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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7358464 | Method for temperature measurement in a household appliance A method for temperature measurement in a household appliance includes generating a high-frequency electromagnetic excitation wave of a predefined transmit frequency. The transmit frequency is selected from a frequency band including temperature-dependent resonant f... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7337019 | Integration of fault detection with run-to-run control Semiconductor wafers are processed in conjunction with a manufacturing execution system using a run-to-run controller and a fault detection system. A recipe is received from the manufacturing execution system by the run-to-run controller for controlling a tool. The ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7279660 | Apparatus for brewing beverages An electrically heated water kettle comprises a vessel for holding a liquid for extraction of tea, coffee or other food material. The vessel includes a partially open immersible container sized to allow the passage of water between the walls of the vessel. The conta... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7247820 | Heat sink and information processing device A heat sink that is disposed on a heating element and absorbs the heat generated by the heating element includes: a contact surface to which recessed grooves are formed and the region of which excluding the recessed grooves is in contact with the heating element; in... | 07/24/2007 |
| 6911627 | Heating element device, heating element mounted structure, temperature control circuit, temperature control apparatus, and module A heating element device has a laminate of a plurality of heating element plates, each of the heating element plates having an insulator and a resistor, which is capable of generating heat upon the supply of electric power, provided on the insulator. The plurality o... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6413630 | Decorative film A decorative film having an excellent decorative effect, excellent three-dimensional curvature emulating properties, three-dimensional curvature formability, long-term weather resistance and stain resistance. The decorative film comprises one or more tran... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6121593 | Home appliances provided with control systems which may be actuated from a remote location A self-contained refrigerator and oven, for refrigerating and cooking food in the same enclosed chamber, which can be actuated by the operator from a variety of remote locations around the world via telephone or the internet. The heating element may be a ... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6104008 | Thermal limiter for stove heater A temperature sensing switching device has a soft ferrite material coupled radiatively to a body and non-radiatively to a heat sink. The ferrite material is arranged so that its temperature is above its curie point when the body is above a desired limit t... | 08/15/2000 |
| 5197375 | Conveyor oven control A control device for a multi-zone conveyor oven constructed according to the present invention comprises a microprocessor-based controller, appropriate control software, a keyboard and display for interaction with a user, means for sensing the conveyor sp... | 03/30/1993 |
| 4803341 | Cordless curling iron with separate electric heating station An indirectly heatable curling iron (10) has a curling mandrel (12) inserted into the cradle (17) of an electric heating assembly (18) of a separate heating station (11) to establish an intimate thermal contact therebetween for heating the mandrel (12) to... | 02/07/1989 |
| 4691095 | Hair roller heating device with thermomagnetic roller temperature control A hair styling device includes a hair roller that defines a conical inner chamber open at its larger end and has a jacket containing a heat storing material, a cooperating heating spindle for heating the hair roller, the heating spindle having a conical o... | 09/01/1987 |
| 4610142 | Apparatus and method for adjusting a curie effect temperature sensing system An apparatus and method for controlling the operating temperatures and differential temperature of a curie effect temperature sensing switch is disclosed. The temperature switch is adapted to provide temperature control of a cold plate in a reagent refrig... | 09/09/1986 |
| 4581522 | Electrical heating system including a mesh heating element An electrical heating system for use in heating surfaces. A heating element is constructed of mesh screen comprised of small gauge wires which are spaced in a close mesh arrangement such that the total surface area of the wires is substantially equal to o... | 04/08/1986 |
| 4467180 | Electric cooking system A two-circuit automatic hotplate has a switch, which can be controlled both by a bimetallic strip of a power control device and by an expansion member of a hydraulic temperature sensor. The control heating system of the bimetallic strip is in series with ... | 08/21/1984 |
| 4439666 | Electrical heating system An electrical heating system for use in heating surfaces. A heating element is constructed of mesh screen comprised of nonferrous, small gauge metal wires which are spaced in a cloth mesh arrangement such that the total surface area of the wires is substa... | 03/27/1984 |
| 4407448 | Temperature sensing valve A temperature sensing valve includes a casing having an internal fluid passage member formed therein, a permanent magnet mounted in the casing, a valve body which includes a magnetically soft, amorphous metal member supported in a thermally sensitive regi... | 10/04/1983 |
| 4361275 | Solenoid valve with temperature safety unit A solenoid valve with a temperature safety unit includes a body having a fluid passage formed therein, a solenoid mounted in the body, a valve member operatively associated with the body for displacement to open or close the fluid passage in response to a... | 11/30/1982 |
| 4256945 | Alternating current electrically resistive heating element having intrinsic temperature control The heating element consists of a substrate or core of a non-magnetic material having high thermal and electrical conductivity, clad with a surface layer of a ferromagnetic material of relatively low electrical conductivity. When the heating element is en... | 03/17/1981 |
