Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
392416000 |
With chamber
| 103 |
392411000 |
Lamp banks (i.e., array of plural lamps)
| 52 |
392418000 |
With support for workpiece
| 30 |
392422000 |
With reflector
| 17 |
392432000 |
Radiant extended surface type heater
| 11 |
392408000 |
With filter or diffuser for radiant energy
| 10 |
392419000 |
Focussed radiant beam | 5 |
20140294369 | NEAR-INFRARED CONDENSING HEATING UNIT, NEAR-INFRARED CONDENSING HEATER USING THE SAME, AND METHOD FOR FORMING PANEL USING THE SAME - A near-infrared condensing heating unit includes a frame having an open side at a side and a seat inside, and a reflecting plate disposed in the seat of the frame having an opening corresponding to the open side, and an extended semi-elliptic cross-section along an elliptic line. The near-infrared condensing heating unit further includes a lamp disposed inside the reflecting plate, with both ends mounted on the frame through sockets. | 10-02-2014 |
20160075075 | HEATING SYSTEM FOR PET-PREFORMS - The invention describes a heating system ( | 03-17-2016 |
20090214194 | OUTDOOR HEATER - An electric radiant heater has a proximity sensor capable of detecting the presence of an object proximate the top surface of the heater's housing. The heater also has a temperature sensor capable of sensing ambient temperature proximate the top surface of the heater's housing. A microcontroller is coupled to the proximity and temperature sensors. Upon the detection of an object atop the heater's housing, the microcontroller determines if the temperature sensor's output is indicative of the presence of ice or snow. If so, a heating element of the heater is allowed to remain in operation. Otherwise, the detected object is considered to be potentially combustible material, and the heating element is switched off by the microcontroller. | 08-27-2009 |
20120045191 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PREPARING EPITAXIALLY TEXTURED POLYCRYSTALLINE FILMS - The disclosed subject matter relates to systems and methods for preparing epitaxially textured polycrystalline films. In one or more embodiments, the method for making a textured thin film includes providing a precursor film on a substrate, the film includes crystal grains having a surface texture and a non-uniform degree of texture throughout the thickness of the film, wherein at least a portion of the this substrate is transparent to laser irradiation; and irradiating the textured precursor film through the substrate using a pulsed laser crystallization technique at least partially melt the film wherein the irradiated film crystallizes upon cooling to form crystal grains having a uniform degree of texture. | 02-23-2012 |
20160070064 | OPTICAL FIBER ANNULAR HEATING PROCESSING APPARATUS - A heating apparatus, including a laser beam, an axicon reflector, which redirects the laser beam to generate a conical beam, and a reflecting structure, which redirects the conical beam to create a heating area. | 03-10-2016 |
392417000 |
For heating moving strand, web or sheet | 2 |
20140153911 | HEATING APPARATUS - A heating apparatus includes a film feed mechanism, a laser light source, a laser irradiation component, and a laser controller. The film feed mechanism has a film contact surface that contacts with one surface of a film material, and moves the film material in the lengthwise direction of the film material. The laser irradiation component emits a laser beam toward the film contact surface. The film contact surface has a first contact surface and second contact surfaces, a material forming the first surface having a different thermal conductivity that a material forming the second surfaces. The second contact surfaces are disposed at positions that come into contact with the ends of the film material in the width direction, while the first contact surface is disposed between the second contact surfaces. The material forming the first contact surface has a lower thermal conductivity than the material forming the second contact surfaces. | 06-05-2014 |
20150055943 | APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING TRANSIENT THERMAL PROFILE PROCESSING ON A MOVING SUBSTRATE - A method and apparatus for thermally processing material on a low-temperature substrate using pulsed light from a flash lamp is disclosed. Material is conveyed past the flash lamp. The pulses of light are formed by Pulse Width Modulation to tailor the shape of the pulses to generate a thermal gradient in the substrate that enables the material to be heated beyond the maximum working temperature of the substrate without damage. Its shaped pulse rate is synchronized to the conveyance speed of a conveyance system. By using the information from a feedback sensor, the thermal gradient is recalculated to alter the shape of the pulses in real time for optimizing subsequent curings in real time without powering down the curing apparatus. The combined pulse shaping and synchronization allow a temperature profile to be tailored in the sample that is uniformly cured in the conveyance direction. | 02-26-2015 |
392409000 |
Hand-held | 1 |
20130209076 | HANDHELD HEATER - A heating tool, including a housing having a handle, a heat source, a control circuit for controlling power of the heat source, one or more reflectors mounted in the housing to focus radiant energy from the heat source toward a focal region, an opening in the housing for receiving an object to be heated in the focal region, and a blower directing cooling air toward the reflectors and exiting the housing. | 08-15-2013 |
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20080199162 | Lamp for Rapid Thermal Processing Chamber - A lamp assembly adapted for use in a substrate thermal processing chamber to heat the substrate to temperatures up to at least about 1100° C. is disclosed. In one embodiment, the lamp assembly comprises a bulb enclosing at least one radiation generating filament attached to a pair of leads, a lamp base configured to receive the pair of leads, a sleeve having a wall thickness of at least about 0.013 inches and a potting compound having a thermal conductivity greater than about 100 W/(K-m). | 08-21-2008 |
20080199163 | Lamp for Rapid Thermal Processing Chamber - A lamp assembly for the lamp assembly adapted for use in a substrate thermal processing chamber to heat the substrate to temperatures up to at least about 1100° C. is disclosed. In one embodiment, the lamp assembly comprises a bulb enclosing at least one radiation generating filament attached to a pair of leads, the bulb having an inner surface and an outer surface, a lamp base configured to receive the pair of leads and at least a portion of the bulb having a surface treatment adapted to reflect light away from the lamp base. In another embodiment, a sleeve covers the lamp base, which has a cross-sectional area less than about 1.2 times the cross-sectional area of the bulb. | 08-21-2008 |
20080240691 | Radiant Device - A radiant device ( | 10-02-2008 |
20090003808 | Ecowave 1.2 - The ECOWAVE 1.2 is an infrared heater that can produce heat in a more efficient manner than other infrared heaters on the market today. We have utilized specific short wave infrared bulbs and specifically manufactured and oriented heat dissipation material, and housing, to capture the maximum amount of infrared waves emitted from the heat source thus providing an optimum ambient temperature rise for a minimal amount of electricity consumed. We have also designed a heater core, in two separate configurations, that can be used in a multitude of capacities depending on the size of the heating case desired, heat required and space available. | 01-01-2009 |
20090034947 | Pipe heater encircled conduit device - The present invention relates to a pipe heater encircled conduit device ( | 02-05-2009 |
20090297132 | Radiant heating using heater coatings - A radiant heating system comprises a thermally sprayed resistive heating layer bonded to an underlayment building material substrate. The substrate can comprise a sub-flooring material and the heating system can comprise a radiant floor heating system. The resistive heating layer can be thermally sprayed directly onto a sub-floor or similar underlayment material, including a cementitious backing material or a sound reduction board. A finished floor surface, such as a tile, wood or laminate surface, can be provided over the substrate and thermally sprayed heater to provide a radiant floor heater. In other embodiments, a radiant heating system includes a thermally sprayed heater bonded to a flooring overlay, such as a laminate board, to a heater insert, such as a flexible polymer film or a mica-based material, or to a concrete substrate. Methods of fabricating radiant heating systems include thermally-spraying a resistive material on a sub-floor or flooring overlay. | 12-03-2009 |
20090304370 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING INFRARED LAMP OVENS - The present invention relates to a device for controlling at least one heater ( | 12-10-2009 |
20100021147 | FILAMENT LAMP - A filament lamp is provided. The filament lamp includes: a long light emitting section including a plurality of filaments aligned with one another in an axial direction of the light emitting section, wherein electric power is independently supplied to each of the filaments; a sealing section that seals the light emitting section, including: a first sealing section provided at one end of the light emitting section; and a second sealing section provided at the other end of the light emitting section; a plurality of metal foils embedded in the sealing section; a plurality of external leads each connected to a corresponding one of the metal foils and extending from the sealing section to the outside; and a plurality of glass pipes each provided on the sealing section so as to cover a corresponding one of the external leads. | 01-28-2010 |
20100226629 | ROLL-TO-ROLL PROCESSING AND TOOLS FOR THIN FILM SOLAR CELL MANUFACTURING - Described are roll-to-roll or reel-to-reel thermal or rapid thermal processing tools (reactors) are used to react a precursor layer on a continuous flexible workpiece. Variants of the reactors are described, including a reactor having multiple exhaust outlets connected to a process gap of the reactor between an entrance opening and an exit opening of the process gap; a reactor including multiple gas inlets and exhaust outlets connected to a process gap of the reactor between an entrance opening and an exit opening of the process gap; a reactor including multiple gas inlets and exhaust outlets connected to a process gap of the reactor between an entrance opening and an exit opening of the process gap; and a reactor including multiple gas inlets and exhaust outlets connected to a process gap of the reactor between an entrance opening and an exit opening of the process gap. Also described is an exhaust system that separates the Group VIA material vapors from other gaseous species for re-cycling or easy disposal and techniques and apparatus for efficient removal of moisture from the workpiece before processing precursor layer in the RTP tool. | 09-09-2010 |
20100254687 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR HEATING A PIPE - An apparatus for heating a pipe, having at least one heating unit, at least one temperature sensor and a controller, wherein the controller is arranged to control the at least one heating unit in dependence on the temperature measured by the temperature sensor. | 10-07-2010 |
20100266267 | Far Infrared Ray Ceramic Plate Heating Module - A far infrared ray ceramic flat plate heating module is provided. The far infrared ray ceramic flat plate heating module includes a ceramic heat-generating flat plate, an integrated terminal block for electrical distribution, a metal plate and a metal frame. The ceramic heat-generating flat plate includes a ceramic flat plate, a heat-generating film coated on a surface of the ceramic flat plate, silver paste electrodes configured on and coupled to two opposite sides of the heat-generating film, a first insulating layer coated on the heat-generating film and the silver paste electrodes, a temperature sensor configured by forming a temperature sensing paint layer on the first insulating layer, and a second insulating layer formed on the temperature sensor. The integrated terminal block is secured on the metal plate. The metal frame is disposed surrounding the periphery of the metal plate and the ceramic heat-generating flat plate. | 10-21-2010 |
20100266268 | Multi-stage Optical Homogenization - Substrate processing equipment and methods are used to improve the uniformity of illumination across an illuminated portion of a substrate by processing light with multiple optical homogenizers. The multiple optical homogenizers each include micro-lens arrays and Fourier lens. The multiple optical homogenizers are arranged so that the output numerical aperture of one of the optical homogenizers is within 5% of the input numerical aperture of another optical homogenizer. | 10-21-2010 |
20100303452 | Radiant Tube - A radiant tube assembly ( | 12-02-2010 |
20110033175 | ANNEALING APPARATUS - An annealing apparatus includes heating sources | 02-10-2011 |
20110044670 | SHAPED TARGET ABSORPTION AND DISPERSION MODELING - A technique is provided to model a heat penetration profile for various targets which are non-planar or three-dimensionally shaped targets for use in a heating system. The relative volume of material that is irradiated at various depths may have an impact on the absorbed heat profile through the target. For example, a hollow cylindrical product has substantially more material per micro-meter near the outside diameter than it does near the inside diameter. Accordingly, the thickness of the wall or the diameter of the hollow inside the cylinder, as well as the outer diameter of the cylinder, have a substantial impact on the ultimate heat profile through the wall. | 02-24-2011 |
20110081135 | Far Infrared Panel for Humid and Dry Environments - A far infrared panel for humid and dry environments includes a frame, a thin layer, a grounding circuit board, a cloth layer and a second layer. The thin layer includes a carbon membrane and a printed circuit board. Two wires are used to connect the carbon membrane with a control device. The grounding circuit board includes a grounding layer, a circuit board and a wire. The wire is used to connect the grounding circuit board with the ground. The second layer which has a crisscross pattern and a plurality of fixing devices are used to fixedly hold the thin layer, grounding circuit board and cloth layer in the frame. Therefore, the far infrared panel of the present invention may be used to raise the temperature of a sauna room swiftly and evenly and then can make users to sweat heavily. | 04-07-2011 |
20110081136 | COMBINED THERMAL DEVICES FOR THERMAL CYCLING - The invention relates to systems and methods including a combination of thermal generating device technologies to achieve more efficiency and accuracy in PCR temperature cycling of nucleic samples undergoing amplification. | 04-07-2011 |
20110164862 | HEATED COVER METHODS AND TECHNOLOGY - A heating apparatus comprising a support base and a microplate having a first surface and an opposing second surface. The microplate is positioned adjacent the support base and comprises a plurality of wells formed in the first surface thereof. Each of the plurality of wells is sized to receive an assay therein. A sapphire crystalline transparent window is positioned adjacent the microplate opposing the support base. A heating device heats the transparent window in response to a control system. | 07-07-2011 |
20110182565 | Radiant System for Heat Transfer - A radiant heating system includes a molded agglomeration of inert natural stone waste and a heating element embedded in the agglomeration. The agglomeration contains 45-55% by weight of stone particles having a size from 1 to 5 mm; 30-35% by weight of stone dust having a size from 0.01 mm to 0.5 mm; and 20-25% by weight of a resin having a water-based acrylic component. | 07-28-2011 |
20110188838 | RADIANT HEATING USING HEATER COATINGS - A radiant heating system comprises a thermally sprayed resistive heating layer bonded to an underlayment building material substrate. The substrate can comprise a sub-flooring material and the heating system can comprise a radiant floor heating system. The resistive heating layer can be thermally sprayed directly onto a sub-floor or similar underlayment material, including cementitious backing material or a sound reduction board. A finished floor surface, such as a tile, wood or laminate surface, can be provided over the substrate and thermally sprayed heater to provide a radiant floor heater. In other embodiments, a radiant heating system includes a thermally sprayed heater bonded to a flooring overlay, such as a laminate board, to a heater insert, such as a flexible polymer film or a mica-based material, or to a concrete substrate. Methods of fabricating radiant heating systems include thermally-spraying a resistive material on a sub-floor or flooring overlay. | 08-04-2011 |
20110255847 | RAPID HEAT TREATMENT APPARATUS THAT ENABLES EXTENDED PYROMETER LIFE - In the rapid heat treatment apparatus according to the present invention, the pyrometer comprises a light receiving rod that is used to receive radiated light emitted from a wafer; a light source that is installed to radiate light onto a wafer through the light receiving load; and a light sensing part that receives radiated light reflected after being radiated from the light source to the wafer and light emitted from the wafer to measure the temperature of the wafer, wherein a transparent protective cap is installed on the light receiving load so that the light receiving load is not contaminated by by-products formed after the wafer is heated. According to the present invention, contamination is prevented by the transparent protective cap so that any difficulty experienced from replacing an expensive light receiving rod is eliminated, and the need for initial setting of the pyrometer is also eliminated, so that process downtime is reduced and process efficiency is enhanced. | 10-20-2011 |
20110262115 | HEAT TREATMENT METHOD AND HEAT TREATMENT APPARATUS FOR HEATING SUBSTRATE BY EMITTING FLASHING LIGHT - A first flash heating is performed in which a flash lamp emits a first flashing light to a semiconductor wafer having been heated to a first preheating temperature equal to or lower than 650 degrees C. by a light emission from a halogen lamp so that the temperature of a surface of the semiconductor wafer reaches 1000 degrees C. or higher. Then, a second flash heating is performed in which a second flashing light is emitted to the semiconductor wafer having been further heated by a light emission of the halogen lamp. Performing the first flash heating can suppress diffusion of impurity in the subsequent second flash heating. In the second flash heating, the impurity is activated and introduced crystal defects are recovered. | 10-27-2011 |
20110286725 | High Heat Electric Fireplace - Provided is an electric fireplace comprising adaptations to permit the electric fireplace to accept electrical energy at first rate from an associated AC power supply and adaptations to permit the electric fireplace to output energy at second rate, where the second rate exceeds the first rate. | 11-24-2011 |
20110293253 | SAUNA HEATING ELEMENT WITH HIGH EMISSIVITY COATING - A high emissivity coating applied to a sauna heating element and a method for fabricating a sauna heating element with a high emissivity coating is described. In one illustrative embodiment, a sauna heating element comprises a substrate, and a film coating applied to the substrate, the film coating applied as a first liquid layer and a second powder layer. In another illustrative embodiment, a process is provided for fabricating a sauna heating element with a high emissivity coating. | 12-01-2011 |
20110293254 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR HEATING A LAYER OF A PLATE BY PRIMING AND LIGHT FLOW - The invention relates to a method and to a device for at least locally heating a plate including at least one layer ( | 12-01-2011 |
20120014679 | FLUID HEATING DEVICE - Provided is a fluid heating device capable of suppressing reduction of heating efficiency even if a fluid mainly containing sulfuric acid is heated. The fluid heating device of the present invention is a fluid heating device for heating chemicals mainly containing sulfuric acid, and includes a translucent inner tube | 01-19-2012 |
20120057855 | Heat Treatment Apparatus Emitting Flash of Light - Flash lamps connected to short-pulse circuits and flash lamps connected to long-pulse circuits are alternately arranged in a line. The duration of light emission from the flash lamps connected to the long-pulse circuits is longer than the duration of light emission from the flash lamps connected to the short-pulse circuits. A superimposing of a flash of light with a high peak intensity from the flash lamps that emit light for a short time and a flash of light with a gentle peak from the flash lamps that emit light for a long time can increase the temperature of even a deep portion of a substrate to an activation temperature or more without heating a shallow portion near the substrate surface more than necessary. This achieves the activation of deep junctions without causing substrate warpage or cracking. | 03-08-2012 |
20120063751 | Heat Treatment Apparatus Emitting Flash of Light - Flash lamps connected to short-pulse circuits and flash lamps connected to long-pulse circuits are alternately arranged in a line. The duration of light emission from the flash lamps connected to the long-pulse circuits is longer than the duration of light emission from the flash lamps connected to the short-pulse circuits. A superimposing of a flash of light with a high peak intensity from the flash lamps that emit light for a short time and a flash of light with a gentle peak from the flash lamps that emit light for a long time can increase the temperature of even a deep portion of a substrate to an activation temperature or more without heating a shallow portion near the substrate surface more than necessary. This achieves the activation of deep junctions without causing substrate warpage or cracking. | 03-15-2012 |
20120070135 | APPARATUS FOR ANNEALING, METHOD FOR ANNEALING, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - An apparatus for annealing a substrate includes a substrate stage having a substrate mounting portion configured to mount the substrate; a heat source having a plurality of heaters disposed under the substrate mounting portion, the heaters individually preheating a plurality areas defined laterally in the substrate through a bottom surface of the substrate; and a light source facing a top surface of the substrate, configured to irradiate a pulsed light at a pulse width of about 0.1 ms to about 100 ms on the entire top surface of the substrate. | 03-22-2012 |
20120114316 | HEAT TREATMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR HEATING SUBSTRATE BY LIGHT IRRADIATION - In light-irradiation heating with a total irradiation time of one second or less, two-stage irradiation is performed, including a first stage of light irradiation of a semiconductor wafer, which irradiation produces an output waveform that reaches a peak at a given emission output; and a second stage of supplemental light irradiation of the semiconductor wafer, which irradiation is started after the peak, producing an emission output smaller than the above given emission output. The emission output in the second stage is two thirds or less than the above given emission output at the peak. The first-stage light-irradiation time is between 0.1 and 10 milliseconds, and the second-stage light-irradiation time is 5 milliseconds or more. | 05-10-2012 |
20120134654 | RADIATOR APPARATUS - A radiator apparatus for concentrating or dispersing energy. In one embodiment, the radiator includes a thermal conductive layer, a radiation layer, and a thermal insulation layer. The radiation layer is powered by an energy source and includes at least one radiation element embedded in at least a portion of the thermal conductive layer. The thermal insulation layer faces the thermal conductive layer. In another embodiment, the radiator includes a generally helical dome-shaped radiation member powered by an energy source and a generally dome-shaped reflection member including a reflective surface facing the radiation member. In yet another embodiment, the radiator includes a radiation member powered by an energy source and a reflection member having an at least partially ring-shaped concave reflective surface facing the radiation member for distributing energy to an at least partially hat-shaped or ring-shaped area or zone. | 05-31-2012 |
20120155841 | GENERATING A HEATED FLUID USING AN ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION-ABSORBING COMPLEX - A vessel including a concentrator configured to concentrate electromagnetic (EM) radiation received from an EM radiation source and a complex configured to absorb EM radiation to generate heat. The vessel is configured to receive a cool fluid from the cool fluid source, concentrate the EM radiation using the concentrator, apply the EM radiation to the complex, and transform, using the heat generated by the complex, the cool fluid to the heated fluid. The complex is at least one of consisting of copper nanoparticles, copper oxide nanoparticles, nanoshells, nanorods, carbon moieties, encapsulated nanoshells, encapsulated nanoparticles, and branched nanostructures. Further, the EM radiation is at least one of EM radiation in an ultraviolet region of an electromagnetic spectrum, in a visible region of the electromagnetic spectrum, and in an infrared region of the electromagnetic spectrum. | 06-21-2012 |
20120301122 | DYE SUBLIMATION HEATING MODULE AND SYSTEM THEREOF - A heating module for dye sublimation printing on an article comprises a first heating plate, an infrared heating source, and a metal shield. The infrared heating source is disposed under the first heating plate and emits a radiation. The metal shield can prevent the radiation, emitted by the infrared heating source, from projecting directly on the article. The first heating plate preheats a retransfer sheet to be softened and then molded on the article. Consequently, the infrared heating source heats the retransfer sheet for sublimation dye transfer on the article. | 11-29-2012 |
20120308214 | PORTABLE AIR CONDITIONING APPARATUS - An air conditioning apparatus is provided with an air plenum in fluid communication with an air inlet and an air outlet. A fan moves air through the air plenum. An interchangeable air conditioning core is removably installed within the air plenum and interposed between the air inlet and air outlet such that air moving along an air pathway is forced to proceed through the interchangeable air conditioning core. | 12-06-2012 |
20130156409 | SUBSTRATE HEATING DEVICE AND SUBSTRATE HEATING METHOD - A device for heating a substrate with light from a flash lamp having a semiconductor switch connected in series to the flash lamp. After triggering of a trigger electrode of the flash lamp, a first drive signal and a second drive signal are output from a gate circuit. The time period when the semiconductor switch is on due to the second drive signal is longer than the time period that the semiconductor switch is on by the first drive signal. Then, the semiconductor switch is switched on and off by the first drive signal and the substrate temperature is increased to a temperature, which is lower than the desired temperature to be targeted, and is maintained a that temperature for a short time, after which the surface temperature of the substrate is increased to the desired target temperature. | 06-20-2013 |
20130259456 | EXTENSIBLE NETWORKED MULTI-MODAL ENVIRONMENT CONDITIONING SYSTEM - A distributed, self-organizing environment conditioning system with adaptive and learning behaviors that provide localized and targeted climate conditioning such as, but not limited to, temperature and humidity control in indoor and outdoor settings and more particularly, to extensible networked multi-modal autonomous systems of heating units working together to efficiently target objects for selective environmental control. | 10-03-2013 |
20130287375 | Heater with a level switch safety mechanism - An indoor or outdoor heater with a safety bar, a tiltable heater head, a power controlling and power limiting device serving as safety mechanisms. | 10-31-2013 |
20130315575 | CONCENTRIC COIL INFRARED EMITTER LAMP - An infrared emitter lamp ( | 11-28-2013 |
20140126894 | METHOD OF ANNEALING METAL MEMBER - Provided is a method of annealing a metal member, including: disposing a first heater in an inner space of a hollow cylindrical metal member having an inner peripheral surface provided with plural teeth protruding toward a central direction, the first heater radiating infrared light and being disposed so as to extend parallel to a direction of a central axis of the metal member; heating the metal member from the inner space with the first heater; and gradually cooling the metal member after heating. | 05-08-2014 |
20140126895 | THERMAL PROCESSOR EMPLOYING RADIANT HEATER - A thermal processor including a rotatable hollow drum including a drum core having an interior surface and an exterior surface, and a radiant heater positioned within an interior of the drum and configured to provide radiant energy to heat the drum, wherein at least one radiant energy absorption characteristic of the interior of the drum varies across its longitudinal width W | 05-08-2014 |
20140301724 | Electronic Heating of People and Animals - A heater for human comfort and homeostasis is made by using a thermal laser. The heat from the thermal laser is pointed precisely with optics such as lenses and reflectors. The apparatus may be pointed with an automated pan-and-tilt. It may be targeted by a camera or similar sensor. It can turn its power levels up or down, or off, in response to the data from the sensor. The precision with which the source can be aimed leads to a higher proportion of photons hitting the target than with current heaters. This heater also maintains the power density of the photons impinging on the target or anything else within safety limits. | 10-09-2014 |
20140348496 | HEATER LAMP FOR FIXATION, FIXING DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A heater lamp for fixation and a method of producing the heater lamp are provided. The heater lamp includes a heat generator and a protective casing to cover the heat generator, in which an amount of carbon in an external surface of the protective casing as detected by an X-ray photoelectron spectroscopic method is equal to or less than 12 atomic %. The method of producing a heater lamp for fixation includes preparing a heat generator; preparing a protective casing to cover the heat generator; and heating the heat generator in an atmosphere containing oxygen gas. | 11-27-2014 |
20140355971 | Infrared Heat Lamp Assembly - An infrared heat lamp ( | 12-04-2014 |
20150016809 | Warming Bag for Neonate Nutritional Liquid - A sterilized system component is disclosed for holding a container of neonate nutritional liquid during a warming of the nutritional liquid. Structurally, the system component includes a pouch-shaped receptacle having a water-filled enclosure. The receptacle includes an outer bag and an inner bag. The inner bag is conformed to be received into the outer bag with the open end of the inner bag affixed to the periphery of the outer bag opening to create a permanent, fluid-tight seal. This permanent seal then creates an enclosed fluid chamber between the inner bag and the outer bag that can be filled with warm water through a fluid port that is provided in the outer bag. Prior to the warming procedure, both the receptacle and the water that is used need are sterilized using ultraviolet radiation from a germicidal lamp. | 01-15-2015 |
20150016810 | INFRARED HEATING DEVICE - Infrared heating apparatus irradiates a member to be heated with infrared rays from infrared source to heat the member, and sets heated region of the member to be heated with use of shielding member that restricts transmission of infrared rays. The infrared heating apparatus includes: a pair of holding members each having a plate shape that allow the infrared rays to be transmitted therethrough being disposed to intersect with an irradiation direction of the infrared rays between the infrared source and the member to be heated, and the shielding member being interposed and held between the holding members, and being a metal sheet, metal foil or a metal film, which has a prescribed shape that restricts transmission of the infrared rays, and the holding members being placed on each other to be in close contact with each other while the shielding member is interposed between the holding members. | 01-15-2015 |
20150037016 | ULTRAVIOLET NUTRITIONAL WARMER - A feeding fluid warming system broadly includes a liner bag and an ultraviolet light warming device. The liner bag includes an inner bag that receives feeding fluid therein and an outer bag that holds warming fluid therein. The warming device includes a container, an ultraviolet light source, a temperature sensor, and a controller. The container receives the liner bag therein and the ultraviolet light source heats the warming fluid, which in turn heats the feeding fluid to temperatures within a thermal neutral zone so as to effectively and consistently maintains the fluids at these temperatures in addition to sterilizing the warming fluid. | 02-05-2015 |
20150341987 | RADIATOR ELEMENT - The invention relates to a an electric radiator element having multiple heating zones for the production of energy-efficient eco-design applications, radiator heating flanges and radiator heating pipes in the low-voltage range, having integrated radiators which increase the heating output of a heater resistor without the additional consumption of energy. | 11-26-2015 |
20160095164 | HALOGEN HEATER - A heater of an embodiment includes a bulb, a filament, a gas, and metallic members. The filament is disposed in the inside portion of the bulb along a tube axis and includes a radiative unit and non-radiative units. The radiative unit performs radiation when applying current. The non-radiative units are disposed at either end of the radiative unit in a tube axis direction, are electrically connected to the radiative unit, and do not perform radiation relative to the radiative unit when applying current. The bulb includes a radiative region and non-radiative regions. The radiative unit is disposed in the radiative region. The non-radiative units are disposed in the non-radiative regions. The metallic members are disposed in the inside portion of the bulb, are thermally conductible, and are disposed in the non-radiative regions. | 03-31-2016 |
20160183327 | DEVICE FOR HEATING A COMPOSITE MATERIAL WITH TEMPERATURE-DEPENDENT PROCESSING CHARACTERISTICS, AND ASSOCIATED METHODS | 06-23-2016 |