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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8145044 | Air ammonia heater and vaporization chamber system An air ammonia heater and vaporization chamber system utilizing a contiguous vaporization chamber having an inlet for receiving dilution air, which is passed across at least one heating element integrated into the vaporization chamber to heat and pre-heat the vapori... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8131137 | Baby bottle steamer An apparatus for steam heating a baby bottle comprising a reservoir in which water is heated by an electric resistance-type heater to produce steam, which is controlled via an on/off switch and an electronic control panel, is herein disclosed. A probe is used to mea... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8068725 | Fragrance emitting apparatus for use with USB port A fragrance emitting apparatus for connection to a USB port. In one embodiment, the fragrance emitting apparatus comprises a casing having an interior and at least one vent in communication with the interior, a cover removably attached to the casing to provide acces... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8032014 | Fragrance emitting apparatus for use with USB port A fragrance emitting apparatus (20) for connection to a USB port. In one embodiment, the fragrance emitting apparatus (20) comprises a casing (22) having an interior and a fragrance vent (36A, 36B) in communication with the interio... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8027575 | Heater contact assembly for volatile liquid dispenser Disclosed herein are heaters for dispensing volatile air treatment chemicals. Semi-circular electrical contacts are provided in a ring-type heater, and alignment and anchoring features are provided to facilitate use of a spring to accommodate thermal expansion. ... | 09/27/2011 |
| 7962018 | Humidity controller A breathing assistance apparatus adapted to deliver humidified gases at a desired level of humidity to a patient including a humidifier and a heated conduit is disclosed. The humidifier includes a controller which controls the humidifier, or the humidifier and the h... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7437061 | Portable scent delivery device The portable scent delivery device employs a housing and scent generator which selectively releases scent. The housing is suitably a headset, hat, shoulder harness or personal electronic device like a mobile telephone. The scent travels to the user's nose by diffusi... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7398013 | Vaporizer features The present invention provides vapor dispensing devices having improved refill units, detectors which sense changes in the environments surrounding the device, and optionally, make corresponding changes to the device and/or auxiliary devices, volatizable material de... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7380954 | Floodlight with atomiser Floodlight in a fluid-filled shell (3) with a medially arranged atomizer (7), whereby a light source (8) is permanently installed in a transparent, horizontal ring (9) around the atomizer (7) on a superior level, and an active surf... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7376344 | Scent delivery device The scent delivery device employs a housing and scent generator which selectively releases scent. The housing is mounted on a counter and allows a user to selectively sample a variety of scent. The scent travels to the user's nose by diffusion. ... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7341698 | Electrical evaporator including fan and louver structure An evaporator, for use with a bottle containing a substance to be evaporated and a wick that has its lower portion disposed within the bottle and its upper portion protruding from the bottle, includes a housing in which the bottle is retained, a fan, disposed within... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7293369 | Appliances having built-in water dispenser An appliance is provided with a water dispenser. A fan or heater assembly, a hair dryer assembly, and a brush assembly are disclosed. Each of these assemblies includes a water dispenser incorporated therein. ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7284554 | Continuous positive airway pressure device A continuous positive pressure device which includes an air reservoir connected to a delivery device (e.g. mask or mouthpiece) by an air supply hose; the reservoir includes a rigid protective housing and a plate which applies uniform pressure on the reservoir irresp... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7263282 | Electrically heated vapour dispensing apparatus An electrically heated apparatus for dispensing fragrancing materials and other volatile substances to an enclosed volume comprising a container containing a quantity of a volatile substance, heating means, transfer means for transferring said volatile substance tow... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7203417 | Portable scent delivery device The portable scent delivery device employs a housing and scent generator which selectively releases scent. The housing is suitably a headset, hat, shoulder harness or personal electronic device like a mobile telephone. The scent travels to the user's nose by diffusi... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7188783 | Home fragrance dispenser A home fragrance dispenser has a reservoir for holding fragrance oil. The reservoir is capped with a silicone rubber cap with a vapor port therein for emitting vaporized fragrance oil. A capillary tube has its bottom end extending to the bottom of the reservoir wher... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7167776 | Method and system for controlling a vapor generator A programmable vapor generator forms a volatilized liquid by supplying a material in liquid form to a flow passage and heating the flow passage, such that the material volatilizes and expands out of an outlet of the channel. The volatilized material, if desired, mix... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7164849 | Vapor-emitting device with an active end of use indicator Vapor-emitting devices according to various embodiments of the invention include active end of use indicators to warn users that it is nearing the time and/or time to replace the vapor-emitting device or a refill for the device. Some embodiments of the vapor-emittin... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7125309 | Smart smoke unit A smoke generating unit for a model train that varies the rate of smoke produce in response to changes in the load on the model train. The smoke generating unit includes a housing, a smoke element and a motor driven fan. The housing can be formed of two sub-housings... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7114669 | Methods of operating a liquid vaporizer The present invention is generally directed to a vaporizer with positive liquid shut-off. In one illustrative embodiment, the vaporizer is comprised of a body, a liquid inlet and a carrier gas inlet coupled to the body, a nozzle positioned within the body, the nozzl... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7112758 | Apparatus and method for solution plasma spraying The apparatus for the thermal spray delivery of a precursor solution comprises a first solution reservoir, a second solution reservoir, singular or multiple atomizing liquid injector(s) disposed in fluid communication with the reservoirs, a flame source configured t... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7112770 | Humidification system and method for a mobile platform A humidification system and method particularly well adapted for use in commercial aircraft to provide substantially micro-organism free humidified air within a passenger cabin of the aircraft. The system employs a vessel for holding a quantity of water therein. The... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7106955 | Humidity controller A breathing assistance apparatus adapted to deliver humidified gases at a desired level of humidity to a patient including a humidifier and a heated conduit is disclosed. The humidifier includes a controller which determines the flow rate of the gases and then deter... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7106956 | Electrical device for the release of active substances The device comprises conventionally a plug (2) for the electrical supply of a heater element (14) to bring about the heating and evaporation, by way of a flat wick (10), of an active substance contained in a main receptacle (5). The novel... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7100841 | Fragrance dispenser capillary pump A capillary pump for a fragrance dispenser has a reservoir for holding fragrance oil. The reservoir is capped with a silicone rubber cap with a vapor port therein for emitting vaporized fragrance oil. A capillary tube has its bottom end extending to the bottom of th... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7103270 | Steam cleaner with multiple protections A steam cleaner with multiple protections includes a machine body, in which first and second protections are provided. The first protection includes a pressure controller and a relief valve, and the second protection includes a temperature controller and a fuse unit... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7079759 | Saturated steam generator, steam sterilizer, and steam sterilization method A saturated steam generator which is provided with a heat source for heating water to generate saturated steam and which can be small-sized. A saturated steam generator for generating saturated steam by heating water with superheated steam resulting from being super... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7045745 | Heating cooker having a steam generating unit A heating cooker, capable of supplying steam into a cooking chamber thereof, includes a cabinet defined therein with a cooking chamber, and a steam generating unit for supplying steam into the cooking chamber. The steam generating unit includes a heating tank detach... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7036801 | Vaporizer and apparatus for vaporizing and supplying The present invention provides a vaporizer having a vaporization chamber for a CVD material, a CVD material feed portion supplying the CVD material for the vaporization chamber, a vaporized gas exhaust port and a heater for heating the vaporization chamber, wherein ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7031600 | Method and apparatus for silicon oxide deposition on large area substrates A method and apparatus for depositing a dielectric material at a rate of at least 3000 Angstroms per minute on a large area substrate that has a surface area of at least about 0.35 square meters is provided. In one embodiment, the dielectric material is silicon oxid... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7031601 | Equipment for producing high-pressure saturated steam This invention relates to an equipment for producing high-pressure saturated steam. The equipment includes a water tank, a pump, a check valve, an atomizing nozzle, a heat chamber and a steam outlet. The pump is connected between water tank and the check valve. The ... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7008658 | Apparatus and method for providing treatment to a continuous supply of food product by impingement An apparatus and method for providing treatment by impingement to a continuous supply of food product includes a treatment zone at an ambient pressure, a fluid delivery zone at an elevated pressure, and a circulation assembly. Impingement plates containing apertures... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7003215 | Vapor flow controller A vapor flow controller apparatus for delivery of chemical reagent vapors from a liquid phase source material is provided which includes a source container containing the liquid phase source material, a pump to transport the liquid phase source material to a vaporiz... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6997403 | Liquid vaporizer with positive liquid shut-off The present invention is generally directed to a vaporizer with positive liquid shut-off. In one illustrative embodiment, the vaporizer is comprised of a body, a liquid inlet and a carrier gas inlet coupled to the body, a nozzle positioned within the body, the nozzl... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6978637 | Ejector cycle with insulation of ejector In an ejector cycle with an ejector including a nozzle for decompressing refrigerant, an insulation member is provided on an outer surface of the ejector to suppress a heat exchange with an external side. When a suction portion of the ejector is insulated by the ins... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6976489 | Method and apparatus for humidification and warming of air A method of humidifying a gas that includes supplying a gas to a surface of a humidification material that readily absorbs moisture and readily releases moisture when exposed to a dry environment and generating turbulence in the gas as it passes over the surface of ... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6957013 | Fluid heater A fluid heater having a first heat exchanger block with a fluid heating tube encased therein, and having a first surface, a second heat exchanger block with a fluid heating tube encased therein and having a second surface adjacent to the first surface. A cavity is f... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6909071 | Overheated steam oven and method of controlling the same An overheated steam oven which cleans an interior of a cooking cavity of the overheated steam oven using hot water and overheated steam, and executes a cooking operation using the overheated steam. The overheated steam oven includes a cabinet to define the cooking c... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6906291 | Overheated steam oven An overheated steam oven including a cabinet to define a cooking cavity therein, and an overheated steam generator to supply overheated steam into the cooking cavity. The overheated steam generator includes a first vessel containing a predetermined amount of water t... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6895178 | Vapor delivery system The present invention provides a vapor delivery system and method for efficiently producing water vapor on demand. More particularly, the present invention produces low-temperature water vapor, without the formation of ice, by maintaining a sufficient volume of wate... | 05/17/2005 |
