Electric resistance heating devices inventions 06/08

20080152328 - Heating apparatus and semiconductor manufacturing apparatus: It is an object to provide a heating apparatus and semiconductor manufacturing apparatus which can carry out a fine heating temperature control easily. A heating apparatus for heating a semiconductor substrate placed on a support arranged in a reaction chamber of a semiconductor manufacturing apparatus includes a plurality of heat... Agent: Jordan And Hamburg LLP

20080152329 - Portable collapsible radiant heater: A portable, collapsible radiant heater includes a base and a support mounted to the base. The support has a collapsed position wherein the base is configured to at least partially receive the support, and an extended position wherein the support extends upwardly from the base. A heater-head for generating radiant... Agent: Fay Sharpe LLP

20080152330 - Enhanced rapid thermal processing apparatus and method: A heating arrangement heats a first major surface of a workpiece with an illumination energy such that a first portion of the illumination energy is directly incident upon the first major surface of the workpiece and a second portion of the illumination energy is directed such that, at least initially,... Agent: Pritzkau Patent Group, Llc

20080152331 - Modular water heating systems: Modular water heating systems include a self-standing rack on which one or two separate tankless water heaters and a separate water storage tank are mounted. A pump recirculates the water between the storage tank and the water heater or heaters to maintain a drawdown supply of hot water. The various... Agent: Renner Otto Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20080145038 - Method and apparatus for heating a substrate: A method and apparatus for heating a substrate is provided herein. In one embodiment, a substrate heater includes a vessel having an upper member including a top surface for supporting a substrate thereon; a liquid disposed within and partially filling the vessel; and a heat source for providing sufficient heat... Agent: Moser Ip Law Group / Applied Materials, Inc.

20080145039 - Side port insert design for water heater: An electric water heater has a tubular side port insert, projecting into the interior of the filament-wound plastic tank portion of the water heater tank, operative to conduct tank water heat to an external temperature controller. The insert has a tubular base extending through the tank wall and circumscribing a... Agent: Haynes And Boone, LLP

20080138050 - Topdown simulated flame: The present invention includes an apparatus and method of simulating a flame. The apparatus and method provides a top down projection of a simulated flame. The simulated flame may include a multilayered flame effect and may be viewed from both the front and the rear so as to provide a... Agent: Faegre & Benson, LLP Patent Docketing

20080138051 - Methods for designing, making, and using a personal appliance for producing water vapor: Disclosed are methods for designing and employing a portable device for effecting a desired environment proximate to the device (including carrying out such methods under business arrangements encompassing two or more business entities). The effected environment includes, in part, temporary increases in the amount of water vapor as the device... Agent: Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc. Catherine E. Wolf

20080138052 - Automotive water heater: An automotive water heater having application to a windshield of an automobile, which is able to produce hot water that can be sprinkled on the windshield to melt accumulated snow and frost, in which a water heater is mainly structured from a laminated assembled heating unit side joined to a... Agent: Troxell Law Office Pllc

20080138053 - Hot runner nozzle heater and methods of manufacture thereof: An instrumented heater sleeve is provided that has a plurality of zones, a dielectric layer disposed over an outer surface of the sleeve, a resistive element layer disposed over the first dielectric layer, and a plurality of pairs of lead wires secured to a portion of the resistive element layer.... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20080138054 - Modular heated towel rail: A member for an electrical heating apparatus, the member comprising coupling means for structurally and electrically coupling one or more elements to the member. The invention further provides a cooperating element and an apparatus including one or more of the members and/or one or more of the elements. An electrical... Agent: Darby & Darby P.c.

20080131102 - Fan heater: A fan heater including a housing through which air is able to flow in a longitudinal direction, a blower to propel the air and at least one heating element mounted elastically in the housing by means of a fixing element. Moreover the heating element is a PTC element and the... Agent: Panitch Schwarze Belisario & Nadel LLP

20080131103 - Method and device for humidifying air with water vapor: A device for humidifying air with water vapor is provided, in which water is brought to boil by means of electrical current and evaporates. Minerals or dry residue contained in the water (4), in particular, lime, become separated, and fresh water containing minerals and dry residue is also refilled approximately... Agent: Volpe And Koenig, P.c.

20080131104 - Radiant heater for heating the building material in a laser sintering device: A radiant heating for heating the building material in a laser sintering device and a laser sintering device having such a radiant heating are described. The radiant heating has a sheet-like heat radiating element (113, 213, 313), which is characterized in that it is made of a material, that has... Agent: Mcdonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP