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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7848624 | Evaporator for use in a heat transfer system An evaporator includes a liquid barrier wall made of a ceramic material, a vapor barrier wall made of a ceramic material, and a wick made of a ceramic material and being positioned between the liquid barrier wall and the vapor barrier wall. ... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7778530 | Energy delivery system for a gas transport vessel containing low vapor pressure gas A system for delivering vapor phase fluid at an elevated pressure from a transport vessel containing liquefied or two-phase fluid is provided. The system includes: (a) a transport vessel positioned in a substantially horizontal position; (b) one or more energy deliv... | 08/17/2010 |
| 6380522 | Device for the regulation of a generator of a hot fluid in liquid or gaseous phase The device for regulation of a generator of hot fluid in liquid or gaseous phase comprises a vat provided with at least one heating body, a pump for supplying the vat with cold liquid, and at least one appliance supplied by the hot fluid leaving the vat. ... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6258170 | Vaporization and deposition apparatus The invention relates to an apparatus and process for the vaporization of liquid precursors and deposition of a film on a suitable substrate. Particularly contemplated is an apparatus and process for the deposition of a metal-oxide film, such as a barium,... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6082714 | Vaporization apparatus and process The invention relates to an apparatus and process for the vaporization of liquid precursors and deposition of a film on a suitable substrate. Particularly contemplated is an apparatus and process for the deposition of a metal-oxide film, such as a barium,... | 07/04/2000 |
| 5963708 | Heating system A heating system for baseboard location has a chamber partly filled with liquid and sealed for holding a vacuum. A heater in the chamber heats the liquid into vapor to heat the chamber. First and second heat exchange plates extend annularly and substantia... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5553187 | Booster mechanism for sauna generator's rockpile utilizing water-directing bypass structure This invention is for boosting the performance of any existing rockpile-type sauna generator by dividing the rockpile to two parts, the lower part for steam generation and the upper part for steam drying and superheating. The parts are separated from each... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5536375 | Water purifier having a demister A distiller for producing potable water employs a metal boiler tray having a cover member in which there is an inlet for raw water and which together form a steam chamber having an outlet for steam. The boiler tray bottom has a plurality of steps includin... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5355456 | Pebble-bed evaporation and superheater assembly for vaporizing and heating a liquified cryogenic gas A pebble-bed evaporator and superheater assembly includes a tubular pressure shell with internal baffles, the latter including a plurality of apertures therein for passage of gas therethrough. Contained within the shell are heater elements and pebble elem... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5235668 | Portable electric space heater with air cooled outer wall surfaces An electric heater with thermal self-circulation of the room-air which is heated by means of electric resistors (7) placed in the core (6) of the heater. The heater is made of three or four casing elements (1) at the corners of which vertical gables (2) f... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5033107 | Electric sauna heater This invention relates to an electric sauna heater comprising one or more heating resistors (1, 2) and means (3, 4) such as a time switch (3) for controlling the supply of electric power to the heating resistors, the time switch (3) comprising at least th... | 07/16/1991 |
| 5021637 | Method of controlling the supply of electric power to an electric sauna heater The invention relates to a method of controlling the supply of electric power to an electric sauna heater, the sauna heater being divided into two portions to be heated separately: a stone space (1) and an air duct (2) each being provided with one or more... | 06/04/1991 |
| 4959527 | Electric sauna heater An electric sauna heater comprising an outer casing surrounding a stone space containing heat-storing material, and at least one electric resistor provided in the stone space for heating the heat-storing material. In order to provide an electric sauna hea... | 09/25/1990 |
| 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 |
| 4631388 | Off-peak electric liquid heating system employing regulatable heat pipe A liquid heating system, for example a central heating system, including a heat store in the form of a stack of bricks heated to a relatively high temperature by electric heating elements embedded in the bricks and energized by off-peak electricity is the... | 12/23/1986 |
| 4572943 | Electrical steam generator for intermittent operation A steam generator intended for intermittent operation has a cylindrical body in which a water-conducting passageway and hollow spaces for electric resistance elements are located. The cylindrical body is homogenous, and the water conducting passageway is ... | 02/25/1986 |
| 4571484 | Mechanisms to heat fluids to higher temperatures and pressures Devices and methods are provided for generating a high pressure gas such as steam utilizing as a heat source the heat released by the change of state of a material, e.g. the heat of fusion released by solidification of a liquid metal. One such device gene... | 02/18/1986 |
| 4446356 | Electric sauna heater Disclosed is an electric sauna heater which includes control and safety apparatus which can include one or more relays (either temperature or current controlled) for switching power to the heating elements of the heater, a thermostat (mechanical or electr... | 05/01/1984 |
| 4416418 | Fluidized bed residential heating system A fluidized bed combustion system particularly suitable for use in a residential heating system comprising a fluidized bed combustor housing a combustion chamber wherein crushed fuel is burned to generate hot flue gas, a heat exchanger disposed outside of... | 11/22/1983 |
| 4408116 | Superheated steam generator A superheated steam generator for crude oil recovery systems includes a centrally disposed second stage electric superheated steam generating tank surrounded and fed by a plurality of radially spaced first stage electric steam generating tanks. A primary ... | 10/04/1983 |
| 4384190 | Control panel arrangement for an electric sauna heating unit A sauna heating unit has a pair of upstanding spaced casings together forming an inner and an outer air space. Electric heating elements are arranged in the inner air space and are controlled by an on-off switch and temperature control regulator located i... | 05/17/1983 |
| 4375590 | Temperature regulator mounting arrangement for electric sauna heating units An electric sauna heating unit provided with electric heating elements arranged in a casing through which sauna room air flows to be heated has a temperature regulator including a transmitter, such as a thermostat bulb or thermistor, for sensing the tempe... | 03/01/1983 |
| 4121570 | Sauna stove A sauna stove arrangement with an electric heater and an exit opening for hot air. At a distance above the hot air exit opening, a vertically movable protective cover is provided. A trigger release member is connected to the protective cover and moves wit... | 10/24/1978 |
| 4071079 | Heat-storage unit and system A heat storage unit using salt or a salt mixture. Heat is extracted from the unit by converting water to steam and a series of pipes is provided extending to different depths in the salt. The pipes extend to different heights at the top of the unit so tha... | 01/31/1978 |
