Abstract: A substrate processing device capable of preventing deformation of a substrate during a process includes a substrate supporting unit having a contact surface that comes into contact with an edge of a substrate to be processed, wherein the substrate supporting unit includes a protruding (e.g. embossed) structure protruding from a base to support deformation from the inside of the edge of the substrate to be processed.

Abstract: This invention relates to temperature control of hot beverages served in mugs/cups. It is particularly well suited for ensuring that temperatures of hot drinks can be maintained in an optimum/preferred range for long periods of time. It can also be used for heating and/or temperature control of other food items such as soups and gravy, as well as fluids/suspensions/slurries in various consumer, commercial and industrial applications. The invention achieves this by utilizing one or more compact heating blocks that comprises an electrical energy storage module with electric heating, power receiving and recharging circuits that are encapsulated together to permit total immersion in a hot drink. During use, these are be added to a drink to maintain it at a high temperature in a manner similar to ice-cubes that are used with cold drinks. A separate charger is then used to charge/recharge the heating block(s) in a non-contact manner after each use.

Abstract: A user-replaceable e-liquid reservoir for dispensing e-liquid, the reservoir being inserted into, or otherwise attached to, a portable, personal e-cigarette device and engaging with an electrical or electronic pump fluid transfer system in the device, the device including: an electrical or electronic pump, being configured to transfer e-liquid from the e-liquid reservoir to an atomizing unit in the device, the pump delivering a pre-defined or variable quantity of e-liquid from the reservoir; and in which the reservoir is not user-refillable.

Abstract: This disclosure relates generally to a system and method for real-time non-invasive estimation of food quality within enclosed package. Existing works utilize invasive methods that require direct contact of the food item with the sensors. In the present disclosure, a potential is applied over a plurality of frequencies through the food item contained the enclosed package which includes a plurality of polyethylene layers and a conducting layer arranged between two adjacent polyethylene layers using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. Values of electrical voltages and the electrical impedances of the food item are then obtained. A plurality of features is derived from the obtained values of the electrical voltages and the electrical impedances using a trained model. The present disclosure estimates the quality of the food item in real-time by co-relating the plurality of derived features with the quality of the food item contained inside the enclosed package.

Abstract: A feeding-bottle cover includes a feeding-bottle cover body shaped like a cake or sphere, a heating component, and a controlling component. A nipple portion is provided on an upper surface of the feeding-bottle cover body. A feeding-bottle port is provided on a lower surface of the feeding-bottle cover body. A channel is provided between the feeding-bottle port and the nipple portion. The heating component and the controlling component are disposed inside the feeding-bottle cover body and electrically connected to each other. The heating component and the controlling component are electrically coupled to each other and disposed inside the feeding-bottle cover, and the heating component can be controlled by the controlling component to heat the feeding-bottle cover body so as to simulate a body temperature.

Abstract: An electric heater includes a substrate, an inner pattern part, and an outer pattern part positioned outside the inner pattern part and spaced apart from the inner pattern part. The inner pattern part includes a plurality of inner tracks spaced apart from each other and a plurality of inner bridges that connect the plurality of inner tracks to each other in series. The outer pattern part includes a plurality of outer tracks spaced apart from each other and a plurality of outer bridges that connect the plurality of outer tracks to each other in series. A length of one or more of the plurality of inner tracks is longer than a length of each of the plurality of the outer tracks.

Abstract: An atomic layer deposition (ALD) apparatus includes a light source disposed at an upper portion of a section, a wafer supporting part disposed at a lower portion of the section, and a lens pocket between the light source and the wafer supporting part, and including a frame part and a transparent panel, the lens pocket including a pocket space having sides defined by the frame part and a bottom defined by the transparent panel.

Abstract: Solar electricity is used more efficiently and at lower cost via the technique of interrupted DC power. Interrupted DC removed the spark problem from high voltage DC circuits, allowing their use with normal appliances. Wasteful and expensive inductor based voltage changes were avoided by adjusting solar panel output voltage via loading. This provided prioritization of use among appliances. Furthermore, the extreme decrease in sparking obtained by interrupted DC allows for the manufacture and use of lower cost direct current circuit breakers that are self powered and provide protected circuits of greater than 99% direct current purity.

Abstract: A gas fryer and associated methods of cooking food products are disclosed. The gas fryer includes an infrared burner and a fry pot including an interior casing defining a cooking chamber, with the interior casing including a bottom wall and opposing sidewalls that extend upwardly from the bottom wall. The opposing sidewalls include lower, central, and upper sidewall panels that are angled from one another to define a tapered profile that narrows towards the bottom wall. The tapering of a well defined at a lower chamber portions of the cooking chamber allows for a shallow depth at this portion of the fry pot and easy visibility and access for cleaning. Furthermore, the opposing sidewalls and a rear end wall of the interior casing include heat exchange fins on an external surface.

Abstract: A container adapted to store and heat a liquid, such as water, or other content is presented herein. The container includes a main body including an interior portion and an at least partially open top end. A dual opening top cap is removably connected to the at least partially open top end of the body. Furthermore, a heating assembly is connected to a bottom end of the body. The heating assembly includes an at least partially exposed heating element that is adapted to be in direct contact with the fluid, beverage or other liquid contained within the body. In some embodiments, the heating assembly is adapted to and capable of heating the liquid and/or other contents contained with within the interior portion of the body to a boiling temperature.

Abstract: A vacuum low-temperature cooker includes a main body having a heating unit immersed in fluid accommodated in an accommodation tub and heating the fluid, a vacuum packaging unit connected to the main body and vacuum-sealing a packaging film, and a control unit installed in the main body or the vacuum packaging unit, and electrically connected to the heating unit and the vacuum packaging unit so as to control the heating unit and the vacuum packaging unit.

Abstract: This invention relates to a portable, ruggedized, impact resistant appliance for brewing a beverage having a water tank system, a water delivery system, a brewing system, electronics capable of brewing a beverage, and a user interface for controlling said electronics.

Abstract: An optical device has a deformable membrane and a support to which a peripheral anchoring area of said membrane is connected. The optical device further includes a cavity filled with a constant volume of fluid, the cavity being delimited by the membrane, a base extending substantially parallel to the membrane and a wall of the support extending between the base and the membrane. The optical device further includes an actuation device of an area of the membrane located between the peripheral anchoring area and a central part of the membrane, configured to bend by application of electrical actuation voltage so as to move some of the volume of fluid located in a flow region located between the actuation area of the membrane and the base of the cavity. The optical device also includes a heating element adapted to locally heat the fluid in the flow region.

Abstract: A thermal module assembling structure includes a base seat and a heat pipe. The base seat is formed with a channel and at least one hole recessed and formed on one side of the base seat in adjacency to the channel. The channel has at least one protrusion section corresponding to the hole. One end of the heat pipe is received in the channel. The heat pipe has at least one insertion recess. The protrusion section is tightly fitted and inserted in the corresponding insertion recess of the heat pipe.

Abstract: A system for controlling a distribution of propellant in a propellant tank assembly for a spacecraft comprises a body for containing the propellant, a plurality of thermal tomography elements, including a plurality of temperature-control elements and a plurality of temperature sensors, disposed around the body for detecting the distribution of the propellant inside the body; and a tomography element control module arranged to control the plurality of temperature-control elements to redistribute the propellant inside the propellant tank body by heating and/or cooling the propellant. In an embodiment, the propellant tank body includes a propellant management device inside the body and the tomography elements are disposed in proximity to the propellant management device. Tomography data can be obtained from the plurality of tomography elements, and a distribution of propellant within the propellant tank body can be determined based on the obtained tomography data.

Abstract: A vacuum electric kettle includes a vacuum layer disposed between a liner and an outer shell with a heating disc component disposed inside. A matched electrical connector is disposed between the heating disc component and the base that includes a disc body compounded with a heating body. A seal ring clamping platform is arranged at the edge of the disc body. At least two elastic supporting legs are integrated with the disc body and disposed below the clamping platform. A supporting leg locating ring and a seal ring limiting rib are disposed on the liner with a seal ring between the limiting rib and the clamping platform. The heating disc component and the kettle body are positioned in a matched mode through the elastic supporting legs and the supporting leg locating ring. No welding is required between the heating disc component and the kettle body of the vacuum electric kettle.

Abstract: Embodiments described herein generally relate to apparatus for processing substrates. The apparatus generally include a process chamber including a lamp housing containing lamps positioned adjacent to an optically transparent window. Lamps within the lamp housing provide radiant energy to a substrate positioned on the substrate support. Temperature control of the optically transparent window is facilitated using cooling channels within the lamp housing. The lamp housing is thermally coupled to the optically transparent window using compliant conductors. The compliant conductors maintain a uniform conduction length irrespective of machining tolerances of the optically transparent window and the lamp housing. The uniform conduction length promotes accurate temperature control. Because the length of the compliant conductors is uniform irrespective of machining tolerances of chamber components, the conduction length is the same for different process chambers.

Abstract: A foldable electric kettle has a base, a folding body and a holding mount. The base has a connecting segment and a heating seat. The connecting segment has an engaging protrusion and an engaging surface. The folding body is mounted on and connected to the base and has an engaging segment, a folding segment and a neck. The engaging segment is formed on a bottom of the folding body, is mounted in the connecting segment and has an engaging groove and an engaging strip. The holding mount is an annular metal panel, is mounted in the folding body, is connected securely to the base, and has a clamping face abutting against the upper abutting face of the engaging strip. The abutments between the engaging surface, the abutting faces and the clamping face can mount the folding body securely on the base.

Abstract: A film-forming apparatus and method comprising a film-forming chamber for supplying a reaction gas into, a cylindrical shaped liner provided between an inner wall of the film-forming chamber and a space for performing a film-forming process, a main-heater for heating a substrate placed inside the liner, from the bottom side, a sub-heater cluster provided between the liner and the inner wall, for heating the substrate from the top side, wherein the main-heater and the sub-heater cluster are resistive heaters, wherein the sub-heater cluster has a first sub-heater provided at the closest position to the substrate, and a second sub-heater provided above the first sub-heater, wherein the first sub-heater heats the substrate in combination with the main-heater, the second sub-heater heats the liner at a lower output than the first sub-heater, wherein each temperature of the main-heater, the first sub-heater, and the second sub-heater is individually controlled.

Abstract: An ice maker of a domestic refrigerator that includes an ice mold having an electrically-conductive polymeric body and a plurality of cavities defined in the polymeric body. Each cavity is sized to receive a quantity of fluid corresponding to a single ice cube. A pair of electrodes is engaged with a bottom surface of the polymeric body. The polymeric body has a first electrical conductivity at a first operating temperature and a second electrical conductivity that is less than the first electrical conductivity at a second operating temperature. The second operating temperature is greater than the first operating temperature.

Abstract: Electromagnetic energy is applied to an object at multiple modulation space elements (MSEs). MSEs are grouped into at least a first subset and a second subset according to a first grouping rule. A first EM energy application protocol is associated with the first subset and a second EM energy application protocol is associated with the second subset. Energy is applied at each of the plurality of MSEs according to the first EM energy application protocol and the second EM energy application protocol. MSEs are grouped into a third subset and a fourth subset according to a second grouping rule. A third EM energy application protocol is associated with the third subset and a fourth EM energy application protocol is associated with the fourth subset. EM energy at each of the plurality of MSEs is applied according to the third EM energy application protocol and the fourth EM energy application protocol.

Abstract: A manufacturing method of a heat dissipation assembly includes the following steps: an accommodating concave portion and hollow areas are formed on a board body, and the hollow areas are through the board body located in the accommodating concave portion. The board body located in the accommodating concave portion is extended, such that the hollow areas are closed by the board body adjacent to the hollow areas. A heat pipe is placed in the accommodating concave portion, and the width of the heat pipe and the width of the accommodating concave portion are substantially the same. A stamping treatment is performed on the board body surrounding the accommodating concave portion to form positioning protruding portions, and the positioning protruding portions protrude toward the accommodating concave portion, such that the heat pipe is fixed between the positioning protruding portions and the accommodating concave portion.

Abstract: The present invention relates to steam generator and a washing machine having the same which can minimize remained water in the steam generator, and can prevent the water stored in the steam generator from leaking and the water in the steam generator from being supplied to the clothes together with the steam due to a spray pressure of the steam.

Abstract: A bottle includes at least one internal compartment delimited with a bottle casing. The bottle body has at least one filling and/or outlet hole, arranged parallel to the bottle's longitudinal axis, fitted with at least one removable cap. The internal part of the bottle is fitted with at least one heating device connected to a thermal source and/or one partition dividing the internal space of the bottle to at least two mutually separated compartments connected to the filling and/or outlet hole.

Abstract: Systems and methods of the invention generally relate to altering the functionality of a non-transient electronic device. A container holding an agent is located proximal to a non-transient electronic device capable of performing at least one function. The agent is capable of rendering the device incapable of performing the at least one function. The container is configured to controllably release the agent to the electronic device in a variety of passive and active eventualities.

Abstract: A multi-functional electric cooker includes a heating boiler body (1) and a cover (2). The cooker also includes a rice soup collecting container (3) which is mounted between the heating boiler body (1) and the cover (2), a sealing ring (7) which is set between the rice soup collecting container (3) and the heating boiler body (1), and a rice soup sucker (6). An opening of one end of the sucker is located at the bottom of the rice soup collecting container (3) and the height of the opening is adjusted along with the amount of the rice in the heating boiler body. An opening of the other end of the sucker is located in the rice soup collecting container (3).

Abstract: Provided is a method for obtaining a cooking vessel having the following steps: producing a bowl having an outer face made of aluminium and an inner face, carrying out hard anodization of at least the outer face of the bowl. According to the method, at least one colouring step is carried out on the anodized outer face after hard anodization, said colouring step employing at least one water-soluble inorganic pigment.

Abstract: Provided is a cooking appliance. Steam generated in a steam generation part is selectively supplied into a cooktop part or a steam cooking part. The steam supplied into the cooktop part is used for cleaning a top plate. Also, the steam supplied into the steam cooking part is used for cooking a food. Thus, the steam may be used in a lot of uses, e.g., for cooking the food and cleaning the top plate.

Abstract: Appliances comprising a base unit and a plug connector coupled to the base unit. The plug connector is configured to electrically couple the appliance to a first socket connector of an electrical receptacle. A channel is formed on or in a first sidewall of the base unit. The plug connector is disposed in the channel when in an engaged position. A defines a channel wall of the channel. The lever is configured to facilitate a transition of the plug connector between the engaged position and a disengaged position. The lever engages the plug connector when in the engaged position and does not engage the plug connector when in the disengaged position.

Abstract: Systems and methods of the invention generally relate to altering the functionality of a non-transient electronic device. A container holding an agent is located proximal to a non-transient electronic device capable of performing at least one function. The agent is capable of rendering the device incapable of performing the at least one function. The container is configured to controllably release the agent to the electronic device in a variety of passive and active eventualities.

Abstract: Water heaters comprising: (A) a tank, (B) a layer of insulation, e.g., polyurethane foam, and (C) a polyurethane water heater jacket wrapped about the layer of insulation, exhibit less heat loss per unit length than water heaters alike in all aspects except comprising an ABS water heater jacket. The water heater jacket can be made using RIM technology.

Abstract: A warming container 10 includes a mixing bowl and a heating cradle configured to receive the mixing bowl. The warming container 10 also includes a shell having an inner facing surface and which is coupled to a bottom edge of the heating cradle at a seat. The seat is configured to receive a base of the mixing bowl. A cavity is defined between the heating cradle and the shell and a conductive heating structure is disposed within the cavity. The conductive heating structure includes a plurality of conductive longitudinal flanges. A wire heating element is disposed about the plurality of conductive longitudinal flanges, wherein the wire heating element is disposed about the conductive heating structure in a sinusoidal configuration. The wire heating element is in thermal communication with the heating cradle via the conductive longitudinal flanges.

Abstract: A food heating and serving appliance is provided including generally circular upper and base portions with the upper portion being rotatably mounted to the base portion. The upper portion has a plurality of independently controlled heated food containers mounted in cavities on the upper portion. The upper portion is freely rotatable relative to the base portion for rotating a preferred heated container to the front of the appliance for serving convenience. Each of the food containers may include a lid with a handle for covering the heated containers. A pivoting cover attached to the base portion may be folded to engage a pocket on a sidewall of the housing when in alignment for preventing relative rotation between the upper and base portions. The pocket may also serve to store the cord plug when the power cord is retracted into the base portion and the cover is folded into the pocket.

Abstract: An apparatus for producing trichlorosilane, comprising: a reaction chamber into which the raw gas is introduced to produce a reaction gas; a plurality of heaters disposed inside the reaction chamber to heat the raw gas; and a plurality of electrodes connected to basal portions of the heaters, wherein the heaters include first heaters each having an exothermic portion and second heaters each having an exothermic portion shorter than that of the first heater and a radiation plate connected to the exothermic portion, wherein a partial portion of the exothermic portion of the first heater faces the radiation plate of the second heaters; the reaction chamber has an introducing port of the raw gas on a side of the exothermic portion of the second heater; and the reaction chamber has discharge port of the reaction product gas on a side of the radiation plate of the second heater is arranged.

Abstract: Some embodiments relate to methods and apparatus for providing a homogeneous wafer temperature profile in a wafer cleaning tool without introducing unwanted particles onto the wafer. In some embodiments, a disclosed wafer cleaning tool has a processing chamber configured to house a semiconductor wafer. A dispensing arm provides a high temperature cleaning solution to the semiconductor wafer. A heating cup is located within the processing chamber at a position that is around the perimeter of the semiconductor wafer. The heating cup generates heat that increases the temperature of outer edges of the semiconductor wafer by a greater amount than a temperature of a center of the semiconductor wafer, thereby homogenizing an internal temperature profile of the semiconductor wafer.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide apparatus and method for reducing non uniformity during thermal processing. One embodiment provides an apparatus for processing a substrate comprising a chamber body defining a processing volume, a substrate support disposed in the processing volume, wherein the substrate support is configured to rotate the substrate, a sensor assembly configured to measure temperature of the substrate at a plurality of locations, and one or more pulse heating elements configured to provide pulsed energy towards the processing volume.

Abstract: Provided is a kitchenware item comprising a pot comprising a metal substrate (31), and a power supply source (7) connected to a heating electrical resistance (9) with which the pot is provided. The electrical resistance is arranged in the region of the side wall (300) of the pot: either outside the metal substrate, or embedded in said substrate, within either a moulded electroconductive metal material or a plurality of electroconductive metal layers that are interconnected, without adhesive, by deformation and/or physicochemical metal connection.

Abstract: A direct contact segmented column heater is described. The heater is capable of a broad heating and cooling range, and exhibits a very rapid response, with heating and cooling rates better than 350° C. min?1. In one configuration one or more of the individual heating devices are provided with full independent control and temperature feedback, and developed to provide excellent thermal stability at all temperatures. The heating devices or in other words active thermal transfer devices are capable of bi-directional operation, selectively heating (i.e., providing heat to) or cooling (i.e., withdrawing heat from) a column and/or contents of a column.

Abstract: An electric grill pan device includes a heating pan detachably mounted above a base. A socket is mounted in the base and includes a seat and an upper cover. A compartment is defined between the upper cover and the seat. The upper cover includes a plurality of insertion holes aligned with terminals on the seat. The upper cover further includes a notch aligned with an abutment peg on the heating pan. A shield is pivotably mounted in the compartment and includes a guiding portion aligned with the abutment peg. The shield is biased to a position covering the insertion holes. When the heating pan is mounted to the base, the abutment peg presses against the guiding portion and pivots the shield to another position not covering the insertion holes, and conductive ends of a heating element on the heating pan is in electrical contact with the terminals.

Abstract: Method for heating an SCR system using at least two resistive heating elements, according to which each of these resistive elements is powered by a PWM signal, the two PWM signals being at least partly in phase opposition.

Abstract: Electric appliance (1) including a washable part (20) comprising: a wall (22, 32, 30) that defines a sealed electronics compartment (34); electronics (38, 40) disposed inside said compartment; a valve (44), including: a valve housing (46) incorporated in said wall (32) and defining a valve passage (48) from an interior (36) of the electronics compartment (34) to an exterior (58) of the electronics compartment, and a valve member (52) that is at least partly movably arranged inside the valve housing (46) such that it is displaceable between a first position in which the valve passage (48) is substantially closed off, and a second position in which the valve passage is substantially open. The valve member (52) is configured to move into the first position through water-induced action when the valve is inserted in water, and to move into the second position when the valve is removed from said water.

Abstract: Systems and methods for heating a material wherein the system includes an electrical contact adapted to receive current and a glassy carbon heater in electrical communication with the electrical contact. In one embodiment, the sample is thermally evaporated. In one embodiment, a holding element adapted to hold the material, located in such proximity to the glassy carbon heater so as to receive heat generated by the glassy carbon heater, is included.

Abstract: A scent bowl may include a base having an external concave base surface and at least one sidewall extending from the base. A majority of the base and the at least one sidewall may be formed of ceramic material. A system for scenting the air in a room with scent from a scent bowl may include a scent bowl warmer configured to generate heat at a first temperature and a detachable and separate scent bowl including a base having an external concave base surface and at least one sidewall extending from the base and a scent emitter therein, the scent emitter having a fragrance and a second temperature at which the fragrance evaporates. The first temperature is high enough to evaporate at least a portion of the fragrance from the scent emitter in the bowl in less than three hours.

Abstract: A seal (30) for use in an electrically heated vessel comprising a container space for containing liquid and a heating element for supplying heat to the container space is intended to be used at a position inside the vessel for protecting a portion of the vessel which is present at a side of the heating element facing away from the container space from penetration of liquid from the container space. To this end, the seal (30) has an annular shape and comprises at least one resilient circumferential projection (31) extending outwardly. The projection (31) has at least one discontinuity (34) in its surface (35), whereby it is possible to stop scale particles from penetrating between the seal (30) and an inner surface of the vessel, which may otherwise occur and lead to leakage problems.

Abstract: The present invention provides a heating device capable of dispensing heated personal care product while containers thereof are being heated. For example, there could be a base having multiple wells with a heating system associated with each well. There could be separate control of the heat in each well. The wells have an upper opening for permitting insertion of a container in them (in inverted fashion), and a side opening for permitting heated material in a container to be dispensed from the container while a portion of the container is being heated in the well. In another form, the invention provides a temperature sensor at the bottom of a heating well that projects into a heat conductive head of a container being warmed in the well. Methods for using such devices are also disclosed.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for production of dental molded parts from a polymerizable plastic, with a flask (16) and with a heating device (40) for heating the polymerizable plastic in the flask (16). The heating device (40) is movable relative to the flask (16).

Abstract: The present invention generally concerns a Combination Urn and Hot Plate for supplying heat to both liquids and solids, typically beverages and food, for heating or keeping same warm.

Abstract: The heated water bucket includes a rubber bodied bucket with an integrated heating unit fitted to the bottom of the bucket. The heating unit covers the entire bottom of the bucket acting as a false “bottom” so that the heating unit does not appear as a foreign object within the bucket. The heating unit is held to the bottom of the bucket by a peripheral flange that extends radially around the inside of the bucket sidewall. The rubber construction of the bucket itself makes the invention more durable, but also improves the bucket's thermal insulation properties, making it more efficient than conventional heated plastic buckets.

Abstract: The food pan assembly of the present disclosure includes a food pan with a well for storing food, and two separate heating pads for supplying heat to food that may be placed in the pan. The heating pads are connected to an exterior side of the pan on a bottom and side surfaces. This allows for improved flexibility in heating options over what is currently available. The heating pads can be independently powered and controlled, according to specific demands for the food to be heated.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for heating an object by means of a water bath, in particular for strips of pathological or histological sections, before a microscopic examination, comprising a housing (1) and a trough (2) inserted in the housing (1), wherein the water bath is heated by means of an electrical heater, characterized in that the electrical heater comprises at least one hotplate (4) provided on the base (3) of the trough (2).