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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7610701 | Iron with actively cooled soleplate Methods and systems for cooling a soleplate of an iron are disclosed. A method may include flowing a cooling fluid adjacent at least a portion of the soleplate and transferring heat energy from the soleplate to the cooling fluid. ... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7181873 | Spot light iron An iron for use while ironing clothes and other fabrics. The iron is a standard iron with a light attached to the front end of the iron, with the light shining downward and forward while the iron is a downward position and is in use. ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7114274 | Ironing apparatus An ironing apparatus includes an iron body having a heater, a base, a tank, a water receiving port and a power receiving port, and a stand having an iron rest, a water feeding port and a power feeding part. The base is heated by the heater, and it comprises a vapori... | 10/03/2006 |
| 6953912 | Domestic steam iron with autonomous steam assembly heated by separate heating element Soleplate of domestic steam iron, basically constituted by a an ironing element (1), which is that which comes into contact with the item to be ironed, and a heating element (2) which heats said ironing element (1) by means of a thermostatic ele... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6720537 | Device for detecting, monitoring and controlling the operating status of an electric iron Device for detecting, monitoring and controlling the operating status of an electric iron which is provided with at least one electric heating circuit having a heating element and a first power switch of the iron connected in series to the heating element. The devic... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6649882 | Electric ion with safety system controlling electric heater depending on total supply time An iron comprises a sole plate heated by an electrical resistance and a heat-regulating system, wherein a control member indicates the temperature set value, a sensor displays the sole plate temperature, and a management system controls the electrical res... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6421939 | Contactless carpet seam iron A carpet seaming iron is provided for heating adhesive seaming tape without direct contact to the adhesive. The carpet seaming iron has an outer housing forming a cavity therein and a handle with an open end leading to a passageway to the cavity. A heatin... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6399919 | Pressing iron capable of continued temperature status indication after power interruption A pressing iron includes a soleplate mounted on a bottom portion of a housing, a temperature status indicator mounted on the housing, and a control circuit mounted in the housing and coupled electrically to the soleplate. A driver unit drives the temperat... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6396027 | Pressing iron with electroluminescent temperature status indicator A pressing iron includes a soleplate mounted on a bottom portion of a housing, an electroluminescent temperature status indicator mounted on an outer wall surface of the housing, and a control circuit mounted in the housing and coupled electrically to the... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6384379 | Protective device for an iron and iron incorporating same A protective device for an iron having an iron surface and a thermostatically controlled heating device for heating the iron surface. The protective device comprises: a first device for detecting a non-operative state of the iron by being configured to de... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6172335 | Carpet seaming iron with electronic temperature control A carpet seaming iron having an internal electronic temperature control circuit including a solid state temperature sensor, a power controller, and a solid state switching device is disclosed. The iron does not use a thermostat for temperature control. Th... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6144014 | Electric composition comprising small ceramic plate carrying a screened resistive and/or conductive pattern An electrical component having a small electrically isolating ceramic plate carrying on one of its faces a screened resistive and/or conductive pattern, the other face being in contact with a metal plate intended to be heated or the temperature of which i... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6018897 | Mini electric iron with ceramic heater A mini electric iron includes a housing made of non-metallic material and having a lower portion provided with a receptacle and two openings, a metal base having a flat bottom, a T-shaped mounting having three depending legs secured to an upper side of th... | 02/01/2000 |
| 5852279 | Clothes iron with automatic shut off system controlled by multiple switches A clothes iron comprises an automatic shut off system that is controlled by multiple switches. A first switch located on the iron's handle is closed when the iron is held by a user. A second switch located on the iron's heel is closed when the iron stands... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5844204 | Device for detection of electric current by micro-leakage A detection device associated with an electrical apparatus for detecting by contact the presence of a user, composed of an electronic circuit for detecting a presence of a user by detecting a leakage current traversing, at least partially, a portion of th... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5802749 | Iron and accumulated energy transferring stand The recharging time for reheating the soleplate of an iron can considerably be reduced by accumulating energy from an energy supply, e.g. the mains, in a stand for the iron and by transferring this energy to the iron when the iron is attached to the stand... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5780812 | Lamp heated iron with temperature control means An electric smoothing iron is provided which has a soleplate (3) which has a low heat capacity and which is heatable by means of light energy produced by lamps (6), reflectors (7) being provided to reflect the light to the soleplate (3), and the temperatu... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5391859 | Iron comprising humidity responsive motion detector and electrostatic charge detector for controlling the heating element An iron comprises a heating element (97), heating-control (96) for the heating element (97), and a motion detector. The motion detector can be an electrostatic detector (35) which determines an amount of electrostatic charges present at the fabric. The mo... | 02/21/1995 |
| 5349160 | Iron comprising a humidity detector for controlling the heating element and also providing a motion indication An iron comprises a heating element (97) and heating-control means (96) for the heating element. It has a humidity detector (60) which measures the degree of humidity of the fabric and which influences the electric power dissipated in the heating element.... | 09/20/1994 |
| 5323550 | Sole plate temperature control including differential expansion Thermostatic control of an electric iron is achieved through utilizing the expansion and contraction of the iron's sole plate relative to a low expansion reference member. In one embodiment, a flexible reference member extends from a fixed mounting at the... | 06/28/1994 |
| 5210394 | Electric carpet sealing iron with dual odor and smoke filtration arrangement A smokeless carpet seaming iron for melting an adhesive on a carpet tape wherein non-contaminated air is discharged into the ambient from the seamer includes a housing which contains a vent outlet and an open bottom. First and second filters are disposed ... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5210395 | Electric iron having electrostatic discharge protection An electric iron includes a handle having first and second members. Electronic components are mounted in a first one of the handle members. An electrostatic protection carrier is mounted in the second of the handle members. The electrostatic discharge pro... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5170038 | Iron unit adapted to be used with hair dryers An iron unit adapted to be used with a hair dryer includes an ironing plate formed of a heat conductor having a groove and an exhaust groove in communication with the groove on a lower side thereof providing a contact surface with an object to be heated, ... | 12/08/1992 |
| 5142124 | Electric iron arrangement with selective locking for corded, cordless or transport modes An electric iron arrangement has a housing provided with electrical contacts through which the heating means of the iron can be energized, a base for supporting the iron when not in use, and a detachable power cord having a connector engageable with the c... | 08/25/1992 |
| 5120934 | Cordless electric iron and stand assembly with timed audible reheat alarm A cordless electric iron assembly has an iron removably mounted on a power supply stand adapted to be connected to a power supply. Separable mating electric terminals interposed between the iron and stand establish an electrical connection between the ele... | 06/09/1992 |
| 5117092 | Cordless iron A cordless iron includes a stand and an iron body placeable on and detachable from the stand. The iron body has a sole plate. The sole plate of the iron body is heated when the iron body is placed on the stand. An electrically powered temperature sensor s... | 05/26/1992 |
| 5115117 | Steam iron provided with an intermediate vaporization chamber to prevent expulsion of unvaporized water through the steam outlet orifices Electric iron having a cast sole (1A) closed by a cover (2) and in which are provided two chambers (6, 7) separated from each other by a partition (8), namely, a principal vaporization chamber (6) fed with water by an injection device through an opening (... | 05/19/1992 |
| 5094021 | Ultrasonic iron An ultrasonic iron comprises a metal ironing plate fixedly mounted therein, ultrasonic vibrators and amplitude amplifiers, and a power adjusting circuit provided on suitable inner side thereof, so that the power adjusting circuit is capable of driving the... | 03/10/1992 |
| 5039843 | Safety cutout device A safety cutout device for electric loads, particularly for use in pressing irons and portable heating apparatus, has a temperature switch, such as a bimetallic switch, which is adapted to be connected in series with the electric load. An electrical compo... | 08/13/1991 |
| 5039838 | Cordless iron having a heater whose temperature is controlled by using pulse signal In the cordless iron assembly, an iron (10) includes a base (11), a heater (12) for heating the base (11), a thermosensitive element (13) for sensing the temperature of the base (11), a temperature detecting circuit (14), and terminals (P1, P2, P3, and P4... | 08/13/1991 |
| 4980981 | Automatic ironing machine An ironing machine for automatically ironing garments or other articles which are conveyed through the machine on hangers. The machine comprises an ironing zone to receive an article to be ironed and a heat applying means for applying heat to an article r... | 01/01/1991 |
| 4948945 | Electric ironing device with power supply connector arrangement permitting either corded or cordless operation An ironing device includes an iron body having an electric heating element, a seat on which the iron can rest when not in use and a power supply cord terminating in a connector having a socket adapted to connect with prongs on the iron body for supplying ... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4943703 | Appliance stand having an electrical connector Electrical apparatus comprising an appliance, a stand to support the appliance and an electrical connector device which can be selectively coupled mechanically to either the appliance or the stand, by coupling means incorporating a bistable mechanism so t... | 07/24/1990 |
| 4939342 | Electric steam iron with separately heated sole plate and steam chamber An electric steam iron includes a sole plate maintained at a temperature of about 200° C. by an about 800 watt electric heating element and provided with apertures for conveying steam to a surface to be ironed from a single flooded steam chamber on the i... | 07/03/1990 |
| 4897527 | Press for fabrics A fabric press comprises a press with a heating element (1) a temperature sensor (17), and a microprocessor based controller programmed to apply electrical power initially to the element for a boost period during which the press temperature is limited to ... | 01/30/1990 |
| 4856212 | Cordless iron with high-temperature, non-scorching sole plate surface Cordless-iron apparatus in which the sole plate of the cordless iron is covered with a polyimide film synthesized by a polycondensation reaction between an aromatic tetrabasic acid and an aromatic amine. Such a film exhibits a broad range of temperature s... | 08/15/1989 |
| 4835363 | Electric steam iron heated by halogen lamp and having a ceramic sole plate An electric iron wherein a cermic sole plate transmits infrared light and is heated by one or more halogen lamps within a reflector in the housing of the iron whose concave surface faces the lamp or lamps and reflects heat upon the sole plate. The reflect... | 05/30/1989 |
| 4833297 | Improved arrangement in steam iron protection circuits A steam iron having a protection circuit which is located in a detachable back cover. The back cover can be detached from the iron to allow substitution of an inoperative protection circuit.... | 05/23/1989 |
| 4774395 | Electric heat storage apparatus employing pentaerythritol heat storage compositions An electric heat storage apparatus, such as a steam iron, hot plate, pan, etc., includes a metal body defining a hollow housing enclosing a heat storage device containing a thermally decomposable heat storage substance comprising 30-99% by weight pentaery... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4748755 | Housing assembly for electric steaming and pressing iron A light-weight, primarily plastic, steam pressing iron, which may be assembled without the use of tools and a multiplicity of fasteners, includes a ported aluminum soleplate having a steam generating area and a thermostat, with a rotatable control, a plas... | 06/07/1988 |
