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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8045846 | Composition for heat-storage object formation, heat-storage object, and process for producing heat-storage object A heat-storage object which can be formed in a desired shape, has a high heat-storage material content and hence excellent heat-storage property, undergoes no leakage with time despite the high heat-storage material content, and even when subjected to processing suc... | 10/25/2011 |
| 7300962 | Hydrogels formed by non-covalent linkages In one aspect, the present invention provides hydrogels comprising polymer molecules and bridging molecules, wherein substantially all the polymer molecules are cross-linked by hydrogen bonds between polymer molecules and bridging molecules, wherein each bridging mo... | 11/27/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7105104 | Method for making a quasi-incompressible phase-change material with low thermal conductivity, and resulting product A method for making a quasi-incompressible phase-change material (PCM) having low thermal conductivity includes combining with a phase-change material (PCM) in liquid state a thickening agent selected to reduce significantly thermal convection, the formed material h... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7035532 | Heat storage apparatus with spiral electrically heated phase change material A heat storage apparatus comprises a heat storage material accommodation cell for accommodating therein a heat storage material having an electricity conductive characteristic and configured to be electrically heated, and a fluid passageway for allowing a heat excha... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7024795 | Drying apparatus A drying apparatus having a purpose of shortening a drying time of laundry, comprising an accommodating chamber in which the laundry is accommodated, and executing a washing operation of the laundry and a drying operation after end of the washing operation in the ac... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6949590 | Hydrogels formed by non-covalent linkages In one aspect, the present invention provides hydrogels comprising polymer molecules and bridging molecules, wherein substantially all the polymer molecules are cross-linked by hydrogen bonds between polymer molecules and bridging molecules, wherein each bridging mo... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6215954 | Thermal retention-device A heat retention device is disclosed in the form of a heating pad which includes an electrically resistive coil contained within a volume. The coil terminates at an electric coupler which is external of the volume. A heat retention mass is contained withi... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6108489 | Food warning device containing a rechargeable phase change material A heating device for food and other products is provided. The device includes a unit containing a rechargeable phase change material which is capable of being charged with heat energy by a heat source such as a conduction, convection, radiant heat, electr... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6091052 | Image fixing roller, image fixing apparatus, and image fixing method using the image fixing roller An image fixing roller includes an exothermic phase transition layer which performs a plurality of phase transitions repeatedly from an amorphous state to a crystalline state. The exothermic phase transition layer may include a plurality of exothermic pha... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6044201 | Container with heat or cold dispensing material comprising hydrogel with crosslinked hydrophilic polymer A device for storing and gradually dispensing heat or cold includes a container having a partially heat-conducting wall enclosing a space with material having a high heat capacity including a semisolid hydrogel formed by a crosslinked hydrophilic polymer ... | 03/28/2000 |
| 5999699 | Thermal retention device with outer covering receiving a warmer and food to be heated A heat retention device in the form of a heating pad includes an electrically resistive coil contained within a volume. The coil terminates at an electric coupler which is external of the volume. A phase change material is contained within the volume in t... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5932129 | Thermal retention device A heat retention device is disclosed in the form of a heating pad which includes an electrically resistive coil contained within a volume. The coil terminates at an electric coupler which is external of the volume. A heat retention mass is contained withi... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5884006 | Rechargeable phase change material unit and food warming device A rechargeable phase change material unit is provided. The unit comprises a first shell portion and a second shell portion forming a hollow shell defining a cavity. At least one layer of a phase change material is disposed in the cavity of the shell. The ... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5872888 | Electric radiator with a heating body embedded in a light alloy unit The present invention relates to an electric radiator. A heating body, made of a resistive element embedded in a light alloy unit, is housed in an enclosure. The enclosure and heating body are separated by stiffening elements to surround the heating body ... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5826650 | Devices and methods for utilization of intermittently available electric energy for heating and cooling of habitable structures Low-cost off-peak electric energy or electric energy from natural energy sources is used for heating of cooling of system air, which is moved in a closed circuit to heat or cool the energy storage medium of permeable concrete and sized gravel in the exter... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5805766 | Heat releasing bag with sodium acetate solution and electric heating element producing infrared radiation A heat releasing chemical bag including a flexible water-tight bag, sodium acetate solution contained in the flexible bag, a triggering element mounted in the flexible bag and dipped in sodium acetate solution to activate sodium acetate solution, causing ... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5750962 | Thermal retention device A thermal heating and heat storage device is provided. The preferred device includes a paraffin based phase change material therein. In addition, the device includes an electrically resistive heating element. The heating element is selectively controllabl... | 05/12/1998 |
| 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 |
| 5542022 | Compact packed bed heater system A compact portable apparatus and method for heating gases for periods ranging from about one tenths of a second to several minutes to temperatures as high as 2700° Celsius in 4 hrs. Graphite or metal oxide spherical pebbles which are placed in an externa... | 07/30/1996 |
| 5501268 | Method of energy load management using PCM for heating and cooling of buildings A method of energy load management for the heating and cooling of a building. The method involves utilizing a wallboard as a portion of the building, the wallboard containing about 5 to about 30 wt. % a phase change material such that melting of the phase... | 03/26/1996 |
| 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 |
| 5086493 | Electric thermal storage boosted heat pump air heating apparatus An electric thermal storage heater with a heat storage brick assembly enclosed within an insulating sheath and an outer shell or housing; there is a space between the outer shell and the insulating sheath through which low temperature air is passed; the b... | 02/04/1992 |
| 4814580 | Thermal walkway A thermal walkway brick has a heating element embedded therein and electrically connected at each end to couplers mounted to opposite sides of the brick. One of the couplers is a female element that defines a channel and the other coupler is a male elemen... | 03/21/1989 |
| 4757183 | Portable cordless electric hair dressing appliance utilizing stored heat A cordless portable hand held hair dressing appliance has a housing provided with a pistol-grip handle and containing a battery operated electric fan arranged to draw air into the housing through an air inlet for flow through a heat structure to be heated... | 07/12/1988 |
| 4714821 | Heat accumulator A heat accumulator is disposed in heat exchange relationship with a heating system. The accumulator includes a body of a material having a high heat capacity and a high melting point, such as iron or ceramic material. The accumulator is arranged for being... | 12/22/1987 |
| 4672178 | Reduced pressure heat storage element and electric heater using the same The present invention relates to a heat storage element having a latent heat storage material sealed in the container under a reduced pressure. This heat storage element permits effective reduction of air in the heat storage element, and therefore, heat i... | 06/09/1987 |
| 4663516 | Heating bed A heating bed for therapeutic heat treatment. The heating bed includes a container for accommodating a sand filling which may be heated to a predetermined temperature via a heating device. The sand filling is covered by a cover which is preferably made of... | 05/05/1987 |
| 4587404 | Electrical thermal storage heat sink for space heater A process for creating a thermal storage heat sink which includes providing a mass of a salt or salt mixture held in a hollow container having a wall made of electrically conductive material and having an insulated central electrode extending into the sal... | 05/06/1986 |
| 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 |
| 4528439 | Portable thermally insulated case A portable thermally insulated case has an outer shell formed of a bottom wall and upwardly extending side walls integral with each other with integral rigid polyurethane foam adhering to the inner surface of each of the walls. A cover, which has rigid po... | 07/09/1985 |
| 4520862 | Energy storage apparatus There is disclosed storage apparatus for storage of energy in the form of heat or cold, preferably over a prolonged storage period. The apparatus comprises a container enclosing an energy storage zone and an insulating zone around the storage zone. The st... | 06/04/1985 |
| 4414462 | Tank car heating system A heated railway tank car includes heating conduits arranged on the tank and filled with a heating fluid and coupled to an electrically driven pump and heat exchanger in a closed-loop system for heating and continuously recirculating the heating fluid thr... | 11/08/1983 |
| 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 |
| 4343989 | Magnesium oxide based heat storage device A cast magnesium oxide based structure is utilized as a heat storage material. In preferred embodiments, the magnesium oxide heat storage material is cast directly about a source of heat. In another embodiment, a block of cast magnesium oxide based heat s... | 08/10/1982 |
| 4341262 | Energy storage system and method An energy storage system of increased conductivity for enhanced receipt, capture, storage, removal and release of energy is provided by dispersing finely divided filaments of highly conductive material throughout chemical energy storage media and causing ... | 07/27/1982 |
| 4332290 | Apparatus for rapid heat transfer and efficient heat storage Heating of intermittent users, such as domestic appliances, may require a rapid transfer of heat during an operating period. But hot reservoirs based on transitions between liquid and crystalline phases are least effective during rapid discharge since the... | 06/01/1982 |
| 4286141 | Thermal storage method and system utilizing an anhydrous sodium sulfate pebble bed providing high-temperature capability Anhydrous sodium sulfate has been shown to have higher thermal content than any other low cost solid material because of its high density, high specific heat, and additional reversible latent heat of solid-to-solid crystal phase change at around 465° F. ... | 08/25/1981 |
| 4250958 | Double tubular thermal energy storage element An elongated flexible elastomer or plastic double tube structure for storing heat energy includes inner and outer flexible tubes held in coaxial relationship by integral angularly spaced apart webs which divide up the annular space between the tubes into ... | 02/17/1981 |
| 4248291 | Compact thermal energy reservoirs Light weight, compact and efficient thermal energy reservoirs are described in which thin layers of a heat storage material, such as an inorganic salt having a high latent heat of fusion, are heated or cooled by an intermittent primary energy source, such... | 02/03/1981 |
