Today In History
Orville and Wilbur Wright received a patent for a "Flying Machine" with a motor.
PatentStorm News
Make the Most of Our Site
See this month's Top Inventors and Most Cited Patents.
Stay on top of the latest innovations by subscribing to an RSS feed.
Registered users: Manage your profile.
| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8358919 | Super heated steam generator with slack accommodating heating tanks A multi-stage, superheated steam generator for crude oil recovery comprises a plurality of radially spaced-apart first stage electric heating tanks that peripherally surround an inner, second stage electric steam tank. The steam tanks are secured within casing by a ... | 01/22/2013 |
| 8121464 | Superheated vapor generator system and method An improved vapor generator and control system includes a vaporization chamber for generating superheated vapor from liquid therein and at least one input connectable to liquid supply and adjustable control for controlling input of liquid into the vaporization chamb... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8121465 | Mobile flue gas generator and method for testing a flue gas indicator The aim of the invention is to improve a mobile flue gas generator and to simplify a method for testing a flue gas indicator. The invention is characterised in that a mobile flue gas generator for simulating a real flue gas is proposed, whereby the mobile flue gas g... | 02/21/2012 |
| 7899309 | Apparatus for vaporization of liquid Apparatus for vaporizing liquid in a vaporization pathway having an actively controlled temperature are disclosed according to some aspects. The apparatus can comprise a first body having a cross sectional shape and dimensions substantially equal to the cross sectio... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7801424 | Steam generator A steam generator comprising a heating unit, a pump adapted to deliver a controllable flow of water from a water supply into the heating unit and an outlet for steam from the heating unit; the heating unit comprises a housing, a heating element disposed in the housi... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7764870 | Water heater support A support for a water heater is constructed of a plurality of component elements including four stacks of two elements each. The first base elements can be positioned to form an approximate cylinder with the second upper elements stackable thereupon. Diametrically o... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7577343 | Steam generating device A steam generating device includes a flat casing and a heating device is received in the casing. The heating device includes flanges which are engaged with grooves in the casing so as to define a lower space and an upper space between the heating device and the inne... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7332040 | Semiconductor manufacturing system having a vaporizer which efficiently vaporizes a liquid material A vaporizer can efficiently vaporize a liquid material under a depressurized atmosphere. The liquid material is temporarily stored in a liquid storing chamber, and is supplied to a vaporizing chamber set in the depressurized atmosphere via a small aperture. An inlet... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7300525 | Device for cleaning pipette probes or stirrers The invention concerns a device for cleaning pipette needles or stirrers, the device comprising a trough which holds cleaning fluid and whose lower region has a fluid duct for filling and/or emptying purposes and whose upper region has at least one feed pipe which l... | 11/27/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7191774 | Accurate toy air gun targets A toy air gun and in particular an improved air gun for generating vortex rings are described. The gun is designed so that the path along the axis of air motion from the rear of the gun to the air exit hole is optically transparent, and contains patterns normal to t... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7186374 | Vapor phase decontamination of containers A flash vapor generator (10) provides a constant flow of vaporized hydrogen peroxide for rapidly sterilizing a large decontamination tunnel (11) with a high container throughput. The vaporizer includes a heated block which defines an interior bore or b... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7157046 | High capacity flash vapor generation systems A flash vaporizer (34) provides a constant flow of vaporized hydrogen peroxide or other antimicrobial compounds for rapidly sterilizing large enclosures (10), such as rooms or buildings. The vaporizer includes a heated block (50) which defines a... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7155117 | Hand held garment steamer A hand held appliance for use in applying steam to a garment or other item made of fabric includes a pump, a boiler and a switch. Power is applied through the switch to the pump. The pump pumps water from the water tank to the boiler. The water is converted to steam... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7090808 | Apparatus for testing sterilization methods and materials Apparatus and method for testing one or more sterilization indicators (e.g., biological indicators or chemical indicators) or other articles by contacting them under controlled sterilization conditions with a flowing antimicrobial gas containing hydrogen peroxide va... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7086920 | Fog filled bubble blower A fog filled bubble blower having a housing containing or attached to a battery box, exhaust fan, fog fluid reservoir, fog chamber, heating element assembly, electric motor, nozzle, and bubble wand, and switched circuits to operate the electric motor and heating ele... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7073442 | Apparatus, systems and methods for use in three-dimensional printing Apparatus, systems and methods for use in three-dimensional printing are shown and described. Various embodiments of the invention allow for more precise and controlled delivery of heat to achieve interlayer drying; isolation of the working region from the outside f... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7066452 | Humidifier with reverse osmosis filter A filtering system for use with a reservoir. The filter system includes a filter assembly capable of filtering particles sized 1.0 micrometers and larger and may, include a flow control device positioned to selectively provide fluid flow to the filter assembly. The ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7043147 | Superheated vapor generator system and method A superheated vapor generation system includes at least one vapor generator with a vapor generation space in its interior for generation of superheated vapor upon entry thereinto of liquid. At least one thermal element is disposed within the interior vapor generatio... | 05/09/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7021321 | Automated kitchenware washer An automated kitchenware washing tank has a pump system with a pump and fluid conduits to couple the pump between an intake opening through one of the walls and discharge openings in the wall of the tank. At least some of the discharge openings are preferably formed... | 04/04/2006 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6967315 | Method for vaporizing a fluid using an electromagnetically responsive heating apparatus A method of microbially decontaminating at least one of a defined area and an item within the defined area. The method includes the steps of (a) inductively heating a block comprising an electrically non-conductive material and an electromagnetically responsive mate... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6965732 | Liquid heating method and apparatus particularly useful for vaporizing a liquid condensate from cooling devices A method and heating device for heating a liquid, particularly useful for removing liquid condensate from cooling devices, by wetting a heating plate with the liquid and controlling the electrical power supply to maintain the heating plate at a the predetermined tem... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6928961 | Liquid heating device A liquid heating device includes a pump for pumping liquid, and a helical heating tube receiving liquid sent by the pump. The two ends of the helical heating tube are connected with two terminals of electric power, and when a control system is started, the helical h... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6906296 | Electromagnetically responsive heating apparatus for vaporizer A vaporizer heating apparatus is comprised of electromagnetically responsive material and electrically non-conductive material. A antimicrobial fluid to be vaporized, such as water or hydrogen peroxide solution, is supplied to the heating apparatus where it is conve... | 06/14/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6826355 | Smoke generator with combined spacer and wetting wire and toy smoke-ring gun using same A toy gun produces a series of traveling smoke rings. It has a smoke chamber fed with smoke from a battery-powered electrical resistance generator. An elastic, edge-mounted diaphragm extends across at least a portion of the rear of the smoke chamber. A reciprocating... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6715507 | Vaporizer A vaporizer comprises disks each including an aperture at a central portion thereof. A hollow pipe having apertures for permitting radial outflow of a liquid extends through the aperture of each of the discs so as to form a stack of the discs. A resilient member app... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6705252 | Vaporizer A vaporizer includes a pump for pumping liquid stored in a liquid store tank, a helical vaporizing tube, and a control system connected to two ends of the vaporizing tube for functioning to make the vaporizing tube produce high temperature so as to heat up swiftly l... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6604493 | Liquid material vaporizing and feeding apparatus A liquid vaporizing and feeding apparatus, having high heat transfer efficiency and capable of producing a large flow of vaporized gas from a small amount of liquid, utilizes an inclined vaporization plate which is held at a set temperature by a heater. L... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6572707 | Vaporizer for sensitive precursors A vaporizer is provided for vaporizing sensitive liquid precursors in semiconductor processing applications. The vaporizer uses high flow conductance with large flow area to avoid precursor decomposition. The vaporizer also uses efficient heat conduction ... | 06/03/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6521047 | Process and apparatus for liquid delivery into a chemical vapor deposition chamber An apparatus for liquid delivery of a chemical vapour deposition CVD installation comprises an inlet head equipped with at least one injector having an inlet for delivery of liquid precursors or precursors in solution. A vector gas injection circuit is re... | 02/18/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6421502 | Smoke generator and toy smoke-ring gun using same A toy gun (10) produces a series of traveling smoke rings (12). It has a smoke chamber (14) fed with smoke from a battery (24)-powered electrical resistance generator (30). An elastic, edge-mounted diaphragm (74) extends across at least a portion of the r... | 07/16/2002 |
| 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 |
