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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8158910 | Memory transfer device A medical warming cabinet and a method of installing a controller into a medical warming cabinet is disclosed that allows for easy transfer of operation parameters between controllers. Should a controller fail, the removable memory device can be removed from the fai... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8134100 | Heat processing furnace and method of manufacturing the same A heat processing furnace comprises: a processing vessel for receiving an object to be processed by a heat process; a cylindrical heat insulation member surrounding the processing vessel; a helical heating resistor arranged along an inner peripheral surface of the h... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8071916 | Wafer heating apparatus and semiconductor manufacturing apparatus A wafer heating apparatus which is capable of quickly cooling by improving the cooling rate of the heater section is provided. The wafer heating apparatus comprises a plate-shaped member having two opposing principal surfaces with one of the principal surface... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8003918 | Vertical heat treatment boat and heat treatment method for semiconductor wafer The present invention provides a vertical heat treatment boat that has at least four or more support portions per processing target substrate to be supported, the support portions horizontally supporting the processing target substrate, support auxiliary members on ... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7888622 | Heat-processing furnace and manufacturing method thereof A heat-processing furnace comprises: a processing vessel for housing an object to be processed to thermally heat the object to be processed; a cylindrical heat insulating member surrounding the processing vessel; a helical heating resistor disposed along an inner ci... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7872214 | Kitchen appliance for cooling and/or heating foodstuff A kitchen appliance for cooling and heating foodstuff including a housing that defines a cooling and heating cavity within the housing. A container is removably mountable within the cooling and heating cavity of the housing and the container is capable of retaining ... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7872213 | Cooking appliance with removable cooking surface An electric cooking appliance having a removable food support member and a base that supports a heating element and the food support member is provided. The appliance includes a plurality of handles that selectively engage the food support member to secure it to the... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7858906 | Apparatus and method for maintaining cooked food in a ready-to-use condition A food warming apparatus includes a heating compartment that can hold one or more trays containing previously cooked food portions. A rack in the heating compartment includes a support member, a channel, and a stop that blocks the front end of the channel. A cover t... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7838799 | Coffee roaster method and control A method and apparatus for pan roasting a mass of green coffee beans at rest by heat conduction from the pan bottom to the beans mass. A glass cover and smoke filter closes the roasting chamber. A radial blower operates at slow speed to draw ambient air and vacate s... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7800021 | Spray deposited heater element A heater that may be applied to a substrate. The heater may include a graduating material deposited on at least a portion of a substrate, a resistive material and a thermal barrier dielectric coating. The resistive material may include at least two resistive composi... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7772526 | Hair styling device A hair styling device includes a hand unit having an air inlet, an outlet, and a blower between the inlet and outlet. The device further includes a storage case having a water reservoir and being configured to receive the hand unit. Tubing connects the water reservo... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7732737 | Micro powered warming container A warming dispenser includes a housing having a compartment. The compartment holds a plurality of sheets. A heating device is located adjacent the plurality of sheets. A micro power source is connected to the heating device to generate energy from a fuel source, whe... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7592569 | Substrate processing apparatus, pressure control method for substrate processing apparatus and recording medium having program recorded therein A processing chamber is partitioned into a processing space and an evacuation space by a partitioning plate having formed therein a plurality of communicating holes. A processing gas supply means for supplying a processing gas into the processing space, a pressure a... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7538298 | Gas removing apparatus for heat pipe A gas removing apparatus for heat pipe can be used in a plurality of heat pipes arranged in a row or used for single semi-finished heat pipe. The gas removing apparatus includes a heating unit and a sealing unit. The heating unit is used for heating the heat pipe. T... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7459657 | Basin for use in liquid warming device A liquid warming device for heating sterile fluids in a removable basin is described with emphasis on the properties of the basin interaction with the liquid warming device and with a drape that works with the basin to maintain a sterile field above the drape and th... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7442901 | Electric oven and method of operating the same An electric oven includes an oven body, a first convection system having a first convection heater and a first convection fan that are installed in the oven body to operate for a first space in the oven body, and a second convection system having a second convection... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7432474 | Heating device A heating device includes a substantially cylindrical shaft joined to a joint surface of a plate-shaped ceramic substrate opposite to a heating surface, the ceramic substrate including a resistance heating element embedded in the ceramic substrate. The shaft include... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7396508 | Automated molecular pathology apparatus having independent slide heaters Apparatus and methods for automatically staining or treating multiple tissue samples mounted on microscope slides are provided. Individualized slide temperature control is accomplished by the heating system according to the present invention that has thermal platfor... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7390990 | Heating device A heating device is provided, including an insulating ceramic base having a heating surface for heating an object. A high frequency electrode is embedded in the insulating ceramic base in the vicinity of the heating surface, and a heating body is embedded in the bas... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7388176 | Heating device with thin heating boards A heating device includes a case having a plurality of openings and a plurality of slits are defined in bars of the case so that a plurality of heating boards are engaged with the slits of the case at an equal distance. A power control device is connected to the cas... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7381926 | Removable heater A batch processing chamber comprising a top plate having at least one opening, and sidewalls, wherein the sidewalls and the top plate define a process volume. At least one removable heater is generally disposed in the process volume, wherein the at least one removab... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7378619 | Confectionary liquid serving assembly A confectionary fountain assembly enables user to self-serve confectionary liquid, such as liquid chocolate. The fountain assembly comprises a base assembly, a conduit assembly, a functional sculpture, and an annular basin. The base assembly supports a bowl-shaped r... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7372274 | Methods and devices configured for dissolving hyperpolarised solid material with a solvent within a cryostat for NMR analyses The present invention relates to devices and method for dissolving solid polarised material while retaining a high level of polarisation. In an embodiment of the present invention a material is polarised in a strong magnetic field in a cryostat 2 and then bro... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7367527 | Reinforced insulation product and system suitable for use in an aircraft An acoustical and thermal insulation product suitable for use in an aircraft is provided, comprising: an insulation layer formed from a sheet of insulation material, wherein the sheet of insulation material is arranged to form a series of undulations defining a seri... | 05/06/2008 |
| RE40290 | Holding or cooking oven An oven for maintaining cooked foods at temperatures suitable for serving the foods or even for cooking foods has a cabinet containing multiple heat sinks of channel-shaped configuration. The ends of the heat sinks open out of the cabinet, so that any heat sink may ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7367261 | Section divider ensemble for roller grill for cooking human food A roller grill for cooking human food is disclosed which comprises a housing having a plurality of tubular cooking members rotatably mounted within the housing and a divider ensemble shaped to be positioned on the tubular cooking members for sectioning the tubular c... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7364624 | Wafer handling apparatus and method of manufacturing thereof A wafer processing device or apparatus, i.e., a heater or an electrostatic chuck, comprises a planar support platen, a support shaft having centrally located bore, and a pair of electrical conductors located in the shaft. In one embodiment, the electrical conductors... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7363822 | Technique for applying direct resistance heating current to a specific location in a specimen under test while substantially reducing thermal gradients in the specimen gauge length A technique for imparting direct resistance heating to a gauge length of a conductive metallic specimen under test and which can be used to add an independent dynamic thermal capability to a mechanical material test system. Specifically, a pair of, e.g., conductive ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7354501 | Upper chamber for high density plasma CVD The present invention is directed to an upper chamber design of a plasma CVD chamber which provides more uniform conditions for forming thin CVD films on a substrate. Embodiments of the invention improve temperature control of the upper chamber and improve particle ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7353658 | Systems and methods for freezing, storing, transporting, and thawing biopharmacuetical material A system for freezing, thawing, transporting, and storing a biopharmaceutical material, which includes a container, a supporting structure, a temperature control unit, and a transportation cart. The container is adapted to receive the biopharmaceutical material ther... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7348519 | Multi-zone griddle and grill A multi-zone griddle with an upper substantially continuous layer of metal adapted for cooking a food product thereon. The upper substantially continuous layer of metal is positioned adjacent to a first lower layer of metal and is displaced a predetermined distance ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7339136 | Bread impaling cooking utensil The present invention features a cooking utensil for creating an elongated cavity in a bread item, wherein a meat item may be inserted. The cooking utensil comprises a bread-impaling spike supported by and extending from a base member, wherein the bread-impaling spi... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7338055 | Method and workstation for single patient medical care A reconfigurable medical workstation enables efficient arrangement of medical equipment used to provide care to a specific patient. The workstation contains a comportment space that can be divided into compartments as needed to house the medical equipment. The compa... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7335267 | Heat treating apparatus having rotatable heating unit An apparatus includes a stationary supporting base for mounting a semiconductor wafer thereon, and a rotatable heating unit having a plurality of heating lamps located above the wafer. The stationary supporting base is fixed and the rotatable heating unit rotates ho... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7334517 | Section divider ensemble for roller grill for cooking human food A roller grill for cooking human food is disclosed which comprises a housing having a plurality of tubular cooking members rotatably mounted within the housing and a section divider ensemble for sectioning the tubular cooking members into a first cooking area and a ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7328654 | Food warming apparatus In general, one embodiment of the invention is directed to apparatus for warming pre-cooked sandwich buns and the like to a desired holding temperature and then holding the buns at such holding temperature. The apparatus comprises a cabinet having at least one compa... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7329394 | High throughput incubation devices The invention provides an efficiently automated incubation device that reduces the number of powered moving parts in the device and the amount of air transfer between environments that are internal and external to the device. ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7324745 | Seat trim heater The device is a seat trim heater. It employs electric infrared lamps to heat the seat trim before the trim is placed over the frame and cushion material of the seat. The device consists of a basic frame on which the trim is placed. The frame is made from a series of... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7317175 | User interface for configuring and controlling an array of heater elements An oven control system and user interface are provided for setting a target temperature for different zones within an oven. A thermocouple is provided in each zone within the oven to monitor the realized temperature within the specific zone of the oven. A plurality ... | 01/08/2008 |
