| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 219541000 | With terminal or connector means (e.g., to external circuit means) | 37 |
| 20080223848 | Conductive Materials - The invention relates to conductive materials particularly to serve as a heater. Heating means formed by or with electrically conductive materials are known and particularly effective for its flexibility is that sold under the British, Community and US Registered Trade Mark INDITHERM. Conductive rails are used to provide electrical connection to a source of power that need to have a commensurate flexibility, and the object of the invention is to ensure the maintenance of power to the full length of the conductive rail. This objective, is met by a construction comprising spaced first rails for the supply and return of electrical power, the said rails having a flexibility compatible with the semi-conductive material, and there being a supplementary rail attached to each first rail along the length thereof, the supplementary rails being flexible and having strength characteristics greater than those of the first rails. | 09-18-2008 |
| 20090032525 | Soil-heating device particularly for soil covered by a synthetic surface - A soil-heating device, particularly for soil covered by a synthetic surface, of the type including a heated film ( | 02-05-2009 |
| 20090065495 | Attachment of connector bushings to tubular electric heating elements - Connector bushings are crimped to the terminal ends of tubular electrical heating elements for heating equipment, particularly equipment intended for use in hazardous environments, e.g. where there is a risk of explosion. | 03-12-2009 |
| 20090184107 | HEATING ELEMENT WITH STRANDED CONTACT - The invention relates to a heating element ( | 07-23-2009 |
| 20100170887 | CONNECTOR FOR HEATER - A connector for incorporation into a heater system for inlet struts includes a body having a tapered forward end and an opposite rear end. A plurality of forward electrical terminals are formed on the outer surface of the tapered end. A plurality of rearward electrical terminals are formed on the rear end of the body. The rearward electrical terminals are in electrical connection with the forward electrical terminals. The forward electrical terminals on the tapered end are in electrical contact with a plurality of electrical contacts connected to heating elements formed in a heating mat. The heating mat entirely envelops the connector. The heater mat is formed within a substantially rigid outer shell. | 07-08-2010 |
| 20110036829 | PLANAR HEATING ELEMENT OBTAINED USING DISPERSION OF FINE CARBON FIBERS IN WATER AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE PLANAR HEATING ELEMENT - [Problems] To produce planar heating elements having high exothermic efficiency and provide energy-saving electric carpets, floor heating, wall surface heating appliances and heaters for thawing on roads and/or roofs or antifogging for mirrors. | 02-17-2011 |
| 20110073585 | Device for Heating a Fluid Transfer Line - The present invention concerns a device for heating a fluid transfer line (L) including at least one pipe and at least two pipe connectors to be heated which are mounted at the ends of the line. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110284522 | QUICK-DISCONNECT USB-DRIVEN CERAMIC ELECTRIC HEATING APPARATUS - A quick-disconnect USB-driven ceramic electric heating apparatus includes a round base, a circuit board and a heating element. The round base is provided with a USB socket for receiving an external USB-based power supply that supplies power so as to have advantageous of power saving and low heat generation. The round base has a plurality of elastic barbed latches that allow the round base to be inlaid to holes of different sizes on ceramic devices. The heating element is a heater in form of flexible film and has an adhesive surface for adhering the heating element to the ceramic product so as to provide quick and direct heating to a specific portion of the ceramic device. | 11-24-2011 |
| 20120006808 | Thermal Countermeasures Technology Electro-Resistive Heating Materials and Composites - An electrically conductive thermoplastic structure comprising a resin mixture having conductive, bonding and resistive properties, and at least two metal particles. The structure is formed by spraying the resin mixture and the metal particles in combination with an adhesive on to a non-conductive backing and heating to self-level and cure the structure. The resulting structure has dielectric properties, which can be regulated by a computer to provide controlled heating for a wide range of applications, such as aircraft deicing. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120018419 | THERMODE ASSEMBLY - A thermode assembly comprises a heating element comprising a material having a first thermal expansion coefficient and a base comprising a material having a second thermal expansion coefficient lower than the first thermal expansion coefficient. The thermode assembly also comprises a tensioning mechanism for tensioning the heating element in contact with the base. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20130001218 | MOLDED BODY, HEATING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A MOLDED BODY - A molded body is provided, having a first region ( | 01-03-2013 |
| 20130068754 | VARIABLE WATT DENSITY LAYERED HEATER - A layered heater is provided that includes at least one resistive layer having a resistive circuit pattern, the resistive circuit pattern defining a length, a width, and a thickness, wherein the thickness varies along the length of the resistive circuit pattern and/or the width of the resistive circuit pattern for a variable watt density. The present disclosure also provides layered heaters having a resistive circuit pattern with a variable thickness along with a variable width and/or spacing of the resistive circuit pattern in order to produce a variable watt density. | 03-21-2013 |
| 20130284719 | HONEYCOMB STRUCTURE - There is disclosed a honeycomb structure including: a tubular honeycomb structure part having porous partition walls and an outer peripheral wall; and a pair of electrode parts arranged on a side surface of the honeycomb structure part, an electrical resistivity of the honeycomb structure part is from 1 to 200 Ωcm, each of the pair of electrode parts is formed into a band-like shape, the one electrode part is disposed opposite to the other electrode part via the center of the honeycomb structure part, and a distance from one end portion in the extending direction of the cells to an end portion of the electrode part which faces the one end portion of the honeycomb structure part in the extending direction of the cells is from 1 to 10% of a length of the honeycomb structure part in the extending direction of the cells. | 10-31-2013 |
| 20130284720 | HONEYCOMB STRUCTURE - There is disclosed a honeycomb structure including: a tubular honeycomb structure part having porous partition walls with which a plurality of cells are formed, and an outer peripheral wall; and a pair of electrode parts arranged on a side surface of the honeycomb structure part, an electrical resistivity of the honeycomb structure part is from 1 to 200 Ωcm, each of the pair of electrode parts is formed into a band-like shape extending in a direction in which the cells extend, in a cross section perpendicular to the extending direction of the cells, the one electrode part is disposed opposite to the other electrode part via the center of the honeycomb structure part, and a total of heat capacities of the pair of electrode parts is from 2 to 150% of a heat capacity of the whole outer peripheral wall. | 10-31-2013 |
| 20130334205 | SUBTERRANEAN ANTENNA INCLUDING ANTENNA ELEMENT AND COAXIAL LINE THEREIN AND RELATED METHODS - An antenna assembly may be positioned within a wellbore in a subterranean formation. The antenna assembly includes a tubular antenna element to be positioned within the wellbore, and an RF coaxial transmission line to be positioned within the tubular antenna element. The RF coaxial transmission line includes a series of coaxial sections coupled together in end-to-end relation, each coaxial section including an inner conductor, an outer conductor surrounding the inner conductor, and a dielectric therebetween. Each of the outer conductors has opposing threaded ends defining overlapping mechanical threaded joints with adjacent outer conductors. | 12-19-2013 |
| 20130334206 | GRAPHITE HEATER - A graphite heater having a high temperature strength is proposed, which undergoes little thermal deformation such as distortion and warping, and has an electric resistance comparable to a conventional graphite heater of same size, for it has grooves extending lengthwise and at least one nodal partition formed between neighboring ones of the grooves. | 12-19-2013 |
| 20140110399 | WIRE CONNECTION STRUCTURE FOR THREE-PHASE SHEATH TYPE HEATER, THREE-PHASE SHEATH TYPE HEATER PROVIDED WITH THE STRUCTURE, AND WIRE CONNECTION METHOD FOR THREE-PHASE SHEATH TYPE HEATER - Provided is a wire connection structure for a three-phase sheath type heater that enables to maintain insulation properties, electrical safety, and reliability, without damaging a wire connection portion, even if an installation location is a high-temperature, high-pressure environment, and enables to flow a large electric current, while suppressing the production cost. A canister | 04-24-2014 |
| 20140124499 | ELECTRIC HEATING APPARATUS WITH WATERPROOF MECHANISM - An electric heating apparatus with a waterproof mechanism includes a hollow tube, a positive temperature coefficient (PTC) heating module and a waterproof glue. The hollow tube has a closed end and an open end; the PTC heating module has a pair of electrode plates, a PTC heating unit included between the pair of electrode plates and a conductive terminal coupled to each electrode plate, and the pair of electrode plates and the PTC heating unit are passed into the hollow tube from the open end; the waterproof glue is filled to seal the open end, and each conductive terminal is exposed from the waterproof glue; so that the waterproof glue sealing the open end of the hollow tube can prevent water vapor from entering into the hollow tube. | 05-08-2014 |
| 20140209597 | ELECTRIC HEATING DEVICE - Disclosed is an electric heating device capable of uniformly applying an electric current to a workpiece without causing abrasion of electrodes. An electric heating device includes a pair of electrodes for applying an electric current to a workpiece, and a pair of clamps for fixing the workpiece. The electrode extends along the surface of the workpiece in a direction perpendicular to an electric current direction while maintaining a constant length in the electric current direction, and sandwiches the workpiece therein. The clamp is arranged in the vicinity of the electrode, and sandwiches a part of the workpiece other than a part to be heated therein. A pressure at which the clamp sandwiches the workpiece therein is higher than a pressure at which the electrode sandwiches the workpiece therein. | 07-31-2014 |
| 20140263281 | CERAMIC HEATER - A ceramic heater is proposed in which in the vicinities of the heating element's terminals where a bolt and a washer are used to fix and effect the electric supply connection to the heating element, the cover layer which covers most of the heating element is flush with an immediately neighboring part of the heating element layer so that the cover layer is not stepped at its edge and thus the washer does not scratch or otherwise damage the cover layer; a preferred embodiment adopts an electrically conductive protective film which is laid on this flush plane covering an area extending from the bolt hole to substantially beyond the line where the cover layer meets with the heating element layer. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140326714 | TEXTILE SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING HEAT - A textile system for producing heat comprises a panel of heating textile, the heating textile comprising a non-woven three-dimensional network of non-electrically conductive fibers and strands of electrically conductive fibers consolidated therewith. Electrodes are conductively connected to the panel of heating textile at opposite ends. A circuit is formed at least by the panel of heating textile and the electrodes, the circuit being adapted to be connected to a power source to heat the heating textile. | 11-06-2014 |
| 20140339217 | HEATING ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A HEATING ELEMENT - The invention relates to a heating element for a room in a building having a flat support which includes carbon nanotubes and a plurality of contacts, wherein the carbon nanotubes can be excited to infrared emission by connecting an electrical voltage to the contacts. The invention further relates to a method for producing such heating element, the support thereof being attached to a wall of the room. In order to simplify the heating element, according to the invention the support includes a flexible textile material in which the contacts are embedded and to which the carbon nanotubes are applied in an aqueous dispersion and the water is evaporated. | 11-20-2014 |
| 20140346162 | METHOD FOR THE THREE-DIMENSIONAL SHAPING OF AN OBJECT FROM A FLEXIBLE CORD, A CORD FOR CARRYING OUT THE METHOD AND AN OBJECT PRODUCED IN THIS WAY - A method of three-dimensionally shaping articles, such as articles that are difficult to transport, includes the following successive steps:
| 11-27-2014 |
| 20150048077 | HEATER AND GLOW PLUG WITH THE SAME - The present invention relates to a heater including a heating element of which a main component is V, Nb, Ta, Mo, or W, leads bonded to respective ends of the heating element, and an insulating base in which the heating element and the lead are embedded, in which the heating element and the insulating base are formed of a sintered body which is integrally sintered, the heating element includes a compound including at least one of V, Nb, Ta, Cr, Mo, W, Mn, or Fe, which is an element different from the element used as the main component of the heating element, and the element is substantially not included around the heating element in the insulating base. | 02-19-2015 |
| 20150053667 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL CERAMIC HEATER - A three-dimensional ceramic heater, such as a cylindrical ceramic heater, is proposed in which the conductive ceramic heating element is multi-furcated into lanes at least in the folded-back sections so that the electric current tends to flow in a more uniform and hence laminar manner with the effect that the localized over heating is suppressed greatly. | 02-26-2015 |
| 20150136756 | FLAT HEATING ELEMENT COMPRISING TWISTS AND BENDS AND METHOD THEREBY TO RELIEVE HEATING ELEMENT STRESS - Presented is a heating element, and method for producing same, comprised of strip material having a length, width and depth where the strip material is twisted at least once axially relative to its length and bent at least once across its width resulting in a generally flat profile. The twists and bends provide for expansion and contraction of the heating element and thereby provide stress relief during heating and cooling. | 05-21-2015 |
| 20150296566 | ELECTRICAL HEATING DEVICE - An electrical heating device for a motor vehicle, which includes at least one heating element and which includes at least one printed circuit board, the printed circuit board having at least one contacting area for establishing an electrical connection between the heating element and an energy source, the heating element having a plurality of PTC heating elements, which are electrically conductively connected to each other by a contact element, the contact element of the heating element being disposed at a distance from the contacting area, an electrically conductive connection between the contact element and the contacting area being established with the aid of a plurality of conductor strands. | 10-15-2015 |
| 20150344138 | MULTI-FUNCTIONAL COMPOSITE STRUCTURES - A multi-functional composite system, the multi-functional composite system comprising a core, a plurality of structural composite fiber layers, a matrix material, a composite conductor assembly, the composite conductor assembly having one or more conductors disposed between two or more insulating layers, and an electric power source electronically coupled with said composite conductor assembly, the electric power source is configured to pass electric current through at least one of said one or more conductors. | 12-03-2015 |
| 20150351157 | HEATER FOR ELECTRONIC THERMOSTAT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Disclosed is a heater for an electronic thermostat, in which response is improved so that time taken in increasing a heating temperature up to a target temperature can be reduced, and an effect on improving fuel efficiency of a vehicle is maximized through effective temperature control of a coolant, and a method of manufacturing the same. Further, there is provided a heater for an electronic thermostat, which is structurally simple, is improved in workability and productivity for mass production when manufactured and assembled, reduces production costs, and enhances durability and reliability when applied to the thermostat for controlling a temperature of a coolant, and a method of manufacturing the same. | 12-03-2015 |
| 20150366005 | Heating Using Carbon Nanotube-Based Heater Elements - A heater element for generating heat via Joule heating, the heater element having a layer of aligned carbon nanotubes and electrical terminals located to allow, in use, an electrical current to be passed along the layer of aligned carbon nanotubes. The direction of the electrical current in use is substantially perpendicular to the alignment direction of the aligned carbon nanotubes. Also disclosed is a method of manufacturing a heater element, the method including growing carbon nanotubes in a CVD reactor and forming the layer of aligned carbon nanotubes by pulling a carbon nanotube yarn from the CVD reactor, the alignment direction being the direction of pulling from the CVD reactor. | 12-17-2015 |
| 20150373782 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF PTC ELEMENT USING POLYMER AQUEOUS EMULSION CONDUCTIVE COMPOSITE, PTC ELEMENT MANUFACTURED BY MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND PLANAR HEATING ELEMENT INCLUDING PTC ELEMENT - The present invention relates to a PTC (Positive Temperature Coefficient) element manufactured using a polymer aqueous emulsion conductive composite, and a planar heating element using the same. By controlling electric connection of the heating element using the PTC element, it is possible to control a heating temperature of the heating element to be in a desired range and to improve stability of the heating element. It is easy to manufacture the PTC manufactured using the polymer aqueous emulsion conductive composite, and PTC characteristics thereof can be satisfactorily kept even in use for a long period. Since the planar heating element manufactured using the PTC element has a self temperature control function, a separate temperature control device is unnecessary, which is economical. | 12-24-2015 |
| 20160044746 | CONDUIT READY ELECTRIC BELLY BAND HEATER USING SINGLE HOUSING AND METHOD OF USE - An electric belly band heater is configured with only one end of the heater cable assembly thereof having lead wires extending therefrom. A single housing box is positioned at the end of the heater cable assembly where the lead wires exit to encompass the lead wires and includes an opening to receive a conduit to provide further protection to the lead wires exiting the housing box and being connected to a power source. | 02-11-2016 |
| 20160057813 | ELECTRIC HEATER WITH CONNECTION WIRE - An electric heater ( | 02-25-2016 |
| 20160119978 | WATERPROOFING STRUCTURE FOR LINEAR MEMBER - A lead wire is electrically connected to an electric power source. A wire heater is supplied with electric power through the lead wire to generate heat. An insertion hole is formed in a housing. The lead wire and the wire heater are connected by a caulked member and fixed to each other, while aligning the tips of the lead wire and the wire heater in the same direction. The lead wire and the wire heater, connected by the caulked member, are fixed in the insertion hole with being inserted from the inlet portion of the insertion hole toward the end portion of the insertion hole. Sealing resin is injected into the insertion hole from an injection hole formed in the end portion, and filled therein. | 04-28-2016 |
| 20160163415 | Conductor Joint and Conductor Joint Component - A conductor joint for joining a copper conductor to a fiber-structured heating element whose dimensions are length (L)>>width (W)>>thickness (T), and which heating element comprises carbon fiber strands, wherein the copper conductor is transversely disposed to the longitudinal direction (L) of the heating element to form a layered structure in the thickness direction (T), on both sides of the heating element, the copper conductor comprising strands separable from each other. The strands of the copper conductor, the number and diameter of which are suitable for transferring a power of more than ten kW, are quantitatively substantially evenly distributed on both sides of the heating element, the strands are disposed in a planar manner in such a way that the strands substantially lie in one plane, adjacent to each other, and the ends of the strands extend, in the width direction (W) of the heating element, beyond the heating element, wherein the portions of the ends of the strands extending beyond the heating element overlap each other, and an electric joint is formed between the lateral faces of these overlapping strands. | 06-09-2016 |
| 20160183328 | METHOD AND DEVICES FOR HIGH TEMPERATURE THICK FILM PASTES | 06-23-2016 |
| 20180027612 | THIN-FILM HEATING DEVICE | 01-25-2018 |
