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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7171111 | Method of heating water with rod shaped electrodes in a two-dimensional matrix An improved scheme for dissociating water into hydrogen and oxygen is provided in which a two dimensional matrix of electrodes is provided in a reaction vessel. The electrodes are connected to a source of electrical power for providing a potential difference there b... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7091451 | Heating element induction of time-varying thermal gradient in elongated beam to cause one or more elongated beam oscillations One or more heating elements comprise a heating element. One or more elongated beams comprise an elongated beam. The heating element is coupled with the elongated beam and induces a time-varying thermal gradient in the elongated beam to cause one or more oscillation... | 08/15/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7084374 | Heating flange A heating flange especially for the preheating of the intake air of an internal combustion engine with a frame (8), a supporting ceramic element (2) with a heating band (10) fitted thereto. The supporting ceramic element 2 is held in the ... | 08/01/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7078656 | Device for electrically heating a vertically erect chamber A device for electrically heating a vertically erect chamber comprising several heating zones arranged vertically one above the other. The components of the device, with the exception of the insulating components, are made from graphite materials. Each zone (Z) comp... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7078654 | Hail curler heater device with heater elements on heat-conducting supports A heater device for hair curlers has an upper hood and a lower casing forming a disposing space for hair curlers. A disposing seat is installed inside the disposing space and multiple heater supports having the same number as the hair curlers are installed on the di... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7075036 | Electronic part compression bonding apparatus and method An electronic part compression bonding apparatus includes a compression bonding unit which bonds the electronic parts onto the substrate by thermocompression, a pressure supply unit, a pressure control unit which controls pressure, a heating unit which heats the com... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7075034 | Air supplying device for vehicle seat with airstream adjustment responsive to motor vehicle velocity An air supply device is provided for a vehicle seat of an open-top motor vehicle having at least one air outflow opening which is provided in the upper region of the vehicle seat and via which an airstream can be applied to the head area, shoulder area and nape area... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7072578 | Carbon wire heating object sealing heater and fluid heating apparatus using the same heater A carbon wire heating element sealing heater is provided. Therein, a carbon wire heating element using carbon fibers is sealed in a quartz glass member, wherein absorption water quantity of the carbon wire heating element is 2×10−3 g/cm3 or ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7067773 | Food warming device and methods for its manufacture A food warming is provided with a partially open housing having an open side extending along a longitudinal length of the housing. A heating element is also provided, extending along the longitudinal length of the housing. A support member is disposed to maintain a ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7064294 | Electric load control device of heating device of heating blanket An electric load control device of a heating unit of a heating blanket comprises an actuating unit; a power supply for supplying power to the device; a microprocessor as a control center of the device for generating at least one pulse signal; the microprocessor bein... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7064292 | Grip heater control apparatus A grip heater control apparatus enabling a driver to visually identifying the electrified condition of a heater and to control the temperature of the heater easily during vehicle driving and enabling the configuration for the temperature control and the visual ident... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7060937 | Cartridge-type soldering iron with inert gas emitted near the tip A soldering iron heats the tip and emits inert gas near the tip. This is accomplished by providing a heater cartridge having a top or tip end and a base end with a soldering tip at the top end, an input opening closer to the base end and an output opening closer to ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7058292 | Heat storage type heater and method of controlling input and output of heat of the same A method of controlling the input and output of heat to and from a heat-storing material. The method includes the step of externally supplying thermal energy to the heat-storing material capable of being supercooled and filled into a plurality of small containers to... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7053343 | Method for forming heated glass panels Methods for forming electrically conductive heated dielectric panels are provided. The panels are utilized for warming objects and/or insuring unobstructed viewing through the panels by removing moisture. The methods include depositing electrically conductive metal ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7046921 | Radiant heating element reflective bracket with ventilation openings A reflective bracket for a radiant refrigerator defroster includes a channel fabricated from a reflective material and a plurality of ventilation openings through the sides and bottom of the channel. The ventilation openings reduce the operating temperature of the h... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7045744 | Hair curling iron with two rotatable and vertically movable tongs The object of this invention is to provide a hair curling iron having a pair of curling tongs and a heat generating means mounted on the tongs, comprising a tong control unit to control the up and down movement of the curling tongs; a rotary body connected to the to... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7043146 | All season heat fan with electric heating elements powered by rotating rings and ball bearings An all season fan with heated circulating blades includes heating elements mounted in slots defined in the rear surface of the fan blades for heating of air blown outwardly therefrom. Resilient biasing devices such as a bow springs are mounted in the fan blades exte... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7039300 | Identification of electric heater capacity An electric heater is provided with an identifying resistor associated with a connection between the heater and a fan control. When the electric heater is connected to the control, the identifying resistor provides information with regard to the capacity of the part... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7039301 | Method and apparatus for hand drying After washing, the hands are dried rapidly and comfortably by using a shaped high speed flow of heated air. The air flows in a direction controlled by an air outlet shaped to retain much of the exiting forceful air flow and temperature at a distance where the hands ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7038169 | Electric heater for the coupling head of a central buffer coupling The invention relates to a heater for an electric central buffer coupling in which at least one heating element (3) is placed in a recess of the coupling head (1) and is covered toward the outside. To improve the transfer of heat from the heating eleme... | 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 |
| 7034253 | Ceramic heater with ring member electrically connecting the heater to lead terminal core rod A heater including: a rod-shaped ceramic heater including: a ceramic heater body extending in an axial direction and having a heating-element at its leading end portion for generating heat when energized; and first and second energizing lead terminals extending from... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7030339 | Soldering iron tip with metal particle sintered member connected to heat conducting core A soldering iron tip having a copper or copper alloy core and a metal particle sintered member connected to the core to transfer heat therefrom to form a working soldering tip. The sintered member can be manufactured by powder metallurgy from a base material (iron, ... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7020388 | Water heating device with light bulb heat source whose light is transferred to another light receiving device Disclosed is a heat transfer system, the heat emanating from a regular light bulb wherein the heat generated by the filament within the glass of the light bulb is generally wasted by exposure to the environment. The regular light bulb is surrounded by a metallic hea... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7019260 | Automotive glazing panel with solar control coating comprising a data transmission window An automotive glazing panel has an electrically heatable solar control coating layer, spaced first and second bus bars positioned respectively adjacent a first and a second side edge of the glazing panel and adapted to relay electrical power to the coating layer and... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7015431 | Image forming apparatus with at least two alternately-controlled electric heating elements In a heating apparatus in which a plurality of heating bodies are provided and a ratio of an electrical amounts supplied to the respective heating bodies can be changed, two or more phase electrical power supplying devices for supplying electrical power to the heati... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7013080 | Space heater with area light source A radiant electric space heater is provided with a halogen light source which provides light to the same general area to which radiant electric energy is transmitted by the heating elements. The halogen light source is located behind a grill that covers a window loc... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7013079 | Hybrid hot air heater In a hybrid hot air heater according to the present invention, a chassis having first and second outlets 13 on its front face and first and second inlets 12 on its rear face incorporates therein a gas heater unit 2 comprised of a gas burner 2... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7009156 | Laminated glass plane with electrically controlled functional element The invention concerns a laminated glass pane (1) with at least a rigid pane and a flat electrically controlled functional element (2) as well as at least a thin electrically conductive coat (5), wherein, in accordance with the invention, the co... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7005617 | Apparatus and method for thermally cycling samples of biological material with substantial temperature uniformity An apparatus for thermally cycling samples of a biological material including a thermal block assembly including a plurality of sample holders for receiving samples of biological material; a heat sink thermally coupled to the thermal block assembly, the heat sink tr... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7006763 | Method and apparatus for infrared welding of thermoplastic parts An infrared welder for thermoplastic materials comprising the combination of a halogen lamp producing illumination in the infrared band located at the focal point of a first parabolic reflector. The parabolic reflector is joined in a substantially continuous fashion... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7003217 | Infrared heating system for patio umbrella The present invention relates to heating systems for umbrella-shaped structures. The heating system may include a shroud or umbrella-shaped structure defining an inner volume, and a plurality of electrical infrared heating elements positioned generally downward faci... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7002106 | Method and device for controlling the heating of glow plugs in a diesel engine A process and device for controlling the heating of the glow plugs of a diesel engine. To be able to take into consideration the thermal behavior of the glow plugs while controlling the current supply of the glow plugs (3) of a diesel engine, the thermal beha... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7003218 | Heatable incubator hood and process for regulating the tempurature of an incubator hood An incubator hood for an incubator for premature and newborn babies as well as to a process for regulating the temperature of an incubator hood are provided. The problem frequently occurring in incubator hoods is that the incubator hoods lead to heat losses at the p... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6996433 | Imageable biopsy site marker A biopsy site marker comprises small bodies or pellets of gelatin which enclose substantially in their interior a radio (X-ray) opaque object. The gelatin pellets are deposited into the biopsy site, typically a cylindrical opening in the tissue created by the recent... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6992267 | Low-temperature steam electric iron with separately heated steam space A kind of low-temperature steam electric iron, includes ironing plate, temperature-adjusting plate and temperature adjustable circuit, steam room and its temperature auto-adjusting circuit. A heat insulation layer is positioned between the temperature-adjusting plat... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6993253 | Heating apparatus with special selective radiant material partially coated thereon A heating apparatus has a spectral selective type heat radiating material having a high emissivity in a specific wavelength region. A film of the spectral selective type heat radiating material is formed on a surface of a heat radiant while leaving at least one regi... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6989511 | Soldering iron with wire separator in handle A soldering iron includes a handle, a heater, a soldering tip, a power cable and a separator. The heater is connected with the handle. The heater includes two leads extending from one end thereof. The soldering tip is connected with the heater. The power cable inclu... | 01/24/2006 |
