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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8035064 | Heating unit for refrigerant charging cylinders The product is basically a heating blanket that is adapted in size to fit around a canister of refrigerant used to recharge heat pumps, air conditioners and refrigerators in a commercial or home setting. The blanket has a heating element within it which heats the ca... | 10/11/2011 |
| 7388176 | Heating device with thin heating boards A heating device includes a case having a plurality of openings and a plurality of slits are defined in bars of the case so that a plurality of heating boards are engaged with the slits of the case at an equal distance. A power control device is connected to the cas... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7264694 | Retort heating apparatus and methods A retort heating apparatus for processing a feed material includes a heating chamber bounded at least in part by a side wall. A plurality of baffles are at least partially disposed within the heating chamber. Each baffle includes an elongated body having a top surfa... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7189942 | Car power source apparatus The car power source apparatus is provided with a car driving battery, a heater which heats the driving battery, a control circuit which controls power to the heater, and a temperature sensor to detect battery temperature and issue a detected temperature signal to t... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7150052 | Portable dome cover for cribs and the like A crib cover assembly includes a U-shaped central frame that includes an elongated cross bar and a pair of oppositely spaced end bars monolithically formed with the cross bar. The end bars are horizontally registered with opposed latitudinal edges of the crib and ar... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7069715 | Method and apparatus for the pre-heating of vaporization chamber The present invention is generally directed toward an apparatus and method for the heating of vaporized aqueous mixture, more specifically toward the pre-heating a vaporization chamber. In a power plant utilizing a cleaning process, such as a selective catalytic red... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7014673 | Filtering apparatus A filtering apparatus for a reflow oven includes a contaminated-gas inlet for receiving contaminated gas from a reflow oven; a filtering device configured to filter the received contaminated gas; a returned gas outlet for returning filtered gas to the reflow oven; a... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6864464 | Electric heater An electric heater (2) is arranged for location in an oven (4) intermediate a cavity (6) of the oven and a flue arrangement (8) for venting the cavity (6). The heater (2) comprises a dish-like support (14) containing ... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6740852 | Heating facility having magnetically attached temperature sensing device An electrical heating facility includes an electrical heating element attached to a base and having two terminals, and a temperature sensing device having two conductors for electrically coupling to the terminals of the electrical heating element and to detect the t... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6696672 | Heating lamp brackets for reaction chambers of evaporation coating machines A heating lamp bracket for reaction chambers of evaporation coating machines. The heating lamp bracket uses paired and insulation devices to mount heating lamps to a chamber wall of a reaction chamber. The bracket includes a mounting frame that has an ins... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6593549 | Cooling device/heater assembly including a supporting bracket for a reflow oven A heater is secured to a cooling device in a reflow oven by a bracket comprising a first portion attached to a supporting structure, such as the cooling device itself, and a second portion extending over the heater. A member, preferably a screw, extends t... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6576030 | Filtering apparatus A filtering apparatus for a reflow oven includes a contaminated-gas inlet for receiving contaminated gas from a reflow oven; a filtering device configured to filter the received contaminated gas; a returned gas outlet for returning filtered gas to the ref... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6466737 | Portable electric space heater A method and apparatus for conditioning air includes conditioning units that are removably attached together. The conditioning units may be separated from each other and individually perform conditioning functions, such as air moving, heating, humidifying... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6369368 | Tension-adjustable expanding device The invention concerns an expanding device (1) comprising two parts (heating elements 3,4) which can be moved relative to one another against the action of a spring element (11), wherein the spring element (11) is disposed between the two parts (heating e... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6147332 | Arrangement and method for manufacturing of a heatable seat A heatable seat includes a heat-producing component with an electrical conductor and a connection for current seating organs. The heat-producing component is arranged in connection to a tool for shaping the heatable seat. The tool includes at least one ma... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6100500 | Vehicle glass clearing system A vehicle glass clearing system includes an installed portion and an auxiliary heating element system including an auxiliary heating element having a control and drive circuit having mechanisms for detecting the moisture level and the temperature and that... | 08/08/2000 |
| 5887119 | Ceiling mounted electrical heater with flexible mounting structure An electric heater for ceilings which emits radiant heat includes a radiant plate having heating elements which radiate in a downward direction. The radiant plate is mounted to a top part by a number of elastic/flexible brackets, including pivotable and n... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5789722 | Modular multizone heater system and method The modular multizone heater system is for controllably heating areas of a structure, for example for bonded doubler reparation. The system comprises a number of heater cells to be placed in thermal contact with the areas to be heated of the structure. Ea... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5781695 | Remote car heating system with heater remote control sensor removably attached to the rear view mirror A Remote Car Heating System for heating an interior portion of a vehicle without starting the vehicle. The inventive device includes an electric heater, a pliable mat secured to the electric heater, a remote sensor electrically connected to the electric h... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5579981 | Reflow apparatus A reflow apparatus includes a reflow furnace. A transfer device holds and transfers printed circuit boards with to-be-reflowed electronic components thereon from an inlet to an outlet of the furnace within the furnace. A plurality of adjusting/circulating... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5436429 | Flexible electric heating pad for wrapping around a baby bottle powered by vehicle cigarette lighter plug A flexible pad member includes a plurality of layers including a heat transmissive interior surface layer arranged to engage in a surrounding relationship a baby bottle, with the pad member arranged for ease of securement about the baby bottle in use. A v... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5302809 | Mirror defogger with elongated frame member and downwardly extending heater sheet A resistive sheet electrical mirror heater is provided for defogging a bathroom mirror. The heater may be retrofitted to a standard wall-mounted mirror. An elongated frame member rests along the top of the mirror and contains electrical circuitry. A plana... | 04/12/1994 |
| 5281794 | Heater block for use in a bonder utilizing vacuum suction attachment means A heater block for bonders used in a semiconductor assembly line uses a vacuum suction force to securely hold the heater plate on the heater block via vacuum passages and vacuum adhesion holes connected to a vacuum pump so that an attachment and removal o... | 01/25/1994 |
| 5138133 | Heating sheet having far infrared radiator attached and various equipments utilizing heating sheet A far infrared radiator apparatus which includes a metal wire heating element integrally formed with a radiating device composed of an elastomeric material admixed with a ceramic powder having far infrared radiating properties. The apparatus can be compos... | 08/11/1992 |
| 5004190 | Rail heating apparatus A rail heating system is provided for heating railroad components such as railroad switch areas and electrified third rails. The heating system includes a side heater having a heating pad that has a flexible contact surface. A clip arrangement such as a s... | 04/02/1991 |
| 4902879 | Aircraft bilayer appendage A heated bilayer appendage is provided for mounting outboard of an existing non-heated aircraft window. The appendage prevents moisture or frost accumulation on the outboard surface of the appendage so that a clear viewing area is maintained through that ... | 02/20/1990 |
| 4889973 | Aquarium heater An aquarium heater which consists of a heater pad attached to the outside bottom surface of the aquarium. The heater pad uses an etched-foil heating element laminated between layers of insulating material. Normally, the heat is attached to the bottom of t... | 12/26/1989 |
| 4558206 | Electric heating apparatus for providing freeze protection for fluid-control devices at well sites An electric heating apparatus for providing freeze protection for a fluid-control device, such as a gas regulator, at a well site includes a flexible electric heating pad adapted to be wrapped around the control device to be freeze-protected and a two par... | 12/10/1985 |
| 4506138 | Magnetically attachable electric preheater for automobile engines A preheater unit magnetically attachable to the surface of the oil pan of an automobile engine includes an electric heating unit and a magnetic device situated within a rectilinear shell having an open side closed by a non-magnetic heat transfer plate. Th... | 03/19/1985 |
| 4491721 | Electric bed heating device An electric bed heating device for attachment to the understructure of a bed for supplying heat to a sleeper includes an electric heating element mounted below a metallic plate thermally insulated on its upper side and having a lower face shaped to radial... | 01/01/1985 |
| 4399347 | Device for attachment to motor vehicle windows to prevent fogging or icing A flexible device which can be detachably mounted on a window, such as a vehicle window, in order to prevent icing or fogging. The device is a semi-flexible sheet of layered materials having a length and width substantially coterminus with the window and ... | 08/16/1983 |
| 4356381 | Warming plate mounting arrangement in a single-pass drip-type electric coffeemaker An electric single-pass drip-type coffeemaker includes a plastic base having an upper half with an opening surrounded by a downward lip. A metal warming plate closes the opening and is laterally immobilized by downwardly projecting spaced bosses around th... | 10/26/1982 |
| 4352008 | Electric heating device for heating the interior of a switch cabinet An electric heating device for heating the interior of a cabinet containing electrical apparatus, such as a switch or distribution apparatus, to prevent sweating or condensation therein, includes at least one PTC electrical resistance heating and temperat... | 09/28/1982 |
| 4346277 | Packaged electrical heating element An elongate flexible package (10) adapted to contain and either enhance or contribute to the control of the heating efficiency of an elongate heating element contained therein and having sufficient flexibility to conform to the item to be heated to which ... | 08/24/1982 |
| 4314144 | Thermostat mounting arrangement for electric heating appliance An elongate flexible package (10) adapted to contain and either enhance or contribute to the control of the heating efficiency of an elongate heating element contained therein and having sufficient flexibility to conform to the item to be heated to which ... | 02/02/1982 |
| 4313048 | Thermostatically controlled externally mounted electric aquarium heater An aquarium heater that is disposed on an outside surface of the aquarium tank for maintaining the water in the tank at a selectable temperature. The heater is preferably supported by a hanger or holder from a top edge of the tank and has a heat transfer ... | 01/26/1982 |
| 4233492 | Water bed with heater The combination of a water filled flotation bed mattress with a filler neck and an elongate flexible cord-like heater structure comprising an elongate power supply cord section with inside and outside end portions and a filler neck engaging and sealing me... | 11/11/1980 |
| 4110602 | Method and apparatus for freeing a railroad tank car bottom unloading valve made inoperable by solidified fluids within it A portable apparatus for inserting into a bottom unloading valve of a railroad tank car which has been locked in an opened or partially opened position due to liquids solidifying therein. The apparatus is a portable electrical heating unit removably inser... | 08/29/1978 |
| 4058704 | Coilable and severable heating element A flexible tape, adapted to be rolled into a coil and to be cut into sections of any desired length, includes an elongate carrier of woven cloth impregnated with a flexible, carbon-containing resistance layer and a flexible heat shield, coextensive with t... | 11/15/1977 |
