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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7755007 | Heated pet mat A heated pet mat has a fire retardant covering in the shape of a truncated circle folded in half to form two layers. A resistive heating element is sandwiched between the two layers. ... | 07/13/2010 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7329835 | Three dimensionally deformable heating element, steering-wheel heater and method for producing a steering-wheel heater A three-dimensional heating element particularly intended for use in a steering-wheel. The three-dimensional heating element includes a heating composite having a heating element bonded between two films, one or both of which includes a heat shrinkable material. A c... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7317176 | Portable heated footrest A portable footrest including a foot platform having a top surface and a bottom surface and a heater in thermal communication with the bottom surface. A housing is disposed in supporting relation to the foot platform and the heater. The housing is shaped and dimensi... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7306858 | Aluminum nitride sintered body In an aluminum nitride sintered body, the bismuth and chlorine contents are restricted to be no more than fixed amounts. More specifically, in an aluminum nitride sintered body having aluminum nitride as its main component, the bismuth content in the aluminum nitrid... | 12/11/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7247817 | Ceramic heater having a resistance heater element A heater is provided including a plate having a heating surface for heating an object to be heated and a resistance heater element provided in the plate. This resistance heater element includes a continuous wiring pattern including a plurality of flexures and a ther... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7230215 | Heat generating device formed of heat generating diaphragm plates Disclosed herein is a heat generating device formed of heat generating diaphragm plates comprises an electrically conducting supporting frame and a plurality of heat generating diaphragm plates. The supporting frame consists of two coupled supporting plates facing a... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7204520 | Device for joining components made of fusible plastic A device for connecting components (1, 2, 3) made of fusible plastic, especially pipes (12, 60) of a fuel pipeline or a fuel line to a fuel tank (8) of a vehicle. The device includes a heating element (4) having ends (44, 46) which... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7199337 | Heating plate and process for producing the same A heating plate provided with: a heating member; and a guide member, one surface of which comes into contact with the heating member and the other surface of which comes into contact with a body to be heated to heat the body to be heated, wherein plural grooves are ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7193180 | Resistive heater comprising first and second resistive traces, a fuser subassembly including such a resistive heater and a universal heating apparatus including first and second resistive traces A resistive heater adapted for heating a fuser belt is provided. The heater comprises a substrate, a first resistive trace formed over the substrate, and a second resistive trace formed so as to at least partially overlap the first resistive trace. ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7180039 | Heater with burnout protection A heater is provided that has a temperature sensing control system which can be used for both temperature control and over-temperature protection against element burnout. The temperature control system is comprised of an inlet temperature sensing assembly positioned... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7176421 | Straight ribbon heater A heater for heating a rigid fluid line or hose for freeze protection. The heater has a base made of an outer base layer, a middle base layer attached to the outer base layer; and an inner base layer attached to the middle base layer. The inner base layer can be unc... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7078655 | Ceramic substrate, ceramic heater, electrostatic chuck and wafer prober for use in semiconductor producing and inspecting devices A ceramic substrate for semiconductor manufacture and/or inspection which is conducive to decrease in α-rays radiated to prevent electrical errors, and to decrease an electrostatic chucking force such as heater or wafer prober, generation of particles, and circuit ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7071446 | De-icing, snow melting and warming system A de-icing, snow melting and warming system is taught which utilizes a heatsink (20) consisting of a number of board strips disposed in a planer array positioned within a building structure between its exterior and interior surface. The heatsink board strips ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7065292 | Electric water heater An electrical heater for fluid including a generally tubular housing have a wall portion made of a titanium material, and an elongated electrical heating element having electrical connectors on opposite ends thereof extending through the wall portion. The electrical... | 06/20/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7060945 | Substrate heater and fabrication method for the same A substrate heater is provided including a plate-shaped ceramic base having a first side defining a convex heating surface on at least a portion of which a substrate is placed, a resistance-heating element embedded in the ceramic base, and a tubular member joined to... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7053339 | Ceramic heater A ceramic heater includes a ceramic substrate having a heating face, a resista nce heating element embedded in the substrate and a terminal electrically connected with the resistance heating element. The resistance heating element includes first and second coiled wi... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7049555 | Electrical sleeve heater A sleeve heater has an electrical and generally cylindrical heater coil centered on an axis and shaped to fit over a part to be heated, a radially compressible and generally cylindrical inner sleeve snugly coaxially surrounding the heater coil, and a radially genera... | 05/23/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6960743 | Ceramic substrate for semiconductor manufacturing, and method of manufacturing the ceramic substrate A ceramic substrate for a semiconductor-producing/examining device, in which it is possible to promptly raise its temperature, a heating face thereof has a small temperature variation, and no semiconductor wafer and the like is damaged or distorted by thermal impact... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6929874 | Aluminum nitride sintered body, ceramic substrate, ceramic heater and electrostatic chuck The object of the present invention is to provide an aluminum nitride sintered body which has excellent mechanical strength and in which ceramic particles is prevented from coming off from the surface and/or side thereof and generation of free particles is suppresse... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6924468 | System and method for heating materials A system and method for heating materials is provided. Generally, the system contains a first layer upon which a material may be placed for heating the material, wherein the first layer has sufficient conductivity to allow heat to travel through the first layer. The... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6877540 | Apparatus for automated manufacture of welded foam structures An apparatus and device for fusing two or more foam components together by thermal welding, has an interface blade adapted for placement at an interface of foam components to be fused together, and a nozzle proximate to the interface blade for distributing a heated ... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6873793 | Electric water heater An electrical heater for fluid including a generally tubular housing have a wall portion made of a titanium material, and an elongated electrical heating element having electrical connectors on opposite ends thereof extending through the wall portion. The electrical... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6864467 | Heater for gaseous media An electric heater for gaseous media with at least one support plate and at least one helix of corrugated, electric resistance heating wire wound continuously around the support plate and whose turns are held by means of heating wire bend-offs on the longitudinal ed... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6844531 | Conduit ready electric belly-band heater and method of use An electric belly-band heater includes at least one conduit fitting housing. The housing is located on the heater to surround one or more lead wires and provide a securement point for a conduit end. The conduit end can be secured to the housing using the appropriate... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6815646 | Ceramic substrate for semiconductor manufacture/inspection apparatus, ceramic heater, electrostatic clampless holder, and substrate for wafer prober The present invention discloses a ceramic substrate for semiconductor manufacture and/or inspection conducive to decrease radiated α-rays and to minimize changes in thermal conductivity as a function of time, thereby yielding a superior temperature controllability.... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6812438 | Covering for protecting surfaces in general A covering for protecting surfaces in general, which comprises a sheet body that forms an internal supporting frame, to which a layer of self-sealing thermoplastic polymer is connected; the layer forms at least one face of the sheet-like body, the sheet-like body ha... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6787739 | Apparatus for processing a substrate including a heating apparatus An apparatus for heating a substrate of a semiconductor device includes a hot plate, on which a semiconductor substrate is placed, and a heater for heating the hot plate. The hot plate is preferably a composite plate including a plurality of plates having different ... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6753507 | Wafer heating apparatus In a ceramic heater having a plate-like body made of a ceramic, heating element in one main face of the plate like body, and an electric supply portion to be electrically connected with the heating element, it has been a problem that the temperature is uneven if ben... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6611660 | Radial fin thermal transfer element and method of manufacturing same An electric heater element, that is injection overmolded with a thermally conductive polymer having a thermal conductivity of at least 3 W/m° K, includes surface enhancements to increase the overall outer surface area of the element that is in contact wi... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6607679 | Organic PTC thermistor In an organic PTC thermistor comprising a matrix of at least two high-molecular weight compounds, a low-molecular weight organic compound, and conductive particles having spiky protuberances, a thermoplastic elastomer is contained in the matrix whereby th... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6558579 | Organic positive temperature coefficient thermistor and making method The invention aims to provide an organic PTC thermistor having a lower operating temperature than prior art organic PTC thermistors and exhibiting improved characteristics. The object is attained by an organic PTC thermistor comprising a polymer synthesiz... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6515262 | Deep well cooker with dual heating elements A multifunctional cooking system including a deep well cooker that includes a bottom heating element and a wrap-around heating element which are disposed about the deep well member for heating the side walls thereof is disclosed. The heating elements are ... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6498323 | Heating element for a slow cooker A cooking apparatus including a housing having an interior which contains a heating device. The cooking apparatus includes a liner which is preferably made of metallic material with a bowl which may be removably placed therein to cook food. The heating de... | 12/24/2002 |
