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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8164032 | Cooktop control and method for manually adjusting the setting on an operating line A cooktop has a plurality of reflection-sensitive infrared sensors. A plurality of IR receiving elements is arranged along an operating line having a density such that an operator's finger placed on the operating line necessarily covers at least one of the IR receiv... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8164033 | Stage, substrate processing apparatus, plasma processing apparatus, control method for stage, control method for plasma processing apparatus, and storage media A stage onto which is electrostatically attracted a substrate to be processed in a substrate processing apparatus, which enables the semiconductor device yield to be improved. A temperature measuring apparatus 200 measures a temperature of the substrate to be... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8138456 | Heat processing method, computer-readable storage medium, and heat processing apparatus In the present invention, a plurality of suction ports are provided in a heating plate of a heat processing apparatus. The suction ports are provided at a central portion, an intermediate portion, and a peripheral portion of a substrate mounting surface of the heati... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8119953 | Heating control system using a fluid level sensor and a heating control element A heating control system for controlling heating of a fluid contained in a fluid vessel using a fluid level sensor as a heating control element. The system includes a control circuit coupled with an electrical power system of a heating unit. The control circuit incl... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8115144 | Method for controlling the operation of a glow-plug in a diesel engine A method is provided that includes, but is not limited to estimating the temperature (TGP,est) of the glow-plug (GP) in accordance with a first model of the glow-plug (GP) as a function of the detected values of the glow-plug voltage and current (VGP, IGP) and the s... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8110782 | Heated architectural panel system and method Heated architectural panel temperature control systems and methods are provided for heating windows that are formed from heated architectural panels. The control system comprises the heated architectural panel that produces heat when connected to external AC power, ... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8097836 | Inferential temperature control system A system manages the temperature of thermoplastic material by initiating a default heating cycle in response to a sensor failure. The system may thus continue to heat the thermoplastic material according to the default heating cycle until the sensor can be repaired ... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8093536 | Drying apparatus and method for controlling the same Provided is a drying system capable of determining if the number of on/off switching unitings of a heating mechanism exceeds a preset number over a preset duration, and reducing the amount of heat that the heating mechanism radiates, in order to extend the service l... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8084720 | High rate method for stable temperature control of a substrate A method for multi-step temperature control of a substrate includes selecting a first set-point temperature and a second set-point temperature for the substrate, and selecting a first PID parameter set including a first proportional constant KP1, a first ... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8067717 | Cooking facilitator A cooking facilitator which is preferably portable and well suited for use as both a timer and cooking process facilitator having particular usefulness with cooking objects which have a characteristic associated with establishing a cooking time such as the weight of... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8063343 | Heated breathing circuit detection A heated breathing circuit detection system verifies the proper set up and connection of a breathing circuit to a heater unit of a humidification system. The detection system automatically detects that the breathing circuit is connected to the heater unit, and the n... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8058591 | Systems and methods for providing localized heat treatment of gas turbine components Systems and methods for providing localized heat treatment of gas turbine components are provided. In this regard, an exemplary method includes: identifying an area of a gas turbine component to which localized heat treatment is to be performed; positioning a resist... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8044329 | Compact limiter and controller assembly and method A power control system has a controller housing, a power switch disposed within the controller housing for selectively providing power from a power supply to a power load, a limiter disposed within the controller housing configured for providing a limit switching fu... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8035063 | Electronic power control for cooktop heaters A power control system for an electric cooktop. The power level is set by a knob connected to a potentiometer. Potentiometer information is digitally communicated by a controller over a serial communication bus to a power unit. The power unit communicates power leve... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8008605 | Electronic power control for cooktop heaters An electronic cook top control system has a cooktop including a heating element. An electronic controller is operatively connected to the cooktop. A rotary position input is operatively connected to the electronic controller. The electronic controller controls a hea... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7982165 | Metal heat treating systems that control the ratio of hydrogen to water vapor in metal heat treating atmospheres A system for heat treating a metal product has an annealing zone having a first preselected atmosphere condition, a cooling zone having a second preselected atmosphere condition different than the first preselected atmosphere condition, and a blueing zone having a t... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7977609 | Temperature measuring device using oscillating frequency signals This invention provides a wafer-type temperature sensor capable of eliminating the need for an A/D converter, adapting itself to automation and improving the heat resistance to measure temperature distribution of the upper surface of a wafer, a temperature measuring... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7956310 | Stage, substrate processing apparatus, plasma processing apparatus, control method for stage, control method for plasma processing apparatus, and storage media A stage onto which is electrostatically attracted a substrate to be processed in a substrate processing apparatus, which enables the semiconductor device yield to be improved. A temperature measuring apparatus 200 measures a temperature of the substrate to be... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7923665 | Temperature measuring device and method for measuring wafer-type thermometers An object of the present invention is to provide a wafer-type thermometer capable of adapting itself to automation and improving the heat resistance to measure temperature distribution of a wafer and a method for manufacturing the wafer-type thermometer. A plurality... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7923666 | Phase control method and phase control device A selectable operation amount is set as a threshold value according to an input operation amount, where if a determination value obtained by adding the input operation amount and an integrated operation amount or an output error accumulated value is greater than or ... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7902486 | Air conditioner, method of controlling the same, temperature setting device and method of controlling the same An operating device provided to equipment such as an indoor unit of an air conditioner is equipped with an analog operating member for setting a set temperature of the equipment and outputting an indication value that is associated with the set temperature and conti... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7893387 | High rate method for stable temperature control of a substrate A method for multi-step temperature control of a substrate includes selecting a first set-point temperature and a second set-point temperature for the substrate, and selecting a first PID parameter set including a first proportional constant KP1, a first ... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7880123 | Dual resistance heater for phase change devices and manufacturing method thereof A dual resistance heater for a phase change material region is formed by depositing a resistive material. The heater material is then exposed to an implantation or plasma which increases the resistance of the surface of the heater material relative to the remainder ... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7838803 | Electric baseboard heater control In order to provide an electric heat system that is quieter than those of the prior art, a switching circuit is incorporated into the controls for the heating system which provides for the heating elements of the electric heater to be kept at a more constant tempera... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7825354 | Peak power pulse energizing circuit for a light emitting diode array An array of light emitting diodes (LEDs) located in or on an article for attracting attention are energized over respective time increments of a predetermined duty cycle with peak power pulses having an amplitude substantially equal to their rated forward voltage V | 11/02/2010 |
| 7820949 | Method of starting, stopping and operating gas sensor with built-in heater A control apparatus for a gas sensor with a built-in heater is provided which can prevent damage to, deterioration of, and reduction in accuracy of detection of, a gas sensor. When an ignition switch is turned ON, supply of electricity to a heater 27 starts, ... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7804048 | Structure for cooling a surface An apparatus for cooling a surface having a metal structure made of a material with high thermal conductivity, and designed to provide efficient cooling of the surface while minimizing mechanical stress between the metal structure and the surface. ... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7781704 | Control system for operating automotive vehicle components There is disclosed a control system for operating automotive vehicle components. The control system typically includes at least a control module programmed with instructions for controlling a heater, a ventilator or both. ... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7723650 | Contactor assembly for wire feeder A portable wire feeder for providing welding wire and welding current to a welding operation includes an input electrically connected to a power source. An output is selectively electrically connected to the input to receive welding current delivered to the input fr... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7705276 | Heater, apparatus, and associated method A heater that may include an outer housing and an inner tube is provided. The inner tube is in a coaxial relation to and within the outer housing. An inward facing surface of the inner tube defines a volume sufficient to receive a reaction capsule, and the outward f... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7675007 | Heated architectural panel system and method Heated architectural panel temperature control systems and methods are provided for heating windows that are formed from heated architectural panels. The control system comprises the heated architectural panel that produces heat when connected to external AC power, ... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7671305 | Systems for regulating voltage to an electrical resistance igniter Systems and methods for energizing an electrical resistance igniter are disclosed. The systems and methods determine the line voltage into the system and control the voltage being applied to the electrical resistance igniters so a first voltage is applied initially ... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7659493 | Heating system and method A fluid heating system includes a fluid receptacle having a fluid reservoir, and a heating control system configured to heat fluid retained within the fluid reservoir. The heating control system includes a processing unit, at least one fluid temperature sensor posit... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7626145 | Redundant control circuit for hot melt adhesive hose assembly heater circuits and temperature sensors A redundant control circuit comprises a pair of heater circuits for heating a hot melt adhesive hose assembly to a predetermined temperature level, and a pair of temperature sensors which are used to sense the temperature of the hot melt adhesive hose assembly and t... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7608805 | Control system for battery powered heating device A control system and method of controlling a battery powered heating device such as a soldering or desoldering tool that includes a control circuit to control the delivery of power to a cartridge heating tip and to cycle the power to the cartridge heating tip during... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7586065 | Electric cooker A device for cooking food is disclosed. The device has an elongated body for containing the food to be cooked with a heater at one end and a simmer temperature sensor at the other end. The heater initially brings the substance contained in the elongated member to a ... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7586064 | Method and system for providing thermostatic temperature control in an integrated circuit A method for providing thermostatic temperature control in an integrated circuit is provided that includes internally heating the integrated circuit until the integrated circuit reaches an elevated temperature and holding the integrated circuit at the elevated tempe... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7573005 | Boil detection method and computer program A method, computer program, and cooking device for detecting boiling of liquids. The invention is implemented with a computer program executed by a processor or other computing device of a cooking unit such as an induction range. The computer program comprises a cod... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7573006 | Apparatus relating to the reconstruction of semiconductor wafers for wafer-level processing Apparatus, systems and methods relating to the reconstruction of semiconductor wafers for wafer-level processing are disclosed. Selected semiconductor dice having alignment cavities formed in a surface thereof are placed in contact with liquid, gel or other flowable... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7573007 | Power supply, image forming apparatus, and electric current supply method This invention provides a power supply which supplies an AC electric current to the coil of a heating unit employing the electromagnetic induced heating method via a connector connecting a plurality of wires, and a method for the power supply. The method includes th... | 08/11/2009 |
