Quotables
"The Americans have need of the telephone, but we do not. We have plenty of messenger boys."
Sir William Preece, chief engineer, British Post Office ; 1878
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 |
| 7285749 | Thermoplastic tube sealing device utilizing actuators to control separate heating and cooling stations A tube sealing device for sealing a resilient thermoplastic tube. The tube sealing device includes a base that supports a resilient thermoplastic tube in a fixed position relative to the base. The heating tool and the cooling tool are coupled to the base for movemen... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7225729 | Countertop rotisserie oven with warming unit Enclosed rotisserie with added convenience, including a countertop resting box-like enclosure housing a safety rear mounted heating element and a power rotated dual rod spit assembly. The gear driven spit assembly may be easily inserted and removed straight into and... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7053337 | Roaster A roaster includes an upper pan including an upper side wall and an upper pan heating element inside the upper tub. The roaster further includes a lower pan connected to the upper tub, the lower pan including a lower side wall and a lower pan heating element inside ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 6111226 | Electric oven An electric oven includes a front door, upper and lower heating tubes mounted in the oven near a top and a bottom thereof, respectively, an oven rack fixed between the upper and the lower heating tubes, a grease drip tray removably fixed below the lower h... | 08/29/2000 |
| 5942900 | Method of fault detection in ink jet printhead heater chips Method and apparatus is described for detecting faults, such as cracks, in ink jet printhead heater chips using a resistor on the heater chip. The resistor is located adjacent to at least one edge of the heater chip. One method, for example, includes the ... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5928544 | Cooking appliance with movable base unit having two heating elements providing heat from above or below the food to be cooked A cooking appliance having a hob surface is provided with a hob heating element provided in the top surface of a base unit. The base unit is arranged to be capable of being raised above the level of the hob surface in order to expose a further heating ele... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5567458 | Method and apparatus for automatic adiabatic cooking The energy conserving automatic insulated thermal cooker comprises an inner pot having a cover, and an outer insulated container having an insulated cover. The outer container also houses an electric heater, a thermal sensor, a microprocessor control and ... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5552577 | Multi-purpose cooker for steaming, drying or boiling foodstuffs A multi-purpose cooker for steaming, drying or boiling foodstuffs includes a base having a switch, an electric heater mounted on the base, a bottom plate mounted on the electric heater, a water container mounted on the bottom plate, a water collector moun... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5525182 | Apparatus and method for wet removal of floor tile An apparatus having a self contained heat source and water supply enables the wet removal of adhesively secured floor tile upon application of heat. The apparatus includes an infrared heater fed by a propane fuel tank and a water supply fed by a pressuriz... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5380986 | Multi-purpose electric fast cooking apparatus A portable multi-purpose electric fast cooking apparatus for use in cooking a variety of foods by various methods. The apparatus includes a pair of hinged pan-shaped housing members having a bottom wall and a side wall which can be pivoted between a close... | 01/10/1995 |
| 5293583 | Portable vehicular water heating tank having insulating jacket providing warming pockets for food packets A compact low power water heater and food product warming unit especially designed for military vehicles which includes a sturdy and selectively sealed tank having uninsulated thermally conductive in which water may be heated by conduction by way of a hea... | 03/08/1994 |
| 5203252 | Toaster with multi-function A toaster with multi-function has a heating plate including two recess one of which is sized to receive a coffee cup thereon to warm up while the other recess is sized to receive an egg broiler which has a plurality of holes adapted two receive eggs there... | 04/20/1993 |
| 4889972 | Multi-functional electrically activated stove A multi-functional electrically activated stove which includes a stove housing (10) defining an upper concave housing (11) and a similarly formed concave housing above and below a heat conducting board (12) having mounted thereon an electrical heating tub... | 12/26/1989 |
| 4737616 | Multi-function portable electric room heater having a removable heating cartridge A multifunction portable electric room heater has an outer housing provided with an air inlet and air outlet and encloses a removable unit including a hollow base containing electrical power supply circuitry and supporting on its upper side a heating cart... | 04/12/1988 |
| 4700049 | Wall-mounted electric hair dryer incorporating dual-voltage electric shaver outlets A wall-mounted hair dryer has a casing which contains a heating element, a motor, an impeller and associated electrical circuitry. There is a flexible air hose terminating in a handle having an outlet for directing hot air onto the person of a user. The h... | 10/13/1987 |
| 4641014 | Hand-held hair dryer having housed radio receiver A hand-held hair dryer includes an elongated tubular barrel containing an electric heating element and extending from a hollow volute portion provided with a rotatable impeller producing a flow of air through the barrel. A tubular handle is secured to the... | 02/03/1987 |
| 4520862 | Energy storage apparatus There is disclosed storage apparatus for storage of energy in the form of heat or cold, preferably over a prolonged storage period. The apparatus comprises a container enclosing an energy storage zone and an insulating zone around the storage zone. The st... | 06/04/1985 |
| 4495404 | Self-contained compact electric beverage brewing travel kit A compact self-contained travel kit for brewing a beverage, such as tea, coffee, or the like, includes an open top container which is adapted to receive a small quantity of water to be heated by means of an electric heater element contained in the bottom ... | 01/22/1985 |
| 4442343 | Adjustable cup and fluid heater A heater for cups and fluids therein having an adjustable heat selector, heating circuitry and temperature stabilization circuitry, comprising a base support, an electrical circuit enclosing housing, an opening in an upper substantially horizontal surface... | 04/10/1984 |
| 4189631 | Hamburger bun storage device A hamburger bun storage device has a supporting frame on which a bun-toasting and heating element is disposed. The heating element is preferably a planar member superposed above a parallel planar conveyor mounted on the frame to advance in a predetermined... | 02/19/1980 |
| 4011431 | Electric cooking appliance with reversible grill Electric cooker has cover containing electric heating element and base pan interposed by an invertible grill. Grill is formed with mating zones, preferably grooves, about either side to cooperate with a depending rib from the cover. Opposite faces of the ... | 03/08/1977 |
