Patents Examined by Hung D Nguyen
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Patent number: 11653790Abstract: The Accelerated Slow Roasting Apparatus is a device for slow-and-low cooking a whole previously butterflied-prepared animal carcass comprising a closed cooking chamber with a plurality of adjustable air vents arranged on the bottom edge of the cooking chamber and a plurality of adjustable opening vents on a vertical side of the lid of the cooking chamber, and a slide out cooking grate with adjustable rails to support the grate while out of the cooking apparatus, a plurality of removable cooking fuel trays, wherein the cooking grate is positioned between twenty-five and forty centimeters above the cooking fuel trays to enable a flame-flare-up free, time-accelerated, slow-and-low cooking of the animal carcass in half, or less than half, of the traditional sixteen to twenty-two hours cooking time.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2020Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Inventor: Scott A. Harper
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Patent number: 11649583Abstract: A laundry treating apparatus includes a cabinet, a drum provided inside the cabinet and formed of a metal material, and an induction module configured to heat the drum, The induction module includes a base housing for accommodating a coil, and a cover housing forming a moving space of heat generated from the coil, jointed to an upper portion of the base housing, the cover housing includes a through portion for discharging the heat by passing through the cover housing up and down, and the cover housing forms a section upwardly inclined toward the through portion to move the heat generated from the coil along the inclined section and discharge the heat to the through portion. It is possible to prevent a temperature of the coil from being excessively increased, and enhance durability and efficiency of the induction module by active discharge of heat generated from the coil.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2022Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Youngjoo Lee, Sangwook Hong
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Patent number: 11653422Abstract: An induction heating device includes a case, working coils, a cover plate, an input interface, a first control module configured to detect one or more of the working coils at a position of an object seated on the cover plate, a second control module configured to receive information on the position of the object and control the input interface to display an image of a heating zone, and light emitting elements disposed below a periphery of each of the plurality of working coils. The second control module is configured to analyze an arrangement form of the one or more of the working coils based on the information on the position of the object, and control driving of at least one of the light emitting elements based on a result of analyzing the arrangement form.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2019Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Jae-Woo Lee, Seongjun Kim, Seungbok Ok
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Patent number: 11653424Abstract: A datalogger with a temperature sensor for measuring the temperature of one or more articles during a radio frequency (RF) heating process. The datalogger may be wireless and may store temperature measurements in an internal memory and/or may wirelessly transmit temperature data in real-time. The datalogger may be specifically designed and oriented to maximize temperature measurement accuracy and minimize interference with the RF heating process.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2020Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Inventors: Harold Dail Kimrey, Jr., John Hirschey, Tom McCune
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Patent number: 11641699Abstract: A device having: an article having a flat surface and a lower surface opposed to the flat surface; a cavity formed in the lower surface forming a complete loop surrounding a central portion of the article; a heating element having the same shape as the complete loop in the cavity and positioned to warm a portion of the flat surface adjacent to the heating element when the heating element is activated; a cooling device positioned to cool a portion of the flat surface in the central portion; and a release layer on the flat surface. A device having: an article having an upper surface; a heating element on the upper surface forming a complete loop surrounding a central portion of the article; and an electrically insulating material on the upper surface within the central portion.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2021Date of Patent: May 2, 2023Assignee: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the NawInventors: Russell Kirk Pirlo, Joel D. Gaston
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Patent number: 11641700Abstract: An induction heating device for heating and/or melting a heat affected product zone of shaving or cosmetic products stored in a product container which consists of a layer of the product heated by an electrically conductive metallic target member having through-passages overlying the top product surface and energized by an induction coil into which an electromagnet field is generated by electronic circuitry for a predetermined time period into the product container, thereby permitting the heated and or melted product to flow through the through-passages onto the top surface of the target member to be collected by a user for shaving or cosmetic purposes.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2021Date of Patent: May 2, 2023Inventor: Aldo Laghi
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Patent number: 11641702Abstract: Systems may include a heater including a plurality of heating elements that may include a first heating element configured to generate heat based on a first current, and a second heating element configured to generate heat based on a second current. Systems may further include an electromagnetic (EM) radiation reducing device configured to cancel electromagnetic emissions from the heater. The EM radiation reducing device may include a first EM radiation reduction element positioned adjacent to a first side of the heater, and a second EM radiation reduction element positioned adjacent to a second side of the heater, where the first and second EM radiation reduction elements have geometries configured based, at least in part, on the heater.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2021Date of Patent: May 2, 2023Assignee: SAUNA WORKS INC.Inventors: Raleigh Duncan, Andrew Kaps
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Patent number: 11633758Abstract: An improved inside of can curing technology is provided. One implementation uses narrowband, semiconductor produced infrared energy which is focused into the inside of the can to affect a very high-speed curing result and will directly impact the coating covering the inside walls of the can to rapidly cure the coating. De-tempering and annealing of the aluminum can body does not have time to occur, thus leaving a stronger can with the same amount of aluminum or a can of the same strength but with less aluminum. It is also possible to eliminate the natural gas fueled oven that is the current standard and replace it with a completely hydrocarbon-free curing alternative that has superior performance. This high powered radiant, narrowband energy will be digitally controlled to introduce only the needed heat and to not overheat the can.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2020Date of Patent: April 25, 2023Assignee: PHOTEX INC.Inventors: Don W. Cochran, Benjamin D. Johnson, Jonathan M. Katz
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Patent number: 11629409Abstract: Methods and apparatus for a substrate processing chamber are provided herein. In some embodiments, a substrate processing chamber includes a chamber body having sidewalls defining an interior volume having a polygon shape; a selectively sealable elongated opening disposed in an upper portion of the chamber body for transferring one or more substrates into or out of the chamber body; a funnel disposed at a first end of the chamber body, wherein the funnel increases in size along a direction from an outer surface of the chamber body to the interior volume; and a pump port disposed at a second end of the chamber body opposite the funnel.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2019Date of Patent: April 18, 2023Assignee: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.Inventors: Ribhu Gautam, Ananthkrishna Jupudi, Tuck Foong Koh, Preetham P. Rao, Vinodh Ramachandran, Yueh Sheng Ow, Yuichi Wada, Cheng-Hsiung Tsai, Kai Liang Liew
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Patent number: 11629088Abstract: A method for processing a transparent workpiece includes forming a contour of defect in the transparent workpiece and separating the transparent workpiece along the contour using an infrared laser beam. During separation, the method also includes detecting a position and propagation direction of a crack tip relative to a reference location and propagation direction of an infrared beam spot, determining a detected distance and angular offset between the crack tip and the reference location of the infrared beam spot, comparing the detected distance to a preset distance, comparing the detected angular offset to a preset angular offset, and modifying at least one of a power of the infrared laser beam or a speed of relative translation between the infrared laser beam and the transparent workpiece in response to a difference between the detected distance and the preset distance and between the detected angular offset and the preset angular offset.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2019Date of Patent: April 18, 2023Assignee: CORNING INCORPORATEDInventors: Duc Anh Bui, Xinghua Li, Ralf Joachim Terbrueggen
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Patent number: 11627644Abstract: A wireless induction heating cooker includes a main body configured to receive and heat food objects therein, a lid configured to couple to an upper surface of the main body, and an inner pot configured to be accommodated in the main body and to be heated based on a magnetic field being generated by a heating coil of an induction heating device. The inner pot defines a heat conduction space that is surrounded by a bottom surface, an outer surface, and an inner surface of the inner pot.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2020Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Hyeunsik Nam, Wan Soo Kim, Woo Jin Choi, Byungkyu Park
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Patent number: 11619394Abstract: Cooking devices, cooking systems, and sensor assemblies for use therewith are provided. In one embodiment, a cooking system is provided and includes a housing, at least one cooking container, and a sensor assembly. The housing can have a sensor port formed in an exterior surface thereof for operably coupling to a connector housing on a sensor assembly. The cooking system can further include a through-passage formed between the housing and the cooking container for receiving a cable extending from the connector housing on the sensor assembly to allow a probe coupled to a distal end of the cable to be positioned within the cooking container for measuring a temperature. In certain exemplary embodiments, the sensor port and connector housing can include features that prevent rotation of the connector housing relative to the sensor port.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2022Date of Patent: April 4, 2023Assignee: SharkNinja Operating LLCInventors: Rupert Elliston, Jennifer Kathryn Marsden, Edward Brown
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Patent number: 11618707Abstract: A method for separating a substrate of a brittle-hard material is provided. The method includes the steps of introducing defects into the substrate at a spacing from one another along a separation line using at least one pulsed laser beam; selecting an average spacing between neighboring defects and a number of laser pulses for generating a respective defect such that a breaking stress (?B) for separating the substrate along the separation line is smaller than a first reference stress (?R1) of the substrate and such that an edge strength ?K of the separation edge obtained after separation is greater than a second reference stress (?R2) of the substrate; and separating the substrate after introducing the defects by applying a stress along the separation line.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2019Date of Patent: April 4, 2023Assignee: SCHOTT AGInventors: Fabian Wagner, Volker Plapper, Andreas Ortner, Simon Schmitt, Frank-Thomas Lentes, Albrecht Seidl, Antal Makacs, Patrick Bartholome
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Patent number: 11607079Abstract: An outdoor cooking station configured to keep cooked food warm within a warming chamber of the cooking station. The cooking station includes a main body with frame components and panels, the panels coupled to the frame components so as to extend and define the warming chamber, the warming chamber positioned below heating elements supported by the main body. The warming chamber is fixedly positioned relative to the heating elements. The main body includes a door pivotably coupled to the main body and positioned along a front side of the main body, the door pivotably moveable between an open position and a closed position. With this arrangement, the door facilitates access to the warming chamber to place cooked food therein.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2019Date of Patent: March 21, 2023Assignee: North Atlantic Imports, LLCInventors: Roger Dahle, Jeffrey D. Clark, Scott W. M. Stevenson
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Patent number: 11602602Abstract: An aerosol-generating system including a liquid storage portion is provided, the portion including a rigid housing holding a liquid aerosol-forming substrate, the housing having an opening and a fluid permeable heater assembly including a plurality of electrically conductive filaments, wherein the fluid permeable heater assembly is fixed to the housing and extends across the opening of the housing. The provided heater assembly that extends across an opening of a liquid storage portion allows for a robust construction that is relatively simple to manufacture and allows for a large contact area between the heater assembly and liquid aerosol-forming substrate. The heater assembly may be substantially flat, allowing for simple manufacture.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2020Date of Patent: March 14, 2023Assignee: Philip Morris Products S.A.Inventors: Oleg Mironov, Rui Nuno Batista
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Patent number: 11598529Abstract: A heating arrangement for an oven includes a heating assembly including a plurality of elongate heating members extending along respective longitudinal axes oriented in a first direction and mutually spaced apart in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The heating arrangement further includes a cover unit having a body extending along a plane oriented parallel with the plurality of elongate heating members and spaced apart therefrom in a third direction perpendicular to the first and second directions. A plurality of openings extend through the body with at least some of the openings being aligned with respective ones of the elongate heating members in the first and second directions.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2019Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATIONInventors: Alessandro Gigante, Dhiraj Jambuvant Gotekar, Kedar Kulkarni
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Patent number: 11597124Abstract: A method of heat treating post-tensioning strand wedges that enhances efficiency, repeatability and safety is provided. The method includes providing a plurality of post-tensioning strand wedges, transporting each post-tensioning strand wedge to a heating assembly having a first induction heater, heating each post-tensioning strand wedge using the first induction heater of the heating assembly to form a heated post-tensioning strand wedge in a plurality of heated post-tensioning strand wedges, and delivering the plurality of heated post-tensioning strand wedges to perform a series of actions.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2020Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Inventor: Gregory Alan Hunsicker
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Patent number: 11596032Abstract: A cooking appliance includes a cooking cavity, a microwave module, and a turntable rotatably mounted in the cooking cavity. An upper pan is mounted above the turntable. The cooking appliance also includes a motor operatively coupled to the turntable to rotate the turntable and the upper pan within the cooking cavity.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2020Date of Patent: February 28, 2023Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Mark Heimerdinger, Erick Graven
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Patent number: 11596029Abstract: An induction heating apparatus including an inverter comprising a switching element, the inverter configured to supply a power to a first node based on an operation of the switching element; a first heating coil around which a wire is wound in a first winding direction with respect to the first node and configured to be heated by the power supplied from the first node; a second heating coil around which a wire is wound in a second winding direction different from the first winding direction with respect to the first node and configured to be heated by the power supplied from the first node; and at least one processor configured to control a resonance frequency of a current flowing through the first heating coil and the second heating coil.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2019Date of Patent: February 28, 2023Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Nobuharu Nishikoori, Masayuki Otawara, Tomoyuki Kanagawa, Masashi Sasagawa
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Patent number: 11596033Abstract: A hand protecting cavity ventilation system for an oven is provided. The system includes an air duct, positioned at a top of a cavity of the oven, the air duct having a duct outlet aimed toward a door to the cavity to provide an airflow along an inner surface of the door. The air duct extends downward from the ceiling of the cavity in front of and below a heating element disposed below the ceiling of the cavity. The air duct forms a vertically displaced hand protection portion to act as a barrier in front of the heating element, thereby guarding the heating element when the door of the oven is opened.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2020Date of Patent: February 28, 2023Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Laura Fossati, Luca Zilio