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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6766106 | Method for preparing infant formula from powder with dispensing and filtering means An apparatus and method for preparing infant formula from powdered formula dispenses water at a temperature substantially in a range around body temperature into a baby bottle containing powdered infant formula for mixing and immediate feeding to a baby, thereby avo... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6746439 | Method and apparatus for fluid administration with distributed heating Disclosure is provided for apparatus and methods to control the temperature of fluids being administered to patients. The apparatus consists of an I.V. reservoir, fluid administration or I.V. tubing, an in-line heater, a heater controller, a temperature sensor locat... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6746392 | Brachytherapy catheter with twisted lumens and methods of use An over-the-wire catheter provides substantially shadow-free delivery of radiation to a body lumen by having a treatment region wherein a guidewire tube and a radiation source tube form a parallel double helix configuration. When a radiation source is inserted into ... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6728478 | Heated chemical delivery system A heated chemical delivery system with an electrical plug-in, a heater electrically connected to the electrical plug-in and a housing connected to both the electrical plug-in and the heater. The housing includes a plurality of sides and a plurality of side openings ... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6727481 | Heated conduit A heated conduit system is disclosed for preventing the freezing of a fluid flowing therethrough, and includes an elongate flexible hose including an inner wall for containing the fluid flowing through the elongate flexible hose and an outer wall for encasing the in... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6724985 | Hot-water heating apparatus for electric vehicle and hybrid vehicle A hot water heating apparatus for an electric vehicle and a hybrid vehicle has a compact heat source apparatus not requiring a wide space for setting. A communication pipe, in which water as a heat medium flows, and an electric heater are embedded in a heat conducto... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6714726 | Shower warm water capacitor A shower fixture for installation between a shower nozzle and shower supply pipe comprising: a top lid member comprising an inlet pipe, an outlet pipe, wherein the top lid member is integrally formed; an insulated main tank member for containing water, the insulated... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6712792 | Flashback blood collection needle A needle assembly includes a transparent or translucent housing with a fluid inlet end, a fluid outlet end and a flashback chamber therebetween. Substantially axially aligned inlet and outlet cannulas extend from the housing and communicate with the chamber. The ext... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6707988 | Universal drain plug heater for livestock water tanks An electric water heater for use with a livestock water tank includes a heating element, a housing including a drain plug fitting, and a power cord. The power cord is interconnected with the heating element through a temperature control device, e.g. a thermostat, fo... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6701068 | Double heating device for coffee maker A heating device for a coffee maker having a water tank and a coupled pipe is provided. The pipe includes a cold-water supply section, a first heating section, a first hot-water supply section, a second auxiliary heating section, and a second hot-water su... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6701069 | Pre-heating contiguous in-line water heater An improved pre-heating, contiguous in-line water heater is described. The in-line water heater utilizes a passive heating means to passively heat at least a portion of the input water received by the in-line water heater. The result is a more cost effici... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6697676 | Medical electrical lead having an expandable electrode assembly An implantable device including an elastically compressible member coupled to a distal end of a lead and further coupled to at least one electrode. The compressible member is in a contracted state when the electrode is being delivered to an implant site. ... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6674052 | Thermal cup A thermal cup includes a hollow inner cup body having an inner surrounding wall and an outer surrounding wall that confine an enclosed chamber therebetween, and an outer cup body made of a heat insulating material and disposed to surround the outer surrou... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6668136 | Integral heating and cooling unit An integral heating and cooling unit is disclosed. The integral heating and cooling unit controls the temperature of a working fluid by heating or cooling the fluid either independently or in tandem. The integral heating and cooling unit includes a casing... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6607475 | Hand-actuated articulating surgical tool A double cylinder system is disclosed, comprising at least one controller being adapted to transmit hydraulic control signals; at least one slave being in fluid communication with the controller and being configured to respond to the hydraulic control sig... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6591063 | Bath temperature maintenance heater A temperature maintenance heater assembly 10 for maintaining the temperature of a heated fluid circulating through piping of a bath, including a pipe section 70, base plate 40, control device assembly 30, base plate cover 80, and a heating element 20. The... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6585665 | Probe A method of positioning a sensor in a human or animal body tissue comprising the steps of: i. providing a flexible stylet capable of penetrating the tissue, ii. providing flexible tubing having a bore capable of receiving separately the stylet and the pro... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6577817 | Water heater A pressureless electric water heater for domestic use having a cylindrical double-walled tank for holding a quantity of a heat transfer liquid such as water. Cold water enters a copper coil immersed in the heat transfer liquid. The heat transfer liquid is... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6574427 | Water heater comprising a plate heat exchanger and a storage container for heated water A container (2) adapted to avoid peak temperatures of water delivered from a heat exchanger (1) is provided with interior reinforcing means (9-11, FIG. 1; 13-13'", FIGS. 5-18) connecting opposite parts of the wall (2') of the container (2). Even with a th... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6569087 | Endoscope An endoscope capable of improving assembly operativity and facilitating a repair operation is provided. This endoscope has an insertion section having a proximal end portion and a distal end portion, and inserted into a body cavity, an operation section a... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6565541 | Cannula guard and cannula for a syringe A plastic cannula has a hub mounting a pair of flanges forming a Luer lock connection with a standard syringe having female threads about its distal end. A cannula guard receives the cannula and has radially inward projections for engaging portions of the... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6564011 | Self-regulating heat source for subsea equipment A heating device for a subsea oil and gas production equipment component comprises at least one heating cable which includes first and second generally parallel electrical conductors that are positioned in heat exchange relation with respect to a flow pat... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6564010 | Aquarium thermostat An aquarium thermostat comprises a ventilation box and a transforming mechanism disposed in the ventilation box such that the transforming mechanism is regulated by a microcomputer control mechanism to effect the generation of heating or cooling energy by... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6560409 | Hot water heater stacking reduction control A control system for a hot water heater includes a reservoir for containing hot water, a cold water feed for the reservoir, a hot water exit for the reservoir and means for supplying energy to heat water in the reservoir. A temperature monitoring probe as... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6554828 | Reusable laparoscopic surgical instrument A surgical instrument having a handle and an elongated member. The elongated member has a proximal end and a distal end. The elongated member defines an interior passageway having a narrowed throat portion adjacent the distal end. The throat portion has a... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6554804 | Medical feeding tube connection device A medical feeding tube connection device for allowing administrating of addition nutrients without disconnecting the feeding tube to the patient. The medical feeding tube connection device includes a connecting assembly including a main tubular member, an... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6554829 | Electrosurgical instrument with minimally invasive jaws A surgical instrument useful in harvesting blood vessels such as veins and arteries and for manipulating and grasping tissue. The instrument has a pair of jaws and a closing tube to open and close the jaws.... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6554759 | Targeting fixture A targeting fixture allows for x-y-z movement of a targeting fixture with respect to a grid template. The targeting fixture includes a sheath unit, which accepts a seed implanting device. The sheath unit is maintained at a fixed relation with respect to t... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6556780 | Heated flowline umbilical The present invention relates to an offshore installation including an oil/gas flowline umbilical installed between a platform--or a shore installation--and a sea bed based template and including an insulated electrical cable conductor connected in series... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6554766 | Endoscope device An endoscope device includes an inserting portion having a curving portion, electric motors for generating driving forces for curving the curving portion, an operation unit for controlling the drive of the electric motors, a universal cord the base end of... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6551275 | Grid sheath for medical instrument A grid sheath that holds a medical instrument in place in order to insert treatment seeds into a patient. The grid sheath includes a sheath unit in which the medical instrument is fitted therein, whereby the medical instrument is capable of sliding moveme... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6539171 | Flexible spirally shaped heating element The present invention provides heating elements and methods for their fabrication and use. The heating elements of this invention include a spirally shaped structure having a plurality of spiral forms, and may contain a thermally conductive, electrically ... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6539173 | Sensor controlled water heater and method of use A water heater apparatus for aircraft applications has three water heating tubes joined in series interconnection and positioned in side-by-side adjacency, where each of the tubes provides an electrical resistance heater part of a 3 phase electrical power... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6539172 | Fluid heating device and cartridge for the same The cartridge of the present invention is capable of improving both of the heating efficiency and the flowing efficiency. The cartridge is capable of being detachably attached to a fluid heating device including a heater for heating a fluid to be transfus... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6533760 | Flashback blood collection needle The needle assembly of the present invention includes a transparent or translucent housing having a fluid inlet end defined by a cylindrical exterior wall. The wall delineates an annular flashback chamber within the housing for retention of a fluid sample... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6532339 | Device for thermally processing a gas stream, and method for same A spiral shaped device for thermally processing a gas stream and a method of use thereof is provided. The spiral shaped device has at least one sidewall formed into a coil; at least one spiral passage, defined by the sidewall, for directing the gas stream... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6524306 | Lock device for surgical instruments The invention concerns a lock device for use in connection with elongated surgical instruments such as surgical needles, electrodes, etc., wherein the lock device consists of at least a first and a second distance member which surround the surgical instru... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6522933 | Steerable catheter with a control handle having a pulley mechanism A steerable catheter is provided. The catheter comprises an elongated, flexible tubular catheter body having proximal and distal ends and a lumen extending therethrough and a control handle at the proximal end of the catheter body. The control handle comp... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6520755 | Fluid-moving device with integrated valve A fluid-moving device with an integrated valve is disclosed. The device includes a housing defining a suction chamber and at least one internal passageway formed inside the housing. A first end of the internal passageway opens to the suction chamber and a... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6522834 | On-demand direct electrical resistance heating system and method thereof for heating liquid A liquid heater includes at least a pair of electrodes each of which having an electrically conducting surface and being spaced apart from each other. The liquid heater also includes a first heating passage defined, at least in part, by the electrically c... | 02/18/2003 |
