 | Steam boiler piping A steam boiler's condensate return piping is connected to the piping that directly connects the boiler outlet pipe to the boiler's water return connection above the boiler's water level to reduce water level fluctuations in the boiler.... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6283066 | Continuous gas saturation system and method Provided is a system for controlled vaporization of a liquid chemical. The system includes: (a) an evaporation vessel connected to receive a liquid chemical which is carrier gas free; (b) a mechanism for maintaining the liquid chemical in the evaporation ... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6230666 | Vaporizer A vaporizer for vaporizing liquid anesthetic has a chamber for liquid anesthetic, a gas flow passage, a throttle in the gas flow passage, a first connection between the chamber and the gas flow passage upstream from the throttle and a second connection be... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6199515 | Baffles for water heaters A water heater baffle having an inlet and an outlet for the passage of water therethrough, the baffle being arranged to force the water entering the baffle through a labyrinth before exiting the baffle in a direction substantially 90° to its general flow... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6062174 | Reduced-pressure steam heating device and method for preventing banging noise generated therein A reduced-pressure steam heating device and a method for eliminating the banging noise generated therein as the heat carrier fluid is being heated. In the device, a heat carrier fluid sealed inside an evacuated container is heated to generate steam, the h... | 05/16/2000 |
| 5558047 | Low Nox integrated boiler-burner cogeneration apparatus A low NOx, integrated boiler-burner cogeneration apparatus includes a horizontally fired, factory assembled package boiler having an inlet plenum and a furnace space. A gas turbine-generator having an outlet for providing turbine exhaust gas to... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5549078 | Device for superheating steam The present invention relates to a heating device for submersion within a tank of water to boil the water to produce steam, and for superheating the steam, comprising an outer sleeve; an inner sleeve partially disposed through the outer sleeve and having ... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5526775 | Circulating fluidized bed reactor and method of operating the same A circulating fluidized bed reactor has substantially vertical walls with cooling elements, defining the interior of the reactor chamber, and a device for introducing fluidization gas at the bottom of the fluidized bed reactor. Particulate material is int... | 06/18/1996 |
| 5370085 | Steam generator with porous partitions Steam generator comprising a supply of water to be evaporated, a steam outlet and a heat source, which steam generator is characterised in that it is formed by a casing subdivided into two chambers (2, 3) by a waterpermeable porous partition (4), one (3) ... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5356487 | Thermally amplified and stimulated emission radiator fiber matrix burner A combustion device for producing predetermined radiation spectral output and heat for a variety of applications including lighting, cooking, heating water, electric power generation, and providing inexpensive photons to enhance chemical and physical reac... | 10/18/1994 |
| 5335628 | Integrated boiler/fuel cell system A fuel cell and a boiler are coupled in such a manner that the water used to capture excess heat generated by the fuel cell is used for boiler feedwater heating. In one embodiment, steam generated by the boiler is used in an operation that converts the st... | 08/09/1994 |
| 5318109 | Heat exchange apparatus A heat exchange apparatus is composed of a plurality of tube banks arranged in rows each comprising a plurality of tubes arranged in a direction normal to a gas flow in a gas passage duct and in the heat exchanger, an interval of a space between mutually ... | 06/07/1994 |
| 5279260 | Water fuelled boiler A water to fuel electrolysis system for providing hydrogen and oxygen gases to a steam boiler for the production of heat and steam.... | 01/18/1994 |
| 5166487 | Cooking oven with convection and microwave heating An apparatus for cooking an article is provided including a cooking chamber, a heating means for producing heated gases for introduction into said chamber for convective heating without microwave interference, and a source of microwaves for heating with m... | 11/24/1992 |
