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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8188409 | Temperature probe for an oven, oven and method for operating an oven The invention relates to a temperature probe for an oven, comprising in one embodiment a longitudinal housing in the form of a spit. A temperature sensor and an electronic unit are arranged in a tip and are connected at the other end to emitting means. The temperatu... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8188408 | Conveyorized oven and method for uniform cooking A conveyorized oven that provides uniform cooking with control of the heater and/or the conveyor belt speed. The oven includes a controller that monitors power consumption of the heater and uses the power consumption to control the heater and/or the speed of the mot... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8188406 | Steering wheel planar heat generating element The invention relates to a planar heat generating element for use on steering wheels of automotive vehicles and motorboats, and a problem of the invention is to adjust a temperature portion of a planar heat generating element which is attached to a steering wheel, s... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8188410 | Portable party table A portable party table [1000] for holding hot and cold foods is described. It employs at least two sections [1100, 1500] held together with a hinge [1600] for holding foods. The party table [1000] has folding legs [1111, 1511] and ... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8181565 | Method for measuring the quantity of coffee dispensed by a coffee mill and appliance comprising such a mill A method for measuring a quantity of coffee MNi or MTi that a grinding burr of a coffee mill driven in rotation by a motor dispenses in a predetermined number of revolutions Ni of the grinding burr or in a predetermined time interval... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8183502 | Mounting table structure and heat treatment apparatus A mounting table structure arranged in a processing chamber is provided for mounting a target object to be processed on the upper surface. The mounting table structure is characterized in having a mounting table wherein a heating unit are embedded to heat the target... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8173939 | Thermally conditionable light transmitting subassembly A non-film based, thermally conditionable light transmitting article is provided. The article includes an adhesively coated resistive wire and a substrate suitably selected for light transmittance. The adhesively coated resistive wire is solely and directly adhesive... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8168924 | Overheat protection control component for liquid heating vessel The invention provides an overheat protection control component for a liquid heating vessel which includes a control body (1); a single-integrated dual-actuation thermally sensitive bimetallic actuator (2) is provided on the upper face of the control b... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8161868 | Rigid filter for capsules suitable for extracting beverages, particularly espresso coffee A rigid filter for capsules suitable for extracting beverages, comprising a flat body having a plurality of through filtering holes, which are sized so as to block the passage of solid particles and allow passage of brewed water or beverage, wherein the holes have a... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8164034 | Electrically heatable honeycomb configuration having support pins A configuration contains a first honeycomb body, which is formed by at least one convoluted or wound stack and has a plurality of channels allowing a flow, wherein a first end of the stack is connected to an electric connection and a second end is connected to an el... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8164029 | Magnetic safety feature for cookware and cooking stoves Methods and devices for securing the bottom of an item of cookware to the burner of a stove top by use of magnetism. The magnet(s) may be permanent magnets or electromagnets. The cookware may comprise a permanent magnet disposed on or in the base of the cookware. Th... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8158911 | Heating apparatus, substrate processing apparatus employing the same, method of manufacturing semiconductor devices, and extending member A heating apparatus comprises heating elements arranged of a sheet form and having notches or through holes provided therein, a side wall member made of an electrically conductive material and arranged to surround and define the heating space, and holding members di... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8158908 | Device having a large electrically heatable honeycomb body and motor vehicle having at least one such device A device includes an electrically heatable honeycomb body, particularly for treating an exhaust gas flow of a mobile internal combustion machine. The device includes sheet metal foils forming channels and being in electrical contact with a housing. The housing has a... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8153940 | Flat heater including conductive non-woven cellulose material The invention relates to a flat heater, which is used for applications in the range of heating voltages of up to 1000 V, produces attainable powers of up to 2 kW/m2 and is characterized by the fact that the electrical resistance required for the heating i... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8148668 | Oil stripping fryer unit A continuous oil fryer used to fry food slices, such as potato chips, having an internal oil stripping capability. The fryer accumulates the steam produced by the frying process in a hood and utilizes such steam, after superheating the steam by passing it through a ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8143553 | Portable sterilizing towel warmer The present invention comprises a portable apparatus for warming and sterilizing a towel or other fabric article. Provided is an enclosure having at least five sides an opening at the top and means for using the unit in either a free standing or hanging configuratio... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8143554 | Air warmer A heating element includes a plurality of folded surfaces which can be resistively heating using electrical current. The heating element can advantageously function both as a heating source and a heat transfer device, as the need for separate fins or other heat diss... | 03/27/2012 |
| RE43283 | Blood collecting apparatus and blood collecting method using blood collecting apparatus A blood collecting apparatus comprises a blood collecting needle 152; the blood collecting bag, a first tube whose one end communicates with the blood collecting bag and other end communicates with the blood collecting needle, the branch portion provided on a... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8138453 | Electric oven with multiple broil heaters and method for preheating the electric oven A electric oven is provided that includes a body, a cooking chamber located within the body for receiving food, the cooking chamber having an upper surface, a lower surface, and a rear surface joining the upper surface to the lower surface, at least one of a convect... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8138451 | Heating device for heating semiconductor wafers in thermal processing chambers An apparatus for heat treating semiconductor wafers is disclosed. The apparatus includes a heating device which contains an assembly of light energy sources for emitting light energy onto a wafer. The light energy sources can be placed in various configurations. In ... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8138457 | Plate-type heater and a method for the manufacture thereof The present invention provides a plate-type heater designed to allow uniform generation of heat across the entire surface of the heater, comprising an upper component composed of a first outer covering and a first intermediate layer joined together and a lower compo... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8138452 | Convection oven A convection system for an oven comprising a baffle defining a single heating chamber mounted within a cavity of the oven, a heating element located within the single heating chamber for heating air within the heating chamber, and at least two fans located within th... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8134100 | Heat processing furnace and method of manufacturing the same A heat processing furnace comprises: a processing vessel for receiving an object to be processed by a heat process; a cylindrical heat insulation member surrounding the processing vessel; a helical heating resistor arranged along an inner peripheral surface of the h... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8129662 | Portable heater A portable heater (100) is provided. The portable heater (100) comprises an air inlet (108) and an air outlet (118). The portable heater (100) also comprises a heating chamber (115) including one or more heating elements ( | 03/06/2012 |
| 8129663 | Vacuum heating apparatus Deterioration of an O ring due to radiation heating in a vacuum heating apparatus is prevented to allow heat treatment of a substrate with good annealing properties. The vacuum heating apparatus 1 includes a vacuum chamber 2 constituted by flanges 1... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8124919 | Single ply paper product, method for manufacturing, and article In an embodiment, the invention is a single ply paper product comprising a paper substrate having a first surface and a second surface and comprising a web of fibers sufficiently refined to have a Canadian Standard Freeness value of greater than about 100 cm3 | 02/28/2012 |
| 8124917 | Accurate temperature measurement in household kettles A vessel for preparing heated water or other liquid includes a container, an electric heater and a temperature sensing probe mounted through a wall of the container. The probe includes an efficient heat transferring structure in direct thermal contact with and wet b... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8115142 | Plate, apparatus for adjusting temperature of substrate having the plate and apparatus for processing substrate having the plate In a plate for adjusting a temperature of a substrate, a body of the plate supports the substrate. A first channel and a second channel are disposed within the body of the plate. The first channel has a first inlet and a first outlet and passes therethrough a first ... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8115141 | Heating element There is disclosed a heating element 10 comprising: at least a heat-resistant base member 1; a conductive layer 3 having a heater pattern 3a formed on the heat-resistant base mem... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8115146 | Positive temperature coefficient heater A positive temperature coefficient heater may include at least one positive temperature coefficient rod having a heating module inserted into a rod case made of brass and plated with tin, at least one heat-radiating fin made of brass, plated with tin, and contacted ... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8109207 | Gripping member for a magnetised lid A gripper for a removable lid of a kitchen utensil is provided, which can be fixed to a top of a lid through the action of a magnet on a magnetic component. The gripper comprises a base plate and an operating member that can move relative to the base plate between a... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8110780 | Photoirradiation type heat treatment apparatus To provide a photo-irradiation type heat treatment apparatus that eliminates the adverse influence of a light transmitting window on the temperature distribution of an article to be treated without losing the original function of a reflecting mirror a photo-irradiat... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8110783 | Tubular heater A tubular heater includes a continuous heat-generating resistance element formed in a predetermined pattern on one surface of a tubular insulating substrate, and first and second lead wires connected opposite ends of the heat-generating resistance element and extend... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8106337 | Modularly contained dual or multiple system water heating element assembly A modular water heating assembly containing two heating elements (1, 2), each having a thermostat module (5, 6) inserted into a sensing tube (3, 4) and attached to the same threaded boss (7). The heating elements are therefor contained in... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8101890 | Fan apparency arrangement for an appliance A fan apparency arrangement for an appliance having a fan for moving air in an interior of the appliance, including a pipe disposed in the airflow path of the fan and having first and second ends; a heater disposed in the pipe, the heater being energized when the fa... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8101889 | Drawer type cooking device In a built-in drawer type cooking device, an open/close door 2a and a heating container 2b that constitute a drawer body 2 are separably connected to each other. The open/close door 2a and the heating container 2 | 01/24/2012 |
| 8101888 | Device for the infrared radiation of scalp hair A device (1.1) for the radiation of scalp hair (2) using infrared radiation (10.3), wherein the infrared radiation (10.3) is generated by at least one linear-shaped infrared lamp (3.1) with a reflector system (4). In a first... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8097833 | Convection cooking in multi-fan convection oven A cooking appliance includes an oven provided with bake, broil and multiple convection heating elements, as well as plural, multi-speed fans, for cooking a wide range of food. The appliance can perform multiple, distinct cooking operations, preferably including a ba... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8093533 | Modular pizza oven kit, pizza oven finger assembly support, and a method of operating a pizza oven at different speeds and a control arrangement for performing the method A modular pizza oven kit, pizza oven finger assembly support, and a method of operating a pizza oven at different speeds and a control arrangement for performing the method. The abstract of the disclosure is submitted herewith as required by 37 C.F.R. ยง1.72(b). As ... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8084717 | Reflow furnace The suction ports of a hot air blowing heater are arranged in a zigzag shape crossing the direction of travel of a printed circuit board, and hot air discharge nozzles project from inside or alongside the suction ports. Accordingly, in the reflow furnace according t... | 12/27/2011 |
