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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7470874 | System for radiation-based reduction of particulate matter A particle reduction apparatus comprises a radiation absorption zone for receiving a gaseous flow carrying particulate matter. A transparent shield surrounds at least a portion of the radiation absorption zone. A radiation source for generating radiation and for dir... | 12/30/2008 |
| RE40548 | Engine oil heater An engine oil heater suited to use with an engine having an oil fill port in fluid communication with an oil reservoir that is adapted to contain a quantity of oil. The engine heater generally includes a coupling member operable to engage the oil fill port and a hea... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7355504 | Electrical devices An electrical device which comprises first and second laminar electrodes and a laminar PTC resistive element sandwiched between them, the device comprising (a) a main portion which comprises a main part of the first electrode, a ma... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7353810 | Heating element for fuel tank A heating element for a fuel tank takes the form of an immersion heater commonly used in process applications to heat the contents of a fuel tank. The heater would be encased within a well for ease of servicing and replacement as well as safety. The tank heater woul... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7351043 | Horizontal compressor end cap A substantially horizontal compressor including a housing having a main body portion with an open end. An end cap is secured to the main body portion with the end cap being provided with a plurality of apertures. The hermetic terminal body of the compressor is seala... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7350514 | System for vaporizing liquid fuel The vaporizing liquid fuel system converts virtually all of the liquid passing through it to a vapor state for chemical or physical processes in the vapor state. One chemical process is combustion in an engine or fuel burning apparatus such as a heating device. The ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7337768 | Multiple capillary fuel injector for an internal combustion engine A fuel injector for delivering fuel to an internal combustion engine. The fuel injector includes a fuel injector housing, a system for metering vaporized fuel to the internal combustion engine, the system positioned within the fuel injector housing, and a system for... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7329119 | Vaporizer for fuel supply to a carburetor Fuel for supply to the carburetor of an engine is vaporized in a container having a first and second chamber divided by a transverse heating plate against which the fuel is impacted from a fuel injection nozzle a form vapour therefrom so be discharged under pressure... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7277791 | Strategy for detecting use of a block heater and for modifying temperature-dependent variables to account for its use A diesel engine (100) has a control system (102) that processes certain data to develop data values for one or more temperature-dependent variables, such as injection control pressure (ICP), that affect engine starting and ensuing warm-up. The control ... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7230210 | Method for controlling the operation of a probe The invention concerns a method for controlling the operating conditions of a probe (11) associated with means purifying (7) exhaust gases of an internal combustion engine (2), which consists in comparing an output signal of the probe with a ref... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7200327 | Electric heating device, in particular for a vehicle heating and/or air-conditioning apparatus Electric heating device comprising an electric radiator (10) for heating the air passing through it, said radiator comprising a casing (12), at least one resistive element mounted in the casing and constituted by at least one zigzag metal strip (22 | 04/03/2007 |
| 7193178 | Method and apparatus for controlling the heating of an oxygen sensor in a motor vehicle Methods and apparatus are provided for controlling the heating of an oxygen sensor in a motor vehicle. The apparatus comprises an oxygen sensor for measuring oxygen levels in exhaust gases of a motor vehicle. The oxygen sensor comprising a heater rod, an outer elect... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7176421 | Straight ribbon heater A heater for heating a rigid fluid line or hose for freeze protection. The heater has a base made of an outer base layer, a middle base layer attached to the outer base layer; and an inner base layer attached to the middle base layer. The inner base layer can be unc... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7158718 | Electric heating device An electric heating device especially for fluids, such as liquid fuel, includes a heat element with an electrical resistance. The heat element can be connected to an electrical power source and also includes a carrier element to which en electrically conductive heat... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7141766 | Resistance heating system A resistance heating system is provided which includes a resistance heater, a source of alternating current electricity connected by conductors to the resistance heater, and a controller comprising a timer arranged to connect the source of alternating current electr... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7104233 | Engine oil heater An engine oil heater suited to use with an engine having an oil fill port in fluid communication with an oil reservoir that is adapted to contain a quantity of oil. The engine heater generally includes a coupling member operable to engage the oil fill port and a hea... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7084378 | Mass-flow sensor heating element protection method and apparatus A heating element protection apparatus for a mass-flow sensor may include a heating element disposed in a gas, a gas temperature sensor disposed in the gas to sense a temperature of the gas, a slope detector to measure a slope of the temperature as power is supplied... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7084374 | Heating flange A heating flange especially for the preheating of the intake air of an internal combustion engine with a frame (8), a supporting ceramic element (2) with a heating band (10) fitted thereto. The supporting ceramic element 2 is held in the ... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7064293 | Heating element for preheating intake air for an internal combustion engine A heating element for preheating intake air for an internal combustion engine and having a housing for attaching the heating element to an air intake line of the internal combustion engine. At least one heating strip (1), which runs in windings (1a | 06/20/2006 |
| 7060936 | Heating system for a vehicle A heating system for a vehicle includes a heater (12) with a first electric heating device (24), which can be operated to ignite an air/fuel mixture present in a combustion chamber (16), and with a second electric heating device (22) for ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7059839 | Horizontal compressor end cap with a terminal, a visually transparent member, and a heater well mounted on the end cap projection A substantially horizontal compressor including a housing having a main body portion with an open end. An end cap is secured to the main body portion with the end cap being provided with a plurality of apertures. The hermetic terminal body of the compressor is seala... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7037091 | Crankcase heater mounting for a compressor A crankcase heater mounting and compressor system that efficiently heats the oil sump fluid in an oil sump of a crankcase. A heater well is disposed in a substantially planar section in the lower housing shell of the crankcase. The inner surface of the heater well i... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7022943 | Engine block heater system and method of operation An engine block heating system for a vehicle and the associated method of its operation. The engine block heating system has an electrical heating element that is coupled to the vehicle's engine. A power cord is provided for supplying electricity to the electrical h... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7020389 | Fuel heater with cam removal feature A fuel filter housing and fuel heater combination for a fuel-water separator includes, as part of the fuel filter housing, a heater-receiving bore and a protrusion adjacent the heater-receiving bore. The fuel heater is constructed and arranged for inserting into the... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7015428 | Electrical heater A heater formed of multiple layers with at least two envelope layers sealed to each other to form a closed envelope and with at least one of the layers within the sealed envelope layers comprising a gas permeable internal ground member that permit one to heat seal t... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7003964 | Heat pump system A heat pump system (10) including a heat generator (15), a heat engine (26) supplied with heat engine working fluid (18) by the heat generator (15) having a heat engine cylinder chamber (34), a heat engine piston (32)... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6968125 | Suspendable industrial electrical liquid heater An electric heater for industrial liquids comprises a plastic flat box that contains a stainless steel pressure vessel holding a number of parallel electrical heating rods. These heating rods are interlaced with shorter “I” shaped Teflon rods which generates a t... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6940050 | Electric heating device comprising a plurality of heating elements The invention relates to an electric heating device and a method of controlling such a heating device, by means of which homogeneous heating of a heating register is to be achieved. For this purpose, the allocations between the control channels of a control device a... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6839508 | Fuel heater A fuel heater for a tank includes an elongated member that fits through an opening in the tank. The elongated member includes a first tube that defines a fuel channel and ends with a bottom fuel intake. Fuel may be drawn from the tank and conveyed by a supply side l... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6838647 | Flexible heating element A surface-heating element for a curved surface and method of producing a heating element is provided. The heating element includes a continuous, planar conductor arranged along a longitudinal axis including a plurality of turns connected by regions being generally t... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6825443 | Vehicular and outdoor water-tank valve heating system A vehicle or stationary liquid, water or oil tank heater teaches that a hot fluid may be passed through a metal body placed in the water piping or in the vacuum piping, thereby melting any ice in the system and preventing further freezing. The system may be advantag... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6795646 | Fuel heater with cam removal feature A fuel filter housing and fuel heater combination for a fuel-water separator includes, as part of the fuel filter housing, a heater-receiving bore and a notch, opening into the heater-receiving bore. The notch is constructed and arranged with a ramp portion extendin... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6756571 | System and method for compensation of contamination of a heated element in a heated element gas flow sensor A system for compensation of contamination of a heated element in a heated element gas flow system in which the heated element becomes heated from an ambient temperature to an elevated temperature upon the application of electrical power to the heated element during... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6660969 | Internal combustion engine device When a load given to the engine 100 is less than a predetermined value, the outside air suction port 104 is closed and only inside air is supplied to the engine 100, and the valve 112a is opened so as to supply warm water to the heater 112. When the load ... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6637378 | Heater core preheater A heater core preheater for allowing a user to quickly and efficiently receive heat in a vehicle in cold weather conditions. The heater core preheater includes a housing that has a body portion such that the housing is adapted for coupling to a heater hos... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6600136 | Oil heater for engine of portable electric generator A system for heating fluid in an internal combustion engine. The system includes a portable universal battery pack having an output voltage of a specified voltage rating. Additionally, the system includes a receiving unit that is adapted to removably rece... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6593547 | Air gap deicing device A deicer for an air gap between the rotor and stator of a rotating machine having a rotor and stator combination includes a heating assembly preferably disposed in the stator adjacent the air gap to heat the air in the air gap. Heating assembly includes a... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6501050 | Fuel heating control method and system A fuel heating control method and apparatus includes an operation of a heater heating a fuel for an engine started by being driven by a starting motor. The heater is not operated until after an operation of the starting motor is substantially terminated a... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6472637 | Core plug block heater and method In accordance with the present invention, the heater provides a core plug having one open axial end and one closed axial end to define a hollow housing. During installation, the closed end of the housing is secured into an engine core bore, such that at l... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6444952 | Engine block heater with retaining member In accordance with the present invention, a cartridge-style heater received into a bore in an engine block is provided with a quick-release retaining member that attaches to the heater about its outer circumference. A pair of spaced legs and an arm extend... | 09/03/2002 |
