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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7968829 | Electrical connection for titanium metal heater in jet turbine applications An electrical connection for a heater for aerospace components having a titanium containing heater element; a copper containing conductor; and a welded or strong mechanical interface transition connecting the titanium containing heater element and the copper contain... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7919732 | Method and circuit for igniting a gas flow The invention relates to a method and a circuit for igniting a gas flow in a fully automatic manner. The aim of the invention is to maintain the necessary current consumption so low that an integratable voltage source can be used. To this end, once an electronic con... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7863546 | Automated preparation of infant formula and children's beverages A beverage preparation machine is provided that is arranged and configured to dispense infant formula or children's beverages from a liquid concentrate with a consistent temperature in a receiving receptacle. In one form, the beverage preparation machine operates to... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7629559 | Method of improving electrical connections in circuitized substrates A method of improving conductive paste connections in a circuitized substrate in which at least one and preferably a series of high voltage pulses are applied across the paste and at least one and preferably a series of high current pulses are applied, both series o... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7441713 | Tamper resistant temperature dial and associated method of use A tamper resistant temperature dial and associated method of use is disclosed. This includes a temperature adjustment device associated with a controller for a heating device that includes a rotatable dial for setting temperature in the heating device, a ring that i... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7408134 | Programmable switch A sensor circuit provides a signal to a microcontroller to indicate parameters of an environmental condition to which the sensor circuit is exposed, such as temperature. The sensor circuit and microcontroller are mounted in a common housing, with an output lead indi... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7358463 | Switching power supply and method for stopping supply of electricity when electricity of switching power supply exceeds rated electricity A switching power supply includes a sensor for detecting that the output level of the switching power supply has exceeded a rated output level, and a memory that stores data for estimating temperature change of a heat-producing component during a period in which the... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7358468 | Complex home appliance and method of controlling and installing the same A complex home appliance and a method of controlling and installing the same. The complex home appliance includes a single power supply unit shared by two or more component home appliances of the complex home appliance. The two or more component home appliances are ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7256372 | Fluid-heating apparatus, circuit for heating a fluid, and method of operating the same A fluid-heating apparatus for heating a fluid and method of operating the same. The fluid-heating apparatus includes a heating element for heating a fluid surrounding the heating element and a control circuit connected to the heating element and connectable to a pow... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7180038 | Device for switching on and off several heating mechanisms of cooking equipment as well as cooking equipment with such a device A control is provided for switching on and off two heating devices of a hob forming a hotplate. In cyclic manner the continuous energy or power generation level can be adjusted by an energy control device. A temperature limiter monitors a maximum temperature via the... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7176416 | Switching device for controlling an industrial cooking apparatus A switching device for controlling an industrial cooking apparatus having a cooking chamber that can be closed by means of a door having a movable door handle with a movable door latch attached to it, with a switch fixed to the housing and with a magnet for actuatin... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7173226 | Complex home appliance and method of controlling and installing the same A complex home appliance and a method of controlling and installing the same. The complex home appliance includes a single power supply unit shared by two or more component home appliances of the complex home appliance. The two or more component home appliances are ... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7151240 | Bi-directional tamper resistant temperature dial A bi-directional tamper resistant temperature adjustment controller interface comprises a control dial having an interior face wherein a cylindrical center boss extends therefrom, said cylindrical center boss having a substantially annular cross section, and a centr... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7109444 | Electronic control circuit for household appliances including humidifiers An electronic control circuit for use with a heater, a fan, a humidifier, a cooking apparatus, or any device utilizing a power mode switch and a condition sensor, and optionally time-automated switching of modes of operation. The circuit includes a single control sw... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7075042 | Solid state heater assembly, heater subassembly and methods of assembly A solid state heater uses a heater subassembly employing a terminal block, terminals and a PTCR or NTCR heater. The terminals engage and make electrical contact with the heater, thus eliminating the need for a rigid heater housing. The heater subassembly can be form... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7060948 | Temperature control method and apparatus for driving polymerase chain reaction (PCR) chip Provided are a temperature control method and apparatus for driving a polymerize chain reaction (PCR) chip. In the temperature control apparatus, which is for a polymerize chain reaction chip, PCR chips receive electric power from the outside and generating heat to ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7058826 | System, architecture, and method for logical server and other network devices in a dynamically configurable multi-server network environment Network architecture, computer system and/or server, circuit, device, apparatus, method, and computer program and control mechanism for managing power consumption and workload in computer system and data and information servers. Further provides power and energy con... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7045748 | Cooking appliance lockout A cooking device for cooking an item where the device includes an input for a source of cooking energy; a cooking element for applying the cooking energy to the item; a cooking control for controlling the application of the cooking energy to the item; a lockout sele... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7038176 | Infinite temperature control for heating element of a cooking appliance A cooking appliance includes a cooktop having at least one heating zone having first and second heating elements and a control element for setting a desired cooking temperature for the heating zone. When the control element is rotated in a first direction, only the ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7009153 | Thermal fixing device and image forming apparatus A heat roller with which a pressure roller is brought into press contact is rotatably supported by a bearing member made of a material which is softened when heated above a thermal fixation temperature, a thermostat in which a bimetal is exposed toward the heat roll... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6987250 | Control circuit for kitchen appliances An electronic control circuit for use with a heater, a fan, a humidifier, a cooking apparatus, or any device utilizing a power mode switch and a condition sensor, and time-automated switching of modes of operation. The circuit includes a single control switch to man... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6960745 | Electronic control circuit An electronic control circuit for use with a heater, a fan, a humidifier or any device utilizing a power mode switch and a condition sensor, the electronic control circuit including a single control switch for controlling both power output and responding to a sensed... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6943321 | Convection oven with forced airflow circulation zones At least two blowers are controlled with baffles to create circulating zones of airflow which circulate in a substantially horizontal plane within a convection oven cavity. This airflow minimizes the potential for airflow paths to be broken up or blocked by the conf... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6943326 | Circuit for controlling a fusing system In an embodiment of the invention, a circuit for controlling a fusing system such as used in a printer, copier or the like, comprises a timing circuit; an averaging circuit which receives an output from the timing circuit and averages the signal to produce a voltage... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6910439 | Vehicle meter Provided is a vehicular meter, which can suppress the complication of structures of peripheral parts, when an operation shaft and an elastic member are to be supported, thereby to realize the cost reduction. The vehicular meter comprises: an indication element D3... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6888108 | Low voltage power supply system for an electric blanket or the like A power supply system for outputting low voltage electrical power from a high voltage power source includes an isolation-type power conversion device, such as a transformer having a primary high voltage side and an isolated secondary low voltage side. The low voltag... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6828528 | Electric circuit to control an air-conditioned seat A control circuit for a vehicle seat having at least one heating element and at least one fan is provided. The control circuit includes a two-pole switch having two synchronously actuated switch elements. The switch elements are operatively connected to the heating ... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6825449 | Cooling controller with push-to-turn rotary switch A cooking controller assembly includes a heating element, a push-to-turn rotary switch, and an electric controller. The heating element is coupled to the push-to-turn rotary switch and the electric controller. The push-to-turn rotary switch is manually pushed and tu... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6812437 | Electronic control circuit An electronic control circuit for use with a heater, a fan, a humidifier or any device utilizing a power mode switch and a condition sensor, the electronic control circuit including a single control switch for controlling both power output and responding to a sensed... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6812435 | Operating device for an electrical appliance In an embodiment of the invention an operating device for a glass ceramic hob (25) can be provided and has an operating unit (11). The operating unit (11) has a rotary toggle (12), which is magnetically mounted on a glass ceramic hob (... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6660976 | Device for controlling the service loads of an electric household appliance, in particular a refrigerator A control unit (3) for controlling an electric household appliance, e.g. a refrigerator, is connected in series with a positive temperature coefficient (PTC) resistive unit (4) which, when supplied with electric current, generates sufficient heat to activ... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6570139 | Electronic control circuit An electronic control circuit for use with a heater, a fan, a humidifier or any device utilizing a power mode switch and a condition sensor, the electronic control circuit including a single control switch for controlling both power output and responding ... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6509552 | Temperature-controlled steering wheel A temperature-controlled steering wheel for heating and cooling the user's hands while steering a vehicle. The temperature-controlled steering wheel includes a steering wheel member having an arcuate channel disposed therein; and also includes an arcuate ... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6498326 | Arrangement for the control of electrically controllable appliances, particularly electric cookers An arrangement for controlling electrically controllable appliances, such as electric cookers, has at least one manually operable control element placed on an outside of a plate, e.g. a glass ceramic plate of an electric cooker, which is secured by a magn... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6452501 | Automatic shut-off and indication device for an electric heating appliance and electric pressing iron comprising such a device An automatic shut-off and indication device for an electric heating appliance is provided which includes: a sensor (2) for sensing usage of the appliance and for providing a usage-signal (US) indicating a non-usage of the appliance; a switch (10) for off-switc... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6414285 | Thermal protector A thermal protector has a fixed plate provided with a fixed contact at the front end portion. There is a first terminal for external connection in the rear end portion and a movable plate having elasticity so that a movable contact provided in the front e... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6321033 | Tamper resistant electrical environmentally conditioning device A portable electric appliance including a housing defining an air inlet, an air outlet and an air flow path therebetween; a conditioner disposed in the air flow path and operable to condition air in the air flow path; a power source; and an electrical swi... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6295410 | Pushbutton hand dryer timer and method A hand dryer timer having a switch in electrical communication with, and controlling the operation of a heater, a fan motor and a timer motor which are electrically connected to two nonneutral lines of a power source. A cam is mounted on a drive shaft of ... | 09/25/2001 |
