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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8173940 | High-power plastic heater for aquarium A high-power plastic aquarium heater includes a narrow, elongated, flat nickel-chrome steel strip wound on a mica tube and electrically connected with a circuit board inside a tubular plastic casing, and vacuum mounts fastened to the tubular plastic casing with pipe... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8153940 | Flat heater including conductive non-woven cellulose material The invention relates to a flat heater, which is used for applications in the range of heating voltages of up to 1000 V, produces attainable powers of up to 2 kW/m2 and is characterized by the fact that the electrical resistance required for the heating i... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8110783 | Tubular heater A tubular heater includes a continuous heat-generating resistance element formed in a predetermined pattern on one surface of a tubular insulating substrate, and first and second lead wires connected opposite ends of the heat-generating resistance element and extend... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8049147 | Engine inlet ice protection system with power control by zone A system includes a first heater located at the leading edge of a gas turbine structural member, a second heater located aft of the first heater, and a third heater located aft of the second heater. The first, second and third heaters are electrically-powered to pre... | 11/01/2011 |
| 7947933 | Ceramic heater and method for manufacture thereof A ceramic heater comprising a ceramic body, a heat generating resistor buried in the ceramic body, an electrode pad that is electrically connected to the heat generating resistor and is formed on the surface of the ceramic body and a lead member bonded onto the elec... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7919733 | Modular heater systems A heat trace assembly is provided that includes a heat trace section, an insulation jacket surrounding the heat trace section, and a plurality of standoffs disposed between the heat trace section and the insulation jacket. A corresponding plurality of passageways ar... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7800029 | Heating device A heating device includes a high-frequency electrode embedded substantially in parallel with a heating surface of a ceramics base in the vicinity of the heating surface. A conducting hole toward this high-frequency electrode is formed in a back face of the ceramics ... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7800030 | Product with multiple functions such as on board technology, e.g. panel or pipe with enhanced systems within The invention relates to a product, which may take a wide variety of forms but which is exemplified by a pipe or a panel. The product has a first function, such as that normally expected of a pipe or a panel, and a second function different from the first. The secon... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7554064 | Method for sealing electrical heating elements An electrical resistance heater element has a metal tube containing an electrical resistance coil that is electrically insulated from the metal tube by magnesium oxide powder, the coil being bonded to a conductor pin that protrudes from an open end of the tube. The ... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7456374 | Component heater A heater for fluid flow components. The heater has heat transfer surfaces that engage the component. The transfer surfaces are mounted on jaws that are movable to engage the component. The jaws have massive portions that act as heat reservoirs to maintain a constant... | 11/25/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7432474 | Heating device A heating device includes a substantially cylindrical shaft joined to a joint surface of a plate-shaped ceramic substrate opposite to a heating surface, the ceramic substrate including a resistance heating element embedded in the ceramic substrate. The shaft include... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7427329 | Temperature control for single substrate semiconductor processing reactor A reactor for heat treatment of a substrate having a process chamber within a substrate enclosing structure, and a support structure configured to position a substrate at a predetermined spacing between the upper part and the bottom part within the process chamber d... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7420143 | Durable graphite connector and method for manufacturing thereof An article comprising a graphite part coated with a pyrolytic graphite (pG) for increased mechanical strength of at least 25% over an uncoated graphite part. In connector applications for use in a semiconductor processing assembly such as a heater, the pG coated com... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7417206 | Heater, wafer heating apparatus and method for manufacturing heater A heater that is capable of heating an object to a desired temperature in a short period while minimizing the temperature difference the surface of the object is provided. The heater comprising a plate having a first surface and a second surface, the first surface b... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7372007 | Medium voltage heater element An electrical heater bundle has heater elements, each including a metal tube, an electrical resistance coil within the tube, a conductor pin connected to the coil and protruding from an end of the tube, and an electrical insulation powder surrounding the coil within... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7372006 | Low cost heating devices manufactured from conductive loaded resin-based materials Heating devices are formed of a conductive loaded resin-based material. The conductive loaded resin-based material comprises micron conductive powder(s), conductive fiber(s), or a combination of conductive powder and conductive fibers in a base resin host. The ratio... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7372001 | Ceramics heater A ceramics heater comprises a circular heater plate formed of aluminum nitride and a metal foil heater wire formed of a high-melting metal and having a thickness of 100 μm to 175 μm. The heater wire is embedded in the heater plate. The heater wire has an inside po... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7369393 | Electrostatic chucks having barrier layer An electrostatic chuck for supporting a semiconductor wafer, including: a chuck body having a dielectric region and an insulating region, the insulating region having a higher electrical resistivity than the dielectric region, an electrode embedded in the chuck body... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7361230 | Substrate processing apparatus In the substrate processing apparatus, a ceramic module for mounting a substrate has a flat plate portion having an electric circuitry and a ceramic base body, and as at least a part of a surface of the flat plate portion other than the surface mounting the substrat... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7361865 | Heater for heating a wafer and method for fabricating the same Provided is a heater capable of having a high uniform heating characteristic and substantially equally heating a wafer etc. mounted thereon, and a wafer heating device using the same, as well as a method thereof. The heater comprises a plate shaped body, a belt-like... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7358466 | Localized heat treating apparatus for blisk airfoils The present invention is a BLISK airfoil heat treating apparatus and method for heat treating the leading and/or trailing edge section(s) of a BLISK airfoil using the BLISK airfoil heat treating apparatus. The apparatus comprises a pair of hingedly connected heat tr... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7358443 | Braided cord with conductive foil A braided cord having a conductive foil made of aluminum or copper or similar good electrically conductive materials. The foil is wrapped around the line (hot) and neutral wires of a cord. Over the foil is the braid made of copper strands. ... | 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 |
| 7355148 | Temperature exchanging element made by extrusion, and its applications The invention relates to a temperature exchanging element made by extrusion and able to receive a heating element and/or heat conducting element, and radiation fins. It is constituted of a single-piece base incorporating an external face equipped with means to recei... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7351940 | Product with multiple functions, such as on board technology, eg panel or pipe with enhanced systems within The invention relates to a product, which may take a wide variety of forms but which is exemplified by a pipe or a panel. The product has a first function, such as that normally expected of a pipe or a panel, and a second function different from the first. The secon... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7351935 | Method for producing a ceramic heater, ceramic heater produced by the production method, and glow plug comprising the ceramic heater A method for producing a ceramic heater. Firing is conducted such that an element green body in which at least a portion containing a conductive ceramic that is to become a heating element after firing is held on a powder or green body of an insulating ceramic that ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7345260 | Heater and method of manufacturing the same A heater including a plate-shaped substrate having a heating surface for heating an object and a heater element provided in the substrate or on its surface. A central axis C2 of a circumscribed circle of the heater element and a central axis C1 of the ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7336892 | Reflection plate for semiconductor heat treatment and manufacturing method thereof It is provided that a reflection plate of semiconductor heat treatment, which is resistant to cracks or deformations by controlling the adsorption of foreign materials and the production of reaction. Said reflection plate 1 for semiconductor heat treatment is... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7335858 | Toaster using infrared heating for reduced toasting time A toaster uses radiant heat at infrared wavelengths optimized for producing rapid and uniform toasting of a food product. The infrared wavelengths of the radiated heat are selected for optimum speed and quality (browning and moisture content) of the food product. Th... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7329844 | Prismatic ceramic heater for heating gas sensor element, prismatic gas sensor element in multilayered structure including the prismatic ceramic heater, and method for manufacturing the prismatic ceramic heater and prismatic gas sensor element A prismatic ceramic heater for heating a gas sensor element includes a heating resistor embedded in ceramic, and has a substantially rectangular cross section. At least part of a longitudinally extending edge portion of the prismatic ceramic heater is located in the... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7322415 | Subterranean electro-thermal heating system and method A subterranean electro-thermal heating system including one or more heater cable sections extending through one or more heat target regions of a subterranean environment and one or more cold lead sections coupled to the heater cable section(s) and extending through ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7323663 | Multi-purpose oven using infrared heating for reduced cooking time An oven using radiant heat at infrared wavelengths optimized for producing rapid and uniform cooking of a wide variety of foods. The infrared oven toasts, bakes, broils, and re-heats food at a much faster speed while maintaining high quality in taste and appearance ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7322922 | Method and device for jointing of cores End-to-end joining of sleeves. A first glue strand is applied to the end joint surface of one of the sleeves, the first glue strand having properties that cause an immediate fixing of the end joint surfaces of the sleeves. A second glue strand is applied to the end ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7321107 | Thermally-conductive, electrically non-conductive heat transfer material and articles made thereof A heat transfer material comprised of a polymeric material and a nitride or oxide is provided and is thermally conductive, but electrically non-conductive. The polymeric material may be silicone rubber, and the nitride or oxide may be aluminum nitride, boron nitride... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7321723 | Electric radiator An electric radiator comprising at least one laminar element, at least one electrified flexible sheet being fixed on the face of said element that is not exposed once installed, the sheet being electrically connectable to an electric power source. Elements for fixin... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7318672 | Specimen heater and control system for accelerated weathering test apparatus An accelerated weathering test apparatus of the type used to concentrate solar radiation upon test specimens including a heating element that transfers energy to the test specimens. A temperature sensor is operatively coupled to one of the test specimens for generat... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7319208 | Controller and glow plug for controlling energization modes There is provided a control device for a glow plug, capable of controlling the energization of a resistance heater of the glow plug by a resistance control process while attaining good resistance control response under cooling of the heater by fuel injection and com... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7312974 | Electrostatic chuck The electrostatic chuck includes: a conductive base formed of metal or both metal and ceramics, serving as a chucking electrode; and an insulating film formed on one principal plane of the conductive base, the top face of the insulating film serving as a placing sur... | 12/25/2007 |
