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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7894712 | Heater, a heating element and a blower fan A heater for an electrical fireplace comprises a heating element (1) and a blower fan (2), the blower fan (2) being releasably attached to the heating element (1). Interacting members (9a1-3, 9a2′, ... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7428785 | Hair dryer A hair dryer in which the direction of a palm of a user gripping the hair dryer is same as the direction of wind blown from the hair dryer. A blowing pipe is coupled to a case and has an air outlet at one end. A heater for heating air is provided inside the case. A ... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7342199 | Ergonomic handle attachment for welding torch An ergonomic handle attachment to be used with a welding torch handle, the attachment has an attachment portion having a first wall that is selectively attached to a wall of the handle and a second wall which extends from the first wall and is selectively received b... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7329103 | Cooling fan with built-in adjustable speed A cooling fan with built-in adjustable speed structure of the invention is provided herein. The cooling fan of the invention fan has built-in fan speed controlling parts installed inside, in addition, has a fan speed controlling interface, such as a knob or a keystr... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7326883 | Low noise fan heater A housing and a base formed integrally with the housing or attached thereto. An array of louvres is attached to or formed integrally with the housing. An electric motor-driven fan is located within the housing and blows air toward the louvres. An electric heating el... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7300484 | Blower having a carrying frame A blower has a carrying frame provided with a base plate. A fan with a fan housing is mounted on the carrying frame. The fan housing has an intake opening that faces the base plate and is spaced from the base plate. An intake gap is formed between the base plate and... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7238006 | Multiple impeller fan for a shrouded floor drying fan A method and apparatus for drying floors and carpets using a double impeller fan for generating a pressurized air stream within a vertical cylindrical fan shroud that is spaced two to five inches away from the floor on a set of legs such that an opening is formed be... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7228065 | Gem stone metal dryer A hair dryer that includes a nozzle with a plurality of concentric layers including an outer, protective layer, a perforated metal layer and an inner metal layer coated with gem stone powder wherein the gem stone layer is accessible through the perforations of the m... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7220160 | Gun grip controller A gun grip controller includes a rod-shaped controller body having a trigger-shaped lever and a steering dial or the like, for controlling a model car or the like, and a grip provided to protrude from the controller body. The grip is arranged so as to be rotatably a... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7218535 | DC conversion apparatus A DC conversion apparatus includes a switch that converts a DC voltage of a DC power source to a high-frequency voltage by being turned ON/OFF via a primary winding of a transformer, a synchronous rectifying circuit that performs synchronous rectification of a high-... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7178261 | Air pulsing attachment for handheld dryer An air pulse attachment for a handheld dryer includes a shell defining a passage within the shell. The passage in the shell communicates the dryer with an outlet. A pulse valve is pivotably disposed in the passage and has a pivot axis. At least one deflection member... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7177534 | System and method for controlling heating and ventilating systems A system and method for controlling a heating and ventilating system is provided. The method includes determining a demand for heat and creating an air flow. In addition, the method includes sensing an outlet discharge temperature of the air flow and increasing the ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7123823 | Programmable manual hair dryer with multiple functions The dryer includes in its programmable control circuit a microprocessor to which are connected at least a temperature sensor, a static pressure sensor, a motor revolution sensor, a ion generator, a resistor battery with its selector switches in series, and the respe... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7096974 | Handle for a hand-held power tool A hand-held power tool including a tool spindle (12) having a motor (6) for driving the tool spindle (12), a handle (18) having a forwardly inclined position in which the handle (18), starting from the spindle axis (W) is inclined,... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7095953 | Disposable electrical device for releasing active substances The device comprises a container (1) of active substance in liquid form, which is sealed by means of a permeable membrane (3) which lets the active substance vapour pass and prevents the passage of liquid, being completed with a porous support (5 | 08/22/2006 |
| 7086176 | Hair dryer hot air generator retainer A hair dryer hot air generator retainer allowing compact design, production cost reduction, and see-through attractive appearance containing a built-in hot air generator in homogenous voltage drop design; including a barrel in two separate halves and an H shape fram... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7077632 | Blower having a blower tube incorporating a reduction device for reducing the clear flow cross section of said blower tube at idle operation A blower (1) has a housing (10) to which a blower pipe (2) may be removably connected. An internal combustion engine located within the housing (10) drives a blower wheel. The blower wheel, in turn, generates an air flow (11) withi... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7047660 | Hair dryer attachment An attachment to a hair dryer is provided including a housing, an ion generator system, and a control box to contain the ion generator system. The housing removably couples to a hair dryer along an air-venting portion of the dryer. The attachment includes a fitting ... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7039301 | Method and apparatus for hand drying After washing, the hands are dried rapidly and comfortably by using a shaped high speed flow of heated air. The air flows in a direction controlled by an air outlet shaped to retain much of the exiting forceful air flow and temperature at a distance where the hands ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7039300 | Identification of electric heater capacity An electric heater is provided with an identifying resistor associated with a connection between the heater and a fan control. When the electric heater is connected to the control, the identifying resistor provides information with regard to the capacity of the part... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7038171 | Household electric appliances A household electric appliance including a heating part and titanium oxide particles to be activated by heating, the heating part being a heating device inherently possessed by the household electric appliance and/or an additional heating device not inherently posse... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7021297 | Apparatuses, devices, systems and methods employing far infrared radiation and negative ions Apparatuses, devices, systems and methods employing a material or combination of materials capable of emitting both far infared radiation and negative ions are provided. The material at least include a first part of, for example, a bio-ceramic, and a second part tha... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7014447 | Extruder for welding plastic components An extruder for welding plastic components, comprising a front part for plasticizing and ejecting additional plastic welding material, and a rear part, for feeding and breaking up a continuous filament made of the additional plastic material. The rear part comprises... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7014431 | Forced air warming unit A forced air warming unit has a casing with inlet and outlet openings. The casing encloses a scroll housing with a curved inside surface in which a blower is disposed. A circuit board in the casing encloses the blower in the scroll housing. At least one opening pene... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7010866 | Voltage step-down structure for a heat-emitting element of a drier A voltage step-down structure for a heat-emitting element of a drier is disclosed. The structure is for a heat-emitting element of a drier having a hollow body containing a motor and a ceramic heat-emitting element and a voltage step-down device characterized in tha... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7002442 | Proximity safety switch suitable for use in a hair dryer for disabling operation A safety switch apparatus for disabling the operation of a hand-held appliance, e.g., a hair dryer, during periods of nonuse such as when the appliance is put down on a prescribed surface or placed in a non-functional position such as being held under a user's arm. ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6996916 | Variable ion hair styling appliances A hair drying/styling appliance includes an ion emitting circuit which directs ion onto the hair of a user, and in which the level of ion output is variable and adjustable by a user. In preferred embodiments indicators such as a series of lights on the housing indic... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6993252 | Self-monitoring flow-through heater A self-monitoring flow-through heater. The heater has a wire inside a tube, and the wire heats and monitors the temperature of a fluid flowing through the tube. The wire has a high specific resistivity and a high temperature coefficient of resistance, so that monito... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6966125 | Automatic air movement for hair dryers An oscillating hair dryer nozzle assembly attaches to a hand held electric hair dryer. An oscillating nozzle is pivoted back and forth by forced air generated by an electric motorized fan within the hair dryer. A propeller receives the forced air and rotates a prope... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6963049 | Snow removal system A snow removal system for melting snow from the body of a vehicle is disclosed. The snow removal system includes a control assembly being designed for operationally coupling to a power supply of the vehicle. A plurality of conducting strips are operationally coupled... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6957500 | Attachment for handheld dryer An attachment for a handheld dryer includes a shell and a dryer barrel-receiving portion. A first passage is defined between the shell and the dryer and terminates in a shell inlet defined between the shell and the dryer barrel. The present attachment may be useful ... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6948248 | Hair trimmer A hair trimmer having an ion emitter assembly that emits ions for use in hair care processes. The hair trimmer includes a body portion having a cutting end, a blade set mounted adjacent the cutting end, and an electric motor drivingly connected to the blade set. The... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6941675 | Hair dryer employing far infrared radiation and negative ions Devices and methods of drying hair are provided. The devices and methods of the present invention employ a material or a combination of materials capable of emitting far infrared radiation and negative ions during hair drying. ... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6935046 | Swivel cord hair dryer A durable and maneuverable hand-held or small home appliance having a swivel structure attached at the end handle of the appliance to permit the electrical cord to pivot about the handle of the appliance. Further contemplated by the present disclosure is a swivel st... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6923794 | Skin and hair care apparatuses and methods for performing skin care and hair care A skin care apparatus includes a skin care unit and a negative ion supplying unit. The skin care unit is configured to perform skin care on a skin surface of human being. The negative ion supplying unit is configured to discharge negatively ionized air toward the sk... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6922909 | Attachment for hair dryers By providing a plurality of portals in a housing which forms a hair dryer attachment which is merely fixed to the exist portal of any conventional hair dryer, a hair dryer attachment is realized which is capable of substantially reducing the drying time required for... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6915644 | Ice maker fill tube assembly An ice maker assembly in a refrigerator freezer includes a fill tube for transporting liquid to a mold. The freezer includes an outer wall spaced apart from an inner wall, with a plenum formed therebetween. An opening is formed within the inner wall, through which t... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6911609 | Grip type switch device and controller for industrial machinery using the switch device A push-button switch 5 disposed in a switch case 3 has c-contacts and a normally close contact electrically connected with a terminal block 9 via conductors 39. Leading ends 23 of cores of a cable 7 introduced into the switc... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6909061 | Trigger-brake structure for tool machine A trigger-brake structure for tool machine comprises a trigger device and a brake device arranged in a machine base, in which the trigger device is employed for starting a power switch while the brake device for constraining the power transmission. The trigger-brake... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6901214 | Multiple-setting portable dryer and circuit designs thereof A portable dryer includes a housing, a motor installed with a fan inside the housing, a power unit for supplying electric power to the portable dryer, a switch electrically connected to the power unit, and a plurality heating filaments electrically connected to the ... | 05/31/2005 |
