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Application Number:  20120039587

Publication Date:  2012-02-16

Inventor:  Endo, Tomoyoshi

The present invention provides a novel high-efficiency infrared ray heating apparatus enabling concentrated heating of infrared rays to achieve high efficiency and seeking to reduce the size and weight to be usable on a desk, thereby achieving power saving. An infrared condensing side rotation reflector is connected to an infrared emission side rotation elliptic reflector. An infrared ray lamp is arranged in a focal position of the infrared emission side rotation elliptic reflector. The ...
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Application Number:  20120039586

Publication Date:  2012-02-16

Inventors:  Garvey, Vincent Joseph; Collinson, Marc Gibson; Gibbs, Nicholas Edward; Ashton, Steven Anthony

A steam generator e.g. for a hand-held portable appliance such as a domestic iron or steam cleaner comprises a water inlet, a boiler, a valve for controlling the entry of water into the boiler and means for delivering a surge of water to the boiler when the valve is opened. Also disclosed is an adaptor for supplying electrical power to a mobile electrical appliance. The adaptor is operable in a corded mode when secured to the appliance for supplying electrical power and water while the ...
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Application Number:  20120039585

Publication Date:  2012-02-16

Inventors:  Colombo, Roberto; Biasi, Maurizio; Irrera, Angelo

Steam generator (1) is provided with an electric heating element (2) for heating water to be evaporated, consisting of an electric heating resistor (21) inserted in a profiled base (8) of a metal supporting element (7), fixed in a hole obtained in one of the vertical walls (15) of the container (4) for heating ...
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Application Number:  20120037487

Publication Date:  2012-02-16

Inventor:  Wang, Long-Ming

A distillation-type drinking fountain comprises a liquid providing unit having a liquid entry; a heat-exchanging tube having a liquid-incoming end, a liquid-outgoing end and a heat-exchanging room; a hot water tank having a body and a heating unit, wherein the body has a heating room communicating with the liquid-outgoing end; a steam pipe having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end communicates with the heating room; a condensing unit having a condenser tube having one end ...
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Application Number:  20120037297

Publication Date:  2012-02-16

Inventor:  Nardo, Marco

The present invention provides a method of applying a heat-shrinkable sleeve to a portion of a pipe, the method including the following steps:

• • providing a pipe,
  • arranging a heat-shrinkable sleeve around a portion of the pipe,
  • arranging a heat-delivery ...
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  • Application Number:  20120037009
  • Publication Date:  2012-02-16
  • Inventors:  Goering, Alain; Blanc, Jean-Pierre
  A boiler for a machine for preparing beverages, wherein a fluid is brought to a pressure of at least 8 bars, including at least one diffuser (1) having a first wall (2) to be placed in contact with the fluid to be heated, a second wall (3) opposite the first wall (2) and provided with at least one heating element, at least one body (5) defining, together with the first wall (2) of the diffuser (1), at least one heating chamber, wherein the ...
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• Application Number:  20120033953
• Publication Date:  2012-02-09
• Inventor:  Lee, Jin Hee

Provided is a bidirectional heating cooker that supplements and improves a function of a conventional infrared radiation cooker, in which the bidirectional heating cooker further includes a lower heating unit that is placed at the lower end of a cooking pan that is heated by radiant heat irradiated by an infrared lamp and that directly heats the cooking pan, to thereby heat the cooking pan quickly by the lower heating unit to thus make the upper and lower portions of food such as meat put on ...
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Application Number:  20120033952

Publication Date:  2012-02-09

Inventors:  WALLACE, John David; Choong, Chang Hin

A fan assembly includes a motor-driven impeller for creating an air flow, a casing including an interior passage for receiving the air flow, and a plurality of air outlets for emitting the air flow from the casing. The casing defines and extends about an opening through which air from outside the casing is drawn by the air flow emitted from the air outlets. The fan assembly also includes at least one heater for heating at least a first portion of the air flow, and means for diverting at least a ...
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Application Number:  20120033951

Publication Date:  2012-02-09

Inventor:  Lollar, James Patrick

A close quarter electric resistance heater comprises a ribbon heater element that is woven between ribbon support segments and within a heater shell. The ribbon support segments form an annulus on each end of the heater and are linked to each other using connectors. The connectors space the ribbon support segments apart from each other to facilitate the weaving of the ribbon element along the inside of the heater shell for heating purposes. The connectors also link the ribbon support segments ...
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Application Number:  20120031084

Publication Date:  2012-02-09

Inventor:  Perrin, James M.

A tank assembly includes a tank defining a chamber that is configured to store a selectively variable volume of liquid. A positive temperature coefficient heater is disposed within the chamber. A source of electrical energy is in selective electrical communication with the heater and is configured to transfer electrical current to the heater. A controller is operatively connected to the heater and is configured to monitor the amount of electrical current to the heater. The controller is ...
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Application Number:  20120027389

Publication Date:  2012-02-02

Inventor:  Klabin, Justin

Apparatus and method for controlling air flow of a drying unit. The apparatus includes a housing mounted below the dryer unit and a frame member coupled to the housing member. The frame member functions to intersect and deflect the air flow in a direction away from a floor ...
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Application Number:  20120027388

Publication Date:  2012-02-02

Inventor:  Fehr, Robert L.

An electrical heating apparatus includes a primary heating stage heat pump, a secondary heating stage resistance heating circuit having a plurality of heating elements, an adaptive resistance heat controller and a two-stage thermostat. The adaptive resistance heat controller is connected to the two-stage thermostat heat pump and resistance heating circuit. The adaptive resistance heat controller includes a duty cycle monitor that monitors the duty cycles of the thermostat primary and secondary ...
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Application Number:  20120024240

Publication Date:  2012-02-02

Inventors:  Schork, Brian Michael; Roetker, John Joseph; Beckley, Bryan James

A hot water heater, and method of regulating the same, which includes a PID control. The PID control is responsive to inputs such as water temperature in the hot water heater and the flow rate of water such as through inlets and outlets coupled to the hot water heater. In one embodiment, the PID control generates an output that modifies the operating parameters of a heating device to accommodate changes in the temperature of the fluid in the hot water heater. The output results from one or more ...
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Application Number:  20120018417

Publication Date:  2012-01-26

Inventors:  Chen, Shu; Luo, Shimin

A multiple-in-one heating unit is provided with a means to set a power capacity level from one of multiple choices at which a circuit board draws input power thereby establishing an output power level from the circuit board to generate a prescribed heat capacity. For example, for a 3-in-1 heating unit, the power capacity level is set by a 3-in-1 DIP Switch which can furnish one of three different signals (e.g., PA0, PA1, and PA2) to a control chip. The control chip will manage a relay group or ...
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