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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8058592 | Ceramic heater, gas sensor, and method of producing ceramic heater A gas sensor is equipped with a built-in ceramic heater. The gas sensor detects the concentration of a predetermined gas component contained in the exhaust gas. The ceramic heater has a heater base member made of ceramic, a heating element formed in the inside of th... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8022340 | Attaching unit and knob for a heating unit of a cigar lighter The invention relates to a unit for fixing a base body provided with a housing of a cigar lighter heating element, in particular for motor vehicles. The inventive fixing unit is used for fixing a button actuating said heating element. Said fixing unit comprises a fi... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7642489 | Flexible electrothermal composite and heating apparatus having the same The present invention relates to a flexible electrothermal composite. In one embodiment, a flexible electrothermal composite includes a flexible polymer matrix and a number of carbon nanotubes dispersed in the matrix, the carbon nanotubes forming a plurality of cond... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7633039 | Sensor device and a method for manufacturing the same Embodiments discussed herein relate to sensor devices and processes of producing them. Some embodiments include a sensor device with a substrate with a sensing element mounted above the substrate, with a heating element, mounted substantially coplanar to the sensing... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7560671 | Textile laminate structures including conductive elements and method for making such structures The invention provides a laminate construction for heating or warming with one or more electrically conductive patterns of conductive ink or paste formed on a first confronting surface of an insulating sheet, where each pattern is connected by one or more conductive... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7479620 | Heater and the method for producing the same using PCB Disclosed a heater and a method for manufacturing the heater using a PCB process for providing a heater generating heat at a temperature that is proper to use by designing the heater having an accurate resistance using the PCB process on an insulated board. The inve... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7429720 | Electric heating pipe and electric heating apparatus using it The present invention relates to an electric radiating pipe capable of enhancing a heating efficiency in such a manner that a mixture of a porous operation medium and a volatile operation fluid is filled in a radiation pipe, and a porous operation medium is fast hea... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7399948 | PTC heating unit suitable for use in motor vehicles A heating unit having a PTC element, in particular for a motor vehicle, with corrugated fins (6) arranged around the PTC element (2) for improved transfer of heat to air flowing through the heating unit. The heating unit has a plastic frame (7) ... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7358460 | Deployment system for thermal radiating materials An autonomous deployment system is herein for functional utilization in the physical placement and deployment of a heating or thermal mat(s). The system is designed to enhance human productivity and ease deployment of the prior art thermal radiating or generating de... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7355147 | Ice removal for a pond A floating ice removal device with a disk shaped upper cover, a disk shaped lower cover and a heat emitting cup. An electric circuit board is mounted on an inner bottom of the lower cover, and a helical heat emitting wire is mounted on the inner top surface of the u... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7335855 | Electric PCB heating component, electronic circuit board and heating method An electric PCB heating component for a heating electric component is coupleable to an electronic circuit board. The PCB heating component includes a fastening element, a heating element for generating thermal energy, and a heating body. The heating body emits therm... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7307247 | Surface mount heater A heater that includes a substantially flat layer of electrical resistance material having a first end and a second end, a first electrical conductor electrically connected to the first end of the substantially flat layer of electrical resistance material, a second ... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7304242 | Shrinkable closure A tubular housing is provided having an open face and a circumferential perimeter portion adjacent the open face of the housing. An elastomeric film can be mounted on the circumferential perimeter portion of the tubular housing across the open face of the tubular ho... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7304276 | Thick film heater integrated with low temperature components and method of making the same A thick film heater is shown wherein the thick film resistive circuit, as the heating element, is applied directly to a target object to be heated for very low temperature applications. The thick film used is polymer-based (preferably epoxy). The thick film resistiv... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7284873 | Fluid column projection apparatus and method A fluid column projection apparatus and method provide a unique optical effect by providing a plurality of scoops that direct fluid into a hollow chamber. The fluid preferably contains one or more types of light-scattering material. The fluid exits the hollow chambe... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7269914 | Sterilizing apparatus for footwear Disclosed is a sterilizing apparatus for footwear. The sterilizing apparatus includes a plane heater having a carbon fiber embedded heating paper, a pair of electrodes installed at one side of the carbon fiber embedded heating paper while being spaced from each othe... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7256431 | Insulating substrate and semiconductor device having a thermally sprayed circuit pattern An insulating substrate includes a metal base as a base member, an insulating layer which is a room temperature, aerosol deposited shock solidification film formed on the metal base, and a circuit pattern which is a cold sprayed thermal spray coating formed on the i... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7244914 | Sheet heater A sheet heater structured so that heating wire is fixed to air-passing base material by sewing. This structure can provide a sheet heater that has improved durability of heating wire 2 against the load imposed on the seat during sitting, comfortable feeling o... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7241131 | Thick film heater apparatus A thick-film electric heater having thick-film layers applied directly on a thermally conductive non-flat substrate. Preferably, the substrate is cylindrically shaped. A dielectric layer is silk-screened on the substrate surface. A resistive layer is silk-screened o... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7230211 | Electrical heating element An electric heating element is provided with a durable PTC resistance made at least partially of an iron-based alloy, exhibiting stable characteristics to a temperature of 1500 DEG C. and having a resistance/temperature characteristic curve which substantially incre... | 06/12/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7212718 | Apparatus and method for heat-treatment of optical fiber reinforcing member and optical fiber fusion splicing apparatus A heat-treatment apparatus according to the present invention comprises a sheet-like heating body, which is bent like a letter “U”, and a heat equalizing plate constituted by a metal plate bonded to a heat generating part of the sheet-like heating body. The heat... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7196295 | Two-wire layered heater system A heater system is provided with a layered heater in communication with a two-wire controller, wherein a resistive layer of the layered heater is both a heater element and a temperature sensor. The two-wire controller thus determines temperature of the layered heate... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7186951 | Sensor structure and sensor arrangement for measuring flow data on a flow body Sensor structure of a flow body protruding into a current for carrying out measurements of flow states, containing a structural part (1) with at least two measuring orifices (5), to which transfer lines (7) are coupled, which guide the flow medi... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7164104 | In-line heater for use in semiconductor wet chemical processing and method of manufacturing the same An in-line heater for use in semiconductor wet chemical processing comprises a single crystal alumina substrate, a resistive heating element disposed on the single crystal alumina substrate, and a protective layer disposed over the resistive heating element. The sin... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7157670 | Adhesive system for attaching PTC heater to a wax motor Improved adhesion, electrical connection, and thermal connection between an electrical heater and a wax motor element are obtained by using multiple zones of different adhesives optimized for different properties. The location of the zones and the area of the zones ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7154070 | Heater plate and a method for manufacturing the heater plate A heater plate manufactured by receiving a sheath heater within a groove portion formed in a base member made of aluminum or aluminum alloy, placing a joint member made of aluminum or aluminum alloy into said groove portion so as to fix said sheath heater in the gro... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7138604 | Ceramic device, sensor device, method of making the same, and method for sensing gas A sensor may comprise a first electrode and a second electrode in mutual ionic communication with an electrolyte, a first socket disposed near a rear portion of a sensor element, a first lead disposed in electrical communication with the first electrode and in physi... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7138174 | Prepreg and a laminated sheet The present invention is directed to a prepreg comprising a fiber base material impregnated with a resin composition which comprises a polyamide-imide resin and a thermosetting resin as essential components, and a metal-clad laminated sheet obtained by pressing the ... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7132628 | Variable watt density layered heater A layered heater is provided with a resistive layer having a resistive circuit pattern, the resistive circuit pattern defining a length and a thickness, wherein the thickness varies along the length of the resistive circuit pattern for a variable watt density. The p... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7132629 | Heat-conducting plate of expanded graphite, composite and method for production Lightweight heat-conducting plates of compressed expanded graphite material have layer planes which are preferably disposed so as to be parallel to the surface so that heat conduction in a lateral direction is preferred to heat conduction perpendicular to the plate ... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7126094 | Surface mount heater A heater that includes a substantially flat layer of electrical resistance material having a first end and a second end, a first electrical conductor electrically connected to the first end of the substantially flat layer of electrical resistance material, a second ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7123825 | Water heater and method of providing the same An apparatus for heating fluid and a method for providing the same is provided. Generally, the system contains a metallic core; a dielectric layer thermally sprayed on the core; a resistive heater layer thermally sprayed on the dielectric layer; a metallic layer por... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7104706 | Heating device The present invention relates to a heating device having at least a first heating element 102 for heating at least one protective sleeve 105, 602 arranged around at least a first uncoated optical fiber section 501, 603. Said sleeve 105, 602 | 09/12/2006 |
| 7105782 | Electrothermal article An electrothermal article including a fabric member defining an inner space. A connector is disposed outwardly of the inner space in the fabric member and has conductive first and second terminals. A plurality of elongated flat heating elements is disposed in the in... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7087868 | Heating device In order to create a heating device which can operate in different power stages, but only has to be contacted from one side, the invention provides a heating device with at least two plate-like ceramic heating elements, which are electrically contacted on opposite f... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7064301 | Electric heater The present invention relates to an electric heater, which electrically and mechanically protects heating means from the outside, increases heating value and thermal conductivity by increasing contact efficiency among components, and improves assembly efficiency and... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7049556 | Heating device A heating device at least having an electrically insulating film formed on a surface of a substrate, a heating member formed on the electrically insulating film, and a protection film formed over the electrically insulating film and the heating member, the electrica... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7041942 | Heating plate assembly for a cooking appliance A heating assembly is provided for heating objects, for example, food items, that comprises a substrate attached to an insulating frame, which may optionally be attached to a metal pan. The complete assembly is attached to a cooking appliance. The substrate may take... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7034259 | Self-regulating heater assembly and method of manufacturing same A self-regulating positive temperature coefficient (PTC) heater assembly and a method of manufacturing the heater assembly are disclosed. The PTC heater assembly includes at least one PTC heating element and a pair of spaced electrodes. Each electrode includes a fir... | 04/25/2006 |
