Abstract: An improved flexible blanket heater includes a thin, normally flat flexible blanket of elastic dielectric material having a high modulus of elasticity and defining top and bottom surfaces. An elongate flexible resistance element of an alloy having a lower modulus of elasticity than said dielectric material and positioned within and arranged to extend about and throughout the plane of the blanket. The blanket has welts at its top and bottom surfaces adjacent and coextensive with the element. The welts establish curved compacted element supporting masses about the inside circumference of the element when the blanket is bent and which serve to limit bending of the element to radii at which the modulus of elasticity of the element is not exceeded. The blanket includes flexible fabric reinforcements at its surfaces which prevent free elastic flow and displacement of the dielectric material and assure compacting of that material about the inside circumference of bends at the welts.

Abstract: A cartridge heater with improved thermocouple comprising a tubular metal sheath with a front end having a central opening therein, a metal plug engaged in and closing said opening, a filler of dielectric material in the sheath rearward of the plug, a resistance wire within and extending longitudinally of the sheath and supported by said filler, said plug having a pair of circumferentially spaced axially extending and radially outwardly opening grooves, a pair of elongate thermocouple wires supported by the filler within the sheath and having front end portions tightly engaged in and between in said opening and grooves, and an annular weld about the foremost line of contact between said sheath and plug and across the forward ends of said grooves.

Abstract: A nebulizer for uniformly tempering and humidifying oxygen and different predetermined mixtures of oxygen-enriched air comprising a vessel containing a volume of water, oxygen supply means delivering oxygen into the vessel, air supply means conducting air into the vessel, and electric resistance heater means to heat the water in the vessel, said air supply and heater means including adjustable air metering means with a movable control part and said electric heater means including an adjustable control unit with a movable part, drive means connected with and between said movable parts whereby movement of one of said control parts results in predetermined corresponding movement of the other control part, whereby changes in the volume of air conducted into the vessel by said metering means results in predetermined corresponding heat output by the metering means and resulting tempering of the water.

Abstract: A cartridge heater with improved thermocouple comprising a tubular metal sheath with a front end, a metal plug closing the front end, a filler of dielectric material in the sheath rearward of the plug and an elongate resistance wire supported by the filler, said plug having a pair of spaced axially extending through holes, elongate insulating tubes with front and rear ends and engaged in said holes with their front ends spaced predetermined limited distances from the open front ends of the holes, a pair of elongate thermocouple wires with front end portions engaged through the sleeves and projecting forwardly therefrom and rear portions supported in said filler and projecting rearwardly through and from the sheath and metal deposits in the forward position of the holes in the plug in sealing engagement therewith and in heat conducting contact with the thermocouple wires.

Abstract: A humidifying and tempering apparatus for use in an oxygen delivery system and comprising a vessel, a supply of water in the vessel, a nebulizer in the vessel above the water, a supply of oxygen under pressure connected with the nebulizer, an elongate water conducting tube connected with the nebulizer and extending downwardly into and through the water, an elongate resistance heater element concentric within and extending longitudinally of the tube to heat that water drawn through the tube by the nebulizer to be mixed with the oxygen in the upper portion of the vessel and an oxygen delivery line communicating with the vessel above the water and conducting tempered humidified oxygen to a location for use.