Entries |
Document | Title | Date |
20090196586 | Heater Contact Assembly for Volatile Liquid Dispenser - Disclosed herein are heaters for dispensing volatile air treatment chemicals. Semi-circular electrical contacts are provided in a ring-type heater, and alignment and anchoring features are provided to facilitate use of a spring to accommodate thermal expansion. | 08-06-2009 |
20090196587 | Fragrance Emitting Apparatus For Use With USB Port - A fragrance emitting apparatus for connection to a USB port. In one embodiment, the fragrance emitting apparatus comprises a casing having an interior and at least one vent in communication with the interior, a cover removably attached to the casing to provide access to the interior, and a fragrance bottle removably disposed within the interior of the casing and having therein a liquid that provides a desired fragrance. The fragrance bottle further comprises a fragrance member having a first portion within fragrance bottle and a second portion extending from the fragrance bottle. The fragrance member is configured to absorb liquid in the fragrance bottle. The apparatus further comprises a micro-pump device positioned within the interior of the casing and adjacent to the second portion of the fragrance member. The micro-pump device has an oscillating member that contacts the second portion of the fragrance member. The apparatus further includes a control circuit to control the micro-pump device the control circuit generating an electrical wave signal having a predetermined frequency that causes the oscillating member to vibrate so as to diffuse fragrance liquid that contacts the oscillating member. A USB connector is connected to the casing and electrically connected to the control circuit. The diffusion of the fragrance liquid produces a fragrance that exits the casing through the vent. Other embodiments of the apparatus of the present invention are disclosed herein. | 08-06-2009 |
20100021146 | VAPOR GENERATION DEVICE AND COOKING DEVICE - The inside of an evaporation container ( | 01-28-2010 |
20100080540 | STEAM GENERATOR FOR A HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE, HEATABLE USING A HEAT ACCUMULATOR - A steam generator for a household appliance. The steam generator includes an evaporation chamber having a substantially planar evaporation surface with first and second sections. A water supply line is in fluid communication with the evaporation chamber and a steam discharge line is also in fluid communication with the evaporation chamber. The steam generator includes a heat accumulator configured to heat the evaporation surface. At least one of a valve and a pump is associated with the water supply line and operable to control an introduction of water into the evaporation chamber. An electric controller controls the heating of the heat accumulator by the heater and the introduction of water into the evaporation chamber using the at least one of valve and pump. The first section of the evaporation surface is a starter section that is thermally conductively coupled to the heat accumulator such that heat flow from the heat accumulator to the starter section is limited compared to the second section. | 04-01-2010 |
20100142935 | Steam generator and washing machine therewith - The present invention relates to a steam generator and a washing machine therewith. The present invention provides a steam generator including a water chamber for holding water actually, the water chamber having a heater mounted thereto for heating the water, and a steam chamber for holding steam generated as the water is heated actually, wherein the water chamber has a vertical direction length (a vertical length) relatively greater than a horizontal direction length (a horizontal length). | 06-10-2010 |
20100166396 | Repeated Evaporation Garment Steamer - This invention discloses a kind of garment steamer technology, which overcomes the defects of obvious condensation and return flow inside the steam duct and the low purity and temperature of steam. It comprises a main body, a steam duct and a brush head, being equipped with a water tank and a heating and vaporizing device inside, said heating and vaporizing device inside said main body comprising the first vaporizing device and the second vaporizing device, said brush head being equipped with the third vaporizing device; said first vaporizing device comprising a spiral vaporizing tube, an electric heating tube and a metal die cast; is provided with a water outlet pipe on the bottom, said water outlet pipe is connected with the water inlet of said spiral vaporizing tube via the pump. This product is featured by that the steam from said second vaporizing steam outlet has been provided with high purity and low humidity; after passing the third vaporizing device, the steam can be provided with guaranteed purity and temperature when being sprayed from the brush head, which greatly improves the ironing efficiency and effect of mites elimination and can be widely used in fashion stores, small clothing factories and some families with high requirements for dressing. | 07-01-2010 |
20100322600 | CARTRIDGE HEAT EXCHANGER - A cartridge heat exchanger for a liquid includes a housing having a bore therein and constructed to be disposed in the liquid; an exterior surface of the housing; and a plurality of fins protruding from the exterior surface. The cartridge is constructed of a material adapted to be disposed in a liquid for which heat exchange is to occur. | 12-23-2010 |
20110142429 | HANDHELD LOW-VOLTAGE FOG EFFECTS SYSTEM - A fog effects system includes a control system, a fog fluid reservoir, an elongated insulator, an elongated electric heating element, an air supply subsystem, a fog fluid supply subsystem, and a handheld body. The control system can include a battery-operated power supply and a user-operable control. The heating element extends along the insulator. The control system electrically energizes the heating element during system operation. The air supply subsystem directs a flow of air along the heating element during system operation. The fog fluid supply supplies fog fluid to the flow of air. The heating element vaporizes the fog fluid, which is emitted from an end of the system. | 06-16-2011 |
20110280553 | STEAM GENERATOR - A steam generator includes a housing, a heating unit, an electrothermal unit and a one-way valve. The housing has a chamber and a water inlet. The heating unit includes a heating portion extending into the chamber. The heating portion has a first spiral channel thereon. One end of the heating portion is formed with a vaporization room and a steam outlet. The vaporization room has a second spiral channel therein to extend the time that the water and the wet steam pass through the heating unit so as to provide a complete heating and vaporizing function. Besides, by the one-way valve coupled to the water inlet, the steam generator of the present invention is simple in structure and cost-effective, providing an automatic water supply and re-heating function. | 11-17-2011 |
20120039585 | STEAM GENERATOR - Steam generator ( | 02-16-2012 |
20130022338 | SOLID OXIDE HIGH TEMPERATURE ELECTROLYSIS GLOW DISCHARGE CELL - The system includes a glow discharge cell connected to a plasma torch. The glow discharge cell includes an electrically conductive cylindrical vessel having an inlet, an outlet, and a hollow electrode. The hollow electrode has an inlet and outlet. A first insulator seals the first end of the electrically conductive cylindrical vessel around the hollow electrode and maintains a substantially equidistant gap between the electrically conductive cylindrical vessel and the hollow electrode. A non-conductive granular material is disposed within the substantially equidistant gap. The plasma arc torch includes a cylindrical vessel, a tangential inlet connected to the outlet of the electrically conductive vessel of the glow discharge cell, a tangential outlet, an electrode housing connected to the cylindrical vessel such that a first electrode is aligned with a longitudinal axis of the cylindrical vessel and extends into the cylindrical vessel, and a hollow electrode nozzle connected to the cylindrical vessel. | 01-24-2013 |
20130058635 | STEAM GENERATOR - A steam generator includes an inlet configured to receive a liquid (such as water); a heating element for converting the liquid into a vapor (such as steam), the vapor bearing particles such as mineral deposits formed by the converting of the liquid; an outlet in fluid communication with the inlet, the outlet configured to discharge filtered vapor and having a size on the order of larger ones of the particles; and a filter structure adjacent to the outlet to filter the larger particles out of the vapor to produce the filtered vapor for discharge from the outlet. By action of the filter structure, larger particles are prevented from reaching the outlet, reducing clogging and extending the usable lifetime of a small appliance containing the steam generator. The filter structure may include spaced-apart members such as posts or pillars extending perpendicularly in a planar fluid flow passage. | 03-07-2013 |
20130163968 | WATER PUMP DEVICE FOR ELECTRIC APPLIANCES - A water pump device for electric appliances includes a water container, a piston cylinder, and an AC synchronous motor. The piston cylinder includes a piston. The AC synchronous motor drives the piston to reciprocate. The water container supplies water through reciprocation of the piston driven by the AC synchronous motor. The water in the water container enters the piston cylinder for pressurization. The pressurized water enters a heating member of a steam generator to output high temperature and high pressure steam. The water pump device further includes a steam adjustment knob between the clockwise check valve and the piston cylinder. The steam adjustment knob can be turned to drive a cam which is used to change the movement route of the piston, so that the volume of the pressurized water can be adjusted for desired high temperature and high pressure steam. | 06-27-2013 |
20130259455 | Vehicle Oven Having an Optimized Water Vapor Injector - An oven heating element assembly includes a heating element operable to heat air that flows across the heating element, a fan operable to cause air to flow across the heating element, and a water vapor injector. The water vapor injector is operable to inject mist into the air heated by the heating element to facilitate the mist being converted to steam by the heated air. | 10-03-2013 |
20140064715 | SHAPED HEATER FOR AN AEROSOL GENERATING SYSTEM - A heater for heating an aerosol-forming substrate includes a plurality of elongate heating elements arranged in an elongate array. The elongate array has a support end with a first dimension, a heating end with a second dimension and a middle portion with a third dimension. The array is arranged to heat the substrate to form an aerosol. The third dimension is greater than the first dimension and greater than the second dimension. An electrically heated aerosol generating system can include the heater. | 03-06-2014 |
20140072287 | BOTTLE WARMING DEVICE - The bottle warming device of the present invention includes a housing, a heating element disposed in the housing, and a basket receivable in the housing. The basket is movable between a first position in which a bottom of the basket is positioned a first distance from a top of the housing, and a second position in which the bottom of the basket is positioned a second distance from the top of the housing, the first distance being greater than the second distance. | 03-13-2014 |
20140126892 | AROMA DIFFUSER HAVING A VARIABLE PLUGGING DEVICE USING AN AROMA CAPSULE - An aroma diffuser is provided, including: a diffuser having a hollow housing, a heat conduction container, a resistor, and a plugging device, wherein the heat conduction container is disposed in the hollow housing, the resistor is disposed under the heat conduction container, and the plugging device is installed in the second opening of the hollow housing and electrically connected to the resistor; and a disposable aroma capsule disposed in the heat conduction container. The plugging device is a car plug that can be combined with an aroma material used in a car; or a USB device that can be combined with a mobile device, a notebook computer, a desktop computer or any appliance with a USB connection port. When supplied with power, the resistor generates heat, and the heat conduction container conducts the heat to the disposable container and the aroma material for the aroma material to diffuse scent. | 05-08-2014 |
20140270728 | DOMESTIC APPLIANCE COMPRISING AN ACTUATOR - The invention relates to a domestic appliance, such as a steam iron or a coffee making apparatus. Such appliances comprising a housing, a water reservoir, an actuator, for example, plunger pump and a boiler for providing hot water or steam for an appliance. An input of the plunger pump is connected to the water reservoir, an output of the plunger pump is connected to an inlet of the boiler. In operation, the plunger pump is reciprocating at the mains frequency. The operating plunger pumps introduces vibrations which are transmitted to the housing and radiated by the housing to the environment which cause sounds and noise which are not user friendly. In order to reduce the sound and noise the domestic appliance comprises a base frame, an actuator connected to the base frame, the actuator being provided with a drive member and the actuator being arranged for reciprocating movement of the drive member, wherein the domestic appliance further comprises a sub frame and a resilient member, whereby the actuator is mounted on the sub frame and the resilient member is arranged between the sub frame and the base frame for moveably mounting the sub frame at the base frame. | 09-18-2014 |
20140334803 | ATOMIZING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE HAVING SAME - An atomizing device includes an atomizing sleeve, an air pipe received in the atomizing sleeve, an annular space being formed between the air pipe and the atomizing sleeve for containing a tobacco oil, an oil obstructing ring located at an end of the air pipe, the oil obstructing ring having an oil hole, an atomizing assembly positioned under the oil obstructing ring, a screw sleeve and an electrode respectively electrically connected to the atomizing assembly; and a flexible membrane having an inner wall attached to the electrode, and an outer wall in contact with an inner wall of the screw sleeve. The flexible membrane is capable of deformable to form an air space between the outer wall of the flexible membrane and the inner wall of the screw sleeve. An electronic cigarette using the atomizing device is also provided. | 11-13-2014 |
20150117843 | Fragrance-Emitting Assembly - A fragrance-emitting apparatus ( | 04-30-2015 |
20150125136 | Vaporization & Inhalation System with Convective and Conductive Heaters for Herbal Material and/or Fluid Extracts - Disclosed is an appliance for volatilizing active substances in either herbal material or fluid extract for inhalation, including a material vaporization surface with a plurality of convective air flow apertures, a conductive heater and a convective heater. | 05-07-2015 |
20150351454 | ATOMIZER FOR ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE - The present application is directed to electronic cigarette accessories, providing an atomizer for electronic cigarette, including a heating wire, an atomizing cup, an atomizing chamber and four ports, wherein the two ports are voltage input ports and another two ports are expansion ports. The atomizer for electronic cigarette in the present application includes two voltage input ports and two expansion ports. The expansion ports can act as input ports of the external information or voltage input ports. | 12-10-2015 |
20150359261 | ATOMIZER AND ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE HAVING SAME - An exemplary atomizer includes a housing, a solution reservoir, and an atomizing part. The housing defines an air inlet, an air outlet, and an air passage communicating the air inlet and the air outlet. The solution reservoir is received in the housing and is configured for reserving tobacco solution. The atomizing part is configured for atomizing the tobacco solution. The atomizing part includes an atomizing cup with an atomizing cavity, and an atomizing unit received in the atomizing cavity. The atomizer further includes a first solution conducting component between the solution reservoir and the atomizing part. The first solution conducting component is configured for conveying the tobacco solution from the solution reservoir to the atomizing cup for atomization. The first solution conducting component includes a porous ceramic body. The tobacco solution is absorbed and stored in the porous ceramic body, and is then conveyed to the atomizing unit for atomization. | 12-17-2015 |
20150359263 | ELECTRONIC VAPORIZER HAVING TEMPERATURE SENSING AND LIMIT - An electronic vaporizer including a heating element for heating a fluid to produce a vapor; a power source to provide electrical power to the heating element for heating the fluid; and a power control circuit configured to regulate a supply of electrical power from the power source to the heating element based at least in part on an operating temperature of the heating element and a temperature setting to prevent the operating temperature of the heating element from exceeding the temperature setting. | 12-17-2015 |
20160000149 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR VAPORIZATION - The present disclosure generally relates to vaporizing devices, e.g., electronic cigarettes. The vaporizing device may comprise a vaporization unit that includes a reservoir, a conduit, and a heating element coupled to an inside surface of the conduit. The conduit may be at least partially permeable or porous to allow passage of a liquid from the reservoir through the conduit for vaporization by heat supplied by the heating element. The heating element may be configured into a plurality of bends coupled to the inner surface of the conduit, and may be coupled to a metallic screen or mesh to secure the heating element to the conduit. | 01-07-2016 |
20160014848 | HIGH POWER-DENSITY PLANE-SURFACE HEATING ELEMENT | 01-14-2016 |
20160116157 | DUAL CHAMBER SYSTEM AND METHOD TO GENERATE STEAM FOR CALIBRATION - The dual chamber system has a source chamber and a receiver chamber. The source chamber generates a first steam in a first steam section, and the receiver chamber generates a second steam in a second steam section. The first steam is at a higher temperature than the second steam, and the first steam is at 100% quality. The first steam is injected into a mixing section of the receiver chamber to generate a condensed steam. A sensor or instrument can then be calibrated by the condensed steam. The measurement being taken with the sensor or instrument will have reliability and accuracy. The method includes generating the first steam, generating the second steam, injecting and mixing the first and second steam to form condensed steam at a metering point in the receiver chamber, and calibrating a sensor or instrument at the metering point. | 04-28-2016 |