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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7285753 | Heating system for use in on-board kitchens in means of transport and a method for heating food on board means of transport, in particular aircraft For use on board a mobile means of transport (eg. aircraft, bus, ship), a heating system and method are described which lead to a reduction of peak demand in the on-board kitchen energy supply system relating to the integrated heating appliances for the warming or h... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7143766 | Temperature controlling device for aerosol drug delivery A portable air temperature controlling device useful for warming air surrounding an aerosolized drug formulation. Warming the air of an aerosol makes it possible to reduce the diameter of aerosol particles produced by an aerosol generation device. Additionally, warm... | 12/05/2006 |
| 6734398 | Bladder system for controlling the temperature of laboratory fume hoods and working surfaces A heat transfer bladder system is incorporated into the interior of a laboratory work bench assembly and serves to control the temperature of a work surface of the work bench. The bladder contains a flowable media such as a fluid or gel which is heated or cooled so ... | 05/11/2004 |
| 5934369 | Thermal storage controller A thermal storage controller apparatus and methodology to establish the heat-loss of a dwelling and thereby charge the thermal storage system accordingly, and maintaining a history of the environment to adjust the thermal storage capacity. The system incl... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5625742 | Thermally insulating jacket under reversible vacuum utilizing hydrogen getter in combination with non-evaporable promoter getter A thermally insulating jacket under reversible vacuum, having an inner wall, an outer wall and an hollow space between these walls. The hollow space is in fluid communication with an outer housing containing a reversible non-evaporable hydrogen getter loa... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5178206 | Thermal storage control logic for storage heaters A method for thermal storage using an apparatus including an outdoor temperature sensor and at least one indoor zone temperature sensor, includes the steps of: estimating an average on-peak outdoor temperature for tomorrow by adding the average on-peak ou... | 01/12/1993 |
| 5092519 | Control system for water heaters A control system for a gas water heater including a fuel rate control valve, a water flow switch to control the fuel rate valve, an inlet water temperature switch to reduce fuel flow when inlet temperature is high, a temperature switch at the water outlet... | 03/03/1992 |
| 4939344 | Electric sauna oven with shield for transmitting heat radiation to detector An electric sauna oven comprises one or more electric resistors (4) for heating the oven, a current source (7) for supplying electric current to the resistors, a thermostat and a temperature limiter (8) for controlling the supply of current to the resisto... | 07/03/1990 |
| 4894516 | Electrical storage heaters An electric storage heater which is heated from a source of electricity made available only over an off-peak (low tariff) period. The heater includes an air flow control mechanism comprising a damper in the form of a flap (10) controlled by bimetallic ele... | 01/16/1990 |
| 4645908 | Residential heating, cooling and energy management system A residential HVAC system includes a heat pump having a compressor arranged to heat a domestic hot water vessel and to heat or cool a storage vessel which is connected to a heat exchanger within the residence. Temperature sensors are provided at critical ... | 02/24/1987 |
| 4570052 | Electrical thermal storage heat sink for space heater A process for creating a thermal storage heat sink includes providing a mass of a salt or a salt mixture held in a hollow container having a wall made of electrically conductive material and having an insulated central electrode extending into the salt ma... | 02/11/1986 |
| 4540875 | Electric storage heater system having charging control that transmits charging information over power lines Apparatus which can control a remotely-located electric storage heater from a central location without requiring control wires between the central location and the remote location is disclosed. Control signals indicating the heating cycle and representati... | 09/10/1985 |
| 4395620 | Electric storage heating apparatus An electric heat storage apparatus comprises an electric heating element, a ceramic heat storage pipe, an air passageway in communication with the pipe, and a thermostatically controlled air circulation means. The ceramic pipe has a scalloped-shaped outer... | 07/26/1983 |
| 4234782 | Space heating using off-peak electric heat storage An off-peak, electric, central air heating system for buildings incorporating a heat storage material that is used to store heat generated electrically during off-peak electrical power periods and to deliver heat on demand. The heat storage material is an... | 11/18/1980 |
| 4213032 | Control system for charging and discharging an electric storage heater The invention relates to an electric storage heater assembly which includes a core and a resistance heater for the core. A low tariff period switch and a charging switch are in series with the resistance heater. A triggering unit, which includes an integr... | 07/15/1980 |
| 4170729 | Control systems for or in association with storage heaters A heating device having a thermal store provided with an electrical heater has said heater controlled by a charge control circuit which includes a programme generator delivering an output signal in the form of a programme corresponding to a load balancing... | 10/09/1979 |
| 4117307 | Control system for charging and discharging an electric storage heater A charging apparatus for an electric storage heater includes a resistance heater in series with a low tariff time switch and a charging switch. While the low tariff time switch is closed, usually at night, an integrator controlled by a differential amplif... | 09/26/1978 |
| 4097719 | Control system for charging and discharging an electric storage heater An electric storage heater assembly which includes a core and a resistance heater for the core. A charging switch is in series with the resistance heater and an electric comparator for operating the switch has two inputs connected to first and second cont... | 06/27/1978 |
| 4039773 | Electronic charging control device for electric storage heaters The invention relates to a control unit for electric storage heaters which are supplied with energy during low tariff periods and which give up stored energy during high tariff periods. An electronic integrator which is judiciously charged and discharged ... | 08/02/1977 |
| 3975620 | Control system for charging and discharging an electric storage heater An electric storage heater assembly which is charged at night when energy rates are low and utilized during the day when the rates are higher. A fan unit is controlled by a thermostat to extract heat from the heater assembly. The previous days experience ... | 08/17/1976 |
| 3958101 | Space heating using off-peak electric heat storage A method of heating and a heating system for buildings incorporating a heat storage material that is used to store heat electrically generated during off-peak electrical power periods and to deliver heat on demand. The heat storage material is a solid hal... | 05/18/1976 |
