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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7853129 | Infrared emitting apparatus An apparatus for cooking food with infrared radiation includes an infrared energy emitter for emitting the infrared radiation, and a grid in close proximity to the infrared energy emitter. A first side of the grid can be for supporting the food at a position so that... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7420143 | Durable graphite connector and method for manufacturing thereof An article comprising a graphite part coated with a pyrolytic graphite (pG) for increased mechanical strength of at least 25% over an uncoated graphite part. In connector applications for use in a semiconductor processing assembly such as a heater, the pG coated com... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7327559 | Apparatus and method for heating the hands of keyboard users A computer keyboard has a chassis, internal components and keys, at least one heating element positioned in an opening into the chassis, and at least one fan positioned to urge air over the heating element and into the chassis. Air entering the chassis over the heat... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7321723 | Electric radiator An electric radiator comprising at least one laminar element, at least one electrified flexible sheet being fixed on the face of said element that is not exposed once installed, the sheet being electrically connectable to an electric power source. Elements for fixin... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7223948 | Covered conductor and heater formed therewith There is disclosed a conductor having a conductive element and a covering surrounding at least a portion of the conductive element. Preferably, the covering has an inner portion and an outer portion formed of different materials such that the melting point of the in... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7187854 | Heating tiles A surface heating system comprising a sealed enclosure formed by connected top, bottom and side walls, at least one of the walls being in heat exchange relationship with a surface to be heated, a heat source connected in heat exchange relationship with the enclosure... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7119654 | Temperature sensor A temperature sensor for radiant heating units with a heating coil disposed in a cup includes a tube with a first end connected to a housing of a switch with a movable contact cooperating with stationery contacts in the housing. A two-section rod, which extends into... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7087868 | Heating device In order to create a heating device which can operate in different power stages, but only has to be contacted from one side, the invention provides a heating device with at least two plate-like ceramic heating elements, which are electrically contacted on opposite f... | 08/08/2006 |
| 6988497 | Apparatus for equalizing air pressure in air respiratory system A humidifier apparatus for operating at an air pressure is disclosed for use with a respiratory therapy breathing apparatus that provides a breathable gas supply to patients requiring higher concentrations of liquid vapor and gas pressure. The humidifier apparatus i... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6977360 | Textile heating device A textile heating device having a plurality of electrically conductive heating strands in contact with each other at a plurality of points of contact by way of respective contact surfaces is provided. The electrically conductive textile includes at least two strands... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6963055 | Electric resistance heating/warming fabric articles Electric resistance heating/warming composite fabric articles have a fabric layer having a first surface and an opposite, second surface, and an electric resistance heating/warming element in the form of a conductive yarn mounted upon first surface of the fabric lay... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6909602 | Temperature-controlled user interface A system, includes a user input device, a temperature changing unit coupled to the user input device, and a controller, coupled to the temperature changing unit, for controlling the temperature of the user input device. ... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6897408 | Electrically conductive and heating wire containing fabric The present invention is related to an electrically conductive and heating wire containing fabric. The fabric is made of metal yarn and natural fiber. After a yarn covering process (covering metal yarn with short staple yarn), a circular loom is used to weave circul... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6825444 | Heated bridge deck system and materials and method for constructing the same A heated bridge deck (20) uses electrodes (24, 26) embedded within conductive concrete and connected to a power source to remove snow and ice accumulation. A cement-based mixture containing optimal amounts of conductive materials is molded into pre-for... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6548789 | Electric resistance heating/warming fabric articles Electric resistance heating/warming composite fabric articles have a fabric layer having a first surface and an opposite, second surface, and an electric resistance heating/warming element in the form of a conductive yarn mounted upon first surface of the... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6518551 | Apparatus and a method for heating a protective member for an optical fiber fusion splicing part A heating apparatus includes a heater 6 which includes a first heating conductor pattern 1, a second heating conductor patterns 2 and an elongated plate-shaped member 3 made of heat-resistive and insulated material. The first heating conductor pattern 1 i... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6494712 | Tunnel type heating equipment for surface transmission of infrared radiation Equipment (60) for the surface emission of infrared radiation, comprising a thermally insulated wall (62) forming a tunnel (63), and a number of unitary surface emission devices (1) each arranged with respect to and in the thermally insulated wall (62), c... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6437299 | Heating apparatus for splice protector with separate heating conductor patterns A heating apparatus includes a heater 6 which includes a first heating conductor pattern 1, a second heating conductor patterns 2 and an elongated plate-shaped member 3 made of heat-resistive and insulated material. The first heating conductor pattern 1 i... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6437292 | Rapid infrared heating of a surface High energy flux infrared heaters are used to treat an object having a surface section and a base section such that a desired characteristic of the surface section is physically, chemically, or phasically changed while the base section remains unchanged.... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6414274 | Electrical heater lid The Electrical Heater Lid is a cover-type food cooking and warming apparatus that provides surface cooking by evenly passing intense heat over the food being cooked in a pot, pan, or skillet. Many foods require surface heat to eliminate flipping the food ... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6400898 | Wheeled large surface thermographic inspection heating apparatus with uniform heating A heater preferably having a plurality of equally spaced heating elements, such as heating lamps, provides a uniform heat radiation pattern for quickly and uniformly heating a large surface area using motor controlled wheels for translating the heater at ... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6134386 | Panel heater for animal use A panel heater for animals of generally rectangular slab-like shape. The panel heater has sloping sides to accommodate animals and comprises basically a shell into which a fire retardant material is poured around electrical resistance wire. Anchorage is p... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6127659 | Food warmer A heating plate for a food warmer is disclosed. The heating plate has a surface for supporting an article to be heated and a plurality of heating clusters attached to the surface. Each heating cluster has a thermostat and a plurality of heating elements s... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6115540 | Radiative keyboard heating apparatus Methods and apparatus are disclosed for warming a typist's hands to provide relief from arthritis, muscle fatigue, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and general discomfort. A radiative hand warming apparatus is disclosed, including a source of hand-warming radiation... | 09/05/2000 |
| 5758019 | Radiative keyboard heating apparatus Methods and apparatus are disclosed for warming a typist's hands to provide relief from arthritis, muscle fatigue, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and general discomfort. A radiative hand warming apparatus includes, including a source of hand-warming radiation, an... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5592647 | PTC panel heater with small rush current characteristic and highly heat insulating region corresponding to heater location to prevent local overheating A panel heater comprising, on an upper surface of a metallic sheet (2) provided with PTC ceramics (1) on the back side thereof, a highly insulating material or an open space (4) at the portion corresponding to the back side portion to which the PTC cerami... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5590238 | Horizontally and vertically movable radiant heater for removing paint from a surface A device for removing layers of paint from a surface including layers of paint which may comprise a base layer of oil paint. The paint is softened by radiation by means of at least one heating source. Immediately thereafter, the paint is removed mechanica... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5587096 | De-labelling for removing apparatus labels adhered to a diskette utilizing opposed heaters A de-labeler made with easily available structural elements which cooperate to remove a normally non-removable label from a labeled surface of a casing for magnetic media, film, and the like, without using a solvent of any kind. The labeled surface is hea... | 12/24/1996 |
| 5553189 | Radiant plate heater for treatment of contaminated surfaces A method and apparatus are provided for remediation of near surface soils, pavements and other surfaces using a radiant heating plate, an insulating layer, and a vapor barrier above the radiant heating plate and below the insulation. The radiant heating p... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5335310 | Modular heating assembly with heating element support tubes disposed between hangers A modular type heating unit or assembly having particular utility for use in a high temperature electric furnace, preferably in a group arrangement, comprises an insulating fibrous refractory block, a pair of spaced apart support rods, inner and outer sup... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5296270 | Process for making a thermally radiant surface A process for producing electrically conductive surfaces on infrared emitting military targets, wherein the electrically conductive surfaces, when electrified, heat up and produce an infrared image on the face of the target, where the process accommodates... | 03/22/1994 |
| 5235667 | Heating method and assembly utilizing electric heating elements in conjunction with combustion A heater for radiant heating of an object in a heating tunnel, furnace or the like has a layer of ceramic fibers through which a fuel/air mixture is fed for combustion at the surface and use of the heater as a gas burner. Partly embedded in the surface is... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5214739 | Localized heating unit for desks A heating unit includes a frame and a substantially flat radiant heating surface supported by the frame. A generally parabolic trough with a reflective inner surface is mounted along one edge of the periphery of the heating surface, and contains an elonga... | 05/25/1993 |
| 5155334 | Mirror heater A mirror heating system includes a sheet heater, sized and adapted to cover most of the back of the mirror surface, that can be mounted on the wall or other flat surface before the mirror is put into place. The system is designed so that, despite the need... | 10/13/1992 |
| 5128514 | Black radiator for use as an emitter in calibratable gas sensors The black radiator contains a doped, crystalline silicon member having a honeycombed surface and contains a controllable electrical heating mechanism with which the silicon member can be heated. The heating mechanism has a heating coil that is a doped sil... | 07/07/1992 |
| 5062146 | Infrared radiator An infrared radiator which comprises: a substrate, at least one surface portion of which has an electric insulation property; a metal film, as a resistance heating element, formed on the at least one surface portion of the substrate; and infrared radiatin... | 10/29/1991 |
| 5060289 | Portable tube shrinking tool A radiant heating device including a pair of concave surfaces for directing radiant energy toward an object positioned through an access opening in a receiving space therebetween with these concave surfaces extending to either side of this opening.... | 10/22/1991 |
| 5058196 | Electric infrared heater having a gas permeable electroformed porous metallic panel coated with a porous ceramic far-infrared radiating layer An electric far-infrared heater has a plate-like porous metallic panel formed by an electroforming process installed in a box-like housing over an electric heating element therein. The panel is heated by the element and has its outer surface covered by a ... | 10/15/1991 |
| 5000083 | Salamander-type broiler/cooker A salamander-type overhead broiler/cooler has a base on a support adapted to hold a foodstuff to be heated, a heating unit vertically displaceable on the support energizable to radiate heat downward at the support, and a horizontal light curtain at a pred... | 03/19/1991 |
| 4894515 | Hot plate for cooking A hot plate formed by a hub from which spokes radially extend in a horizontal plane, the spokes being formed by flat strips of refractory fibrous or woven material, each positioned in a vertical plane and having upper edges in which downwardly extending n... | 01/16/1990 |
