Bizarre Patents
Process For Propelling Foodstuffs or the Like into a Crowd
A method of launching foodstuffs into a crowd for promotional and entertainment purposes.
PatentStorm News
Make the Most of Our Site
See this month's Top Inventors and Most Cited Patents.
Stay on top of the latest innovations by subscribing to an RSS feed.
Registered users: Manage your profile.
| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7345259 | Circuit arrangement and method for preventing overheating of a cooking appliance The invention relates to a method and a circuit arrangement for preventing overheating of a cooking appliance. The arrangement includes a power circuit with a heating element and a control circuit with a coupling switch. The control circuit and the power circuit are... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7326885 | Hot plate with stainless steel top A hotplate with a stainless steel top plate to support a vessel. The stainless steel top plate has an upper surface with a substantially centrally located depression having a depth and area generally sufficient to absorb upward crowning of the top plate when heated.... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7301128 | Portable electric grill A portable electric grill including an exhaust fan for indoor grilling is disclosed. The present grill is constructed to permit its supporting frame to be folded from an open position wherein the horizontally disposed grilling plates are supported by folding leg mem... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7285757 | Bottom electric heating element systems and ovens A bottom electric heating element for an oven wherein the electric heating element is positioned in a recessed portion in the oven bottom and comprises at least one corrugated ribbon of conductive material partially embedded in an insulating base. A glass panel is p... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7274006 | Heater A heater includes a heating member formed in a plate shape that includes a substrate-heating surface on which a substrate is mounted and a heating member rear surface which is on the opposite side of the substrate-heating surfaces. The heater also has a resistance h... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7193190 | Portable plate warming apparatus with rechargeable battery Disclosed is a plate warming apparatus for use in keeping food warm in a restaurant. The invention has four primary components: a serving plate; a heater assembly; a plate adapter for coupling the plate and heater assembly; and a base fixture that enables the adapte... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7173219 | Ceramic heaters An object of the present invention is to provide a heater having a ceramic substrate with a through hole formed therein so that the uniformity of temperature on the heating face of the substrate can be improved and the use life of the ceramic substrate can be improv... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7138610 | Electric cooker An electric cooker having an enhanced heat insulating property to improve heat efficiency. The electric cooker includes a cabinet, a cooking plate disposed at a top portion of the cabinet, a heating member to heat the cooking plate, at least one heat insulating memb... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7126091 | Workpiece holder for vacuum processing A substrate for use in a vacuum chamber has a workpiece supporting surface that has two or more mutually electrically insulated bifilar conductors configured as interleaved spirals disposed on it. Each of these bifilar conductors has a respective electrode at each o... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7078655 | Ceramic substrate, ceramic heater, electrostatic chuck and wafer prober for use in semiconductor producing and inspecting devices A ceramic substrate for semiconductor manufacture and/or inspection which is conducive to decrease in α-rays radiated to prevent electrical errors, and to decrease an electrostatic chucking force such as heater or wafer prober, generation of particles, and circuit ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7060945 | Substrate heater and fabrication method for the same A substrate heater is provided including a plate-shaped ceramic base having a first side defining a convex heating surface on at least a portion of which a substrate is placed, a resistance-heating element embedded in the ceramic base, and a tubular member joined to... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7030342 | Electrical heating assembly An electrical heating assembly (2) comprises a glass-ceramic cooking plate (4) having an upper surface (6) for receiving a cooking vessel (8) and a lower surface (10). A radiant electric heater (12) incorporating at least on... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6995343 | Method and device for limiting and/or controlling the surface temperature of a hob A method and device for limiting and/or controlling the surface temperature of a hob having a ceramic cooking surface. The hob is heated by an energy source which includes a temperature limiter with a variable switching temperature. The switching temperature of the ... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6967313 | Hot plate and method of producing the same An object to provide a hot plate making it possible to heat an object to be heated uniformly, and the hot plate of the present invention is characterized in that a resistance element having a thickness dispersion of ±3 μm or less is formed on an insulating substra... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6967312 | Semiconductor manufacturing/testing ceramic heater, production method for the ceramic heater and production system for the ceramic heater A process for producing a ceramic heater includes forming a resistance heating element on a surface of a ceramic substrate. The resistance heating element is divided into plural sections. Resistivities of the plural sections are measured, respectively. Each of the p... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6956186 | Ceramic heater An objective of the present invention is to provide a ceramic heater making it possible to heat an object to be heated, such as a silicon wafer, evenly. The ceramic heater of the present invention is a ceramic heater having and a resistance heating element formed on... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6936343 | Ceramic substrate An object of the present invention is to provide a ceramic substrate that is superior in temperature rising/dropping characteristics and breakdown voltage at a high temperature, has a small warp amount, and is best as a substrate for semiconductor-producing/examinin... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6927724 | Adaptive modification of surface properties to alter the perception of its underlying structure Adaptive modification of surface properties such as color, temperature and reflective properties by adjustably varying the temperature of a surface perceived by an observer, utilizing Peltier devices at the surface for temperature adjustment. ... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6924468 | System and method for heating materials A system and method for heating materials is provided. Generally, the system contains a first layer upon which a material may be placed for heating the material, wherein the first layer has sufficient conductivity to allow heat to travel through the first layer. The... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6921882 | Ceramic cooktop The invention relates to a ceramic cooktop comprising a cooking plate (12) made of glass ceramic or glass. The ceramic cooktop also comprises an electrical heat conductor layer (22) and an insulating layer (14) that is located between the cookin... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6919543 | Resistive heaters and uses thereof A metallic resistive heater and a method of production are described. The resistive heater has a metallic component that is electrically conductive (i.e. has low resistivity) and an oxide, nitride, carbide, and or boride derivative of the metallic component that is ... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6897414 | Ceramic heater for semiconductor manufacturing/testing apparatus A ceramic beater for a semiconductor producing/examining device having a resistance heating element superior in adhesion to a substrate. The ceramic heater includes a ceramic substrate and a resistance heating element formed on the surface of the ceramic substrate. ... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6891134 | Integrally formed bake plate unit for use in wafer fabrication system A bake plate is integrally formed from a copper disk whose lower surface defines a desired heater element channel pattern that is filled with electrically conductive resistive material. Copper contamination is prevented by coating the structure. The channel pattern ... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6831256 | Super-thin restaurant griddle A thin food heating unit suitable for use as a restaurant griddle includes a silicone rubber heating blanket vulcanized to the underside of a highly thermally conductive metal food warming plate for heating a food item placed thereon, a base insulated from the heati... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6815646 | Ceramic substrate for semiconductor manufacture/inspection apparatus, ceramic heater, electrostatic clampless holder, and substrate for wafer prober The present invention discloses a ceramic substrate for semiconductor manufacture and/or inspection conducive to decrease radiated α-rays and to minimize changes in thermal conductivity as a function of time, thereby yielding a superior temperature controllability.... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6787739 | Apparatus for processing a substrate including a heating apparatus An apparatus for heating a substrate of a semiconductor device includes a hot plate, on which a semiconductor substrate is placed, and a heater for heating the hot plate. The hot plate is preferably a composite plate including a plurality of plates having different ... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6753507 | Wafer heating apparatus In a ceramic heater having a plate-like body made of a ceramic, heating element in one main face of the plate like body, and an electric supply portion to be electrically connected with the heating element, it has been a problem that the temperature is uneven if ben... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6720533 | Heater assembly for heating a wafer A heater assembly of a semiconductor device manufacturing apparatus minimizes a temperature difference between a peripheral portion and a central portion of the wafer being processed in the apparatus. The heater assembly includes a unitary resistive heating member i... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6686570 | Hot plate unit A hot plate unit that cools within a short period of time without a complicated or enlarged structure. The hot plate unit (1) includes a hot plate (3), which is arranged in an opened portion (4) of a casing (2A) and has a resistor (10). The casing (2A) an... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6677557 | Ceramic heater An object of the present invention is to provide a heater wherein even if a through hole into which lifter pins and the like for supporting a semiconductor wafer will be inserted is made, the temperature in the vicinity of the through hole is not lowered ... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6674051 | Heater cloaking grill grate system for downdraft cooking appliance A cooking appliance includes a grilling grate supported directly above at least one heating element and situated adjacent to a downdraft grill. The grilling grate includes structure to effectively shield the heating element(s) from an air flow generated d... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6646236 | Hot plate unit A hot plate unit for heating semiconductor wafers. The hot plate unit includes a case, a hot plate, a seal element, and a holding ring. The seal element is made of a heat insulative material and is arranged between the case and the hot plate. The hot plat... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6635853 | Hot plate unit A hot plate unit for heating semiconductor wafers. The hot plate unit includes a case, a hot plate, a seal element, and a holding ring. The seal element is made of a heat insulative material and is arranged between the case and the hot plate. The hot plat... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6594958 | Building for containing human occupants in an adverse arctic or antarctic environment and structures for containing and protecting occupants in an adverse environment A building for containing occupants, with at least one covering element to provide at least one roof portion, at least one wall portion, and at least one floor portion, to provide an interior space to contain and protect occupants from an adverse environm... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6387185 | Processing chamber for atomic layer deposition processes A processing station adaptable to standard cluster tools has a vertically-translatable pedestal having an upper wafer-support surface including a heater plate adapted to be plugged into a unique feedthrough in the pedestal. At a lower position for the ped... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6225608 | Circular film heater A range cook top is provided with circular heating zones having a layer of resistive thin film thereon. Slots in the cook top separate the heating zones from the surrounding areas of the cook top. The heating zone includes a resistive layer elements forme... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6137090 | Heat conductor for a cooking plate A heating conductor which can be fitted in a geometrical pattern into a radiant heating body is to be easy to fit and is to have good radiation properties. The heating conductor is separated in the form or partial form of the geometrical pattern out of a ... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6124575 | Low temperature low voltage heating device A low voltage heating element is formed from a flat plate of partially conductive material, such as a graphite/polymeric composite. Food may be cooked thereon at power consumption levels of below 150 watts, thereby enabling use of batteries or solar cells... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6114667 | Integral rivet for attachment of parts including an annular recess Device for attaching together parts of a household electric appliance, one of which parts is a metal assembling part in the form of a sheet or plate having opposed first and second major faces, the device being composed of an assembling and retaining elem... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6108940 | Heater housing for an electric clothes dryer An electric clothes dryer has an irregular polygonal shaped rear wall where the apexes in the polygon align readily with the center of the heater housing to define positions where the electrical insulators are mounted to the heater housing rear wall. Rais... | 08/29/2000 |
