Patents Examined by Spencer H Kirkwood
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Patent number: 11252792Abstract: A selective heating device may include a chamber, at least one heating element, and a circuit. The at least one heating element may selectively heat a first portion of a target in the chamber at a first energy level for a first period of time. The at least one heating element may also selectively heat a second portion of the target at a second energy level for a second period of time, wherein the second energy level and/or the second period of time are different from the first energy level and/or the first period of time; or refrain from heating a third portion of the target; or a combination thereof. The circuit may receive a heating instruction and control the at least one heating element based on the heating instruction.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2015Date of Patent: February 15, 2022Assignee: SPOT LABS, LLCInventor: Kareem Sameh Seddik
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Patent number: 11206871Abstract: A power supply unit for an aerosol inhaler includes: a first element having a first electric resistance value connected in series to a load; a second series circuit including a second element having a second electric resistance value and a third element connected in series to the second element and having a third electric resistance value, and connected in parallel with a first series circuit including the load and the first element; an operational amplifier in which one of a non-inverting input terminal and an inverting input terminal is connected to the first series circuit, and the other of the non-inverting input terminal and the inverting input terminal is connected to the second series circuit; and a heating circuit capable of supplying the load with a current larger than a current flowing through the load when a current flows through the first series circuit and the second series circuit.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2020Date of Patent: December 28, 2021Assignee: JAPAN TOBACCO INC.Inventor: Keiji Marubashi
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Patent number: 11206862Abstract: A two stage system for extraction of oil from whole citrus fruit is provided. The first stage is known in the art and includes a first plurality of toothed rollers which convey citrus as the teeth penetrate and rupture oil glands. The oil passes into a first water pan. A novel second stage uses a second plurality of toothed rollers to continue the penetration and rupturing of oil glands. The second plurality of rollers are positioned in an isolated second pan to partially submerge the citrus. A middle phase liquor with extremely low oil concentration is transferred into said second pan to initiate desorption of oil from the citrus. The desorption technique in one embodiment increases yield by 4% or more. This technique is expected to increase yield even more as the recovery by the first stage is reduced.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2019Date of Patent: December 28, 2021Inventors: Roger Waters, Carlos Valentin Gallo, Santiago Manuel Sosa, Victor Francisco Onchi Navarro
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Patent number: 11183402Abstract: A laser annealing apparatus includes a laser oscillating structure, an oscillator, a beam expanding telescope, a first power meter, and a second power meter. The laser oscillating structure emits a first laser beam of a first wavelength and first beam cross-section to a substrate in a chamber including an optical window. The oscillator emits a second laser beam, of a second wavelength different from the first wavelength, to the substrate. The beam expanding telescope is on an optical path for the second laser beam and expands the second laser beam to a second beam cross-section. The first and second power meters measure energy of the second laser beam and a third laser beam, generated as the second laser beam is reflected by the substrate. The first beam cross-section and the second beam cross-section may be equal.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2017Date of Patent: November 23, 2021Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Joong-han Shin, Supakit Charnvanichborikarn, Bong-jin Kuh, Ki-chul Kim, Jae-hee Lee
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Patent number: 11160145Abstract: A radio-frequency (RF) heating system may include a removable drawer, which may be inserted under a fixed shelf of the RF heating system to form an enclosed cavity. The drawer may include conductive channels or side rails that may interface with the shelf of the defrosting system in order to electrically couple the drawer to the RF heating system. The drawer may include an electrode that is electrically coupled to ground or to a RF signal source when the drawer is inserted beneath the shelf. The shelf may include selectable electrodes of varying sizes. The RF heating system may use identification circuitry to recognize the type of drawer that has been inserted beneath the shelf. RF energy may be applied to the electrode of the drawer or the shelf to heat a load in the enclosed cavity.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2017Date of Patent: October 26, 2021Assignee: NXP USA, Inc.Inventors: David Paul Lester, Daniel Joseph Viza
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Patent number: 11147408Abstract: The present invention relates to an automatic cooking pot notifying the completion of cooking. More specifically, provided is an automatic cooking pot which has a function of automatically notifying the optimal completion of a broth-based food, which retains a broth even when cooking is completed. Furthermore, if a user puts ingredients into the pot before the water boils, and selects a cooking menu wherein the same boiling time duration is set for the same menu regardless of the amount of food, the automatic cooking pot provided herewith notifies the user when the cooking is completed. In another embodiment, the user may adjust the boiling time duration to be set on a timer unit for the same food within a certain time range according to the amount of the food, on the basis of the variation in data in the boiling time durations depending on the amount of the food which have been measured through experiments beforehand.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2014Date of Patent: October 19, 2021Inventor: Kyung-Hee Kim
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Patent number: 11083222Abstract: An electronic cigarette includes a battery assembly and an atomizer assembly within a housing with the battery assembly electrically connected to the atomizer assembly. The housing has one or more air inlets. A liquid storage component is in contact with a porous component of the atomizer assembly, with the porous component having a run-through hole. A heating wire is in an air flow path through the run-through hole.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2018Date of Patent: August 10, 2021Assignee: FONTEM HOLDINGS 1 B.V.Inventor: Lik Hon
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Patent number: 11054148Abstract: Floor and ceiling panels and methods of constructing a floor system for a building are described. In some embodiments, a panel includes a plurality of joists, a corrugated form deck disposed above and attached to the plurality of joists, a ceiling substrate disposed below and attached to the plurality of joists, and an in-floor radiant heat member disposed between the corrugated form deck and the ceiling substrate. In some embodiments, the panel includes a plurality of joists, a corrugated form deck disposed above and attached to the plurality of joists, and a sound dampener disposed between the corrugated form deck and the plurality of joists. In some embodiments, the method includes attaching a pre-assembled panel to a frame of the building and pouring concrete onto the panel so that a radiant heat member is separated from the concrete by a corrugated form deck of the panel.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2015Date of Patent: July 6, 2021Assignee: Innovative Building Technologies, LLCInventors: Arlan Collins, Mark Woerman
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Patent number: 11027366Abstract: A laser system including a rack, a plurality of laser modules mounted in the rack to drive light through an optical fiber exiting the system, and a power distribution module to distribute electricity through circuit branches coupled to the laser modules is generally presented. In some embodiments, the rack includes a horizontal cross-member with a bottom rack flange extending vertically and defining a bottom of an opening in the rack.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2017Date of Patent: June 8, 2021Assignee: NLIGHT, INC.Inventors: Joseph J. Emery, Jeremy Young, Shelly Lin, Ken Almonte, Nathaniel Black
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Patent number: 11014186Abstract: An arc welding method preforms reciprocating wire feed so as to alternately perform forward feed and reverse feed. The arc welding method includes a normal arc welding step, a normal short circuit welding step, and an abnormal arc welding step. In the abnormal arc welding step, a short circuit state occurs at a second time point, which is before a lapse of a second period from a first time point at which an arc state occurs. Further, in the abnormal arc welding step, the reciprocating wire feed continues until a third time point after a lapse of a first period from the second time point. At the third time point, the reciprocating wire feed is stopped and the abnormal arc welding step is completed. From the third time point, the welding wire is decelerated and the reciprocating wire feed is restarted.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2015Date of Patent: May 25, 2021Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Kaito Matsui, Atsuhiro Kawamoto, Junji Fujiwara, Akira Nakagawa
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Patent number: 10994362Abstract: An arc electric welding head comprising a first contact device housing a first duct for feeding a first electrode and providing electrical contact between a first power source and said first electrode, a second contact device housing a second duct for feeding a second electrode and providing electrical contact between a second power source and said second electrode, said first and second contact devices being electrically insulated from each other, said first and second ducts being parallel.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2011Date of Patent: May 4, 2021Assignee: ESAB ABInventor: Hannes Raudsepp
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Patent number: 10994354Abstract: Arc saw blades and systems and methods for segmenting components utilizing improved arc saw blades.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2018Date of Patent: May 4, 2021Assignee: Arc Saw Technologies, LLCInventors: Thomas S. LaGuardia, Richard Simoneau
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Patent number: 10980367Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus for brewing hot beverages, and more particularly to an apparatus for automated brewing of coffee or tea. The apparatus for automated brewing of coffee comprises a frame structure defining an interior space, wherein the interior space houses a ground coffee feed system, a carousel assembly, a water system, a waste system and a coffee storage and dispensing system.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2014Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Inventor: Roger G. Lawson
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Patent number: 10932621Abstract: A cooking apparatus having a base member and a plurality of side members held together to form a container, a heating means inside the container for generating heat in the container, the container having an opening for placing food to be cooked in the container, and is capable of storing liquid, wherein the heating means is a gas burner and is positioned above a maximum liquid level, and further including a first shield member inside the container, spaced from a side wall of the container and surrounding the burner to restrict flame from the gas burner from contacting the side wall.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2014Date of Patent: March 2, 2021Assignee: WILD EARTH WINES LIMITEDInventor: Quintin Quider
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Patent number: 10893705Abstract: An electronic cigarette includes a battery assembly and an atomizer assembly within a housing with the battery assembly electrically connected to the atomizer assembly. The housing has one or more air inlets. A liquid storage component is in contact with a porous component of the atomizer assembly, with the porous component having a run-through hole. A heating wire is in an air flow path through the run-through hole.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2018Date of Patent: January 19, 2021Assignee: FONTEM HOLDINGS 1 B.V.Inventor: Lik Hon
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Patent number: 10894295Abstract: A welding power supply having an adjustable cover is disclosed. The welding power supply includes an enclosure housing an engine, a porous radiator thermally coupled to the engine, and a fan configured to propel air through the radiator. A ventilation opening is in fluid communication with the fan and radiator. The fan is configured to move heated air along an air path and out of the ventilation opening. The air may be heated by the welding power supply components (e.g. engine, radiator, charge air cooler, oil cooler, compressor, generator, weld circuitry, and/or other components), for example. The adjustable cover is positioned over the ventilation when in a fully closed and/or partially open/closed position. The adjustable cover may be moved between fully closed, partially open/closed, and fully open positions. The amount of air that is allowed to exit the enclosure, and the amount of air that is recirculated within the enclosure, may be altered by adjusting the position of the adjustable cover.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2017Date of Patent: January 19, 2021Assignee: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.Inventors: Timothy Dale Taylor, David Radtke
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Patent number: 10888190Abstract: A peeler is formed with a tubular main body having a first open end, an opposing second open end, and a hollow interior extending from the first open end to the second open end. The tubular main body is formed from a first flexible material allowing the tubular main body to deform under pressure by a use. A pick is attached to the first open end and extends away from the second open end, the pick being formed from a second material, the second material being different from the first material and further being relatively more rigid than the first material.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2017Date of Patent: January 12, 2021Assignee: Progressive International CorporationInventor: Lawrence Michael Hauser
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Patent number: 10887950Abstract: Provided is a cooking apparatus including: an induction heating coil that generates a magnetic field heating a cooking container; and an image generating unit that radiates light so that an image is generated on a surface of the cooking container, wherein the image generating unit includes: a plurality of light sources that radiate light toward the cooking container; a light source driving circuit that provides driving currents to the plurality of light sources; and a light-emitting controller that controls the light source driving circuit.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2015Date of Patent: January 5, 2021Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Chang Sun Yun, Seung-Hwan Kim, Kwan Joon Kim, Eun Dae Bae, Heung Mun Oh, Ji Hyeoung Lee
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Patent number: 10875119Abstract: A welding electrode may comprise a welding electrode body and a welding electrode cap that is connected or connectable to the welding electrode body for making contact between the welding electrode and a component for producing a welded connection. The problem of achieving an efficient heating of the sandwich sheet to be welded in a compact layout with the fewest possible modifications of the welding electrodes used heretofore is solved in that an electrically conductive resistance element integrated, or which can be integrated, in the welding electrode and which is connected or connectable in an electrically-conductive manner to the welding electrode body and the welding electrode cap is provided for the heating of the component. Furthermore, a method and a device with the welding electrode and a use are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2015Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Assignees: THYSSENKRUPP STEEL EUROPE AG, thyssenkrupp AGInventors: Azeddine Chergui, Jovan Berak
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Patent number: 10827872Abstract: A sous vide device and method of using the same may include a body that is fully submergible in a container of water and may wirelessly communicate with an external device, e.g., to control an external heating element during sous vide cooking. Further, a sous vide device may include a rechargeable battery capable of being wirelessly recharged from a charging dock. In addition, a sous vide device may include a moisture sensor for use in changing the activation state of a heating element and/or a turbidity sensor for use in changing the activation state of a water circulator of the sous vide device.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2017Date of Patent: November 10, 2020Assignee: MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD.Inventors: Daniel J. Trice, Robert Digman, Paul R. Staun