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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7439473 | Method and arrangement for supporting vertically depending electrical resistance elements A method of supporting vertically hanging electrical resistance elements for heating furnaces or ovens in industrial operations. Each resistance element includes current-conducting legs that extend downward and upward a number of times, and the element includes alon... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7318567 | Cable management device A cable management device includes a clamping mechanism (110) suitable for attachment to a surface. The clamping mechanism comprises an annular portion (111) having an outside surface (114), an inside surface (115) that forms a perimeter ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7223949 | Analysis apparatus having improved temperature control unit An apparatus for use in controlling the temperature of one or more substances passing through one or more microfluidics channels in an analysis device is set forth. The apparatus includes a heating unit having first and second surfaces. The first surface of the heat... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7205878 | Over-current protection device and manufacturing method thereof An over-current protection device comprises at least one PTC component, at least one thermal dissipation layer, at least one adhesive layer and at least two isolation layers, wherein the PTC component is formed by interposing a PTC material between two electrode lay... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7145112 | Radiant floor heating and cooling system clip A radiant heating and cooling system clip for positioning a tube and construction support wire with one hand comprising an interior having a main channel for positioning a tube with a narrowing second channel within said main channel for positioning a wire. ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7120353 | Infrared sauna A portable compact sauna wherein a user's body is warmed to sweating primarily by direct absorption of infrared radiation. Broad infrared radiation emitters or sources are placed around the inside of a narrow cabinet so as to be in close proximity to various parts o... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7089718 | Apparatus for heat-shrinking film onto an open-topped container and method of using same A system for heat-shrinking a film onto an open-topped container is provided, including at least one reflective cup having a reflective interior surface, and at least one radiant energy source. The reflective cup and the radiant energy source may be rotationally mou... | 08/15/2006 |
| 6969832 | Radiant floor heating and cooling system clip A radiant heating and cooling system clip for positioning a tube and construction support wire with one hand comprising an interior having a main channel for positioning a tube with a narrowing second channel within said main channel for positioning a wire. ... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6938541 | Heaten platen-type press A press has at least two rigid and generally planar platens each comprised of a rigid plate having a face, formed offset from the face with an array of heating passages, and formed with a separate array of grooves open at the face. A cover plate overlying the face i... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6903308 | Vacuum cast ceramic fiber insulated band having heating and cooling elements A ceramic fiber band that can fulfill a plurality of functions in connection with the injection and/or extrusion process of an injection molding or extrusion apparatus (i.e. heat, cool, and insulate), thereby reducing overall energy costs and creating a safer workin... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6773618 | Microporous thermal insulation molding containing electric-arc silica A thermal insulation molding having a density of 150-500 kg/m3, includes a thermal insulation material, containing 5%-75% by weight of pyrogenic silica (HDK), 5%-50% by weight of electric-arc silica, 5%-50% by weight of opacifier, wherein the electric-arc... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6755044 | Heater-evaporator Heater-evaporator has a hollow refrigerator fluid evaporator body with which is incorporated a heater. The body can enclose the heater, which is separate from the body, or the body and the heater can be part of one another. The heater can be heated by any suitable m... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6191383 | Welding device A device for mutually connecting by laser welding of sheet-metal objects laid flat against each other at least in determined zones, for instance two or more flat or previously profiled plates, for instance stainless steel or other objects for mutual conne... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6147333 | Breaker blanket heating and insulation unit A circuit breaker tank heating insulation unit blanket and circuit breaker insulation blanket wherein the insulation blanket is comprised of an elongated fibrous insulation encased within a fabric that is impervious to the outdoor environment. The insulat... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6136280 | Autoclave device and PTC heating arrangement for use therewith An autoclave type sterilization device which includes an autoclave sterilization chamber with an electrical heating arrangement mounted thereon. This electrical heating arrangement employs one or more positive temperature coefficient (PTC) thermistors as ... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6060691 | Device for heating fluid controller A device for heating a fluid controller comprises a pair of platelike side heaters pressed respectively against a pair of opposite side faces of a body of the fluid controller with an insulating layer provided between each heater and each side face, a pai... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6009748 | Rapidly cyclable foam testing oven Oven, for example, embodied as a foam tester, can heat and cool circulating gas, and hence, contained sample containers, rapidly. A volume for containing coolant material is provided for cooling the oven volume is provided apart from the oven volume, and ... | 01/04/2000 |
| 5994679 | Thermal housing for optical circuits A housing for optical integrated circuits for protecting the circuit from temperature induced stresses has a base and cap and a thermal bed contained therein. The thermal bed has a region for containing the integrated circuit therein, suspended in a therm... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5947197 | Kimchi storage device and method for maturing and preserving kimchi therein A kimchi storage device capable of fast fermenting kimchi, and once kimchi has been adequately fermented, of functioning as a cold storage therefor includes a main body provided with a refrigeration unit and a plurality of kimchi storage chambers, a heate... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5824886 | Foam tester Foam tester device, which is useful for testing the foaming of liquids at elevated temperatures, has an insulated cabinet containing a temperature-regulatable volume; a heater capable of heating a gas for the volume; a feature to circulate heated gas in t... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5752568 | Refrigerator having a compartment for fermenting food and a food container for use therewith A refrigerator has a compartment for fermenting foods such as kimchi. The food is disposed within a container that is slidable into the compartment. The container includes an electrical connector projecting from a container wall and which becomes plugged ... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5688424 | PTC thermistor A PTC thermistor comprising a ceramic body having positive temperature coefficient resistivity, a pair of electrode layers provided on both major surfaces of the ceramic body so as to be opposed to each other with the ceramic body interposed therebetween,... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5649972 | Infrared heating apparatus An apparatus (10,80,150) for heating an object with black body infrared radiation. The apparatus (10,80,150) comprises a radiation source (42,96,158) for generating black body infrared radiation and a honeycomb stagnating element (48,132,160) for preventi... | 07/22/1997 |
| 5632919 | Temperature controlled insulation system A insulation system for providing temperature control of a surface includes a flexible heating element, conformable to the surface. Insulating material is disposed adjacent to the heating element. Circuitry is provided for sensing the temperature of the s... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5447190 | Device and method for cooling an extrusion cylinder A longitudinal stream of cooling air is caused to flow around the cylinder (10) and over the length of each of one or more heating-and-cooling zones. This longitudinal flow is facilitated by specially designed cooling fins (22; 25). The performance of the... | 09/05/1995 |
| 5379685 | Venting system for an electric toaster An electric toaster is suspended from the lower surface of a kitchen cabinet. The electric toaster has a horizontally disposed toasting compartment. An inner wall defines the toasting compartment and is spaced from an outer housing wall. A partition exten... | 01/10/1995 |
| 5313047 | Analytical sample preparation system An interchangeable module for supporting a receptacle into which a molten sample, prepared by a fluxer, can be poured for analysis. One module can support a resistively heated casting dish into which a molten sample can be poured and cooled to form a soli... | 05/17/1994 |
| 5237913 | Bread toaster with a cooling system for the casing A bread toaster includes a cooling system for the casing which includes structure for dividing the air flow rising in an air guide duct into a laminar part and a second part which is supplied to the upper region of the toasting chamber.... | 08/24/1993 |
| 4863698 | Disinfector for glass vials A multiple station disinfector apparatus simultaneously heats a plurality of devices such as contact lenses. Each of these devices is disposed in a quantity of liquid within a closed container. The apparatus comprises a housing having a base portion and a... | 09/05/1989 |
| 4651124 | Frame supported grid resistor A rigid frame supported resistor for dynamic braking of electric and diesel-electric locomotives has certain of the frame elements cushioned or insulated from each other and the resistance ribbon insulated and cushioned from the frame. Organic insulating ... | 03/17/1987 |
| 4629867 | Heated rotatable roll arrangement There is disclosed a heated roll for the thermal treatment of formed products. It includes a driven hollow shaft and a hollow roll body of a circular-ring-shaped cross section and closed on all sides to accommodate a heat transfer medium. Power supply lin... | 12/16/1986 |
| 4595826 | Heat treatment furnace and method of construction An improved heat treatment furnace and method of constructing the same is enclosed wherein the duct work of the furnace includes directional vanes and adjustable plenum vents and chamber dampers to yield a substantially uniform air flow pattern within the... | 06/17/1986 |
| 4593182 | Electric cartridge heater A cartridge heater includes an inner casing in which a heating element is accommodated. This inner casing is surrounded by an coaxially arranged outer casing of larger diameter so that an annular space is defined between the inner and outer casings. In th... | 06/03/1986 |
| 4575619 | Electrical heating unit with serpentine heating element A heating unit combining a block of thermal and electrical insulating material and an electrical resistance element in which the block contains a mass of ceramic fibers bound together and has an elongated slot with confronting walls rising to the surface ... | 03/11/1986 |
| 4551616 | Heating apparatus Heating apparatus includes a tray having a layer of insulative material disposed in the base thereof and a number of infra-red lamps disposed thereabove. The apparatus is accommodated within a housing having a layer of glass ceramic to form a hotplate. Ea... | 11/05/1985 |
| 4533558 | Toasting process using a toast guard A toast guard made of a heat absorbent ceramic piece molded in the shape of a slice of bread, but slightly smaller in size and thickness than a slice of bread. The ceramic piece is used in the toasting process of an ordinary multi-slotted household toaste... | 08/06/1985 |
| 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 |
| 4511426 | Hot gas sealing device A device for hot air welding, comprising a nozzle for activation of a sealing area around an opening at the inside of a hollow body. The nozzle has a slot device for directing a flow of air out through the opening for activating the sealing area when the ... | 04/16/1985 |
| 4480174 | Thermostatically controlled electric compressor sump heater having self-contained thermostat An electric heater for heating oil contained in the sump well of a compressor includes a thermally conductive shell having first and second opposed inner surfaces. A ceramic core having a D-shaped cross-section throughout is positioned in the shell and is... | 10/30/1984 |
| 4459472 | Electric heating apparatus There is disclosed an electric heating apparatus comprising a pre-formed body of thermally insulating material defining a cavity for receiving a vessel whose contents are to be heated, the body being provided with an electric heating element in or adjacen... | 07/10/1984 |
