| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 034549000 | Of heater | 24 |
| 20090100703 | Clothes Dryer Utilizing an Air Source from the Exterior of a Structure - A clothes drying system located in a structure, adapted to use air from outside the structure and thereby greatly reducing the energy required to air-condition the structure and run the dryer, has a dryer having an air intake port for taking the air into the dryer, and an air outlet port for expelling the air from the dryer. The clothes drying system further includes an air intake duct adapted to be operably attached to the air intake port and extend to outside the structure for transporting the air from outside of the structure to the dryer. | 04-23-2009 |
| 20090313848 | METHOD AND HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE FOR DRYING WET LAUDRY - A household appliance for drying damp laundry that includes a heating device that generates warm air, a laundry drum for accommodating laundry, a motor for driving the laundry drum, a measuring device that measures a dampness value or a measured value of the laundry, a temperature measuring device that determines a temperature variable in response to a predetermined dampness value or a measured value of the laundry being reached, and a controller for controlling the heating device and the motor, for analyzing the dampness value or the measured value of the laundry, and for terminating drying based upon the temperature variable corresponding to a respective laundry type or a respective state of loading of the laundry drum. | 12-24-2009 |
| 20100154250 | LAUNDRY DRYER - The present invention relates to a laundry dryer capable of removing and/or preventing wrinkles of laundry. A laundry dryer includes a drum in which laundry is held, a hot air heater that heats air to supply hot air to the drum, and a water heating part that heats water by using the heat generated at the hot air heater to generate steam. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20110010961 | Dryer Motor and Control - A drying device has been developed having a single electric motor configured to drive a drum and directly drive an air blower. The single electric motor is a non-line frequency electric motor. The drum is coupled to a support frame to enable rotation of the drum relative the support frame. The drum has an interior space for holding a load of articles, such as clothing. The motor includes a controller configured to increase gradually the angular velocity of the drum to provide a “soft start” for the dryer. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110146102 | FABRIC TEMPERATURE ESTIMATION FOR A LAUNDRY DRYER - A method for estimating the temperature of a laundry load in a treating chamber of a laundry dryer. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110283558 | LAUNDRY DRYING APPLIANCE COMPRISING A PROCESS AIR CIRCUIT AND A SENSOR PLACED THEREIN - A household laundry drying appliance includes a process air circuit in which process air is circulated to remove moisture contained in laundry; and a sensor placed in the process air circuit. The sensor has a head portion for detecting a predetermined parameter of the process air and a base portion for assembly. The head portion is encapsulated in a protecting structure. With the protection of the protecting structure, The head portion can be protected from water splashing thereon, and as a result, the accuracy of the sensor is effectively maintained and the evaluation of the dryness of laundry taken in consideration of the detecting value of the sensor becomes reliable. | 11-24-2011 |
| 20120151792 | DRYER AND CONTROL METHOD OF THE SAME - A dryer and a control method of the same are disclosed. Specifically, the present invention relates to a dryer which can reduce energy consumption and a drying time for user convenience. The dryer includes a control part configured to control the amount of coolant supplied to the condensation duct to be differentiated based on a moisture containing percentage of air drawn into the condensation duct from a drum. | 06-21-2012 |
| 20120167411 | TUMBLE DRYER - Tumble dryer ( | 07-05-2012 |
| 20130174442 | HEAT TREATMENT APPARATUS - An embodiment of the present invention provides a heat treatment apparatus, which can improve a thermal processing speed by increasing a transfer rate of heat energy applied to a heat treatment target using hot air and can reduce a temperature deviation in the heat treatment target. The heat treatment apparatus includes a hot air generator that generates hot air; a heat treatment furnace for performing a thermal process on a heat treatment target disposed therein using the hot air generated from the hot air generator; and a temperature radiator disposed in the heat treatment furnace to be spaced a predetermined distance apart from the heat treatment target, wherein the temperature radiator absorbs some of the hot air supplied from the hot air generator and supplies the same to the heat treatment target as radiant energy. | 07-11-2013 |
| 20130180126 | CLOTHES TREATING APPARATUS HAVING DRYING FUNCTION - A clothes treating apparatus having a drying function comprises a cabinet to receive a rotatable drum therein, the cabinet defining an appearance of the apparatus, a module part mounted onto an outer surface of the cabinet, the module part comprising a heater assembly, a blower assembly, and a housing for accommodating the heater assembly and the blower assembly, and a link unit to connect the module part onto the rear side of the cabinet, wherein the heater assembly includes a heater module as an air heating device, a thermostat installed at a position adjacent to an outlet side of the heater module to turn the heater module on or off according to air temperature, and a slit formed between the thermostat and the heater module to allow for introduction of external air. | 07-18-2013 |
| 20130239434 | FABRIC TEMPERATURE ESTIMATION FOR A LAUNDRY DRYER - A method for estimating the temperature of a laundry load in a treating chamber of a laundry dryer. | 09-19-2013 |
| 20140208609 | LAUNDRY TREATMENT APPARATUS - A laundry treatment apparatus may include a cabinet defining an external appearance of the apparatus, the cabinet having a laundry opening, a laundry accommodation module provided within the cabinet to receive laundry introduced through the laundry opening, a suction duct into which interior air from the laundry accommodation module may be introduced, a discharge duct from which the air is discharged into the laundry accommodation module, a connection duct connecting the suction duct and the discharge duct to each other, a heat exchanger provided in the connection duct, and a blower provided between the heat exchanger and the discharge duct to circulate the interior air of the laundry accommodation module. | 07-31-2014 |
| 20140298677 | GLUE-THERMAL CURING EQUIPMENT - A glue-thermal curing equipment includes a chassis, a support, a heating baking plate and a lifting device. The chassis is formed with an accommodation space therein. The support is fixedly disposed in the accommodation space. The heating baking plate is disposed on the support, and has a top surface acting as a heat generating surface. The heat generating surface allows a panel device to be directly disposed thereon, and fully provides uniform thermal energy to a liquid-state glue layer disposed on the panel device. The lifting device is elevatably disposed on the support and enables the panel device to be lifted and separated from the heat generating surface. | 10-09-2014 |
| 20140338219 | LAUNDRY MACHINE AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - A controlling method of a laundry machine including a tub and a drum, the controlling method includes steps of: sensing selection of a tub drying step and performing the tub drying step. | 11-20-2014 |
| 20140373387 | HEAT TREATMENT APPARATUS - A heat treatment apparatus performs a heat treatment on a plurality of target objects held by a holding unit while allowing an inert gas to flow upwardly in a vertical processing container with at least one heating unit provided in the vicinity of the processing container. The heat treatment apparatus includes: a main temperature control unit configured to control the heating unit; an inert gas passage through which the inert gas flows into the processing container; an inert gas heating unit installed in the inert gas passage and configured to heat the inert gas; a first temperature measuring unit installed in the inert gas heating unit; and a temperature controller configured to control the inert gas heating unit based on temperatures measured by the first temperature measuring unit. | 12-25-2014 |
| 034551000 | Having burner control | 2 |
| 20090183386 | GAS-HEATED LAUNDRY DRYER HAVING A HEATING DEVICE - A gas-heated laundry dryer having a heating device. The heating device includes a gas burner, a valve with a gas nozzle configured to supply primary air for formation of a flame and a tubular heating channel configured to enclose the flame. The tubular heating channel includes an inlet opening configured to receive secondary air as combustion air and an outlet opening configured to receive tertiary air mixable with hot gases of the burner. The outlet opening is connected to a process air duct of the laundry dryer. An annular baffle member is disposed in the outlet opening of the heating channel and configured to center, by the secondary and tertiary air, at least one of the flame and a hot air stream in the channel. | 07-23-2009 |
| 20140137429 | CLOTHES TREATING APPARATUS WITH HOT AIR SUPPLY DEVICE AND AN OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - The present disclosure relates to a clothes treating apparatus having a hot air supply device and an operating method thereof, and according to an aspect of the present disclosure, a clothes treating apparatus may include a drum configured to accommodate an object to be dried; a linear valve configured to linearly adjust the amount of supplied gas; a burner configured to burn gas supplied by the linear valve; a hot air supply device configured to supply hot air heated by the burner into the drum; a temperature sensor configured to measure the temperature of air exhausted from the drum; and a control means configured to adjust the amount of gas supplied to the burner based on a temperature measured by the temperature sensor, wherein the control means partitions a drying process into a plurality of sections based on a temperature change of the exhaust air, and varies a gas supply amount for each section. | 05-22-2014 |
| 034552000 | By steam pressure or temperature | 1 |
| 20160040348 | DRYER APPLIANCES AND METHODS FOR DIAGNOSING RESTRICTIONS IN DRYER APPLIANCES - Dryer appliances and methods for diagnosing restrictions in dryer appliance are provided. A method includes obtaining a plurality of temperature readings during each operation of the dryer appliance by intermittently measuring a temperature of inlet air to the dryer appliance. The method further includes obtaining a heater status for a heater of the dryer assembly during each measurement of the temperature. The method further includes estimating an effective opening size in the dryer appliance during each operation of the dryer appliance based on the temperature and heater status for each of the plurality of temperature readings. | 02-11-2016 |
| 034553000 | Electric heater | 5 |
| 20090139110 | CONTROL APPARATUS FOR DRYER - A control apparatus for a dryer, which can provide a connection for a detecting circuit adapted to determine a clogging degree of the dryer, is disclosed. The control apparatus includes a power supply circuit comprising a heating coil arranged in a heater case, and a temperature control member mounted to the heater case, the temperature control member receiving power, and supplying the received power to the heating coil, a microcomputer for controlling an operation of the dryer, and a connecting line for connecting the power supply circuit to the microcomputer. Through the connecting line, the microcomputer can detect a state of the power supply circuit. | 06-04-2009 |
| 20120096739 | CLOTHES DRYER - A clothes dryer is provided, the dryer comprising a drum, an intermediate air channel, a lint compartment, a lint collector, an outlet pipe, a moisture trap and pump, a heating element, and a fan, these several components being coupled together and defining a closed loop wherein air flows through the loop in response to operation of the fan. Upon operation of the dryer, the fan begins to force air through the closed loop and the heating element heats the air to within a predetermined temperature range at which point the heating element turns off and the dryer operates to dry the clothes by recycling the heated air through the closed loop over and over again until the clothes within the dryer are dry. Should the air temperature within the loop fall below the predetermined range, the heating element can intermittently activate to heat the air back to within the range. | 04-26-2012 |
| 20120285038 | DEVICE AND METHODS FOR RAPID DRYING OF POROUS MATERIALS - An apparatus and method for quickly drying porous materials. A sealable chamber is connected to a cold trap which is connected to a vacuum pump. A sample is placed inside the sealable chamber. The vacuum pump is turned on and air is evacuated through the cold trap to the vacuum pump. An infrared lamp may be used to heat the chamber and sample therein directly or heated air may be allowed to enter the sealable chamber. Air may be drawn directly from the sealable chamber to the vacuum pump bypassing the cold trap. Various parameters may be used to determine if the drying process is complete, including the degree of vacuum achieved in the chamber. | 11-15-2012 |
| 20150308741 | POWDER HEATING ASSEMBLY AND HEATING MODULE OF RAPID PROTOTYPING APPARATUS - A powder heating assembly of a rapid prototyping apparatus includes a powder feeder and a heating module. The powder feeder includes an accommodation space and a powder falling port in communication with the accommodation space. The heating module is disposed under the powder feeder, and includes a thermally conductive cap and a heat conduction structure. The powder falling port is capped by the thermally conductive cap. The thermally conductive cap includes a powder exhaust port. The powder exhaust port is in communication with the powder falling port. The heat conduction structure is arranged between the accommodation space of the powder feeder and the thermally conductive cap and includes a heater. The heat generated by the heater is transferred to the construction powder within the powder feeder to preheat the construction powder, remove the moisture contained in the construction powder and dry the construction powder. | 10-29-2015 |
| 20150335128 | HAIR DRYER - The invention relates to hair dryers. Various techniques for improving air flow in hair dryers are described, including a hair dryer providing laminar flow air. In another variant a hair dryer has a two air flow channels: one a hot air channel the other a cool air channel, with the cool air channel circumscribing the hot air channel. The nozzle end of the hair dryer is arranged such that the cool air channel extends forward of the hot air channel outlet. This allows a hair dryer to be placed close to, or on, a person's hair/head without and risk of burning the person's head. A hair dryer with external power supply is also described which reduces the weight of the housing held by a user. | 11-26-2015 |
| 034554000 | Of heater blower | 1 |
| 20190142230 | HAND DRYER COMPRISING A DETECTION VOLUME | 05-16-2019 |
