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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6329900 | Resistor elements A multielement resistor may be assembled into a matrix from a plurality of resistor elements (12) of a U shape construction. The elements (12) are suspended from their upper portions by connecting brackets (16) which are supported by a supporting frame (1... | 12/11/2001 |
| 5916466 | Space heater with element supports A heating apparatus for an enclosure including at least a ceiling and a side wall, the apparatus includes a plurality of electrical resistance heating wires or sections of electrical resistance heating wire, and support means therefor. The support means i... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5804092 | Modular ceramic igniter with metallized coatings on the end portions thereof and associated terminal socket A modular igniter system which preferably provides either direct electrical connection between the metallized ends of the hot surface igniter and the socket contact, or indirect electrical connection by a short lead wire held in place on the hot surface e... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5641420 | Electric heater having coil with loop that passes through aperture in support A heater element assembly for an electric heater, with a first and a second spaced element support. The first spaced element support has a peripheral edge surface and first and second slots extending inwardly from the edge surface, and an aperture therebe... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5298723 | Heater element support assembly A support assembly for an open coil heating element including a planar mounting plate having longitudinally spaced and offset cutouts therethrough with a separate insulator positioned within each cutout by sequentially introducing the insulator through th... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5159310 | Resistor grid heat dissipating assembly A heat dissipating resistor grid has a rectangular or annular frame including side members carrying blocks or panels of insulating material having cavities in their inner surfaces. The resistor element is a zigzag strip formed from individual flat lengths... | 10/27/1992 |
| 5029231 | Radiant heat panel A radiant heating panel is formed using a foam insulation core surrounded by a reinforcing mesh and having a pair of wiring harness fixtures snapped over each end of the reinforced core. A radiant heating wire is strung back and fourth between the fixture... | 07/02/1991 |
| 4847585 | Center ventilated resistor grid A resistor grid for diesel electric locomotives and the like has a rigid frame comprising outer metal side pieces and one or more pairs of inner metal side pieces spaced from each other, and columns of resistor ribbon fan-folded between each outer and out... | 07/11/1989 |
| 4794227 | Electrical resistance heater element for room air heater A resistance heater element for an electric room heater includes a resistive heating conductor (1) supported by an insulating support (2) mounted on the support flange (9) of an electric fan (4) in the heater which passes a stream of room air across the c... | 12/27/1988 |
| 4671058 | Heating device A heating device of the present invention has a heating element of a substantially V-shape and is made of a ceramic material having electric conductivity. Electrode plates are respectively mounted at both ends of the heating element for energizing the hea... | 06/09/1987 |
| 4654627 | Resistor grid assembly A grid assembly for converting electrical energy to heat and then dissipating same. A plurality of parallel grid members include outwardly extending legs received in holes provided on mutually facing surfaces on polyester glass insulator members. The grid... | 03/31/1987 |
| 4617547 | Heater assembly A heater assembly includes a housing which both channels air flowing around a heating element and provides support structure for the elements holding the heating element. In one embodiment, a lower U-shaped channel has recesses in opposed sidewalls to eng... | 10/14/1986 |
| 4553126 | Resistance heating element Resistance heating element, with a heat conductor led in meander pattern, which is fastened in the zone of the meander arches in bearing elements, characterized in that between the bearing elements there is arranged a heating conductor of at least one one... | 11/12/1985 |
| 4398082 | Heating apparatus An improved heating apparatus for heating a small room or confined space has an electric heater element affixed to a mounting frame assembly by means of notched heater element supports. The notched heater element supports are operably disposed within slot... | 08/09/1983 |
| 4317104 | Precision resistor for measurement purposes A precision resistor for use in electrical circuits arranged on printed circuit boards is produced from a band of thermally conductive alloy. The band is selectively surface treated with a conductive coating to improve solderability in the region of the r... | 02/23/1982 |
| 4209686 | Electrical resistance heater An electrical resistance heater comprises a unitary ceramic coil support and mounting member having a horizontally elongated coil support portion around which a helical coil of conductive wire is wound and a vertically downward extending leg portion at ea... | 06/24/1980 |
| 4191880 | Heating element for electrical appliance having a blower A heating element for electrical appliances which include a meander-form winding of resistance heating wire, two or more supporting plates arranged parallel to an incident flow direction of air produced by the blower and having openings in which turns of ... | 03/04/1980 |
| 4184066 | Heat radiation reference source for photothermometry A reference source of heat radiation for the contactless measuring of temperature by photothermometry. The source includes a heat-radiating target connected with an electrically-heated ceramic heating element arranged in a protective guard. The guard is p... | 01/15/1980 |
| 4163144 | Heated doors A heated door is formed by two wooden face panels rendered fire-resistant, which are spaced apart by laths which define flues at the base of which are arranged one or more electrical heating elements. Openings are formed in the upper part and the lower pa... | 07/31/1979 |
| 4100526 | Grid resistor A frame supported grid resistor having a plurality of resistors of the ribbon type has located between adjacent ribbon resistors, strips of conductive material containing nonconductive bushings which engage and separate the adjacent ribbon resistors.... | 07/11/1978 |
| 4079233 | Heating element for electrical appliances having a blower A heating element for an electrical appliance having a blower (e.g. a fan heater or a hair drier) comprises a wire looped in linear formation (e.g. zig-zag or sinuous) the loops being held in position by support plates so that there are at least two loop ... | 03/14/1978 |
| 4075459 | Voltage tapping in electrical heating elements A heater element for an electrical appliance (especially one having a blower, such as a fan heater, hair drier or the like) consists of a resistance heating wire looped in linear formation (e.g. zig-zag) and held transversely of the air flow direction by ... | 02/21/1978 |
| 3976855 | Electrical heating mat An electrical heating mat comprises an electrical resistance heating wire arranged in a loop formation with substantially straight leg portions between curved portions. A plurality of spaced apart spacer strips made of thermoplastic material are provided ... | 08/24/1976 |
| 3935376 | Ceramic insulator for supporting a ribbon-type heating element A ceramic insulator having sidewalls, a front wall and a back wall with an outwardly extending mounting shoulder at the upper end of the front and back walls; a passageway extending between the sidewalls of the insulator to form an open interior portion w... | 01/27/1976 |
