Patents Assigned to Micro-Heat, Inc.
  • Patent number: 7445165
    Abstract: Apparatus for cleaning a window of a vehicle, including a vessel, having an inlet through which a washing fluid is received from a reservoir and an outlet through which the fluid is discharged for cleaning the window, a heating element for heating the fluid in the vessel, a controller for controlling flow of the fluid through the vessel and an actuator in wireless communication with the controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2008
    Assignee: Micro-Heat, Inc.
    Inventors: Shlomi Franco, Jossef Wodnik, Vyshislav Ivanov
  • Patent number: 7171716
    Abstract: Apparatus (20) for cleaning a window (24) of a vehicle (22), including a vessel (28) having an inlet (32) through which a washing fluid is received from a reservoir and an outlet (34) through which the fluid is discharged for cleaning the window. There is a heating (50) for heating the fluid in the vessel, which element preheats the vessel before the washing fluid is received therein, whereby at least an initial quantity of the fluid is rapidly heated and discharged from the vessel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2007
    Assignee: Micro-Heat, Inc.
    Inventors: Shlomi Franco, Jossef Wodnik, Vyshislav Ivanov
  • Patent number: 7108754
    Abstract: Apparatus (20) for cleaning a window (24) of a vehicle (22), including a vessel (28) having an inlet (32) through which a washing fluid is received from a reservoir and an outlet (34) through which the fluid is discharged for cleaning the window. There is a heating (50) for heating the fluid in the vessel, which element preheats the vessel before the washing fluid is received therein, whereby at least an initial quantity of the fluid is rapidly heated and discharged from the vessel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2006
    Assignee: Micro-Heat, Inc.
    Inventors: Shlomi Franco, Jossef Wodnik, Vyshislav Ivanov
  • Patent number: 6892417
    Abstract: Apparatus (20) for cleaning a window (24) of a vehicle (22), including a vessel (28), having an inlet (32) through which a washing fluid is received from a reservoir and an outlet (34) through which the fluid is discharged for cleaning the window. There is a heating element (50) for heating the fluid in the vessel, which element preheats the vessel before the washing fluid is received therein, whereby at least an initial quantity of the fluid is rapidly heated and discharged from the vessel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2005
    Assignee: Micro-Heat, Inc.
    Inventors: Shlomi Franco, Jossef Wodnik, Vyshislav Ivanov
  • Patent number: 6669109
    Abstract: Apparatus for cleaning or de-icing a vehicle window, including a reservoir for containing therein a washing fluid, a vessel having an inlet through which the washing fluid is received from the reservoir and an outlet through which the fluid is discharged for cleaning a vehicle window, and a first heating element disposed in the vessel for heating the fluid in the vessel, characterized by an auxiliary heating element being disposed in the vessel for heating the fluid in the vessel, wherein the auxiliary heating element is disposed at a bottom portion of the vessel and is operative to heat a quantity of fluid which is not necessarily sufficient to cover the first heating element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2003
    Assignee: Micro-Heat Inc
    Inventors: Vyshislav Ivanov, Jossef Rogozinski, Uri Arkashevski
  • Patent number: 6615438
    Abstract: Apparatus (20) for cleaning a window (24) of a vehicle (22), including a vessel (28), having an inlet (32) through which a washing fluid is received from a reservoir and an outlet (34) through which the fluid is discharged for cleaning the window. There is a heating element (50) for heating the fluid in the vessel, which element preheats the vessel before the washing fluid is received therein, whereby at least an initial quantity of the fluid is rapidly heated and discharged from the vessel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2003
    Assignee: Micro-Heat Inc.
    Inventors: Shlomi Franco, Jossef Wodnik, Vyshislav Ivanov
  • Patent number: 6164564
    Abstract: Apparatus for cleaning or de-icing a vehicle window, including a reservoir for containing therein a washing fluid, a vessel having an inlet through which the washing fluid is received from the reservoir and an outlet through which the fluid is discharged for cleaning a vehicle window, and a first heating element disposed in the vessel for heating the fluid in the vessel, characterized by an auxiliary heating element being disposed in the vessel for heating the fluid in the vessel, wherein the auxiliary heating element is disposed at a bottom portion of the vessel and is operative to heat a quantity of fluid which is not necessarily sufficient to cover the first heating element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2000
    Assignee: Micro-Heat, Inc.
    Inventors: Shlomi Franco, Vychislav Ivanov, Joseph Rogozinski, Uri Arkashevski, Hain Levy