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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7199334 | Apparatus and method for heating and transferring a workpiece prior to forming An apparatus and method for heating and transferring a workpiece to a forming press for superplastic forming. The apparatus includes a heater assembly, having upper and lower heated platens, mounted to a frame. The heater assembly heats the workpiece to a predetermi... | 04/03/2007 |
| 6953912 | Domestic steam iron with autonomous steam assembly heated by separate heating element Soleplate of domestic steam iron, basically constituted by a an ironing element (1), which is that which comes into contact with the item to be ironed, and a heating element (2) which heats said ironing element (1) by means of a thermostatic ele... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6919537 | Electric heat sealer An electric heat sealer is constructed to include two pivoted arms of substantially T-shaped profile and an electric heating mechanism in one of the arms, each arm having a handhold portion through which the user can hold the electric heat sealer with the left hand ... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6263596 | Iron comprising two heating means with particular automatic temperature control mode An electric steam pressing iron having a hot part composed of a sole plate (1) and an evaporation chamber (2), the hot part of the iron being divided into two thermal zones, a first zone corresponding substantially to the evaporation chamber (2) being pro... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6233853 | Steam ironing station having a device for increasing the steam generating power A steam ironing station includes a steam iron; a steam generator supplying steam to the steam iron; an iron heater disposed in the iron and having an iron heater circuit connectable to a line voltage; a temperature responsive device for opening the iron h... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6135344 | Reflow soldering method and a reflow soldering furnace A reflow soldering furnace in which a printed board and a plurality of electronic parts mounted thereon are subjected to reflow soldering. The furnace comprises a reflow soldering furnace body including a plurality of heating zones defined by furnace wall... | 10/24/2000 |
| 5864122 | Multizone laundry iron and method for the thermal regulation of the hot part Electric steam iron having a hot part (1) composed of a sole (7) and a steam chamber (4), the sole having a portion situated under the steam chamber, and the hot part (1) of the iron being subdivided into at least two thermal zones. A plurality of heating... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5780812 | Lamp heated iron with temperature control means An electric smoothing iron is provided which has a soleplate (3) which has a low heat capacity and which is heatable by means of light energy produced by lamps (6), reflectors (7) being provided to reflect the light to the soleplate (3), and the temperatu... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5651201 | Ironing mitt with flexible soleplate An iron having a mitt component and a heating element subdivided into at least two portions. A pivot interconnects the at least two portions of the heating element. A reservoir system interconnects a fluid tank to the heating element to enable the iron to... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5041718 | Method and device for fixing a powder image on a receiving support A device for fixing a powder image on a receiving support using heat that consists of an image transfer roller internally provided with a first heating element having the same heat-generating power over the entire length of the image transfer roller, and ... | 08/20/1991 |
| 5028295 | Carpet seaming iron with ultra thin guide strut and improved heat control A carpet seaming iron comprising a sole plate, an ultra thin guide strut and a flat planar heater core comprising heating ribbon arranged in three separate patterns for providing high, medium and low heat to the front, middle and rear sections of the sole... | 07/02/1991 |
| 4939342 | Electric steam iron with separately heated sole plate and steam chamber An electric steam iron includes a sole plate maintained at a temperature of about 200° C. by an about 800 watt electric heating element and provided with apertures for conveying steam to a surface to be ironed from a single flooded steam chamber on the i... | 07/03/1990 |
| 4731519 | Curling iron adapted to provide uniform heat when used with either domestic or foreign voltages An electric curling iron operative to provide uniform heating at both domestic (120 v) and foreign (240 v) voltages includes first and second rope-type electric heaters disposed side by side in the heatable barrel of the curling iron. The heaters are of t... | 03/15/1988 |
| 4716276 | Electric steam iron having a detachable handle An electric steam iron housing has a sole plate with a generally flat upper surface having affixed thereto a one-piece heating assembly having a front portion and a rear portion. The front portion contains a serpentine steam generating passage with an inl... | 12/29/1987 |
| 4673798 | Dual temperature electric curling iron having a safety shut-off circuit A dual temperature curling iron has a plastic handle and a metal barrel connected thereto. An electric heater positioned within the metal barrel and is arranged to rapidly heat the barrel and is selectively controlled by either a low temperature thermosta... | 06/16/1987 |
| 4594801 | Travel iron with pivotable handle A travel iron having a handle which pivots sideways between an upright "use" position and a flat "storage" position wherein the handle is pivotally mounted on the main body portion of the iron at its rear end only and wherein cam ramp and pin means provid... | 06/17/1986 |
| 4571862 | Electric steam iron An electric steam iron has a sole plate, a housing carried on the sole plate and defining a substantially closed chamber adapted to hold a body of water, at least one electric heater for heating the water in the chamber to above 100° C., and a valve at t... | 02/25/1986 |
| 4267430 | Dual-voltage electric hair curling apparatus and vanity case therefore A dual-voltage electric hair curling apparatus includes a having a handle and a heated barrel. A pair of positive temperature coefficient (PTC) heating elements are located in the barrel and are operable, respectively, at a low automotive vehicle voltage ... | 05/12/1981 |
| 4243061 | Hair curling and waving device A hair curling and waving device is provided having a plurality of elongated waving members disposed in two groups with the groups being secured at one end to a handle and relatively rotatable as groups into and out of intermeshing engagement, with severa... | 01/06/1981 |
