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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7355521 | Method and system for heating dies A method and system for monitoring the temperature of dies during the processing of thermoplastics. A non-contact infrared remote sensor is configured to remotely monitor each die of a cuber extruder. The face of the cuber dies is divided into four quadrants. A sens... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7354691 | Imaging apparatus and improved toner therefor The invention relates to a liquid toner and imaging apparatus provided with an imaging surface having a liquid toner image formed thereon on fibrous toner particles and carrier liquid. The fibrous toner particles can be composed of a polymer portion and pigment disp... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7339140 | Roaster oven having lid with hinged portion A roaster oven for the heating of foodstuffs includes an outer housing with an opening and a heating element disposed proximate an interior surface for heating thereof. A lid, removably positioned on the outer housing to at least partially cover the opening, has a s... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7188442 | Ironing device A handheld iron for pressing or creasing an article of fabric without the use of an ironing board. The handheld iron having a housing, a platform, and an actuator for displacing the platform with respect to the housing. The housing further includes a heating surface... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7181873 | Spot light iron An iron for use while ironing clothes and other fabrics. The iron is a standard iron with a light attached to the front end of the iron, with the light shining downward and forward while the iron is a downward position and is in use. ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7064297 | Roaster oven having lid with hinged portion A roaster oven for the heating of foodstuffs includes an outer housing with an opening and a heating element disposed proximate an interior surface for heating thereof. A lid, removably positioned on the outer housing to at least partially cover the opening, has a s... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7015423 | Heating device for dental material A heating device into which a compule of dental material can be inserted to elevate the temperature of the dental material to above ambient temperature prior to clinical use having a base for housing a heating element, a temperature control mechanism for controlling... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6516535 | Dual purpose hair dryer A dual purpose implement can be used as a hair dryer or flatiron. The implement includes a barrel, a barrel grille, a hot plate, a hot air obstruction plate, and a barrel cap. Without the use of the barrel cap, the implement serves as the hair dryer. With... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6389461 | System and method for supplying and updating information from one or more works to one or more remote user devices in a readily accessible form, and remote user device for use therein An information supply and update system includes abase subsystem and one or more remote user devices. The remote user devices are conveniently handheld devices such as personal digital assitants, cellular telephones, smart phones, paging devices and the l... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6126747 | Apparatus for wax-impregnation of snowboards, skis or the like For efficient waxing of the running surface of a workpiece such as a snowboard, one or more skis, or a toboggan, the invention provides a single wax-heating element in the form of an elongate flexible sheet sized to fully cover the running surface when up... | 10/03/2000 |
| 5170038 | Iron unit adapted to be used with hair dryers An iron unit adapted to be used with a hair dryer includes an ironing plate formed of a heat conductor having a groove and an exhaust groove in communication with the groove on a lower side thereof providing a contact surface with an object to be heated, ... | 12/08/1992 |
| 4636613 | Combination dryer and iron A combination hair-dryer and garment ironing apparatus includes a housing having an air inlet and a pair of air outlets. A blower and electric heater in the housing create a flow of heated air through the housing. A permanent, non-removable iron assembly ... | 01/13/1987 |
| 4634836 | Electric travel iron using a hair-dryer as a component An electric travel iron includes as an upper component a hand-held hot-air type hair dryer having a hand grip, an electric heating unit for heating a stream of air and an outlet duct through which a hot air stream is discharged. The lower component of the... | 01/06/1987 |
| 4524263 | Electric travel iron using portable hair-dryer as the heat source An electric travel iron includes as an upper component a hand-held hot air type hair-dryer having a hand grip, an electric heating unit for heating a stream of air and an outlet duct having an open end through which a hot air stream is discharged. The low... | 06/18/1985 |
| 4248659 | Angular attachment for instantaneous sealing of cracks An angle soleplate for use as part of a heating type crack sealing system for applying thermosetting tape in an interior angle or corner joint formed by adjoining walls of a building, or for drying drywall tape already applied there, includes a thermally ... | 02/03/1981 |
