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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7920777 | Capillary force vaporizers The present invention concerns capillary force vaporizers for use in vaporizing liquids and emitting pressurized vapors. In one embodiment, the inventive capillary force vaporizer includes a porous member, a heater component to convey heat to the porous member, and ... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7596305 | Method and apparatus for preparing vaporized reactants for chemical vapor deposition One or more coating precursors are selected from metal or silicon compounds at a temperature above their melting points but substantially below their standard vaporization temperature, thereby causing the coating precursors to be in the form of a liquid. A vaporizat... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7428374 | Horizontally assembled steam generator Disclosed is a steam generator in which a continuous evaporating heating area is disposed within a heating gas duct that is penetrated in a nearly horizontal direction by a heating gas. Said continuous evaporating heating area comprises a number of steam-generating ... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7322566 | Device for heating and moistening breathing air A device for conditioning breathing air includes a housing (1) provided with an inlet (5) for non treated breathing air and an outlet (6) for the treated breathing air. The housing (1) contains a passive humidifier (7) and an activ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7314046 | Apparatus and method for respiratory tract therapy An apparatus is provided for delivering heated and humidified air to the respiratory tract of a human patient for respiratory tract therapy and treatment. The apparatus includes a supply unit (11) and a delivery tube (28) that can be releasably connect... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7302170 | Heating device for smoke generator A heating device for a smoke generator includes at least one heating rod and a vaporization tube. The vaporization tube includes a longitudinal passageway. The vaporization tube coils around the heating rod and includes an end connected to an outlet of a pump of a s... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7248792 | Dental water heater The present invention relates to a dental water heater. The water heater has a columnar body, and the body includes heating means extending in the axial direction of the body, and a plurality of layers of water channel sections arranged around the heating means. Eac... | 07/24/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7163197 | Liquid substance supply device for vaporizing system, vaporizer, and vaporization performance appraisal method In a liquid substance supply device, a three port two valve directional control valve is provided in a transfer line, and a substance container and the transfer line are connected together by a four port three valve directional control valve in such a way that the f... | 01/16/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7116899 | Operating method for a horizontal steam generator and a steam generator for carrying out said method The invention relates to a steam generator in which the continuous heating panel of an evaporator is arranged in a heating gas channel which can be cross-flown in a more or less horizontal direction of a heating gas. Said continuous heating panel of the evaporator c... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7091456 | Aircraft hot water supply system An aircraft hot water supply system (10) comprising a group of water-use stations (14a–14f) each including a hot water line having a heater (40a–40f) which heats water at a heating rate dependent upo... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7081601 | Voltage selection mode for a cooking appliance A cooking appliance includes an oven cavity, an electric heating element and a rapid cook heating system both of which being operable on either one of first and second supply voltages, and a controller including a memory module having stored therein first and second... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7050709 | Smoke producing system A smoke producing system for efficiently producing reduced toxin smoke includes a heating chamber heated by a heat source. A coil passes into and through the heating chamber to deliver a smoke producing substance, typically a liquid, to the hottest portion of the he... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7039302 | PTC heater with flexible printed circuit board An electrically heated chemical delivery system including a heat sensitive chemical and an electrical heater adjacent to the heat sensitive chemical. The heater includes a heater element with a first heater side and a second heater side and a flexible printed circui... | 05/02/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7015437 | Method device for heating fluids This present invention for an in-line fluid heater suitable for heating ultrapure fluids utilizes a radiant energy source that generates infrared radiation to heat a fluid. The fluid to be heated is passed through a vessel such as a tube. The vessel, formed of PFA o... | 03/21/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6996479 | Method and apparatus for measuring and controlling the water content of a water-containing liquid mixture An apparatus for measuring the water content of a water-containing liquid mixture contained in a tight chemistry tank includes a heating device for controlling the temperature of the liquid mixture to a temperature near the boiling point of the liquid mixture, a coo... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6996334 | Boilerless steamer apparatus and method to reduce water useage A boilerless steamer apparatus is provided having a steamer cavity formed of a steam generating space and a cooking space, wherein the steam generating space is separated from the cooking space by a removable steam lid. The present boilerless steamer apparatus can p... | 02/07/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6961515 | PTC heater with flexible printed circuit board An electrically heated chemical delivery system including a heat sensitive chemical and an electrical heater adjacent to the heat sensitive chemical. The heater includes a heater element with a first heater side and a second heater side and a flexible printed circui... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6931203 | Vaporizer for MOCVD and method of vaporizing raw material solutions for MOCVD Disclosed is a vaporizer constituted of a dispersing section 8 and a vaporizing section 22. The dispersing section 8 comprises a gas introduction port 4 for introducing a carrier gas 3 under pressure into a gas passage, means for f... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6865341 | Smoke producing system A smoke producing system for efficiently producing reduced toxin smoke includes a heating chamber heated by a heat source. A coil passes into and through the heating chamber to deliver a smoke producing substance, typically a liquid, to the hottest portion of the he... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6540840 | Vaporizer for MOCVD and method of vaporizing raw material solutions for MOCVD Disclosed is a vaporizer constituted of a dispersing section 8 and a vaporizing section 22. The dispersing section 8 comprises a gas introduction port 4 for introducing a carrier gas 3 under pressure into a gas passage, means for feeding raw material solu... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6477890 | Smoke-producing apparatus for detecting leaks An apparatus for generating smoke includes a closed chamber having a top cover, and a metal air inlet tube, a metal air outlet tube and a metal suction tube extending through the cover. An electric coiled-wire heating element is positioned transversely in... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6470144 | Vaporizer for chemical vapor deposition apparatus, chemical vapor deposition apparatus, and semiconductor device manufactured thereby There are provided a vaporizer for use with a CVD apparatus and a CVD apparatus, capable of long-term, reliable and efficient production of CVD film with good properties, and a semiconductor device manufactured employing the same. The vaporizer for use wi... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6409839 | Method and apparatus for vapor generation and film deposition A vapor generator (19, 62) and connected chemical vapor deposition chamber (28) for providing a vapor for operations such as chemical vapor deposition has an atomizer (16, 16A, 38, 50) for forming an aerosol or droplet spray (36, 58, 74, 80) separate from... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6402126 | Method and apparatus for vaporizing liquid precursors and system for using same A vaporizing apparatus and method for providing a vaporized liquid precursor to a process chamber in a vapor deposition process includes a microdroplet forming device for generating microdroplets from a liquid precursor and a heated housing defining a vap... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6299076 | Steam cleaning system A steam cleaning system for ridding a workpiece of contaminants by directing a jet of steam onto the workpiece. The system includes a steam generator characterized by a central cavity having walls for containing water fed into it from a water inlet condui... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6273957 | Vaporizing device for CVD source materials and CVD apparatus employing the same A vaporizing device for chemical vapor deposition (CVD) source materials includes a vaporizer for vaporizing introduced CVD source materials by heating, a spray nozzle of which an end portion is fixedly attached to the vaporizer for spraying the CVD sourc... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6269221 | Liquid feed vaporization system and gas injection device A compact vaporizer system is presented to produce a high quality vapor feed from a liquid feed to be delivered to a chemical vapor deposition processing chamber to produce thin film devices based on highly dielectric or ferroelectric materials such as Ba... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6244575 | Method and apparatus for vaporizing liquid precursors and system for using same A vaporizing apparatus for providing a vaporized liquid precursor to a process chamber in a vapor deposition process includes a microdroplet forming device for generating microdroplets from a liquid precursor and a heated housing defining a vaporization z... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6094523 | Integral flash steam generator A flash steam generator to be used as an integral component of a steam sterilizer. The generator is constructed of a metal block having a first bore drilled lengthwise through the metal block. Surrounding the first bore are a plurality of additional heate... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6025577 | Self-tightening electrical sleeve heater An electrical sleeve heater has a tubular outer wall and a heating coil inside the outer wall. An outer sleeve inside the heating coil formed with an axially throughgoing slot having angularly confronting edges is made of a material having a high coeffici... | 02/15/2000 |
| 5943472 | Device for producing hot water or steam on demand using a single distribution control member The present invention concerns steam generators and a heating unit consisting of a tube (21) for circulating water in a connecting column (3) arranged below a reservoir (1). The heating unit is characterized by having two parts (A, B) each including a por... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5901271 | Process of evaporating a liquid in a cyclone evaporator A cyclone evaporator includes an evaporator body with an evaporation chamber therein. The evaporation chamber preferably includes a thermally conductive sidewall having a generally cylindrical upper portion and a downwardly tapered lower portion. The evap... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5647054 | Smoke generator tube A smoke generator apparatus (10) is disclosed which is suitable for use in conducting air flow studies in wind tunnels. The smoke generator apparatus (10) includes a tube assembly (12) which may either be wire-packed or crimped and has fluid flow and heat... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5471556 | Superheated vapor generator and control system and method A superheated vapor generator and control system includes a vapor generator having an interior vapor generating chamber with peripheral surfaces having a plurality of ridges and grooves, preferably of substantially randomly varying heights and depths and ... | 11/28/1995 |
| 5455014 | Liquid deposition source gas delivery system A liquid deposition source delivery system (22) includes a reactant source (50) of a liquid chemical reactant, a first heater (54) positioned adjacent to the reactant source (50) , and a vapor collection system (56) in communication with the reactant sour... | 10/03/1995 |
