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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8111980 | Water heater and method of controlling the same A water heater including a water inlet line having an inlet opening that introduces cold water to a tank, a water outlet line having an outlet opening that withdraws heated water from the tank, and a heating element. The water heater further includes a control circu... | 02/07/2012 |
| 7991273 | Heated coupling Cabling for a motor vehicle includes at least one fluid hose, a first cable for heating the fluid hose and at least one electrical connector for connecting the cable to an electrical supply, and at least one hose connector for connecting the fluid hose to a cooperat... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7965930 | Flexible tubing with imbedded helical conductors and method of making A smooth-bore plastic tubing with helical support bead is resistant to collapse and incorporates plural electrical conductors outside of the tubing bore and insulated from ambient, and from one another. The conductors may have a desired relatively high thermal condu... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7756404 | Microstructured apparatus for heating a fluid In a microstructure apparatus for heating and atomizing a fluid with an inner body received in an outer tube, circumferential microstructure passages are formed into the inner surface of the outer tube or the outer surface of the inner body so as to form a flow pass... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7606475 | Heat generation system A system is disclosed for generating heat for the purpose of radiating such heat into a separate entity such as a residential housing structure or a pavement surface. The system includes a steel conduit positioned proximate the separate entity to be heated. An annul... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7509036 | Inline downhole heater A well bore fluid is being heated to prevent paraffin build-up in the production line by an electrical heating element lowered into a pre-determined subterranean location. The heating element is controlled by a control unit that is connected to a temperature sensor,... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7489860 | Device for heating a liquid with steam A device for heating a liquid food with steam, having a liquid-transporting and a steam-transporting pipe (5, 7), where in order to effect the connection of both pipes for the purpose of heating the liquid directly in the pipe in a constructively simple manne... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7346274 | Water heater and method of controlling the same A water heater including a water inlet line having an inlet opening that introduces cold water to a tank, a water outlet line having an outlet opening that withdraws heated water from the tank, and a heating element. The water heater further includes a control circu... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7317871 | Heater for fluids comprising an electrically conductive porous monolith An electrical heater element of controlled resistivity which can be used for a wide range of applications is formed from an electrically conductive synthetic porous carbon monolith. ... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7311151 | Substantially neutrally buoyant and positively buoyant electrically heated flowlines for production of subsea hydrocarbons A flowline is described for producing hydrocarbons from a subsea well that is comprised of a substantially neutrally buoyant tubular composite umbilical. The flowline may possess electrical heating apparatus within the tubular walls of the tubular composite umbilica... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7293914 | Temperature detecting heater with indicating structure for aquarium A temperature detecting heater with an indicating structure for an aquarium, the temperature detecting heater mainly has an indicating structure including a control circuit and a two-color LED indicating lamp in its circuitry. After the temperature detecting heater ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7284573 | Hose for installing loose fill insulation The present invention provides tubes for, in an exemplary embodiment, dispensing loose fill insulation. The tube comprises an inner web formed in a tubular shape and having a plurality of spaced helical projections disposed along an inner surface thereof and extendi... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7285726 | Subsea power cable A subsea power cable includes a conductor encompassed by a layer of high voltage insulation material including inner and outer semiconducting layers. The insulated conductor is encompassed by a number of armouring elements each consisting of fibers enclosed within a... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7266293 | Hose for hot liquids having heating element A hose for pumping heated liquids therethrough is disclosed which has, in combination, an interior hose construction which is adapted to prevent kinking and collapse of said hose, a heating element which has abrasive protection layers associated therewith, an insula... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7221860 | Vacuum insulated heater assembly A vacuum heater assembly for heating fluids flowing within; the assembly comprises an inner member having a heating surface with an average cross-sectional area with an aspect ratio of at least 2. The inner member is disposed within an outer member and with a vacuum... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7221861 | Universal transfer apparatus and method to use same The present invention provides universal transfer apparatus and method to use this universal transfer apparatus. This invention further provides a method to obtain speciation data for organometals in a complex matrix, such as cigarette smoke. Our data demonstrate th... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7206506 | Fluid heating system A fluid heating system includes a fluid supply conduit, a hot fluid conduit, and a fluid heating tube assembly. The fluid heating tube assembly includes an inlet coupling coupled to the fluid supply conduit, an outlet coupling coupled to the hot fluid conduit, and a... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7190891 | Heating-cooling system for a nozzle A novel nozzle heater design, that facilitates fast thermal response on demand, to achieve rapid reduction in viscosity, allowing fluid to flow through the exit aperture of the nozzle with less pressure, reduced surface tension and elastic behavior at break off. A r... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7190892 | Fluid line A fluid line with a pipe provided with a sleeve of a woven or braided fabric, wherein the pipe, in turn, includes at least one conductor. In the finished state of the fluid line, the sleeve immediately surrounds the pipe and each conductor is loosely arranged in the... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7180039 | Heater with burnout protection A heater is provided that has a temperature sensing control system which can be used for both temperature control and over-temperature protection against element burnout. The temperature control system is comprised of an inlet temperature sensing assembly positioned... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7177535 | Apparatus for generating power and hybrid fuel vaporization system A hybrid fuel vaporization system and an apparatus for producing power from a source of liquid fuel. The hybrid fuel vaporizing system includes at least one capillary flow passage, the at least one capillary flow passage having an inlet end and an outlet end, the in... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7164852 | Fluid reservoir with integrated heater The present invention is directed to a fluid warming container (a.k.a., cassette) having an integrated heating element attached to the container, not the warming device as conventionally done. The heating element provides thermal energy to the fluid contained in the... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7123826 | Temperature controlled pipe and method of manufacturing same A pipe and a method of manufacturing same according to the pipe is formed, at least in part, with a tubular member formed of a plastic material, and dispersing a plurality of electrical current conductive materials in the plastic material for increasing the electric... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7085482 | Aquarium water heater An aquarium water heater includes a hollow heat-conducting internal tube with an electric resistance heater element and electrical connections disposed adjacent an outer surface of the hollow heat-conducting internal tube, a temperature thermal cut-out switch electr... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7040207 | Log merchandiser A log merchandising apparatus includes feeding and staging feeders and a plurality of pivoting overhead truss-mounted saws. The saws are travelling saws, reversibly and independently movable along the longitudinal axis of the log by means of a rack and pinion drive ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7032621 | High temperature line expansion installation with release agent A high temperature pre-insulated piping system is shown which can withstand conveyance temperatures in excess of 250° F. The piping system includes a first and second length of insulated and jacketed pipe. Each pipe length includes an inner metal pipe having an int... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6974504 | Electrical pipeline remediation A method of remediating deposits within a pipeline comprising inserting a removable smaller pipe within said pipeline, providing an electrically insulating coating on said smaller pipe, providing a contactor proximate said distal end of said smaller pipe to electric... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6957015 | Liquid heating device A liquid heating device includes a heater having its front and rear end respectively connected with two output terminals of a control circuit. When the control circuit is started, the heater will immediately generate high temperature to let the liquid inside heated ... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6937030 | Testing electrical integrity of electrically heated subsea pipelines Method is provided for testing electrically heated subsea pipelines that are “electrical-ready,” that is, equipped for applying electrical power when it is needed for heating the pipeline at any time during the life of the pipeline. Time domain reflectometer app... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6932119 | Multi-mode tubing product and method An elongate flexible plastic tubing includes a helical support bead, and defines a central passage opening on opposite ends of the tubing. The tubing may also include one or more lumens extending helically in the support bead from end to end of the tubing. Also, the... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6917756 | Water heater electrical enclosure insert/foam dam Electrical components projecting outwardly from the storage tank portion of an electric water heater are shielded from foam insulation material being injected into an insulation space between the tank and an outer jacket portion of the water heater by a hollow, open... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6898375 | Water heater electrical enclosure insert/foam dam Electrical components projecting outwardly from the storage tank portion of an electric water heater are shielded from foam insulation material being injected into an insulation space between the tank and an outer jacket portion of the water heater by a hollow, open... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6859617 | Porous thin film heater and method A resistance heater for heating fluids including a fluid-permeable porous substrate. An electrically conductive porous thin film is deposited on the porous substrate. An electrical connector coupled to the thin film and adapted to provide an electrical circuit throu... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6816670 | Fluid heat exchanging system and method In a system and method for exchanging heat with a fluid, for heating the fluid, the system includes a heat exchanger, for exchanging heat with a fluid so as to heat the fluid, adapted to store heat energy, and to enable heat energy to be exchanged with the fluid to ... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6797925 | Electric heating element for hot runner systems and a method for producing a heating element of this type An electric surface heating element is installed by direct application to the periphery of a cylindrical material pipe (13) of a hot runner nozzle (12). Said surface heating element consists of a ceramic dielectric layer (20) which is directly a... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6496649 | Process for sterilization using a tubular exchanger Process for the sterilization of a liquid or pasty product, according to which the product to be treated is circulated in a tubular exchanger at a speed greater than 5 m/s and in which the temperature rise of the product to be treated is obtained by the c... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6421594 | Method for heating the paving screed of a road finisher and electrical heating means According to the method for heating the paving screed of a road finisher, said paving screed including a heating means with several heat elements being supplied with electric power from a rotary current generator and being switched on and off by means of ... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6415103 | Thermostatic heating device for liquids, provided with a recirculation pump A thermostatic heating device for liquids, provided with a recirculation pump, comprising a heat-insulating dielectric material outer housing, a heat-conductive dielectric material inner casing, a resistive film interposed between said outer housing and s... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6181874 | Heating element A heating element made of metal mesh through which electric current may be passed to heat fluid passing through the mesh. The mesh is made of intersecting metal wires defining apertures though which the fluid to be heated passes. These apertures are made ... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6175688 | Wearable intravenous fluid heater An intravenous fluid heater is provided that is dimensioned so as to be wearable adjacent a patient's intravenous fluid infusion situs. In one embodiment, the heater includes a heat exchanger for defining a flow path through the heater for fluid to be inf... | 01/16/2001 |
