| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
|---|
| 219528000 |
Flexible or resilient (e.g., warming pad)
| 50 |
| 219534000 |
Rigid tubular housing, casing, or support (e.g., flattened tube)
| 29 |
| 219522000 |
Housing, casing, or support performs plural diverse functions (e.g., window)
| 20 |
| 219521000 |
Including or comprising holding or support means for material to be heated
| 12 |
| 219535000 |
Specially formed or adapted to fit material to be heated (e.g., a pipe)
| 12 |
| 219530000 |
With heat storage or transfer means (vanes)
| 11 |
| 219532000 |
With open frame or grid-type support
| 10 |
| 219531000 |
With thermal insulation or cooling means
| 10 |
| 219536000 |
With heating unit mounting or attaching means
| 10 |
| 219526000 |
With means for attaching housing or casing to an external device (e.g., magnetic or vacuum)
| 6 |
| 219523000 |
Housing, casing, or support insertable into material or space to be heated (e.g., immersion type) | 5 |
| 20090026192 | Electric radiant heating element positioning mats and related methods - In an embodiment, a mat includes a base and a plurality of studs that together may position an electric radiant heating element within a floor or wall, and may protect the electric radiant heating element as the floor or wall are constructed. The base extends in at least two directions that define a plane. Two or more of the plurality of studs has a cylindrical body that includes a surface that extends from a respective portion of the base in a third direction that does not lie within the plane and that is at an angle between and including 84 and 96 degrees relative to the respective base portion. By using the mat one can quickly install a plurality of positioning devices to hold the electric radiant heating element at desired locations in the floor while the floor is constructed. Furthermore, one can install the mat in odd-shaped rooms or in rooms that will use an electric radiant heating element that is a branch of another room's electric radiant heating element, without having to first wait for installation in other portions of the odd-shaped room or the other room to be completed. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20100140254 | AQUARIUM HEATER - An aquarium heater includes a tubular plastic housing that houses a positive temperature coefficient element and two metal radiation fins and filled up with a thermal conductive filler, and a top cover capped on the tubular plastic housing to hold a power cable for transmitting electricity to the positive temperature coefficient element to generate heat. By means of the functioning of the positive temperature coefficient element, no temperature control loop is necessary for controlling the temperature level and therefore the size and manufacturing cost of the aquarium heater can be greatly reduced. Further, subject to the functioning of the positive temperature coefficient element, the aquarium heater has a self-protection function, achieving excellent foolproof effect. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20130068752 | DRAIN/FILL FITTING - An aircraft drain/fill fitting includes a housing adapted for being fitted into an opening between an aircraft interior and an aircraft exterior. The housing has an interior housing segment fluidly coaxially communicating with an exterior housing segment to define a liquid flow path therethrough, and a heater for applying heat to the interior housing segment. A hollow insert element is positioned in the interior housing segment in heat transfer contact with an inner wall of the interior housing segment. An elongate heat transfer probe is positioned in heat transfer contact with the hollow insert element and extends into the exterior housing segment to reduce the incidence of freezing of liquid in the exterior housing segment. | 03-21-2013 |
| 20130248512 | HEATING ASSEMBLY AND METHOD THEREOF - A method and apparatus suitable for safely and efficiently heating a hose for insertion therein of an attachment. The apparatus includes a heating assembly having at least one hose heater including an electric heating element. The hose heater is adapted to be collapsed, inserted, and expanded into an end of the hose to increase the temperature of the end of the hose. | 09-26-2013 |
| 20150373786 | BASKING HEATER AND METHODS - A basking heater for an animal, such as a reptile, includes a housing, a heating element within the housing, and an opening in a bottom of the housing, so that the heating element may radiate heat through the opening, and an attachment arrangement. The attachment arrangement can be used to selectively attach the heater to a terrarium. The housing can be made of thermal plastic resin and can include vents for cooling the housing. The housing can have low profile shape. The heater may have multiple power settings. | 12-24-2015 |
| 219533000 |
Portable (e.g., with handle) | 5 |
| 20090014436 | Pocketable body warmer - The pocketable body warmer includes: a metallic exterior casing with a metal plate being formed to a tube having a closed bottom end and an open opposite end; a plastic-made interior casing with an outer contour being formed to be inserted in the metallic exterior casing, the interior casing being provided with a battery storage portion; a battery loaded in the interior casing; and a heater thermally connected to the metallic exterior casing for heating the metallic exterior casing. | 01-15-2009 |
| 20100096384 | Portable Heating Apparatus for Heating Interior Piping Systems - Devices, apparatus, systems and methods of using a portable heating unit that does not use a separate compressor or blower or vacuum. The unit can be attached to an inlet of a piping system or section and be used to dry the interior walls of the piping system or section, and/or heat coatings passing through the piping system or section, etc. The portable heating unit includes a heater attached to an inlet end of a manifold, where the manifold can include alternative inlet end and two outlet ends. The inlet and outlet ends of the manifold can have quick connect fittings that allow similar fittings to be easily mateably attached thereto by rotating the fittings with one another. A quick connect/disconnect air pressure regulator with similar quick connect fitting can be attached to anyone of the inlet and outlet ends of the manifold. A quick connect/disconnect plug or plugs with similar quick connect fitting can close off any of the inlet and outlet ends of the manifold. The portable heating unit can be used with both a separate compressor and blower/filter having vacuum generator. The portable heating unit can also be used with only a compressor. The portable heating unit can also be used with only a vacuum generator. | 04-22-2010 |
| 20120145699 | Heat Lamp - A heating device of a portable nature is disclosed. The heating device of a portable nature includes a heating element, a hinged coupled to the heating element, and an arm coupled to the hinge. | 06-14-2012 |
| 20160095167 | APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR WARMING INSTRUMENTS - The invention generally involves an apparatus and system for heating or warming instruments. The system includes an electrically heated carrying case for transporting instruments, and an electrically heated vessel for containing a fluid to be used in conjunction with the instruments. The carrying case and the vessel each include: a heating element, one or more sensors (i.e. to maintain a desired temperature) and a circuitry in communication with a user interface for controlling the device's operation. This system facilitates the warming or heating of instruments to a desirable temperature to avoid any undesirable interruptions that may be caused by the discomfort of experiencing a temperature differential upon touching the instrument against the body. | 03-31-2016 |
| 20160100456 | Hand-held Multi-Function Heating Device - A hand-held multi-function heating device includes a body receiving a power connection member and a battery. A power connector is mounted to the power connection member and includes first and second electrodes electrically connected to first and second electrodes of the power connection member respectively. An insulating tube is mounted on an end of the power connector. The insulating tube includes a first end and a second end. The second end of the insulating tube extends away from the power connection member. A first end of a heating coil is electrically connected to the first electrode of the power connector. The heating coil extends through the insulating tube and has a second end located outside of the insulating tube. The heating coil includes a coiled portion forming a heating section. The second end of the heating coil is electrically connected to the second electrode of the power connector. | 04-07-2016 |
| 219524000 |
Comprising hinged or separable compartment (e.g., waffle iron type) | 2 |
| 20140034633 | CARBON NANOTUBE THIN FILM LAMINATE RESISTIVE HEATER - Laminated resistive heaters comprising a carbon nanotube layer are described. The invention also includes methods of making laminated resistive heaters and applications using the resistive heaters. | 02-06-2014 |
| 20160128511 | PIVOTING DEVICE FOR A COOKING EQUIPMENT - A pivoting device includes a first body, a second body pivoted to the first body and rotatable about a pivoting axis, and a limiting unit for limiting a pivoting angle of the second body relative to the first body and having a limiting member. The first body has first and second radial stop surfaces. The limiting member is movable relative to the first body between first and second limiting states, where the limiting member is rotatable along with the second body in a circumferential direction of the pivoting axis and is respectively limited by the first and second radial stop surfaces. | 05-12-2016 |
| Entries |
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| 20080217322 | Printing Plate Ovens - The present invention relates to a printing plate oven | 09-11-2008 |
| 20080237218 | Electric Room Heater - Electric Room Heater in its housing contains heaters which consist of strip of oriented cold rolled transformer sheet that are cooled by natural air circulation. Heater consists of two cross supports ( | 10-02-2008 |
| 20090026191 | Method of Manufacturing an Electric Heating Device and Electric Heating Devices - The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing an electric heating device, comprising a housing in which a heating block is held with the pretensioning force of at least one spring element located approximately at the same level as the heating block in its post assembly position and which defines opposite housing apertures between which the heating block is exposed, wherein the heating block is introduced into a housing part and the heating block is enclosed in the housing by another housing part. The spring element is brought into its assembled position and pretensioned when the housing is being closed to enclose the heating block. The present invention further relates to an electric heating device which can be employed in the method according to the invention and which can be relatively easily manufactured by injection molding. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20090107983 | SUPPORT FOR AN ELECTRICAL HEATING DEVICE, ELECTRICAL HEATING DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD - An electrical heating device has an integrally manufactured support made from an insulating material. A depressed path is provided for the introduction of a coiled round heating element into the support. In the bottom side of the support, additional depressions are made in support and pass into the depressed path and form undercuts. In the area of the undercuts the heating element is flattened in the path and thereby pressed into the undercuts and consequently can be no longer moved out of said path. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090159590 | SUBSTRATE TEMPERATURE ADJUSTING-FIXING DEVICES - A substrate temperature adjusting-fixing device | 06-25-2009 |
| 20090194521 | Thermal processing furnace - A thermal processing furnace comprises: a tubular heat insulation member | 08-06-2009 |
| 20090230118 | WATER-COOLER COMPATIBLE CYLINDER TRAY FOR WELDING MACHINE - A novel system for securing accessory equipment to a welding machine is provided. The invention provides a tray secured to the lower portion of a welding machine and a holder secured to the upper portion of the welding machine for stabilization and support of a water cooler and/or a gas cylinder in the formed recesses. Risers or lifting tabs are provided on the tray, which form a recess for placement of the water cooler and/or gas cylinder. A restraining member is provided for the securement of the water cooler and/or gas cylinder on the tray in the formed recesses. The tray is designed to support axles for receiving wheels to enable portability of the system. | 09-17-2009 |
| 20090302027 | PALLET WARMER HEATING UNIT - A heating unit for use in heating pallets full of materials includes wall modules and a lid module. The modules include cover layers. Each module may include a heating component disposed between the cover layers and which is configured to convert electrical energy to heat energy and to distribute the heat energy. The heating component includes a heat generating element for converting electrical current to heat energy and a heat spreading element comprising carbon thermally coupled to the heat generating element. The modules may further include a thermal insulation layer. The modules may also include a receiving power connector electrically connected to the heat generating element. The modules may include a seam or hinge formed in a fashion that facilitates folding of the modules in a fashion which allows support members to support a module on an edge of the module. | 12-10-2009 |
| 20090314764 | Electric heating device and manufacturing method thereof - An electric heating device includes a heating member ( | 12-24-2009 |
| 20090314765 | Carbon nanotube heater - An apparatus includes a hollow heater. The hollow heater includes a hollow supporter, a heating element and at least two electrodes. The least two electrodes electrically connected to the heating element. The hollow supporter defines a hollow space, and the hollow supporter has an inner surface and an outer surface. The heating element is located on the inner surface or the outer surface of the hollow supporter. The heating element comprises at least one carbon nanotube film comprising a plurality of carbon nanotubes, and an angle between a primary alignment direction of the carbon nanotubes and a surface of the carbon nanotube film is 0 degrees to 15 degrees. | 12-24-2009 |
| 20100102051 | CONSUMABLE HOLDER WITH ELECTRONICS TO COMMUNICATE WITH AN APPLIANCE - A consumable holder includes a source of a consumable, at least one appliance coupling point configured to convey the consumable to an appliance configured to use the consumable in a cycle of operation on an article, and electronics adapted to connect to a process control apparatus in the appliance. The electronics can thus cause a consumable to affect a resource or an article in an appliance using the process control apparatus when the consumable holder is coupled to the appliance. | 04-29-2010 |
| 20100122977 | Combined taoster and utensil knife heater - A combined toaster and knife heater unit allows a food product and a knife blade to be inserted into separate heating chambers through separate entries for simultaneously toasting and heating. Upon completion of toasting cycle of food product, heating of knife blade is also completed. The heated knife blade allows user to easily cut through butter/peanut butter, etc., and easily spread butter/peanut butter, etc. over the toasted food product. | 05-20-2010 |
| 20100126983 | DEVICE FOR PRODUCING A TEMPERATURE GRADIENT - Device for creating a temperature gradient, especially in gaseous media, comprising at least one ohmic resistor and at least two non-conducting insulators and at least one casing and at least one elastic element positioned between the non-conducting insulator and the casing. | 05-27-2010 |
| 20100126984 | 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 electric ground. The stack contains a plurality of sheet metal foils in electric contact with each other, the foils being structured at least in some regions. At the same time, the honeycomb body has support pins for connecting to a second honeycomb body, the pins have a distance of at least 25 mm from each other along the course of the stack at least outside an inner region. A method introduces support pins into the honeycomb body and a device receives a honeycomb body and/or for positioning support pins. The device enables the installation of the support pins in the honeycomb body. | 05-27-2010 |
| 20100133259 | Heater usable with cooker, method of manufacturing the same and cooker - Disclosed herein are a heater for cookers with high economical efficiency and improved performance, a method of manufacturing the same, and a cooker including the heater. The heater for cookers includes a heat-generator, and a heater body to house the heat-generator, a surface of the heater body having a prominence/depression pattern provided by surface-treating. The heater body is processed by sandblasting. | 06-03-2010 |
| 20100243637 | Heater - A heater includes a substrate, a plurality of first electrode down-leads, a plurality of second electrode down-leads and a plurality of heating units. The plurality of first electrode down-leads are located on the substrate in parallel to each other and the plurality of second electrode down-leads are located on the substrate in parallel to each other. The first electrode down-leads cross the second electrode down-leads and define a plurality of grids. One heating unit is located in each grid. Each heating unit includes a first electrode, a second electrode and a heating element. The heating element includes a carbon nanotube structure. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100282735 | ELECTRIC HEATER FOR CLOTHES DRYER - The electric heater for clothes drying devices, object of the present invention, does not require the large dimensions currently required to provide high powers. Moreover, the particular shape of the resistive element reduces the vibrations transmitted to the apparatus and, therefore, the noise perceived by the user. The particular zigzag shape of the heater determines a lesser tendency for dust to be deposited on the heating element and increases safety against short circuits in case of filament breaking and/or wire deformation occurring when the same is subjected to high operating temperatures. | 11-11-2010 |
| 20120074129 | TRACK SYSTEM FOR HEATER ASSEMBLY - A heater assembly includes a heating element assembly having a resistive heating element connected to a housing member. First and second guide members are oppositely and outwardly positioned with respect to the heating element assembly and extend away from the housing member. A patch plate includes an installation aperture and first and second wings extending away from the patch plate. The first and second guide members are positioned to individually slidingly engage with one of the first and second wings thereby defining a track system to permit the heating element assembly to be slidingly received through the installation aperture without contact between the resistive heating element and the patch plate. | 03-29-2012 |
| 20120074130 | MAGNETOCALORIC HEAT APPLIANCE COMPRISING A MAGNETIC FIELD GENERATOR - A magnetocaloric heat appliance which comprises at least one magnetocaloric element through which a heat transfer fluid flows and a magnetic activation and deactivation mechanism for the magnetocaloric element which comprises a magnetic field generator ( | 03-29-2012 |
| 20120152931 | ELECTRICAL HEATING DEVICE - An auxiliary electrical heating device for a motor vehicle includes a heating block that includes parallel layers of at least one heat emitting element and at least one heat generating element. The heating block is held in a housing having oppositely situated housing openings. In order to permit the electrical heating device to be operated safely even at high operating voltages, a contact protection of an insulating material covers the respective housing openings. | 06-21-2012 |
| 20120234823 | CERAMIC HEATER - Provided is a highly durable ceramic heater capable of suppressing development of cracks in a base body resulting from a difference in thermal expansion between the ceramic-made base body and a heat generating element. A ceramic heater of the invention includes a ceramic base body and a heat generating resistor including a heat generation section composed of a bend portion and two rectilinear portions extending from opposite ends of the bend portion, respectively, the heat generating resistor being embedded within the ceramic base body. The two rectilinear portions include inner sides opposed to each other in a transverse section, and the inner sides include recesses in at least a midportion. | 09-20-2012 |
| 20120261403 | Electric Heating Device - The invention relates to a heating device comprising at least one tube housing in which at least one PTC heating element is arranged, and heat exchangers which are secured on the tube housing. According to the invention, it is provided that the heat exchangers are secured on the tube housing by stamping. | 10-18-2012 |
| 20120292305 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING TEMPERATURE OF A MULTI-ZONE HEATER IN A PROCESS CHAMBER - Methods and apparatus for controlling the temperature of multi-zone heater in a process chamber are provided herein. In some embodiments, a method is provided to control a multi-zone heater disposed in a substrate support, wherein the multi-zone heater has a first zone and a second zone. In some embodiments, the method may include measuring a current drawn by the first zone at a first time; measuring a voltage drawn by the first zone at the first time; calculating the resistance of the first zone based upon the measured current and voltage drawn by the first zone at the first time; determining a temperature of the first zone based upon a predetermined relationship between the resistance and the temperature of the first zone; and adjusting the temperature of the first zone in response to the temperature determination. | 11-22-2012 |
| 20120292306 | Floor-Heating Apparatus - A floor-heating apparatus includes a basic board, a metal sheet and a heater. The basic board is provided on a concrete floor. The metal sheet includes a marking layer provided thereon. The heater is sandwiched between the basic board and the metal sheet so that the heater is located under and therefore marked by the marking layer. | 11-22-2012 |
| 20120325803 | Electrothermal Heating Cooker - An electrothermal cooker including an upper opening, a heating case, a lid body for the upper opening, a lower heater for heating a lower portion of the heating chamber, an upper heater for heating an upper portion of the heating chamber, and a check window. The lid body includes an inner lid, beneath an outer lid, which form the upper portion of the heating chamber. The upper heater is mounted to the lid body. The outer lid and inner lid define an opening for the check window. A portion of the lower side edge of the outer lid forms an engaging portion under the check window, and an upper portion of the inner lid forms a contact support for an outer peripheral edge of the check window, engaged with the engaging portion while surrounding this outer peripheral edge portion from under. | 12-27-2012 |
| 20130140295 | ELECTRIC HEATING CATALYST - An object of the invention is to control the penetration of condensed water into an insulation member or a heater element in an electric heating catalyst (EHC). The EHC according to the invention includes a heater element that generates heat by supply of electric current to heat a catalyst, a casing that houses the heater element, an insulation member provided between the heater element and the casing to provide electric insulation, and an electrode connected to the heater element through an electrode chamber, which is a space located between the inner wall surface of the casing and the outer circumferential surface of the heater element. The EHC is further provided with a bypass passage, one end of which is connected to a bottom part of the casing at a position upstream of the upstream end face of the insulation member. The bypass passage bypasses the insulation member. | 06-06-2013 |
| 20130264330 | Medium Voltage Heater - An electrical heater has a number of heater elements, each having a metal tube with an exterior end and an interior end. An electrical resistance coil is located within the tube with a conductor pin connected to the coil and protruding from the tube. Electrical insulation powder surrounds the coil within the tube. A cavity within the end of the tube receives an insulating member having a passage through which the conductor pin extends. A layer of epoxy is located between the insulating member and the powder. The tubes are arranged into three electrical phase groups. Interior conductor pins of the groups are electrically connected to each other in a Y-configuration. A phase divider of electrical insulating material has three sections dividing the electrical phase groups of the conductor pins. | 10-10-2013 |
| 20140034631 | HEATER ASSEMBLY FOR AN APPLIANCE - A heater assembly for an appliance is provided. The heater assembly includes a housing and a thermostat. The housing defines an aperture. The thermostat includes a probe that is positioned adjacent the aperture. The aperture can increase the accuracy of temperature measurements by the thermostat and hinder unnecessary tripping of the thermostat. | 02-06-2014 |
| 20140034632 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SELECTIVE OXIDATION AT LOWER TEMPERATURE USING REMOTE PLASMA SOURCE - Devices and methods for selectively oxidizing silicon are described herein. An apparatus for selective oxidation of exposed silicon surfaces includes a thermal processing chamber with a plurality of walls, first inlet connection and a second inlet connection, wherein the walls define a processing region within the processing chamber, a substrate support within the processing chamber, a hydrogen source connected with the first inlet connection, a heat source connected with the hydrogen source, and a remote plasma source connected with the second inlet connection and an oxygen source. A method for selective oxidation of non-metal surfaces, can include positioning a substrate in a processing chamber at a temperature less than 800° C., flowing hydrogen into the processing chamber, generating a remote plasma comprising oxygen, mixing the remote plasma with the hydrogen gas in the processing chamber to create an activated processing gas, and exposing the substrate to the activated gas. | 02-06-2014 |
| 20140319124 | HIGH-FREQUENCY HEATING DEVICE WITH RANGE HOOD - A high-frequency heating device with a range hood is equipped with a heating chamber, a magnetron for supplying high-frequency power, a chamber illumination device disposed adjacent, from outside, to a wall of the heating chamber, and an LED illumination device which is disposed in a bottom portion of the main body and illuminates a heat-cooking device. The LED illumination device uses light-emitting diode elements, and illumination light emitted from the LED illumination device is concentrated by a reflection plate whose surface is plated. | 10-30-2014 |
