Patents Examined by Shawntina Fuqua
  • Patent number: 10062952
    Abstract: An electrically conductive coating of an automotive heatable windshield having a frequency selective surface area that facilitates the transmission of radio frequency signals. The FSS area may be a high-pass filter such that RF signals at any polarization can pass through the glazing over a wide frequency band. The FSS area is defined by a pattern in the conductive coating such that, when the conductive coating is used to heat the windshield, electrical current flows through the FSS area to mitigate hot and cold spots.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: Pittsburgh Glass Works, LLC
    Inventors: David Dai, Peter T. Dishart, Kaushal Mehta
  • Patent number: 10064244
    Abstract: Several embodiments include a cooking appliance/instrument (e.g., oven). The cooking appliance/instrument can include a cooking chamber, a support tray adapted to hold food in the cooking chamber; and a heating system comprised of at least a heating element. The heating system is adapted to emit waves according to a particular configuration such that the emitted waves is substantially transparent or substantially opaque to the support tray and thus enabling the cooking instrument to select what to heat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: Brava Home, Inc.
    Inventors: Shih-yu Cheng, Mark Janoff, Richard Metzler, Dan Yue
  • Patent number: 10051996
    Abstract: A toaster oven comprising a housing defining a food cavity, an opening defined in the housing, a door movably affixed to the housing, a cooking grid selectively mountable within the housing, one or more heating elements within the housing, a timer controlling activation of the heating elements, and a timer control knob engaged with the timer. The timer control knob is selectively rotatable in a second direction from the off position to a third position to activate at least one of the one or more heating elements until the timer control knob is selectively rotated in the first direction back to the off position. The timer control knob is only selectively rotatable in the second direction from the off position to the third rotational position when a main body of the timer control knob is moved longitudinally from a first longitudinal position to a second longitudinal position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: Hamilton Beach Brands, Inc.
    Inventor: William D Starr
  • Patent number: 10051691
    Abstract: A cooktop for a fixed or mobile cooking appliance, including a base plate, at least a part, or all, of a peripheral outer edge of a window being in the plane of a peripheral outer edge of the base plate, at least one end plate which is made of different material than that of a seal and is disposed above or on the seal, at least a part of an outer surface of the seal which is located between an outer surface of the base plate and an outer surface of the window being covered by the end plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: EUROKERA S.N.C
    Inventors: Adele Verrat-Debailleul, Gerard Huchet, Beatrice Mottelet, Gaelle Ferriz
  • Patent number: 10021739
    Abstract: A trimmable heater mat has a plurality of heater mat segments that together comprise a length of the heater mat. Each of the heater mat segments has a segment heater element connected to a power bus for generating heat. One or more of the heater mat segments can be severed from the others and removed from the heater mat to trim the length of the heater mat to a desired length. Heater mat segment boundary indicia on the heater mat indicate locations where one of the heater mat segments can be severed from the other remaining heater mat segments of the heater mat without interfering with the segment heater elements of the remaining heater mat segments or with the connections of the remaining segment heater elements to the power bus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: MKS Instruments, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey D. Kiernan, Karl Hausmann, Paul Dozoretz
  • Patent number: 10017261
    Abstract: An electronic circuit allows at least one current to flow between at least two points of the same circuit. The electronic circuit is in contact with a structure (P) and includes at least one graph (2) including a plurality of nodes (24) and a plurality of connections or branches (22) between the nodes (24) that create at least one mesh (M) of interconnections. The at least one mesh (M) includes interconnections that are configured at least two interconnections between two nodes (24) created by the plurality of connections or branches (22).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: ALENIA AERMACCHI SPA
    Inventor: Marco Francesco Vercellesi
  • Patent number: 10015844
    Abstract: A condensation inhibiting device includes a condensation inhibiting unit for inhibiting condensation on a first surface, and a thermoelectric generator which powers the condensation inhibiting unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: Steven E. Bullock, Sarah M. Simon, John B. Stetson, Jr.
  • Patent number: 10006716
    Abstract: The invention concerns a dental furnace, with a furnace base and with a furnace hood, wherein the furnace hood includes a firing chamber for the accommodation of dental restorations, with a temperature sensor that records the temperature of the dental restoration and which is connected to a control device which controls the dental furnace, and the dental furnace (10) includes a drive unit (18) for the furnace hood (16) and the control device (30) controls the drive unit (18) based on the temperature recorded by the temperature sensor (20), namely opens the furnace hood.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: Ivoclar Vivadent AG
    Inventor: Rudolf Jussel
  • Patent number: 9999285
    Abstract: Disclosed is fabric taped aluminum tubes novel hair curler, relating to hairdressing apparatus field. Two ends of upper aluminum tube and lower aluminum tube are clamped onto connector and front stopper support; upper elastic sheet, upper iron sheet and first MCH are arranged inside upper aluminum tube with upper fabric outside; clamping sheet, with one end fixedly connected with lower other side of handle key via screws, is arranged on outer surface of upper fabric; FUSE, silicon gel stopper, lower elastic sheet, lower iron sheet and second MCH are arranged inside lower aluminum tube with lower fabric outside; front stopper is fixedly connected with one end of front stopper support via screws. Special fabrics coated on two semicircular aluminum tubes can generate negative ions, lock moisture and prevent moisture loss, thereby well protecting hair softer; the antistatic, silk-like curler is simple and convenient in operation and more comfortable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignee: Shenzhen Lady Merry Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ye Feng
  • Patent number: 10000106
    Abstract: An electric heater (7) is individually arranged at a position immediately upstream of a blowing port (6) that blows an air fed by a blower (4) into a vehicle room. The electric heater (7) is formed of a cylindrical case (15) loaded in the blowing port (6) and a heat generating sheet (16) arranged in the case (15). The heat generating sheet (16) is formed of a conductive fiber sheet obtained by making a carbon fiber into paper. Furthermore, the heat generating sheet is formed into a continuous strip and radially folded along pins (22) of the case (15). The air is heated while flowing along a surface of the heat generating sheet (16).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignee: MAHLE FILTER SYSTEMS JAPAN CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takahisa Yamashita
  • Patent number: 9999100
    Abstract: A dc heater comprising: a discrete heating area made of a heat conductive material disposed on a surface that is electrically non-conductive; and at least one conductive trace configured to be connected to a dc voltage source and to heat the discrete heating area to a uniform temperature when connected to the dc voltage source, the at least one conductive trace disposed in an undulating configuration on the surface at least partially around the discrete heating area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: CELL ID PTE LTD
    Inventor: Lye Hock Sim
  • Patent number: 9989251
    Abstract: The invention provides a system for reducing the volume of bulk material, comprising a transportable container; a single chamber adapted to receive said transportable container; a means for establishing a plurality of controlled atmospheres within said chamber; a plurality of electrically-charged heating elements capable of heating said chamber to at least 1200 F; and an waste heat generator in fluid communication with the chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Inventors: Matthew J Tummillo, Peter J Schubert, Johnny R Chapman, Peter T Caine, Harley S Melbye, Jr., Richard L Natwora, Jr.
  • Patent number: 9981578
    Abstract: A vehicle assembly and method for allocating power in the same is disclosed. A plurality of vehicle seats each have heating zones disposed in cushion and back seating surfaces of the vehicle seats. A controller controls power to the heating zones. At least two of the heating zones are activated such that the heating zones emit heat. Heat demand information associated with the activated healing zones is generated. The generated heat demand information is provided to the controller. The controller is utilized to determine an amount of power available for consumption by all of the activated heating zones using the heat demand information. The controller actively allocates power between the activated heating zones according to the determined amount of power available such that an actual amount of power consumed by all of the activated heating zones does not exceed the determined amount of power available.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: KONGSBERG AUTOMOTIVE AB
    Inventors: Daniel Josefsson, Lars Planelid, Karl-Johan Krantz
  • Patent number: 9976751
    Abstract: A domestic appliance apparatus includes at least one light-guiding element, and at least one sensor unit having at least one light sensor and configured to detect light transmitted through the light-guiding element and to determine at least one temperature characteristic. The at least one sensor unit has at least one sensor element configured to determine at least one characteristic of the at least one light-guiding element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: BSH Hausgeräte GmbH
    Inventors: Rafael Alonso Esteban, Carlos Heras Vila, Eduardo Imaz Martinez, Sergio Llorente Gil, David Paesa García, Julio Rivera Peman, Iñigo Salinas Ariz, Francisco Villuendas Yuste
  • Patent number: 9980321
    Abstract: A wirelessly operable cooking appliance for cooking food products includes a wireless communication device. A computing device, such as a smartphone, can wirelessly communicate with the cooking appliance to control and monitor the cooking appliance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: Spectrum Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicole Ann Sorenson, Byron Seth Sawyer, Timothy Nott, Dominic DiMarco, David Everett, Jacob Daniel Smith, Karl W. Marschke
  • Patent number: 9968214
    Abstract: This invention relates to a heating element that includes a carbon fiber tow having carbon threads enclosed between semi-rigid laminates, wherein each thread has an electrical resistance in the range of less than 0.25 to 0.50 ohm per centimeter, and wherein the threads are connected in electrical parallel and terminated into a copper braid, whereupon the application of a voltage generates heat for use in a wide range of appliances including a portable food warmer having a chafing pan and wherein the heating element is electrically connected to a power source controllable through one or more sensors for measuring the temperature of the chafing pan interior.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: CARBON FIBERS HEATINGTECHNOLOGIES
    Inventors: Philip K Morin, Stanley G Tomalesky
  • Patent number: 9967967
    Abstract: A pane having an electrical connection element, the pane having: a substrate; an electrically conductive structure in a region of the substrate; and a connection element in a region of the electrically conductive structure, the connection element containing at least a chromium-containing steel. The connection element has a region which is crimped about a connecting cable and a soldering region connected to the electrically conductive structure by means of a lead-free solder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
    Inventors: Klaus Schmalbuch, Bernhard Reul, Mitja Rateiczak, Lothar Lesmeister
  • Patent number: 9967921
    Abstract: In order to provide a heating body where the occurrence of excessive surface temperatures in certain spots or also in large areas is avoided, a heating body is suggested wherein the heat source and the body element are connected with each other by lamellae arranged between them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: Runtal Holding Company SA
    Inventor: Michael J. Bolger
  • Patent number: 9967922
    Abstract: A glazing comprising a transparent substrate, a plurality of electrically conductive filaments extending over the transparent substrate, wherein the filaments are shaped into a sequence of portions of the perimeters of ellipses, wherein ellipse axial ratios of the ellipses are in the range 1.1 to 4.0 and are selected so that from a pre-defined viewing position and in corresponding pre-defined viewing directions the ellipses in the plane of substrate are viewed as circles. In a preferred embodiment, major axis angles are selected so that from a pre-defined viewing position and in corresponding pre-defined viewing directions the ellipses in the plane of substrate are viewed as circles. In an example of a heated vehicle window, diffraction patterns caused by oncoming headlights interacting with heating filaments of a vehicle window are thereby minimized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: PILKINGTON GROUP LIMITED
    Inventor: Stephen Roland Day
  • Patent number: 9955803
    Abstract: A door for a refrigerated merchandiser including a case defining a product display area. The door includes a door frame that is attachable to the case, and a glass panel assembly that is coupled to the door frame. The glass panel assembly includes a first glass panel and a second glass panel that is spaced apart from the first glass panel by a gap. The glass panel assembly further includes a conductive coating that is applied to the first glass panel, and a heater element that is coupled to the first glass panel and that is in electrical communication with the conductive coating. The door also includes a connector that extends through the first glass panel and the second glass panel and securable to the glass panel assembly, and the connector is configured to electrically connect the heater element to a power source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: Hussmann Corporation
    Inventor: Raymond P. Twohy