Specially Formed Or Adapted To Fit Material To Be Heated (e.g., A Pipe) Patents (Class 219/535)
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Publication number: 20100206415Abstract: A fluid conduit body having a semi-conductive material disposed therein and at least one wire coupling an electrical power supply to the conduit to provide an electrical current therethrough to heat the fluid conduit also has an end cover molded over a fitting fitted to an end of the conduit and over an end of the wire coupling the power supply to an end of the conduit. Alternatively, a fluid conduit heating system employs a semi-conductive sleeve disposed over a fluid conduit with the sleeve extending at least partially over a fitting fitted to an end of the conduit. An electrical power supply is coupled to each end of the sleeve to provide an electrical current through the semi-conductive sleeve to heat the sleeve and the fluid conduit. An end cover is molded over at least a portion of the fitting and the sleeve extending thereover.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 11, 2010Publication date: August 19, 2010Inventors: Michael H. Ellis, Timothy Deans, Evan Twarog, Donald R. Gilbreath, Walker Bolger, Tim Saupe
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Patent number: 7777162Abstract: A connector closing a heating pipe and a heating apparatus having the connector are disclosed. The connector of the present invention includes a plug unit (110), which conductive members (112) and a plug body part (111), and a socket unit (120), which includes a socket body part (121), having through holes (121a) therein, and second conductive members (122) provided in the socket body part (121). The connector further includes a coupling nut (130) and a coupling screw (140), which connect the plug unit and the socket unit to each other. In the connector having the above-mentioned construction and the heating apparatus having the connector, heating wires and electric wires are securely separated from each other, thus preventing shorts from occurring. Furthermore, a tapered part is formed on the circumferential inner surface of the coupling nut. Thus, when the coupling nut, a radiating pipe (11) and a socket unit are assembled together, the radiating pipe is reliably sealed.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2006Date of Patent: August 17, 2010Inventor: Cheol-Woo Park
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Patent number: 7767938Abstract: An electrofusion joint assembly includes a meltable member, such as a pipe or fitting, and a heating element secured to the pipe or fitting. The pipe or fitting may be tapered to facilitate receiving another pipe to form an electrofusion weld joint. Fasteners are used to secure the heating element and extend through a meltable zone and into a non-melt zone. Power supplied to the pipe melts the pipe proximal the heating element.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2006Date of Patent: August 3, 2010Assignee: Karl-Heinz Krah GmbHInventor: Karl-Heinz Krah
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Patent number: 7741815Abstract: A lithium polymer (LiPo) battery pack having LiPo battery cells is provided which includes battery protection circuitry, charging circuitry, cell balancing circuitry, and control and communication circuitry. The batteries can be charged while in use by an internal charger. Battery charging and discharging are accomplished in a controlled and protected manner to avoid overcharging and overdischarging conditions. The novel battery pack has built-in safeguards against dangerous LiPo battery conditions and is implemented in a small, portable unit which contains the battery cells, control and protection circuitry, internal charger and display gauge. The battery pack is useful for powering an intravenous fluid warmer or other medical or electrical devices and equipment.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2006Date of Patent: June 22, 2010Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventor: David Cassidy
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Patent number: 7718923Abstract: A sunshade for an automobile placed upon a dashboard in the interior of the vehicle provides a reflective outer surface to deflect heat and sunlight through the windshield into a vehicle during hot weather conditions and also provides the outer surface with heat strip elements when enabled during cold weather to provide a radiant heat to the windshield to prevent ice build-up on the windshield maintaining a clear windshield during freezing temperatures, the heat strip elements drawings a low voltage current from a rechargeable battery supply or a 12 volt DC power from a cigarette lighter plug, or both.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2007Date of Patent: May 18, 2010Inventors: Scott P. Hansen, Mary J. Hunt-Hansen
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Patent number: 7712327Abstract: A heat exchanger and method for defrosting a heat exchanger is disclosed and which includes a heat exchanger having a fluid receiving conduit, and at least one space which is defined, at least in part, by the fluid receiving conduit, an expandable and contractible heating element which is received within the space, and which is located in heat transmitting relation relative to the fluid receiving conduit, and a biasing member mounted on the heat exchanger and the heating element and which longitudinally, and resiliently restrains the movement of the heating element relative to the heat exchanger during the expansion and contraction of the heating element relative to the heat exchanger.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2007Date of Patent: May 11, 2010Assignee: Colmac Coil Manufacturing, Inc.Inventors: Bruce I. Nelson, John L. Wold, Roger B. Williams, Jeremy P. Olberding
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Publication number: 20100101663Abstract: A fluid flow within a transportation pipeline is heated with low voltage, high current electrical energy induced into a conductive closed loop structure by one or more transformers. The closed loop structure is preferably a fluid transportation pipeline constructed of electrically conductive sections of pipeline. The amount of current induced is sufficient in relation to the inherent resistivity of the conductive sections to cause the generation of heat within the pipeline sections. By conductive and convective heat transfer, the heat induced into the pipeline structure is transferred to a fluid flow within the pipeline. The current is preferably an alternating current of frequency which causes a majority of the current to travel at or near the outer surfaces of the pipeline sections which increases the effective resistivity of the sections and heat generation therein.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2008Publication date: April 29, 2010Inventor: Bertil Granborg
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Publication number: 20100096384Abstract: Devices, apparatus, systems and methods of using a portable heating unit that does not use a separate compressor or blower or vacuum. The unit can be attached to an inlet of a piping system or section and be used to dry the interior walls of the piping system or section, and/or heat coatings passing through the piping system or section, etc. The portable heating unit includes a heater attached to an inlet end of a manifold, where the manifold can include alternative inlet end and two outlet ends. The inlet and outlet ends of the manifold can have quick connect fittings that allow similar fittings to be easily mateably attached thereto by rotating the fittings with one another. A quick connect/disconnect air pressure regulator with similar quick connect fitting can be attached to anyone of the inlet and outlet ends of the manifold. A quick connect/disconnect plug or plugs with similar quick connect fitting can close off any of the inlet and outlet ends of the manifold.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2009Publication date: April 22, 2010Applicant: PIPE RESTORATION TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventor: Larry Gillanders
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Patent number: 7687745Abstract: A fluid line with a pipe provided with a sleeve of a woven or braided fabric, wherein the pipe, in turn, includes at least one conductor. In the finished state of the fluid line, the sleeve immediately surrounds the pipe and each conductor is loosely arranged in the sleeve. In accordance with another embodiment, the at least one conductor forms the sleeve.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2006Date of Patent: March 30, 2010Assignee: NORMA Germany GmbHInventor: Janos Kertesz
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Patent number: 7671299Abstract: A heating assembly used for providing heat to the hands of a person using equipment with handlebars. The heating assembly is installed internal to the handlebars and provides heat to the handlebar grips normally installed on equipment of this type. This system works with existing grips, i.e. special heated grip systems are not required. The current invention is thus usable with a wider variety of handlebar grip devices currently used on motorcycles, snowmobiles, snow blowers and other outdoor devices utilizing handlebars.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2007Date of Patent: March 2, 2010Inventors: Charles Jacob Gifford, Joseph Roger Plessel, Roland Benjamin Knapton
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Publication number: 20090321416Abstract: A system for delivering vapor phase fluid at an elevated pressure from a transport vessel containing liquefied or two-phase fluid is provided. The system includes: (a) a transport vessel positioned in a substantially horizontal position; (b) one or more energy delivery devices disposed on the lower portion of the transport vessel wherein the energy delivery devices include a heating means and a thermally conductive non-adhesive layer disposed therebetween to the gaps and provide substantially uniform energy to the transport vessel.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2008Publication date: December 31, 2009Inventors: Christos Sarigiannidis, Thomas John Bergman, JR., Michael Clinton Johnson, Jerry Michael Mahl, Judy Donelli, Shrikar Chakravarti, Heng Zhu, Kenneth Leroy Burgers, Justin Cole Germond
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Patent number: 7638741Abstract: A thermal conductor for a heat-generating liquid pump system of a pool containing liquid and including a pipe. The conductor is adapted for conducting heat from the pump system to liquid circulated by the pump system. The conductor includes a body in thermal communication with a heat generating portion of the pump system and in thermal communication with only an outside surface of the pipe and not in direct contact with the liquid.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2006Date of Patent: December 29, 2009Assignee: Emerson Electric Co.Inventors: Donald E. Morgan, Bret S. Clark, Earnest R. Watkins
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Patent number: 7633038Abstract: Provided are a heated exhaust pipeline, a related plurality of heating elements attached to an exhaust pipeline, and a method of controlling the plurality of heating elements. Individual heating elements are characterized by a temperature indicator and/or an alarm.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2005Date of Patent: December 15, 2009Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventor: Hyun-Su Seol
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Patent number: 7618588Abstract: An integrate device includes a heater thermally coupled to a plurality of flow-through tubes to perform thermally-driven chemical reactions. A wire mesh heater is wrapped around each of multiple flow-through tubes, thereby creating a thermal interface between the mesh and the tubes. Each end of the wire mesh is coupled to an electrical contact. The electrical contacts are preferable positioned at an exterior portion of the integrated device to be easily placed in electrical contact with a voltage source. As current passes through the mesh, heat is produced. The heat passes from the mesh to each of the flow-through tubes via the thermal interface. The flow-through tubes can be fluidically coupled to a sample preparation module. The sample preparation module, the flow-through tubes, and the heater can be integrated within a single integrated device that provides automated sample preparation and thermally-driven chemical reactions for a variety of applications.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2005Date of Patent: November 17, 2009Assignee: Microfluidic Systems, Inc.Inventors: Chun-Wah (Phil) Lin, Bob Yuan
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Patent number: 7614661Abstract: An electrofusion coupling (93) for joining together two or more sections of pipe, said coupling comprising: (i) a substantially cylindrical coupling body having an outer surface and an inner surface, the inner surface being sized and shaped to form a clearance fit with the outer surface of the pipe regions to be joined; (ii) at least one electrical heating (94) element set on or in the inner surface of the coupling body; (iii) terminal means adapted to connect the electrical heating means to an electrical supply; characterized in that the terminal means does not project beyond the outer cylindrical surface of the coupling body once the welding process is complete.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2000Date of Patent: November 10, 2009Assignees: Petro Technik Limited, Georg Fischer Wavin AGInventors: Stephen Colin Ruffle, Dirk Petry, Bernd Schwarz
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Publication number: 20090272379Abstract: An electrically heated smoking system includes a shell and a replaceable mouthpiece. The shell includes an electric power supply and electric circuitry. The mouthpiece includes a liquid storage portion and a capillary wick having a first end and a second end. The first end of the wick extends into the liquid storage portion for contact with liquid therein. The mouthpiece also includes a heating element for heating the second end of the capillary wick, an air outlet, and an aerosol forming chamber between the second end of the capillary wick and the air outlet. When the shell and mouthpiece are engaged or connected, the heating element is in electrical connection with the power supply via the circuitry, and a flowpath for air is defined from at least one air inlet to the air outlet via the aerosol forming chamber. In use, liquid is transferred from the liquid storage portion towards the heating element by capillary action in the wick.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2009Publication date: November 5, 2009Applicant: Philip Morris USA INC.Inventors: Michel THORENS, Jean-Marc FLICK, Olivier Yves COCHAND
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Patent number: 7592572Abstract: A cartridge heater, especially a compressed cartridge heater (1) has at least one heating coil (8, 9), which is arranged exposed in a metallic tubular body (2) and is embedded in a granulated insulating material. The ends of heating coil portions (8, 9) are provided with terminals (7) projecting from the tubular body (2). To make it possible to manufacture such a cartridge heater with minimal effort in terms of labor and material, a flat insulating plate (10) coordinated in its width with the internal diameter of the tubular body (2) is provided as the carrier. The heating coils (8, 9) extend along the two flat sides of the insulating plate (10) and the two heating coils (8, 9) are connected to one another by a coil section (12, 12?), which is led around a deflecting edge (27) of the insulating plate (10).Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2006Date of Patent: September 22, 2009Assignee: Türk + Hillinger GmbHInventor: Andreas Schlipf
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Patent number: 7569799Abstract: A compound body comprises a steel base element on which is deposited a heater layer. The base element is made of a precipitation hardening steel. In the form of a manifold or material feed tube in a hot duct system, said base element comprises a round or convex surface receiving the heater layer. This heater layer is a compound layer having several strata and/or strata elements which are thick film pastes or sheets and in such form are consecutively deposited, dried and baked-on. The pre-compression generated in this process in the heater layer is increased in controlled manner by precipitation hardening the base element.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2003Date of Patent: August 4, 2009Assignee: Gunther GmbH & Co., MetallverarbeitungInventors: Herbert Gunther, Christel Kretschmar, Uwe Partsch, Peter Otschik
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Patent number: 7554064Abstract: An electrical resistance heater element has a metal tube containing an electrical resistance coil that is electrically insulated from the metal tube by magnesium oxide powder, the coil being bonded to a conductor pin that protrudes from an open end of the tube. The powder is sealed against moisture by placing at least the open end of the tube within a chamber and immersing the open end within liquid silicone. A gas is pumped into the chamber to pressurize the silicone sufficiently to cause some of it to encroach into the powder through the open end of the tube. The heater element is installed within a heat exchanger with the silicone remaining uncured.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2006Date of Patent: June 30, 2009Assignee: Gaumer Company, Inc.Inventors: Jackie G. Fannin, Jack L. McClanahan
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Patent number: 7531770Abstract: A cleaning processing jig is inserted into a bolt heater hole, and pollution such as extraneous matter on an inner surface of the hole is removed by a waste cloth. A penetration processing jig is inserted into the hole, and the penetrant is made to uniformly penetrate into the inner surface by a sponge onto which a penetrant is applied. Then, a developing processing jig is inserted into the hole, and the inner surface is developed by injecting a developer toward the inner surface from an injection tip provided on a head. When a predetermined time elapses after the developing processing, a visual inspection tool in which a visible head is attached to a tip of a pipe is inserted into the hole, and the inner surface is visually inspected through a light pipe connected to the visible head.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2007Date of Patent: May 12, 2009Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Yoji Tanaka, Shigeo Morimoto
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Publication number: 20090100824Abstract: The invention relates to a urea supply system for a waste gas cleaning catalyst of an internal combustion engine, comprising a urea tank for the receiving of urea solution, a connecting line that connects the urea tank with a waste gas cleaning catalyst, a pump in order to pump urea solution via the connecting line from the urea tank to the catalyst, and a heating insert for the defrosting of frozen urea solution. According to the invention it is provided that the return line is configured and arranged in such a manner that, during operation, because of the urea solution discharged from the return line there is prevented the forming of an air gap between the heating insert and the frozen urea solution. The invention relates also to a heating insert for such a urea supply system.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2006Publication date: April 23, 2009Inventors: Roland Starck, Oleg Kexel, Gerhard Thome, Armin Lang
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Publication number: 20090094832Abstract: An apparatus and method for heat treating the welded area of a repaired gas turbine engine component uses first and second heating elements. The heating elements each include an insulating tube supported by a support rod and wrapped with a conducing wire. One of the heating elements is sized to fit inside a recess in the gas turbine engine component, adjacent to the welded area, while the second heating element is placed outside the recess, but also adjacent to the welded area, thereby heating the welded area from two sides.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2007Publication date: April 16, 2009Applicant: United Technologies CorporationInventors: Thomas DeMichael, Michael J. Labbe, Steven R. Bissell
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Patent number: 7518090Abstract: Methods of assembling a high heat transfer and tailored heat transfer layered heater systems are provided. One method includes a step of pressing one of a target part and a layered heater into the other one of the target part and the layered heater to create an interference fit between the layered heater and the target part. When the target part is disposed within the layered heater, the layered heater includes a substrate defining an inner periphery less than or equal to an outer periphery of the target part. When the layered heater is disposed within the target part, the layered heater includes a substrate defining an outer periphery larger than or equal to an inner periphery of the target.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2006Date of Patent: April 14, 2009Assignee: Watlow Electric Manufacturing CompanyInventors: Kevin Ptasienski, James McMillin, Louis P. Steinhauser
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Patent number: 7490861Abstract: An electrofusion coupling for joining together two or more sections of pipe or for joining a section of pipe and a pipework fitting, said coupling comprising: (i) a first part (14) having a first internal diameter at a first end adapted to form a tight sliding fit with a first pipe section and a second internal diameter at a second end, larger than the first; (ii) a second part (14) having a first internal diameter at a first end adapted to form a tight sliding fit with a second pipe section and an outside diameter at a second end adapted to form a tight sliding fit with the second internal diameter of the first part such that the two parts can nest together tightly with an overlapping region; (iii) electrical heating elements (16, 17, 18) and electrical terminal connections being provided in the two parts such that the first part can be used independently of the second part to join a section of pipe to a pipework fitting or the first and second parts can be used in combination to join two adjacent sections oType: GrantFiled: October 4, 2002Date of Patent: February 17, 2009Assignee: Petro Technik, Ltd.Inventors: John Alexandre Boudry, Christopher Richard Wise
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Patent number: 7491915Abstract: A heating apparatus (20) and method for heating golf clubs (30) during assembly is disclosed herein. The heating apparatus (20) preferably includes a frame (22), a club retention mechanism (24), a rotating mechanism (26) and a heating mechanism (28). The heating apparatus (20) is used to cure an adhesive to bond a shaft (34) to a golf club head (32).Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2006Date of Patent: February 17, 2009Assignee: Callaway Golf CompanyInventors: Konrad Lenhof, Jerry V. Blanke, Giocchino S. Glorioso, Alan Bettencourt
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Publication number: 20090008008Abstract: The present invention provides a golf club head cover which provides conventional protection to golf clubs and in addition provides a heating function for a hitting surface of the golf club in order to keep the temperature within a optimized range for hitting. The golf club head cover has a main housing having an opening side for inserting a top portion of the golf club and a heating side for disposing a temperature controlling device for heating. The temperature controlling device has a power source, a circuit board, and a heating plate which couples with the hitting surface of the top portion of the golf club to apply heat to control the temperature.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2008Publication date: January 8, 2009Inventor: KuangHung Kuo
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Publication number: 20080290085Abstract: A heating cartridge is intended especially for a thermostatic working valve. The cartridge is provided with a resistance wire winding (3), which is wound on a winding support (2) and is embedded in an insulating material filling (5) in a metal sheathing (7). The metal sheathing (7) is provided at one end (6) with a dimensionally stable coupling element (8) manufactured from a plastic, in which connecting lines (17, 18) are arranged, which electrically connect pluggable contact elements, especially pins (9, 10) of a connector plug, to the ends of the resistance wire winding (3). To simplify the manufacture and to obtain a compact design, the connecting lines (17, 18) are rigidly seated in the coupling element (8).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2008Publication date: November 27, 2008Inventor: Andreas SCHLIPF
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Publication number: 20080272110Abstract: An electric heating apparatus comprises a sheet heating element having two end electrodes and a center electrode. The sheet heating element is wound around the external peripheral surface of an airtight and elastic expandable balloon. The balloon is disposed inside a lining material impregnated with a thermosetting resin for repairing a pipe and is swelled against the inside wall of the pipe through the lining material. The end and center electrodes are supplied with electricity to generate heat in the sheet heating element, thereby curing the thermosetting resin impregnated in the lining material. This allows pipe lining to be performed with much higher energy efficiency and simpler steps.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2008Publication date: November 6, 2008Inventors: Takao Kamiyama, Guochun Xu, Kazuki Shimizu, Takashi Ookubo, Youshitaka Arii
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Publication number: 20080251511Abstract: The present invention relates to an electric heating element. The electric heating element includes a core support, an inner wire wound around the core support, an intermediate dielectric layer formed around the inner wire, an outer wire wound around the intermediate dielectric layer, a connector connecting an end of the inner wire to an end of the outer wire, and an outer sheath formed around the outer wire, wherein the inner wire and outer wire are arranged to have opposite phases according to a direction of a current to attenuate magnetic fields generated from the inner wire and outer wire when a power is applied to the to inner wire and outer wire.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2007Publication date: October 16, 2008Inventor: Myoung Jun Lee
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Publication number: 20080245782Abstract: A metal sheathed heater includes a solid state control device that allows the metal sheathed heater to be more efficiently operated. The control device supplies or terminates power to the heater according to certain conditions. Further, the control device uses predetermined time periods to control power to the heater. Thus, the heater is not kept on unnecessarily.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 29, 2008Publication date: October 9, 2008Inventor: Robert Kirby
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Publication number: 20080210682Abstract: An electric trace tube bundle characterized by an internal branched circuit or circuits wherein power to the branched circuit or circuits is supplied via leads contained within a tubular jacket surrounding an insulation layer and an inner core containing one or more process tubes and the heater circuits. Such an arrangement allows the power connection to the heater circuits to be made at a proximal end of the bundle, thereby eliminating the need to cut through the jacket to make branched circuit power connections at a location remote from the proximal end of the bundle.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2007Publication date: September 4, 2008Inventors: Stephen J. Francis, Lawrence K. Kunkel, Dale J. Zelesnik
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Publication number: 20080197124Abstract: The present invention generally relates to an insulating heater jacket, and more particularly, to a silicone rubber and a heater controller for an insulating heater jacket. According to the present invention, the use of the silicone rubber molded out of a mixture of polymethyl vinyl silica oxide solutions improves durability. Furthermore, a duplex heating pad is provided using first and second heaters, and a microprocessor and a temperature sensor monitor malfunction of the dual heating wires and perform control in such a manner that upon malfunction of one of the heating wires, the other heating wire can be operated. Therefore, there are advantages in that temperature can be accurately controlled and reliable performance can be always ensured without any malfunction.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2006Publication date: August 21, 2008Applicant: AON INSTRUMENT CO., LTD.Inventor: Kyung-Soon Shin
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Patent number: 7410611Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for the prevention of fouling of process streams by the application of electric charge on process components. The electric charge may be attractive or repulsive to the foulants, they may be constant or variable and may be applied to any section of the process stream where convenient and wherein their preventive effects are optimized.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2001Date of Patent: August 12, 2008Inventor: Dennis L. Salbilla
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Publication number: 20080179239Abstract: A thermally protected water filtration system including a substantially cylindrical water filter for a residential or commercial structure and a cover for fitting onto the water filter, the cover including a circumferential panel dimensioned to fit around the water filter and electrically activatable heat generating material within or attached to the circumferential panel of the cover.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2007Publication date: July 31, 2008Inventor: Mark W. Huelskamp
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Patent number: 7390993Abstract: An electrical sleeve heater for an element having a generally cylindrical outer surface. The heater has a generally helical coil centered on an axis and having a pair of opposite coil ends, a pair of generally coaxial, axially aligned, and similar tubes each fixed to a respective one of the coil ends and surrounding the coil so that relative rotation of the coil can radially increase or decrease an inside diameter of the coil. The tubes having axially adjacent inner ends and outer ends, and means for releasably fixing together the coil inner ends.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2007Date of Patent: June 24, 2008Assignee: Hotset Heizpatronen U. Zubehor GmbHInventors: Udo Liebram, Anita Sattler, legal representative, Hendrik Wölper, Peter Sattler
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Patent number: 7372006Abstract: Heating devices are formed of a conductive loaded resin-based material. The conductive loaded resin-based material comprises micron conductive powder(s), conductive fiber(s), or a combination of conductive powder and conductive fibers in a base resin host. The ratio of the weight of the conductive powder(s), conductive fiber(s), or a combination of conductive powder and conductive fibers to the weight of the base resin host is between about 0.20 and 0.40. The micron conductive powders are formed from non-metals, such as carbon, graphite, that may also be metallic plated, or the like, or from metals such as stainless steel, nickel, copper, silver, that may also be metallic plated, or the like, or from a combination of non-metal, plated, or in combination with, metal powders. The micron conductor fibers preferably are of nickel plated carbon fiber, stainless steel fiber, copper fiber, silver fiber, or the like.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2004Date of Patent: May 13, 2008Assignee: Integral Technologies, IncInventor: Thomas Aisenbrey
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Patent number: 7372007Abstract: An electrical heater bundle has heater elements, each including a metal tube, an electrical resistance coil within the tube, a conductor pin connected to the coil and protruding from an end of the tube, and an electrical insulation powder surrounding the coil within the tube. A conical cavity is located in the insulation powder at the end of the tube, the cavity extending from an inner diameter of the tube to the conductor pin. The cavity is filled with an epoxy that is cured in place. The insulation powder may have an infiltrated layer at the cavity that is an uncured liquid silicone. The heater elements are mounted to a header plate, and the elements associated with the three different phases of electrical power may protrude past the header plate at different distances.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2007Date of Patent: May 13, 2008Assignee: Gaumer Company, Inc.Inventors: Jack L. McClanahan, Craig S. Tiras, Jackie G. Fannin
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Publication number: 20080105671Abstract: A heating apparatus for heating a pipe prior to performing a welding operation, an interpass welding operation, or a hydrogen bake-out operation is provided. The heating apparatus comprises at least one heating collar placed on one side of a pipe weld joint and a control mechanism for controlling the thermal energy transferred from the heating apparatus to the pipe.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 5, 2007Publication date: May 8, 2008Inventor: Colin Regan
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Patent number: 7358466Abstract: The present invention is a BLISK airfoil heat treating apparatus and method for heat treating the leading and/or trailing edge section(s) of a BLISK airfoil using the BLISK airfoil heat treating apparatus. The apparatus comprises a pair of hingedly connected heat treating shells, each shell having a cavity for receiving an airfoil edge section requiring heat treatment. A resistive heating element is positioned with the shells to heat the cavities.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2006Date of Patent: April 15, 2008Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Jeffrey L. Myers, Thomas F. Broderick
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Patent number: 7342206Abstract: A tailored heat transfer layered heater system is provided that comprises a target part defining a room temperature periphery and a layered heater disposed around or within the target part, the layered heater comprising a substrate having a room temperature periphery that is sized such that an interference fit is formed between the layered heater and the target part either through mechanical or thermal methods. The layered heater in one form is disposed around the target part and in another form is disposed inside the target part. Additionally, heat transfer is tailored along the layered heater using other devices such as thermal spacers, insulative pads, and a transfer substrate in other forms of the present invention.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2004Date of Patent: March 11, 2008Assignee: Watlow Electric Manufacturing CompanyInventors: Kevin Ptasienski, James McMillin, Louis P. Steinhauser
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Patent number: 7338085Abstract: When resin members (3, 4) are fusion-bonded to each other by electric-conduction heating, a net-form or pattern-form metal wire (2) as a resistance heating element is disposed at a joint portion of the resin members (3, 4), and a metal wire (2) is heated by electric conduction for fusion-bonding the abutting resin members (3, 4) at temperatures sufficient for fusion-bonding with the resin members kept abutting against each other. A production method for a resin-processed product that can increase the strength of the joint portions between resin members, is free from carbon generation and short-circuiting during the electric conduction of a built-in resistance heating element (heating element), and is simple to produce while hardly being affected by environmental temperatures.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2004Date of Patent: March 4, 2008Inventors: Naoki Toriyabe, Tatsuya Kyotani
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Publication number: 20080041841Abstract: A heater-attached piping having, a cord-like heater disposed along substantially entire length of a nylon tube forming a pipe for transferring a fluid, and at least a heat-retaining layer disposed around the nylon tube and the cord-like heater. The cord-like heater located at the end of the nylon tube may be, for example, folded back and formed in a duplex arrangement. With this arrangement, heat generating at the end of the heater-attached piping increases and is duplicated to result in suppression of power consumption of the cord-like heater to a possible lowest limit, and the heat-retaining ability and defrosting ability in the end of the heater-attached piping can be enhanced.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2006Publication date: February 21, 2008Inventors: Yasuhiro Tanaka, Atsushi Izumi, Akinobu Tsuda
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Publication number: 20070257026Abstract: The present invention makes a proposal of a heating component for a pipe joint which can be easily mounted on a pipe joint and also can stabilize the assembly quality to the pipe joint. The heating component for a pipe joint is characterized in that the heating component for a pipe joint has partially thereon fitting portions each having an inner face shape fitted with a part of an outer shape of the pipe joint, and also, a holding recess portion for holding therein a heating wire is formed on an inner face portion other than the fitting portions; when the heating wire is held in the holding recess portion, and then, the heating component for piping joint is mounted to the joint by fitting the fitting portions with the parts of the outer shape of the joint, the heating wire held in the holding recess portion comes in contact with the pipe joint.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2007Publication date: November 8, 2007Inventors: Yasuhiro Tanaka, Atsushi Izumi, Akinobu Tsuda, Kazunori Sawada
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Patent number: 7291815Abstract: The invention includes a composite ice protection heater for an aircraft. The composite heater includes at least one electrically insulating layer, and at least one electric heater element comprising an electrically conductive layer bonded to the insulating layer. The conductive layer may include a pre-impregnated woven fabric that includes a plurality of threads that include an electrically conductive material, such as carbon or graphite fibers. The composite heater can be incorporated into a composite surface structure of an aircraft. The conductive layer and insulating layer may include a plurality of spaced openings through the layers that cooperate with an underlying open-cell matrix to attenuate noise at the associated surface of an aircraft. A desired electrical resistance of the conductive layer may be obtained by introducing a plurality of discontinuities in the layer, such as spaced holes or slits.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2006Date of Patent: November 6, 2007Assignees: Goodrich Corporation, Rohr Inc.Inventors: Claude M. Hubert, Daniel P. Christy
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Patent number: 7259357Abstract: The invention seals, unseals and/or bonds plastics, waxes and resins via a thermal metal strip or wire coated with liquefiable substances that melt to open or separate and cool to congeal, seal, vulcanize or bond together when the wire or strip is energized in a shorted state (to heat) or not energized (to cool). Electronic switch modalities and sealing applications are optionally taught for security and tamper detection. In one modality, a unique signal is sent to the gate leg of a micro-processing chip (e.g. an SCR switch) where firmware recognizes the signal and permits current through a thermal wire. This innovation is optionally employed for Homeland Security.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2003Date of Patent: August 21, 2007Assignee: Kline and Walker LLCInventor: Richard C. Walker
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Patent number: 7256374Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel induction heating apparatus for controlling the welding parameter of temperature for a pre-weld heating operation, interpass operation, or a hydrogen bake-out operation. Specifically, the present invention relates to using a novel induction heating apparatus for controlling this welding parameter. The heating device is comprised of a pair of opposed heating collars placed on either side of a pipe comprising a weld joint. The heating device transfers heat from the collar to the weld joint surface by induction providing a method of controlling this welding parameter.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2004Date of Patent: August 14, 2007Inventor: Colin Regan
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Patent number: 7230214Abstract: A metal sheathed heater utilizes splice connections that connects ends of a heater cable with ends of a lead wire. Each splice connection has a connector that connects core wires of the lead wires and heater cable together. Heat shrinkable tubing surrounds the connector and ends of the heater cable and lead wires. An adhesive is interposed between the heat shrinkable tubing and heater cable and lead wire ends to bond with the heat shrinkable tubing and complete the splice connection. The metal sheath of the heater can be formed with an enlarged diameter portion to account for the heat shrinkable tubing surrounding the lead wire and heater cable ends.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2005Date of Patent: June 12, 2007Assignee: Tutco, Inc.Inventor: Robert Kirby
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Patent number: 7230212Abstract: A golf ball heating appliance for heating 4 or more golf balls to an average temperature of between 40° C. and 55° C. during an active heating period of 30 minutes or less has a lower thermally conductive and an upper non-thermally conductive receptacle for receiving a plurality of golf balls and includes an electrical heating element capable of delivering at least 4 watts of power per ball during the active heating period.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2006Date of Patent: June 12, 2007Assignee: Rocky ResearchInventors: Paul Sarkisian, Uwe Rockenfeller
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Patent number: 7212718Abstract: A heat-treatment apparatus according to the present invention comprises a sheet-like heating body, which is bent like a letter “U”, and a heat equalizing plate constituted by a metal plate bonded to a heat generating part of the sheet-like heating body. The heat equalizing plate is bonded to the inner surface of the sheet-like heating body bent like a letter “U”. Alternatively, a fluorocarbon resin is coated on the surface of the heat equalizing plate.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2004Date of Patent: May 1, 2007Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventor: Ryuichiro Sato
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Patent number: 7205511Abstract: A combined heater and heat diffuser for fitting to an injection nozzle (10) for moulding plastics materials, where the nozzle comprises a tubular metal core (12) with an injection duct (14) and a cylindrical lateral surface (13). The heater and heat diffuser includes a resistor (40) housed in a channel-shaped seat (32) formed in a cylindrical internal surface (30d) of a heat diffuser (30) made of a metal material of a tubular shape for fitting around the core (12) of the nozzle.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2004Date of Patent: April 17, 2007Inventor: Piero Enrietti