| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 219444100 |
Material is an electronic semiconductor device
| 60 |
| 219446100 |
Having sensor
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| 219451100 |
Having support for a heating unit
| 37 |
| 219445100 |
With indicator
| 17 |
| 219450100 |
For direct contact with food (e.g., grill, griddle, etc.)
| 15 |
| 219460100 |
Heating element gapped from underside of the exposed horizontal support surface (e.g., ceramic plate, radiation-type, etc.)
| 15 |
| 219468100 |
Heating element is embedded in the exposed horizontal planar support surface
| 8 |
| 219465100 |
Heating element contacting planar underside of the exposed horizontal planar support surface (e.g., sheet metal, etc.)
| 8 |
| 219457100 |
Having direct manually actuated electrical switch | 4 |
| 20090014432 | Control System for an Electrical Appliance - A control system for an electrical appliance, such as a cooking range, that includes a safety switch and one or more auxiliary switches arranged in proximity to the safety switch. The control system is configured to interrupt power to the electrical appliance when only the safety switch is activated and to permit the supply of power to the electrical appliance when the safety switch and an auxiliary switch are simultaneously activated. | 01-15-2009 |
| 20130087548 | DUAL HEATING ELEMENT OF A COOKING APPLIANCE - A cooking appliance including a plurality of separately controlled cooking areas, a first heating element positioned below one of the plurality of separately controlled cooking areas, a second heating element positioned below the same separately controlled cooking area as the first heating element, and an infinite switch electrically coupled with the first heating element and operable to energize the first heating element to supply heat to the separately controlled cooking area when the infinite switch is located at a first position. The switch has an operational tolerance, and the first heating element is sized such that the separately controlled cooking area is maintained below a target cooking temperature when the infinite switch is located at the first position and is operating at an upper limit of the operational tolerance. | 04-11-2013 |
| 20150300651 | POWER MANAGEMENT FOR HOME APPLIANCES - The present disclosure includes a system for power management of a plurality of heating sources for an electric range. The system includes a cooktop element, an oven element, and a switch in electrical connection with the cooktop element. The switch is configured to supply a first voltage or a second voltage to the cooktop element from a voltage source. The system further includes a controller in communication with the oven element and configured to control the at least one switch. The controller is configured to control the switch in a first state and a second state. In the first state, the controller controls the switch to supply the first voltage to the cooktop element in response to an off-state of the oven element. In the second state, the controller controls the switch to supply the second voltage to the cooktop element in response to an on-state of the oven element. | 10-22-2015 |
| 20160113066 | Heating Device for Spray Bottles - A heating device for use in warming the contents of spray bottles. The heating device includes a housing having at least one heating plate on the upper surface thereof. The heating plate includes an electrically operated heating element. The heating plate is controlled by the user via a dial that allows a user to select the temperature of the heating plate. The base of a spray bottle can be positioned directly on the surface of a heating plate so that heat from the heating plate is transferred to the spray bottle in order to warm the contents thereof. The spray bottle is preferably composed of a heat resistant material so that the spray bottle will not degrade or melt upon heating. The housing of the heating device may include one or more storage compartments therein for use in storing various items therein. | 04-21-2016 |
| 219458100 |
Having electrical connection | 3 |
| 20080245784 | Food warming mat and method for making - A non-curling flexible food warmer with evenly heated surface for use in table-top banquet style settings with an integrated temperature control and with transversely oriented heating elements such that it may be readily rolled up for storage without damage to the heating elements. In one embodiment the body of the food warmer also has transversely oriented channels that permit the warmer to be folded accordion style without damage to the heating elements. | 10-09-2008 |
| 20100264127 | HEATING ELEMENT DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A heating element device is provided with a heat dissipation case ( | 10-21-2010 |
| 20130220989 | MULTIPLEXED HEATER ARRAY USING AC DRIVE FOR SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING - A heating plate for a substrate support assembly in a semiconductor plasma processing apparatus, comprises multiple independently controllable planar heater zones arranged in a scalable multiplexing layout, and electronics to independently control and power the planar heater zones. A substrate support assembly in which the heating plate is incorporated includes an electrostatic clamping electrode and a temperature controlled base plate. Methods for manufacturing the heating plate include bonding together ceramic or polymer sheets having planar heater zones, branch transmission lines, common transmission lines and vias. The heating plate is capable of being driven by AC current or direct current phase alternating power, which has an advantage of minimizing DC magnetic field effects above the substrate support assembly and reduce plasma non-uniformity caused by DC magnetic fields. | 08-29-2013 |
| 219449100 |
Heating by convection | 2 |
| 20100072189 | COOKTOP WITH FORCED CONVECTION COOLING - A ventilation system for cooling a cooking appliance that can be placed within a kitchen countertop is described. The cooking appliance includes one or more air inlets within the sides of the cooktop, and an air mover that draws air in through the air inlets and over control circuits provided within the frame of the cooking appliance. | 03-25-2010 |
| 20160201272 | SNOW MELTING MAT | 07-14-2016 |
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| 20090057294 | ASSEMBLY POT WITH A HEAT PLATE AND THE HEAT PLATE - This invention discloses an assembly pot with a heat plate and its heat plate, wherein the heat plate comprises a base and a plate body. The plate body has an opening thereon, and the plate body's circumferential edge is sealed on a side of the base to define a containing space between the plate body and the base. The containing space can be filled with some liquid via the opening and the plate body can be retained the heat by boiling the liquid. Therefore, when the plate body stays at a high temperature, the food on the plate body will be heated evenly. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090107980 | HOT PLATE HEATER FOR A RESPIRATORY SYSTEM - A heater unit for a respiratory system includes a hot plate heater including a heat conducting hot plate and a plastic hub mounted together. The hot plate may define a thin heat conducting disc and may further define a depending flange circumferentially surrounding the hub. The hub and flange may include snap-together apertures and fingers. The hub is mounted to a housing of the heater unit. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090107981 | RESPIRATORY SYSTEM HEATER UNIT - A heater unit for a respiratory system is designed for natural convection cooling air to pass first through a transformer in the heater unit and then through a heat sink in the heater unit to which is mounted a power switch to conduct heat from the power switch to the cooling air passing through the heat sink. A thermal break may be provided between the heat sink and the transformer. The transformer may be a toroidal transformer with the air passing through an aperture thereof such as from a hollow projection of the heater unit extending into the aperture. One side of the transformer may be situated along a surface of the heater unit and the heat sink secured to the heater unit against the opposite side of the transformer to hold the transformer in place. A venting chamber may be associated with an air exhaust of the heater unit to provide a circuitous exit path for air exiting the heater unit. The venting chamber may extend in generally surrounding relationship with the heater of the heater unit. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090134143 | ELECTRONIC POWER CONTROL FOR COOKTOP HEATERS - An electronic cook top control system has a cooktop including a heating element. An electronic controller is operatively connected to the cooktop. A rotary position input is operatively connected to the electronic controller. The electronic controller controls a heating level of the cooktop in a first manner in response to rotation of the rotary position input in a first direction. The electronic controller controls the heating level of the cooktop in a second manner in response to rotation of the rotary position input in a second direction. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090159587 | PLANAR HEATER - A planar heater | 06-25-2009 |
| 20100096382 | COOKING DEVICE - There is provided a cooking device that prevents an electricity conduction setting to a heating source from fluctuating when a user is not intending to operate a touch key. The cooking device includes a heating source ( | 04-22-2010 |
| 20100108660 | BUILT-IN COOKING APPLIANCE AND INSTALLATION APPARATUS FOR THE SAME - Provided is a built-in cooking appliance. According to the built-in cooking appliance, the inside of the cooking appliance is effectively cooled and the inside can be waterproofed without protruding the top plate above the cabinet. Therefore, cooling efficiency, stability in using, convenience in cleaning, esthetic feeling, and reliability of a product can be improved. The built-in cooking appliance includes a top plate, a main body below the top plate, a fan, a cabinet, a gap portion, and a top frame. At least a heating unit is disposed inside the main body. The fan forms a cooling passage inside the main body. The plate is installed on the cabinet. The gap portion defines at least a portion of the cooling passage, and is formed by at least an edge on one side of the top plate and the cabinet separated from each other. The top frame covers the gap portion. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100187216 | COOKING DEVICE - There is provided a cooking device capable of preventing heating operations from being unintentionally turned on and off and the setting of heating operations from being changed even when water droplets are scattered around touch switches or the vicinity of the touch switches is wiped with a damp cloth or the like. Left and right cancel electrodes ( | 07-29-2010 |
| 20100193501 | ELECTROSTATIC CHUCK SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR RADIALLY TUNING THE TEMPERATURE PROFILE ACROSS THE SURFACE OF A SUBSTRATE - An electrostatic chuck system for maintaining a desired temperature profile across the surface of the substrate is disclosed. The electrostatic chuck system includes a pedestal support defining a substantially uniform temperature profile across the surface of the pedestal support and an electrostatic chuck supported by the pedestal support. The electrostatic chuck has a clamping electrode and a plurality of independently controlled heating electrodes. The independently controlled heating electrodes include an inner heating electrode defining an inner heating zone and a peripheral heating electrode defining a peripheral heating zone separated by a gap distance. The temperature profile across the surface of the substrate can be tuned by varying thermal characteristics of the pedestal thermal zone, the inner heating zone, the peripheral heating zone, or by varying the size of the gap distance between the inner heating electrode and the peripheral heating electrode. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100200565 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR ELECTRIC HEATING ELEMENTS - A cooking appliance including two or more independently controllable heating elements disposed on a cooktop of the cooking appliance; and a control circuit including two or more switches and configured to be operative in a first mode to enable each switch to independently control a respective one of the two or more independently controllable heating elements, and operative in a second mode to disable independent control of the two or more independently controllable heating elements, and enable one of the switches to simultaneously control the respective ones of the two or more independently controllable heating elements as a single unit. | 08-12-2010 |
| 20100219175 | ROTATABLE PLATE AND HEATING/COOLING ELEMENT IN PROXIMITY THERETO - An apparatus for selectively heating/cooling one or more substrates and establishing an approximately uniform temperature in the one or more substrates during a heating or cooling event is described. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises a rotatable hot/cold plate onto which the one or more substrates are placed and a heating/cooling element disposed in close proximity to the rotatable hot/cold plate for selectively elevating/lowering the temperature of the one or more substrates. | 09-02-2010 |
| 20100219176 | COATING FOR ONE OR MORE DISPLAY AREAS ON A GLASS OR GLASS-CERAMIC PLATE, PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SAID COATING, AND USES THEREOF - The transparent coating for one or more display areas of a glass or glass-ceramic plate is made by a process using a sol-gel paint containing alkyl silicates as binding agents. The transparent coating is provided on areas of the glass or glass-ceramic plate that have been left uncoated by a color-imparting opaque coating and is formed by applying the sol-gel paint to the areas left open and then thermally treating the sol-gel paint so as to cross-link reactive groups of the alkyl silicates. The coating has organic, non-hydrolyzable groups bound directly to silicon. A process for making the coating and the uses of the coated glass or glass-ceramic plate are part of the invention. | 09-02-2010 |
| 20100224619 | METHOD OF ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY MELTING AND REFINING OF A GLASS MELT FOR A CRYSTALLIZABLE GLASS OF A LITHIUM ALUMINIUM SILICATE (LAS) GLASS CERAMIC - The method of environmentally friendly melting and refining a glass melt of a crystallizable glass, which is used for making a lithium aluminium silicate (LAS) glass ceramic, includes the steps of providing a glass batch with a main batch composition within a lithium aluminium silicate (LAS) glass system, in which 0.1-<0.6% by weight of tin oxide has been added as main refining agent, but which does not contain arsenic oxide and/or antimony oxide as refining agent, formulating a raw material mixture for the glass batch, so that less than 40% by weight of the raw material mixture is quartz sand and then refining a glass melt formed from the glass batch at temperatures of at least 1600° C. | 09-09-2010 |
| 20100270286 | ELECTRIC ROASTING PLATE - The present invention relates to an electric roasting plate which comprises a roasting board, a heating coil laminated together with said roasting board. The shape and size of the heating area of the heating coil matches with the grilling area of the roasting board, so as to grill food well and to eliminate the possibility of distortion of the roasting board, and to lengthen the service life of the heating coil. It overcomes the shortages of the uneven temperature of the roasting board of the quadrate or other non round electric roasting plates and the short service life of the conventional heating coil. | 10-28-2010 |
| 20100301035 | GLASS-CERAMIC PLATE AND ITS MANUFACTURING PROCESS - The present invention relates to a glass-ceramic plate intended for example to cover or accommodate at least one heating element, in particular intended to serve as a hob, said plate being at least partly coated with at least one nanoscale layer based on a metallic material having a refractive index greater than that of the glass-ceramic. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20100314380 | SUBSTRATE HEATING UNIT AND SUBSTRATE TREATING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - Provided are a substrate heating unit heating a substrate, and a substrate treating apparatus including the same. The substrate heating unit heats the substrate by transferring heat generated from a resistance heat generating member to a supporting plate. The supporting plate includes an upper plate having a central region which is thicker than an edge region thereof, and a lower plate made of a material having a thermal conductivity lower than the material of the upper plate. By a difference in the shape and material of the upper plate and lower plate, heat arrives at the substrate more rapidly in the edge region than in the central region, so that an entire surface of the substrate is heated uniformly. | 12-16-2010 |
| 20110089157 | POWER SUPPLY DEVICE HAVING FUNCTION OF HEATING - A power supply device having function of heating includes a body, a circuit board, and a heating plate. An accommodation space is defined in the body. The circuit board is disposed in the accommodation space. An input connector and an output connector are disposed on the circuit board. The circuit board receives an external power via the input connector, selectively transforms the external power into a first output power or a second output power, and outputs the first output power via the output connector. The heating plate is disposed on a bottom side of the body and electrically connected to the circuit board to receive the second output power to generate heat for increasing the temperature thereof. The thermal insulator is disposed between the circuit board and the heating plate for isolating heat transferred from the heating plate to the circuit board. | 04-21-2011 |
| 20110147366 | ROTARY SWITCH WITH IMPROVED SIMMER PERFORMANCE - A cooking appliance has a cooktop including a plurality of separately controlled cooking areas. A first heating element and a second heating element are positioned below one of the separately controlled cooking areas. A control switch is electrically coupled to the first heating element and the second heating element and is operable to selectively energize the first heating element with single-phase AC power and selectively energize the second heating element with two-phase AC power. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110233187 | HEATING APPARATUS, HEATING METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - A disclosed heating apparatus for heating a substrate on which a film is coated includes a process chamber having a gas supply opening for supplying a first gas to the process chamber and a gas evacuation opening for evacuating the first gas from the process chamber; a heating plate that is arranged in the process chamber and includes a heating element for heating the substrate; plural protrusions arranged on the heating plate so as to support the substrate; plural suction holes formed in the heating plate so as to attract by suction the substrate toward the heating plate; and a gas inlet adapted to supply a second gas to a gap between the heating plate and the substrate supported by the plural protrusions. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20110272393 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING A TRIPLE HEATING ELEMENT OF A COOKING APPLIANCE - A cooking appliance and method of operating the same is disclosed. The method includes energizing each of a first heating element, a second heating element, and a third heating element to a maximum power level to supply heat to a separately controlled cooking area, maintaining the second heating element at the maximum power level after a predetermined time interval has elapsed, and selectively energizing the first heating element and the third heating element to the maximum power level after the predetermined time interval has elapsed. | 11-10-2011 |
| 20110278280 | Food Warming System - A pellet warming system includes a charging unit capable of warming a plurality of pellets contemporaneously. Each of the plurality of pellets comprise an internal heating element which resistively heats the body of the pellet from a regulated electrical current that is provided from the charging unit. The charging unit also comprises a controller board with means to control the duration of electric current supplied to each of the pellets as well as means for cycling electrical current to each of the pellets in order to maintain the resistively generated heat. Once heated, each pellet may have comestible goods disposed indirectly thereon through a plate, the pellet maintaining the comestible goods at an elevated temperature for an extended period of time. The charging unit further comprises means for a user to connect their PC to the controller board in order to alter its internal programming and view its operational history. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20110290782 | DUAL HEATING ELEMENT OF A COOKING APPLIANCE - A cooking appliance including a plurality of separately controlled cooking areas, a first heating element positioned below one of the plurality of separately controlled cooking areas, a second heating element positioned below the same separately controlled cooking area as the first heating element, and an infinite switch electrically coupled with the first heating element and operable to energize the first heating element to supply heat to the separately controlled cooking area when the infinite switch is located at a first position. The switch has an operational tolerance, and the first heating element is sized such that the separately controlled cooking area is maintained below a target cooking temperature when the infinite switch is located at the first position and is operating at an upper limit of the operational tolerance. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20120055916 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR THERMAL TREATMENT OF SUBSTRATES - A rapid temperature change (RTC) system includes a bake plate assembly including a heat spreader; a heater substrate coupled to the heat spreader; and a heater layer coupled to the heater substrate. The RTC system also includes a passive chill structure positioned adjacent the bake plate assembly. The passive chill structure is moveable to make physical contact with the heater layer. The passive chill structure includes a chill plate and a thermal pad coupled to the chill plate. The RTC system further includes an active chill structure positioned adjacent the passive chill structure. The passive chill structure is moveable to make physical contact with the active chill structure. | 03-08-2012 |
| 20120074126 | WAFER PROFILE MODIFICATION THROUGH HOT/COLD TEMPERATURE ZONES ON PEDESTAL FOR SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING EQUIPMENT - A substrate support comprising a top ceramic plate providing a substrate support surface for supporting a substrate during substrate processing, a substrate pedestal having coolant channels formed therein and a thermoelectric deck sandwiched between the top ceramic plate and substrate pedestal. The thermoelectric deck includes a plurality of embedded thermoelectric elements that can either heat or cool the substrate support surface. | 03-29-2012 |
| 20120199573 | SUBSTRATE MOUNTING MECHANISM, AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING - A substrate mounting mechanism on which a target substrate is placed is provided. The substrate mounting mechanism includes a heater plate, which has a substrate mounting surface on which the target substrate is placed and has a heater embedded therein to heat the substrate to a deposition temperature at which a film is deposited. The substrate mounting mechanism also includes a temperature control jacket, which is formed to cover at least a surface of the heater plate other than the substrate mounting surface and adjusts the temperature to a non-deposition temperature below the deposition temperature. | 08-09-2012 |
| 20120241437 | LASER PROCESSING WORK TABLE - A laser processing work table for processing a substrate by using a laser beam includes a base plate; a plurality of supporting blocks arranged on the base plate, each of which includes one or more penetration holes and on which the substrate is arranged; and an absorption member which is connected to the base plate and transmits an absorption force via the one or more penetration holes, such that the substrate and the plurality of supporting blocks are attached to each other. | 09-27-2012 |
| 20130153563 | SNAP CONNECTION ASSEMBLY FOR INTERLOCKING COMPONENTS - A connection assembly snap-interlocking first and second components is initiated with a first tab member provided on a first leg of the first component extending into a slot formed at an inner portion of the second component. The connection is then completed upon relatively rotating the first and second components about an axis defined by the first tab member, with a terminal bent portion of the first tab member engaging with the second component, another portion of the first tab member abutting a biasing arm extending from the second component, and a terminal portion of a second tab member, which extends from an outer edge portion of the second component, being snap-received and retained in an opening formed in a second leg of the first component. | 06-20-2013 |
| 20130168379 | Thick Film Heaters - The invention relates to a combination of an electrical heating element and a heat dissipater to be heated thereby; the heating element comprises a substrate, an insulating layer located on the substrate and a thick film conductor located on the insulating layer, wherein the second side of the metallic substrate is in contact with the heat dissipater, comprising a layer of metallic material on its face towards the heater and wherein the substrate is brazed to the heat dissipater and the surface of the heating element over which the thick film conductor extends, is substantially equal to the surface of the heat dissipater. The brazing leads to a permanent contact between the heating element and the heat dissipater, so that the possible tendency for warping as caused by the heating and cooling cycles will be withstood. | 07-04-2013 |
| 20130186880 | LASER HEATING OF AQUEOUS SAMPLES ON A MICRO-OPTICAL-ELECTRO-MECHANICAL SYSTEM - A system of heating a sample on a microchip includes the steps of providing a microchannel flow channel in the microchip; positioning the sample within the microchannel flow channel, providing a laser that directs a laser beam onto the sample for heating the sample; providing the microchannel flow channel with a wall section that receives the laser beam and enables the laser beam to pass through wall section of the microchannel flow channel without being appreciably heated by the laser beam; and providing a carrier fluid in the microchannel flow channel that moves the sample in the microchannel flow channel wherein the carrier fluid is not appreciably heated by the laser beam. | 07-25-2013 |
| 20130270250 | CURRENT PEAK SPREADING SCHEMES FOR MULTIPLEXED HEATED ARRAY - A method of operating a heating plate for a substrate support assembly used to support a semiconductor substrate in a semiconductor processing apparatus, wherein the heating plate comprises power supply lines and power return lines and respective heater zone connected between every pair of power supply line and power return line. The method reduces maximum currents carried by the power supply lines and power return lines by temporally spreading current pulses for powering the heater zones. | 10-17-2013 |
| 20130277357 | WORK HEATING DEVICE AND WORK TREATMENT DEVICE - Provided are a work heating device which is capable of heating a work piece with high soaking properties as well as fine temperature control and which remains highly reliable over a long-term use by preventing the deformation or the like of a chuck member, and a work treating device that uses the work heating device. The work heating device is a work heating device in which the chuck member including a work attraction electrode for work attraction and a heater member including a heating element for work heating are layered, and which is capable of heating with the heater member the work piece stuck by attraction on the chuck member side, in which the heater member includes a chuck attraction electrode for causing the chuck member to stick by attraction, between a surface of the heater member that is opposed to the chuck member and the heating element, so that the chuck member and the heater member are layered detachably. The work treating device is obtained by putting the work heating device on a base platform. | 10-24-2013 |
| 20140251976 | HOT PLATE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Disclosed are a hot plate and a method of manufacturing the same. The method includes the steps of preparing a first barrier layer, laminating a first heat transfer layer on the first barrier layer, and laminating a second barrier layer on the first heat transfer layer. The first barrier layer or the second barrier layer includes a plurality of first sub-nano-barrier layers and a plurality of second sub-nano-barrier layers. The hot plate includes a first barrier layer, a first heat transfer layer on the first barrier layer, and a second barrier layer on the first heat transfer layer. The first barrier layer or the second barrier layer includes a plurality of first sub-nano-barrier layers and a plurality of second sub-nano-barrier layers. | 09-11-2014 |
| 20140263271 | MODULAR SUBSTRATE HEATER FOR EFFICIENT THERMAL CYCLING - Embodiments described herein relate to an apparatus and method for a substrate heater for a substrate processing chamber. In one embodiment, a substrate support for a substrate processing chamber includes a body having a top plate with a substrate receiving surface, and a movable heater disposed in the body, the heater being movable relative to the top plate. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140263272 | YTTRIA-BASED MATERIAL COATED CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION CHAMBER HEATER - Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to heated substrate supports having a protective coating thereon. The protective coating is formed from yttrium oxide at a molar concentration ranging from about 50 mole percent to about 75 mole percent; zirconium oxide at a molar concentration ranging from about 10 mole percent to about 30 mole percent; and at least one other component, selected from the group consisting of aluminum oxide, hafnium oxide, scandium oxide, neodymium oxide, niobium oxide, samarium oxide, ytterbium oxide, erbium oxide, cerium oxide, and combinations thereof, at a molar concentration ranging from about 10 mole percent to about 30 mole percent. The alloying of yttrium oxide with a compatible oxide improves wear resistance, flexural strength, and fracture toughness of the protective coating, relative to pure yttrium oxide. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140326712 | PULSED ELECTROTHERMAL ICE PROTECTION SYSTEMS WITH COATED HEATING SUBSTRATES - An aircraft ice protection system includes a heating substrate with a coating in intimate thermal contact with the heating substrate. The thermal effusivities of the heating substrate and the coating are different from one another for interference of thermal waves reflected from the coating with thermal waves generated in the heating substrate. A pulse generator can be operatively connected to the heating substrate to convert pulsed electrical power from the pulse generator into thermal energy for ice removal or prevention. | 11-06-2014 |
| 20140353302 | COOKING APPLIANCE WITH A SENSOR CONTROL PANEL - A cooking appliance includes a cooktop having at least one sensor operating field. The at least one sensor operating field has at least one scroll field for step by step modification of a multi-value operating parameter of the cooking appliance. The at least one scroll field has a number of discretely disposed sensor keys which are disposed below a cooktop plate. | 12-04-2014 |
| 20160183329 | METHOD OF HEATING/COOLING A SUBSTRATE | 06-23-2016 |
