| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 219438000 | With vessel | 78 |
| 20130087547 | PARTICLE CONTROL IN LASER PROCESSING SYSTEMS - The present invention generally relates to a laser processing systems for thermally processing substrates. The laser processing systems include a shield disposed between an energy source of the laser processing system and a substrate which is to be thermally processed. The shield includes an optically transparent window disposed adjacent to a cavity within the shield. The optically transparent window allows annealing energy to pass therethrough and to illuminate the substrate. The shield also includes one or more gas inlets and one or more gas outlets for introducing and removing a purge gas from the cavity within the shield. The purge gas is utilized to remove volatized or ablated components during thermal processing, and to provide a gas of predetermined composition, such as oxygen-free, to the thermally processed area. | 04-11-2013 |
| 20130062333 | HEATER ELEMENTS WITH ENHANCED COOLING - A heater assembly with enhanced cooling pursuant to various embodiments described herein makes use of fluidic flow in the insulation or in the space used for insulation. By creating a natural convection or forced convection flow, the heater cools down faster, it can operate at lower temperatures and/or higher temperature precision, and it can improve temperature controllability by generating higher heat loss rates. | 03-14-2013 |
| 20120223067 | Kitchen Appliance and Method of Assembling Same - A kitchen appliance includes a housing with a base, a side wall and a cavity. The housing has a housing rim defining an opening to the cavity. A hinge base is mounted to the side wall. A container has a generally hollow interior and a container rim defining an opening. The container fits within the cavity of the housing. A lid at least partially covers the opening of the container when placed on the container rim. The lid has an exterior surface, and an opposing interior surface facing the interior of the container when the lid is placed on the container rim. A bracket is mounted to the exterior surface of the lid. At least a portion of the bracket is rotatably and selectively removably received within at least a portion of the hinge base to rotatably and selectively removable mount to the lid of the housing. | 09-06-2012 |
| 20090250453 | Electric conduction heating device - An electric conduction heating device having an electrically conductive container ( | 10-08-2009 |
| 20110215084 | Apparatus for producing trichlorosilane - An apparatus for producing trichlorosilane from raw gas containing silicon tetrachloride and hydrogen, having: a reaction chamber being supplied with the raw gas for generating reacted gas containing trichlorosilane and hydrogen; a plurality of heaters heating the raw gas and having exothermic portions being disposed along a vertical direction in the reaction chamber; a plurality of electrodes being connected to basal portions of the heaters; and a radiation plate being disposed between the exothermic portions of the heaters. | 09-08-2011 |
| 20100084392 | SUBSTRATE SUPPORTING/TRANSFERRING TRAY - To provide a substrate supporting/transferring tray, which can be placed on a substrate supporting part arranged in a treatment chamber in which the heat treatment is performed to a substrate, especially on a substrate supporting part having a built-in heating means for heating the substrate, and on an upper side of which, the substrate is placed. At the time of heat-treating the substrate, the substrate can be more uniformly heated, and when the heat treatment is completed, the tray can be easily removed from the substrate supporting part without waiting for the temperature of the substrate to be reduced, and can transfer the substrate to other parts from the treatment chamber in which the heat treatment is performed. The substrate supporting/transferring tray, which has the disc-shaped substrate supporting part on an upper plane side, and is provided with a cylindrical side wall part extending from a periphery of the disc-shaped substrate supporting part to a lower side, and an annular part extending from a lower end side of the cylindrical side wall part to an outer side in a diameter direction. | 04-08-2010 |
| 20090277895 | MOUNTING TABLE STRUCTURE, AND PROCESSING APPARATUS - A mounting table body made of ceramic includes power-receiving conductor portions and buried therein. A surface of mounting table body is formed with a recessed connection hole and a connection terminal electrically jointed to the power-receiving conductor portion and exposed into the connection hole, the connection terminal being made of a high-melting-point metal, an alloy thereof or a compound thereof. A power-feeding line member provided with a power-feeding connector portion is inserted at its leading end portion into the connection hole to feed electricity to the power-receiving conductor portion. A stress relaxing member is interposed between the connection terminal and the power-feeding connector portion. The stress relaxing member and the connection terminal are jointed together by a brazing material. The stress relaxing member is made of a metal free from cobalt and nickel or an alloy thereof. | 11-12-2009 |
| 20110204039 | APPARATUS FOR USE IN DIRECT RESISTANCE HEATING OF PLATINUM-CONTAINING VESSELS - An apparatus for use in direct resistance heating of a molten glass-carrying vessel, such as a finer or connecting pipe, is provided. The apparatus comprises a flange comprises a plurality of electrically-conductive rings that include an inner ring joined to the vessel's exterior wall during use of the flange and an outer ring that receives electric current during use of the flange. The innermost ring comprises a high-temperature resistant metal preferably comprising at least 80% platinum, and the outermost ring preferably comprising at least 99.0% nickel. This combination of materials both increases the reliability of the flange and reduces its cost. Either one or both of the width or thickness of one or both of the inner or outer rings varies as a function of angular position relative to the vessel. The width and/or thickness of the inner and the outer rings with relation to each other produces a uniform current distribution in the flange and the vessel. | 08-25-2011 |
| 20090321412 | VACUUM HEATING APPARATUS - Deterioration of an O ring due to radiation heating in a vacuum heating apparatus is prevented to allow heat treatment of a substrate with good annealing properties. The vacuum heating apparatus | 12-31-2009 |
| 20120193346 | PERFORATED LID FORCONTAINERS FOR COOKING FOOD - The present invention concerns an improved perforated lid ( | 08-02-2012 |
| 20100224618 | ELECTRIC HEATING CONTAINER AND ELECTRIC HEATING METHOD - An electric heating container includes a container body ( | 09-09-2010 |
| 20100308032 | INSULATED HEATING CONTAINER WITH THERMOCHROMATIC INDICATOR - A container for heating textiles including at least one thermochromatic sensor element incorporated into one of the sidewalls to indicate when the product being warmed inside the container has reached a certain temperature. The container is insulated and constructed of flexible materials so as to be collapsible. One or more heating elements inside the container provide heat for warming the textiles. The container may take many shapes (e.g., rectangular, oval, round) to acconunodate different textiles and other articles within the container, and the container may include a hook to hang the device on a bar. | 12-09-2010 |
| 20110127254 | Electric Heating Systems and Associated Methods - Electric heating systems and associated methods that circulate a heating medium (e.g., antifreeze) and may comprise a tank, a pump, a motor blower, and/or a heater core. In certain applications, the electric heating systems may be used to heat the floor of a farm enclosure, such as the ground of a poultry house. | 06-02-2011 |
| 20110127253 | Electric Heating Systems and Associated Methods - Electric heating systems and associated methods for central heating and/or space heating that circulate a heating medium (e.g., antifreeze) and may comprise a tank, a pump, a motor blower, and a heater core. In certain applications, the tank may be an un-insulated rectangular tank that is fabricated from a material comprising black iron. | 06-02-2011 |
| 20110017720 | Warming appratus for fuel gas cylinder - Disclosed is a vaporization enhancer for fuel gas cylinder comprising a warmer capable of warming the fuel gas cylinder, a temperature control switch that is automatically turned on when the temperature is too low, a flow-sensitive switch that is turned on when the fuel gas flows out through the gas outlet pipe of the fuel gas cylinder, and a fuel gas residual amount sensing unit that is turned on when the amount of fuel gas stored in the fuel gas cylinder is too small. Only when the fuel gas residual amount sensing unit, the temperature control switch, and the flow-sensitive switch are simultaneously turned on, the warmer warms the fuel gas cylinder thereby enhancing the safety in use. | 01-27-2011 |
| 20090218333 | HEATING ELEMENT FOR APPLICATION IN A DEVICE FOR HEATING LIQUIDS - A heating element for use in a device for heating liquids comprising an uninterrupted and integrally constructed track-like electrical resistor having a first material for forced conduction of electric current, electrical resistor having a plurality of elongate resistor segments and at least one curved resistor segment for mutual electrical coupling of the elongate resistor segments. Also disclosed is a device for heating liquids using the heating element. | 09-03-2009 |
| 20110100978 | APPARATUS FOR SHAPING MELTS COMPRISING INORGANIC OXIDES OR MINERALS WITH AN IMPROVED HEATING DEVICE - Fibers, pipes, rods, strips or profiles made of high-melting inorganic oxides or minerals are used in great quantities, for example for reinforcing plastics, ceramics and metals. In order to produce said products, use is made of apparatuses comprising a melt container with an individual orifice, or orifice plate with a multiplicity of orifices, arranged in the base of the melt container. The melt in the melt container has to be kept at as homogeneous as possible an operating temperature above the individual orifice or orifice plate. For this purpose, the melt container is usually heated by a direct through flow of current. This results in high radiation losses to the surroundings and to a correspondingly high need for electric energy. It is proposed, for the heating of the melt, to arrange one or more pipes in the melt container, the pipes having at least one connection to the outside through the container casing, and electric heating elements being inserted into the pipes. This type of heating results in a homogeneous temperature distribution of the melt above the individual orifice or the orifice plate and permits an energy saving of more than 50%. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20090001070 | LIQUID HEATING VESSELS - A liquid heating vessel comprising heating means for heating liquid in the vessel, electronic control means, electromagnetic switching means for interrupting or reducing power to the heating means, and temperature sensing means for providing a signal dependent on the temperature of liquid in the vessel to the control means. The control means is arranged to operate the electromagnetic switching means to interrupt or reduce power to the heating means in response to the control means determining that a pre-determined temperature condition has been reached. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20120199572 | HERBAL VAPORIZATION APPARATUS AND METHOD - The subject technology pertains to an herbal vaporization apparatus including an electric heat base comprising a glass pass-through tube, and a hydratube having a first end a second end, wherein the hydratube is configured to be removably coupled with the electric heat base at the second end to place the hydratube in fluidic communication with the glass pass-through tube. The electric heat base can be configured to be coupled to the hydratube such that the hydratube is vertically mounted on top of the electric heat base. The electric heat base can include a glass pass-through tube including a plurality of chambers separated by constrictions and configured to receive and transmit a volume of gas, and a heating element disposed adjacent to the glass pass-through tube to heat the volume of gas received by the glass pass-through tube. Furthermore, the herbal vaporization apparatus can also include an herbal containment unit. | 08-09-2012 |
| 20120145697 | HEAT TREATMENT APPARATUS - A heat treatment apparatus is configured to include: a treatment chamber for accommodating therein a wafer; a substrate supporting unit for horizontally supporting the wafer in the treatment chamber; and a lamp unit provided above the treatment chamber. The lamp unit includes: a base member; a plurality of lamps provided on the lower surface of the base member whose front ends face downwardly; a plurality of ring-shaped reflectors concentrically provided on the lower surface of the base member to protrude downward; and a cooling head for supplying a cooling medium into the reflectors. At least some of the lamps are arranged along the reflectors, and cooling medium channels, each inner space of which is formed as a ring-shaped space, are respectively provided within the reflectors in the extending directions of the reflectors. | 06-14-2012 |
| 20120145698 | KETTLE | 06-14-2012 |
| 20110186561 | ELECTRIC PATIO BISTRO - A grilling apparatus comprising: a base housing; a cooking grate positionable on or in an upper portion of the base housing; a radiant heat cavity within the base housing below the cooking grate; at least one electric heating element within the radiant heat cavity; and a reflective surface within the radiant heat cavity which diverges outwardly in an upward direction at an angle of from 20° to 60° from horizontal. | 08-04-2011 |
| 20120111851 | Method and Apparatus for Providing a Machine Barrel with a Heater | 05-10-2012 |
| 20100096381 | DRINKS DISPENSER - The present invention relates to a drinks dispenser with a heating device for the heating of a liquid and with at least one electric accumulator for the energy supply of the drinks dispenser, more preferably of its heating device, which compared with the charge power has a higher discharge power which is greater than 500 watt. | 04-22-2010 |
| 20100206865 | HEATING DEVICE WITH A MULTI POWERING CONFIGURATION - A combination including a heater, a first connection device and a second connection device. The heater has heating elements or resistors; and a heater connector with electric heater conductors connected to the electric heating elements. The first and second connection devices have first and second output connectors with conductors for connection to the conductors of the heater connector and first and second input connector for connection to first and second standard connectors of first and second power sources with first and second voltage levels. The electric conductors of the first output connector have a first connection configuration in the first connection device and the electric conductors of the second output connector have a second connection configuration in the second connection device different to the first connection configuration. At least two heating elements are so connected to the first electric conductors as to be powered: in the first connection configuration via the first connection device to the first power source; and in the second connection configuration via the second connection device to the second power source. | 08-19-2010 |
| 20110180526 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MELTER TANK AIRFLOW MANAGEMENT - An airflow system for a solid-ink melter tank is disclosed, which prevents clogging of drop tube supplying solid ink to the solid-ink melter tank. An inlet may provide airflow as well as solid ink to the melter tank and an outlet maintained at a temperature higher than temperature of the inlet, promotes a convective air current. The inlet may be coaxial with the drop tube or is present as a separate opening in the solid-ink melter tank. The outlet can be taller, externally insulated, and fabricated with a thermally conductive material as compared to the inlet. The heated outlet promotes expulsion of hot air from the solid-ink melter tank and prevents heating of drop tube, which leads to drop tube clogging by partially melting the solid ink. | 07-28-2011 |
| 20090095731 | MOUNTING TABLE STRUCTURE AND HEAT TREATMENT APPARATUS - A mounting table structure arranged in a processing chamber is provided for mounting a target object to be processed on the upper surface. The mounting table structure is characterized in having a mounting table wherein a heating unit are embedded to heat the target object to perform a specified heat treatment to the target object, and a supporting column which stands on the bottom portion of the processing chamber and supports the mounting table. The mounting table structure is also characterized in that a heat-equalizing member spread in a planar direction is embedded above the heating unit in the mounting table. | 04-16-2009 |
| 20100012646 | HOT WATER KETTLE COMPRISING AN ACOUSTIC MEMBER FOR GENERATING AN ACOUSTIC SIGNAL - A hot water kettle has an on/off switch, which is adapted to automatically switch from a closed position to an opened position when water which is present inside the kettle has been boiling for a while. The on/off switch is operable through a button element ( | 01-21-2010 |
| 20120312801 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR HEATING USING RF ENERGY - An apparatus for applying EM energy to a load may include at least one processor configured to receive information indicative of dissipated energy for each of a plurality of modulation space elements and group a number of the plurality of modulations space elements into at least two subsets based on the information received indicative of dissipated energy. The processor may also be configured to associate a power delivery protocol with each of the at least two subsets wherein the power delivery protocol differs between subsets and regulate energy applied to the load in accordance with each power delivery protocol. | 12-13-2012 |
| 20120187106 | PHOTOVOLTAIC HEATER - A photovoltaic cell array, one or more heating elements, and a maximum power point tracking circuit configured to track the maximum power point of the photovoltaic cell array and to provide that maximum power collectively to the heating element(s). | 07-26-2012 |
| 20110120984 | Method and Apparatus for Rapidly Thawing Frozen NOx Reductant - According to one aspect of the present invention, a liquid reductant tank for supplying liquid reductant to a selective catalytic reduction system is disclosed. The tank includes a tank cavity for holding a liquid reductant and being at least partially defined by one or more side walls; a liquid reductant supply line at least partially situated within the tank cavity and for communicating liquid reductant from the tank cavity to outside of the tank cavity; and a heating element situated at least partially within the liquid reductant supply line and for thawing frozen reductant situated within the supply line during cold start conditions to obtain liquid reductant for use in a selective catalytic reduction system. | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110215083 | Apparatus for producing trichlorosilane and method for producing trichlorosilane - An apparatus for producing trichlorosilane, comprising: a reaction chamber into which the raw gas is introduced to produce a reaction gas; a plurality of heaters disposed inside the reaction chamber to heat the raw gas; and a plurality of electrodes connected to basal portions of the heaters, wherein the heaters include first heaters each having an exothermic portion and second heaters each having an exothermic portion shorter than that of the first heater and a radiation plate connected to the exothermic portion, wherein a partial portion of the exothermic portion of the first heater faces the radiation plate of the second heaters; the reaction chamber has an introducing port of the raw gas on a side of the exothermic portion of the second heater; and the reaction chamber has discharge port of the reaction product gas on a side of the radiation plate of the second heater is arranged. | 09-08-2011 |
| 20110266273 | MULTI-FUNCTIONAL ELECTRIC COOKER - A multi-functional electric cooker comprises a heating boiler body ( | 11-03-2011 |
| 20100230398 | SLOW COOKER - A slow cooker for heating food stuffs includes a housing defining a heating cavity and a housing rim. A heating element is disposed within the housing to heat the heating cavity. A container has a generally hollow interior and a container rim and is shaped and sized to fit within the heating cavity for heating thereof by the heating element. A lid is sized and shaped to at least partially cover an opening of the container and includes a gasket around an outer edge thereof for sealing engagement with the container rim. The slow cooker further includes at least one clip for selectively retaining the lid in sealing engagement with the container rim to inhibit leakage of the food stuffs. The at least one clip is an over-the-center clip and includes a hook and a catch to selectively retain the lid in sealing engagement with the container rim. | 09-16-2010 |
| 20120085747 | HEATER ASSEMBLY AND WAFER PROCESSING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A heater assembly and a wafer processing apparatus using the same are provided. The heater assembly comprises a substrate, a heater, a reflector and a protective layer. The substrate has a top surface, a side surface surrounding the top surface and a trench formed on the top surface. The heater comprises a heater element accommodated within the trench and two electrodes respectively connecting two ends of the heater element and extending outside of the substrate. The reflector covers an inner surface of the trench. The protective layer covers the top surface, the side surface and the trench. | 04-12-2012 |
| 20120325798 | HEATING DEVICES AND FUEL VAPOR PROCESSING APPARATUS USING THE HEATING DEVICES - A heating device may include an electric heating element configured to generate heat, a heat radiation element, and an electrical insulation member interposed between the electric heating element and the heat radiation element. The electrical insulation member may be bonded to both of the electric heating element and the heat radiation element. | 12-27-2012 |
| 219439000 | With heat storage or transfer means | 9 |
| 20090045186 | Energy-saving cooker - The present invention is to provide an energy-saving cooker comprises an outer pot ( | 02-19-2009 |
| 20090008380 | VACUUM HEATING DEVICE - A vacuum heating device comprises: a pot body having an inner casing and an outer casing; a vacuum space being formed between the inner casing and the outer casing; a heat source installed at a lower outer side of the inner casing; a pot cover installed at a top of the pot body; the pot cover having a vent hole; the pot cover tightly covering the receiving space of the inner casing so as to have a preferred heat preservation effect; and an energy supply device for actuating the heat source to generate heat to heat the inner casing. The energy supply device is a conductor body which is connected to the heat source. Or the energy supply device is an electromagnetic generator installed at a lower side of the pot body. | 01-08-2009 |
| 20100032425 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS, HEATING DEVICE, AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - Provided are a substrate processing apparatus, a heating device, and a semiconductor device manufacturing method. The substrate processing apparatus comprises a process chamber configured to process a substrate. A heating element is installed at a peripheral side of the process chamber. An annular inner wall is installed at a peripheral side of the heating element. An annular outer wall is installed at a peripheral side of the inner wall with a space being formed therebetween. An annular cooling member is installed at the space for cooling. An actuating mechanism moves the cooling member between a contact position where the cooling member makes contact with at least one of the inner wall and the outer wall and a non-contact position where the cooling member does not make contact with any one of the inner wall and the outer wall. A control unit controls at least the actuating mechanism. | 02-11-2010 |
| 20080237214 | METHODS AND HEAT TREATMENT APPARATUS FOR UNIFORMLY HEATING A SUBSTRATE DURING A BAKE PROCESS - Methods and heat treatment apparatus for heating a substrate and any layer carried on the substrate during a bake process. A heat exchange gap between the substrate and a heated support is at least partially filled by a gas having a high thermal conductivity. The high thermal conductivity gas is introduced into the heat exchange gap by displacing a lower thermal conductivity originally present in the heat exchange gap when the substrate is loaded. Heat transfer across the heat exchange gap is mediated by the high thermal conductivity gas. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20090230116 | Heating Vessel - A heating vessel comprises a bottom portion made of conductive material and perimeter wall extending upward from the bottom portion to form a perimeter and covers the vessel such as to form a cavity. The perimeter wall comprises an outer wall and an inner wall, and at least an adiabatic portion defined between the outer wall and the inner wall, which is as an adiabatic layer. The dimension of the inner wall is less than the outer wall. The inner wall is connected to the bottom. | 09-17-2009 |
| 20120241436 | APPARATUS FOR CULTURING PLANT MATERIALS AS FOOD PRODUCT - The invention is directed to an apparatus adapted to prepare a cultured food product, such as but not limited to tempeh, from a plant material. The apparatus comprises a housing, a container and at least one heating element. The container holds the plant material, such as a soyfood substrate, and is incubated in the housing whereby the cultured food product, such as a tempeh, is formed. The housing further comprises a controlled airflow wherein the housing is adapted to allow ambient air to flow into and out of the housing during the culturing process. | 09-27-2012 |
| 20100078423 | HEATING UNIT, SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR HEATING FLUID - In a heating unit, based on a required output amount Q, a control part | 04-01-2010 |
| 20090272730 | ACCURATE TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT IN HOUSEHOLD KETTLES - A vessel for the preparation of heated water or other liquid based material includes a container for the liquid, an electric heater and a temperature sensing probe mounted through a wall or base of the container. The probe includes an efficient heat transferring structure in direct thermal contact with and wet by the liquid inside the container. An electrical sensor within the probe is an intimate thermal contact with the efficient heat transfer structure and has electrical properties which directly correlate with the temperature of the heat transferring structure. The heat transferring structure is attached to a supporting structure mounted to the wall or base by an elastomeric efficient thermal insulating material held in compression to provide physical support for the probe and to seal the wall from leaking and to insure that the sensor is primarily thermally responsive to the temperature of the heat transferring surface and to the liquid but is thermally insulated from variations in the temperature of the supporting wall or base of the container. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20120211483 | ENERGY-SAVING AND HEAT PRESERVATION DEVICE - An energy-saving and heat preservation device is mainly a heat preservation device for heating device and receptacle. Upper and lower receiving tanks opened to outside and opposite to upper and lower ends of a receptacle respectively are provided in the heating device, while a first and a second chambers opposite to each other are provided in the heat preservation device. Energy storage material, which is a coagulation type phase-change material, is received within the first chamber. A conduit is connected between the first and the second chambers to form an integral connection arrangement. Hence, waste heat generated in the heating process is collected and stored, and is used for heat preservation. Not only the exhausted waste heat, which later becomes heat load of air conditioning apparatus, can be reduced but also power consumption for heat preservation can be lowered. | 08-23-2012 |
| 219440000 | With pressure generating or maintaining means (e.g., pressure cooker) | 4 |
| 20110215085 | LIQUID HEATING DEVICES - An apparatus for heating liquid comprises a heating chamber, a dispensing chamber and a conduit. The conduit conveys heated liquid from the heating chamber to the dispensing chamber for automatic dispensing. The dispensing chamber has valve means through which the heated liquid is dispensed, which are operable to interrupt the automatic dispensing. An apparatus for heating liquid comprises a heating chamber, a dispensing chamber and a conduit. The conduit conveys heated liquid from the heating chamber to the dispensing chamber for automatic dispensing. The apparatus comprises means for determining a volume of heated liquid to be dispensed automatically. | 09-08-2011 |
| 20110147365 | Electrical Appliance for Cooking Food - An electric appliance for pressure cooking food includes a casing ( | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110168691 | FUEL GAS CONDITIONING SYSTEM - A feed gas conditioner includes a pressure vessel that encloses at least part of a pre-heater. The pre-heater has an inlet for connection to a source of feed gas and an outlet for delivering the feed gas into the interior of the pressure vessel. An electrical heater element located within the pre-heater increases the temperature of the feed gas as it flows through the pre-heater. An expansion valve reduces the pressure of the feed gas as it flows from the pre-heater so as to initiate condensation. A super heater is at least partially located within the pressure vessel and has an inlet within the interior of the pressure vessel. A filter is in a flow path in the pressure vessel leading from the pre-heater heater to the super heater for removing condensate from the feed gas. An electrical heater element is in the super heater for heating the feed gas. | 07-14-2011 |
| 20110139765 | FUEL GAS CONDITIONING SYSTEM - A feed gas conditioner includes a pressure vessel that encloses at least part of a pre-heater. The pre-heater has an inlet for connection to a source of feed gas and an outlet for delivering the feed gas into the interior of the pressure vessel. An electrical heater element located within the pre-heater increases the temperature of the feed gas as it flows through the pre-heater. An expansion valve reduces the pressure of the feed gas as it flows from the pre-heater so as to initiate condensation. A super heater is at least partially located within the pressure vessel and has an inlet within the interior of the pressure vessel. A filter is in a flow path in the pressure vessel leading from the pre-heater heater to the super heater for removing condensate from the feed gas. An electrical heater element is in the super heater for heating the feed gas. | 06-16-2011 |
| 219441000 | With temperature or current control means | 29 |
| 20090166350 | Kettle Controller - The present invention provides apparatuses and methods for boiling a liquid such as water. The liquid is heated at full power when the measured temperature of the liquid is below a first predetermined threshold. When the temperature is above the first predetermined threshold and below a second predetermined threshold, partial power, which may be based on the duty cycle, is applied to the heater. When the measured temperature of the liquid reaches the second predetermined threshold, power is removed from the heater after a predetermined time. When the increase of the measured temperature is less than a predetermined temperature change during a predetermined time duration, it is determined that the liquid is boiling and power is removed to the heater. If the level is too high or too low, an alarm may be activated and/or power removed from the heater. | 07-02-2009 |
| 20130098893 | Portable liquid warmer - An apparatus for warming consumable liquids and for controllably maintaining the elevated temperature of the liquid that includes a housing having an upper portion, a tapered lower portion and a side wall defining a tapered receiving chamber for receiving the container containing the consumable liquid. Disposed within the housing in close proximity to the tapered receiving chamber is an electric heater for heating the receiving chamber. Operably associated with the electric heater is a controller that includes an electrical circuit for energizing the electric heater and for controllably maintaining the electric heater at a selected one of a plurality of elevated temperatures. | 04-25-2013 |
| 20110259871 | INTELLIGENT ELECTRIC KETTLE - An intelligent electric kettle includes a heating element for heating water contained in the intelligent electric kettle, a sensor for sensing the temperature of the water, and a control unit being configured to collect data during the operation of the intelligent electric kettle. The control unit is also configured to execute a predetermined program and calculate a cut-off temperature based on the data and a predetermined target temperature. The control unit is further configured to turn off the electric power provided to the heating element when the temperature of the water sensed by the sensor is equal to or greater than the calculated cut-off temperature. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20090277896 | MULTI-FUNCTION LIQUID CONTAINER - A container is provided for heating or otherwise processing the contents of the container. For example, the container may be a kettle or kettle for heating fluids therein. The container may receive a command, desired characteristic or desired range for processing the contents of the container. The container may further include at least one sensor such as a temperature sensor or pressure sensor for determining a corresponding characteristic of the contents of the container. Based on at least one determined characteristic and/or the input command, the container may heat or otherwise process the contents therein. The results and/or current status of the contents may further be provided through a display. Also, based on the current status of the contents, the container may further process/heat the contents or discontinue processing/heating of the contents. | 11-12-2009 |
| 20080302780 | Method of Water Temperature Calibration for Electric Kettle - A water temperature calibration method for an electric kettle includes the steps of providing a temperature sensor, a microprocessor, and a control circuit; detecting an interior temperature from one of the temperatures of the water, a heating point contacting with the water, and an interior wall of the electric kettle; determining a temperature rate change by the microprocessor and comparing a current cycle of the temperature rate change with a previous cycle thereof; and sending out a control signal to the control circuit when the current cycle of the temperature rate change is close to the previous cycle thereof that a difference between the current cycle of the temperature rate change and the previous cycle thereof is minimized. Therefore, the process is adapted to accurately determine the water temperature and to cut off the heating power when the water is boiled. | 12-11-2008 |
| 20100126980 | DIRECT VESSEL HEATING FOR DISSOLUTION TESTING - A dissolution test vessel configured for direct vessel heating includes a lateral wall, a resistive heating element, and a temperature-sensing element. The resistive heating element and the temperature-sensing element are bonded directly to the lateral wall, and may be formed by dispensing flowable materials onto the lateral wall. The resistive heating element includes a contiguous first heating element end, heating element section, and second heating element end. The temperature-sensing element includes a contiguous first sensing element end, sensing element section, and second sensing element end. The vessel may communicate with a heater control system, which may be provided with a dissolution test apparatus at which the vessel is mounted. | 05-27-2010 |
| 20100155386 | WATER HEATER AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - A storage-type water heater includes a tank for supporting water to be heated, a first heating bank including a first heating surface disposed within the tank, a first contactor connected to the first heating bank, a second heating bank including a second heating surface disposed within the tank, a second contactor connected to the second heating bank, and a controller for selectively operating the first contactor and the second contactor. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100187215 | Energy saving stove water heater - An energy saving stove water heater for heating water with a cooking stove includes an inner tank body, an outer tank body, a top panel, and a bottom panel. The inner tank body and the outer tank body define a water chamber therebetween. The top panel and the bottom panel sealedly enclose the water chamber to form a water tank. The inner and outer tank bodies are provided with a channel extending through the chamber for disposing a fuel line of the cooking stove. The outer tank body has a water inlet and a water outlet. The energy saving stove water heater is an energy saving device that is capable of heating up water flowing through the water chamber by fully utilizing the excessive heat from the cooking stove such that there is no need to consume any other energy to have hot water. | 07-29-2010 |
| 20110174798 | Device for Heating Products Used in Sexual Activities - A heating device includes a housing, a thermally conductive receptacle, a cover, a heating element, a temperature sensor, a user interface and a power source. The thermally conductive receptacle is disposed within the housing and is accessible through an opening. The thermally conductive receptacle is sized to receive, completely contain and heat a container containing a product used in sexual activities. The cover is attached to the housing and is disposed over the opening to provide access to the thermally conductive receptacle and enclose the container containing the product. The heating element is disposed within the housing, and is connected to the thermally conductive receptacle. The temperature sensor is disposed within the housing and is connected to the heating element or the thermally conductive receptacle. The controller is disposed within the housing and is electrically connected to the heating element, the temperature sensor, and the user interface. The controller (a) activates the heating element in response to a signal from the user interface, and (b) deactivates the heating element and provides a status indicator via the user interface whenever the temperature sensor indicates a desired temperature of between 80 and 135 degrees Fahrenheit. The power source is disposed within the housing and is connected to the first heating element and the controller. | 07-21-2011 |
| 20100200564 | Overheat Protection Control Component for Liquid Heating Vessel - The invention provides an overheat protection control component for a liquid heating vessel which includes a control body ( | 08-12-2010 |
| 20090114637 | HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE FOR HEATING LIQUID - Household electrical appliance for heating liquid including a tank, a heating element having at least one resistive track screen-printed on an electrically insulating plate secured to part of said tank, and a device controlling the electrical supply of said heating element. The control device includes several electronic components among which are at least one thermometric component, a switching component capable of opening and closing the electrical power supply circuit for said heating element, and a control component for controlling said switching component according to signals output from said thermometric component. At least said thermometric, switching and control components are located on said insulating plate within a single area free of resistive track, said area being surrounded by a peripheral region free of resistive track and of electronic components. | 05-07-2009 |
| 20110108544 | PET/PEOPLE CANNED FOOD WARMING DEVICE - A device for warming canned food, particularly pet food, includes a container, a resistive heating element, and a control device. The container has an inner wall and an outer wall; the inner wall is of a thermally conductive material at least at the bottom of the container. The heating element is located between the inner wall and outer wall at the bottom of the container. The control device, connected to the heating element, includes a thermostat effective to control a temperature at the interior floor of the container to approximately 102° F., a temperature suitable for pet food. The control device may also be variable so that the thermostat is effective to control the temperature to approximately 98° F., a temperature suitable for food intended for human consumption. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20090139978 | WATER/POWDERED MILK MIXING DEVICE FOR NURSING - Disclosed herein is a water/powdered milk mixing device, capable of mixing water and powdered milk, which are independently stored, at a predetermined concentration when a mixing switch is manipulated. The device has a water heating means ( | 06-04-2009 |
| 20110049126 | Combination Urn and Warming Plate and Methods of Using Same - The present invention generally concerns a Combination Urn and Hot Plate for supplying heat to both liquids and solids, typically beverages and food, for heating or keeping same warm. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20080223846 | Electrical heating apparatus - An electrical heating apparatus having an emitting surface, in particular in the form of a panel. It comprises a heating device having a vessel receiving a small volume of low-boiling-temperature phase-transition liquid, and an electrical heating body for the liquid in the vessel, a closed casing forming the emitting surface, surmounting the vessel and in communication with the latter to form a pressure-resistant hermetic enclosure for the liquid vapour and the condensate. | 09-18-2008 |
| 20080203084 | Heating apparatus for heating objects to be heated, heating method for heating the objects to be heated, and storage medium in which computer-readable program is stored - The present invention provides a heating apparatus for heating objects to be processed, which can detect a temperature of the objects to be processed with higher precision and accuracy, thereby to achieve higher precision temperature control. A heating apparatus | 08-28-2008 |
| 20110132893 | HEAT RETAINING BOTTLE - A thermos consists of a body, a cap and a heating device. The body has an inner wall, an outer wall and a bottle opening, where an intermediate space is formed between the inner and outer walls. The cap is fitted to the bottle opening. The heating device contains an induction coil, a donut magnet and a resistance heater. The induction coil is wound in the inner wall. The donut magnet is placed in the intermediate space and it can move freely within the intermediate space. The resistance heater is electrically connected to the induction coil and touches the inner wall. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110132894 | Countertop Cooker - A countertop cooking device such as a slow cooker or rice cooker which operates to initially reach a heat within the cooking cavity sufficient for sauteeing or braising food. A microprocessor communicating with a temperature sensor monitors the cooking cavity in order to sense drops in temperature. When a sudden drop in temperature occurs due to the addition of liquid to the cooking cavity, the device is caused to drop to a lower cooking temperature appropriate for boiling, simmering, or maintaining food warmth. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20090095732 | Multi-Functional Cooker - A multi-functional cooker disclosed in the present invention at least comprises a base on which a pan body, a power line, a first heating unit, a second heating unit and a control panel are mounted. The first heating unit comprises a heating body, a first control circuit and a first control switch. A first loop is formed by the power line, the heating body, the first control circuit and the first control switch. The second heating unit comprises a band heater, a second control circuit and a second control switch. A second loop is formed by the power line, the band heater, the second control circuit and the second control switch. The first and second heating units have independent control circuits respectively, each control circuit can be adjusted to the optimal cooking state according to the different cooking functions performed by the heating units, so the present multi-functional cooker not only can perform the multiple functions such as steaming, frying, stir-frying, deep-frying and stewing etc. but also every functions can be performed to the optimal cooking effect. | 04-16-2009 |
| 20080308547 | Method of Controlling Electric Kettle for "Dry" Burn Prevention - A method of controlling an electric kettle for “dry” burn prevention during heating process, including the steps of: providing a temperature sensor, a microprocessor, and a control circuit; detecting the water temperature; determining the temperature rate change and comparing the temperature rate change with the rate change threshold; and when the temperature rate change is larger than the preset rate change threshold, sending a control signal to the control circuit. The microprocessor determines the temperature rate change and the acceleration rate change that when the temperature rate change and acceleration rate change are larger than the corresponding thresholds respectively, the microprocessor sends the control signal to the control circuit to stop the heating process. Therefore, the present invention accurately determines the increasing temperature of the water and simultaneously cuts off the heating power to prevent the electric kettle from being burnt. | 12-18-2008 |
| 20100270285 | DUAL-SPECTRUM INTELLIGENT COOKING AND BAKING MACHINE - A dual-spectrum intelligent cooking and baking machine without oil fume includes a housing, a top cover, an inner cylinder with heat preservation, an inner cooking and baking machine and a control circuit. An upper heater is disposed on the inner top surface of the top cover, and a lower heater is disposed on the inner undersurface of the inner cylinder with heat preservation. The upper heater and the lower heater are optical heaters. An insulating layer with light and heat penetration is disposed on the lower heater. The inner cooking and baking machine is a pan, a stockpot or a barbecue net rack. The pan or the stockpot is disposed moveably on the upper surface of the insulating layer with light and heat penetration. The barbecue net rack is disposed moveably over the insulating layer with light and heat penetration and is connected with the motor by the coupling device. | 10-28-2010 |
| 20120273477 | STEAM COOKING APPARATUS - A steam cooking apparatus with improved water supply and drainage structures. The apparatus includes a body, a cooking compartment, a steam generator to supply steam into the cooking compartment, a water vessel to store water and supply the water into the steam generator, a water supply device including a holder and a slider slidably mounted in the holder so as to be withdrawn from the body, a first water supply tube connecting the slider and the water vessel, a second water supply tube connecting the water vessel and the steam generator, and a drain tube to drain water in the steam generator to the outside of the body. The drain tube includes an end fixed to the slider so that the end of the drain tube is withdrawn with the slider from the body when water in the steam generator is drained to the outside. | 11-01-2012 |
| 20120318782 | Column heater - A direct contact segmented column heater is described. The heater is capable of a broad heating and cooling range, and exhibits a very rapid response, with heating and cooling rates better than 350° C. min | 12-20-2012 |
| 20130020309 | Carton and Temperature Control System - The present invention relates to a temperature control system for cartons, such as transport cartons which are employed to transport goods in aircraft, and to cartons fitted with the same. Food and pharmaceutical products require temperature stability during transportation; otherwise goods can be damaged and be unusable, whether such damage is apparent or not. Goods can be transported in tropical heat, packaged and may be left on runways at extreme temperatures and then placed within a hold where low pressures and low temperatures exist during flight. The invention seeks to provide a simple to fabricate temperature control system for a carton which can retain goods reliably at a specified temperature. The invention also provides a powered monitor system is provided whereby to ensure that extreme temperature excursions in transport can be provided by a simple to use container insert. | 01-24-2013 |
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| 20100314379 | TEMPERATURE CONTROL DEVICE FOR VEHICLE THERMAL CUP - The present invention relates to a temperature control device for vehicle thermal cup, which is mainly assembled from a cup body, a heat conductor, a thermal insulated outer casing and a switching switch, wherein the heat conductor attached to the circumferential wall of the cup body enables liquid to be quickly heated. The switching switch installed on the surface of the thermal insulated outer casing forms an electrical circuit with a high temperature control device and a low temperature control device. Accordingly, the user can use the switching switch to select a heating or heat preservation mode to maintain the temperature of the liquid and quickly achieve the effectiveness to boil the liquid. | 12-16-2010 |
| 20110089156 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING POWER SUPPLY TO THE LIQUID CONTENTS OF A COOKING VESSEL - A method for controlling power supply to the liquid contents of a cooking vessel or the like, particularly for controlling the electrical power supply in an induction heating system, wherein a predetermined thermodynamic state is detected and the user is alerted, comprises maintaining a predetermined high power condition after reaching the predetermined thermodynamic state for a predetermined time and then reducing the power supply to a predetermined level. | 04-21-2011 |
| 20110095016 | Safe product transfer apparatus - A safe product transfer apparatus that heats refrigerated food products and then hold those heated food products in a hold drawer until they can be transferred to a heater merchandizer, preferably a roller grill as needed. The apparatus features a control assembly. The assembly has a pre-selectable preheat temperature control to provide a preheat temperature when the “on” switch of said control is activated. A pre-heat indicator indicates when the preheat temperature has been reached so that the food products can be loaded into an operable drawer. A pre-selectable heat temperature control provides a heat temperature wherein the heat temperature corresponds to the safe serving temperature. A timer indicator counts down to zero from a pre-set time once the heat temperature control has been activated such that the food products are assured of having reached the pre-selectable heat temperature. Then, the timer counts upward until a pre-set maximum time for holding the food products at a hold temperature is reached. In this manner, consumers are prevented from selecting a food product that hasn't reached the proper safe serving temperature. Consumers are also prevented from selecting a food product that has been held longer at the hold temperature wherein the food product may be degraded in quality. The apparatus can heat a refrigerated product from 34° F. to greater than or equal to 140° F. in 35 minutes or less. The apparatus has a safe product transfer apparatus that has a heating cavity ranging from 250° F. to 425° F. The apparatus provides a safe product transfer apparatus that can hold the products stored therein at a safe holding temperature (ranging from greater or equal to 140° F. to not more than 205° F.), that is, not hot enough to continue heating or degrading the food product. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110031233 | Food Heater - A food heater having a base arranged to receive food, a heating system in the base, and a cover configured to form, with the base, a closed chamber in which food may be positioned during food preparation. A photovoltaic system is in the cover. The photovoltaic system has one or more solar cells adapted to absorb solar energy and store the solar energy in one or more batteries. The heating system is adapted to receive the solar energy when the cover is connected to the base, to thereby facilitate food preparation in the food heater. | 02-10-2011 |
| 20130020310 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING AND CONTROLLING HEATING/COOLING SYSTEMS - A monitoring and control system for monitoring and controlling at least one thermal regulation system (TRS), where the monitoring and control system includes a thermal sensor for sensing temperature in the TRS; a controller, operatively associated with the TRS and the thermal sensor, where the controller receives data from the thermal sensor including temperature measurements thereof and analyzes the data for allowing disconnecting TRS from its power supply once the temperature in the TRS, sensed by the sensor, reaches at least one predefined threshold; and a breaking mechanism, operatively associated with the controller, including at least one circuit breaker for allowing disconnecting the TRS from its power supply when identifying an electrical overload or once disconnected by the controller operatively associated therewith. | 01-24-2013 |
