Electric resistance heating devices inventions 09/08

20080232787 - Heat processing furnace and vertical-type heat processing apparatus: There is provided a heat processing furnace capable of quickly increasing and decreasing a temperature, while achieving improvement in durability. A heat processing furnace 2 comprises: a processing vessel 3 for accommodating an object to be processed w and performing thereto a heat process; and a cylindrical heater 5 disposed... Agent: Smith, Gambrell & Russell

20080226267 - Flame imitation manufacturing device of an electrical-heated fireplace: A flame imitation manufacturing device of a fireplace relates to a flame imitation manufacturing device for simulating the burning state in a fireplace in the field of household appliances. Said device comprises a housing, a cross flow fan and a light source mounted on a base plate of the housing,... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20080226268 - Simulated fire apparatus for chimneys: A moveable or relocatable structure for providing an optical effect includes casing and an apparatus for providing an optical effect mounted in the casing. The apparatus is preferably a flame effect fire. The apparatus is mounted in an aperture of the casing and a gap is defined between the apparatus... Agent: Troutman Sanders LLP

20080226269 - Vapor generator: The present invention provides a vapor generator for evaporating a volatile substance into the atmosphere. The vapor generator includes a heat source, a reservoir, and a wick. In one aspect of the invention, the vapor generator output is adjustable by rotating the reservoir. In another aspect of the invention, a... Agent: Cary R. Reeves

20080226270 - Nozzle-based, vapor-phase, plume delivery structure for use in production of thin-film deposition layer: A vapor deposition source including a crucible configured to hold a quantity of molten constituent material and at least one nozzle to pass vapor evaporated from the molten constituent material out of the crucible.... Agent: Kolisch Hartwell, P.C.

20080226271 - Evaporation crucible and evaporation apparatus with adapted evaporation characteristic: An evaporation crucible is described. The evaporation crucible (100; 300; 400; 500) includes: an electrically conductive body (120) and a cover (150; 550); the body having a first electrical connection (162) and a second electrical connection (164) for applying a heating current through the body, the body includes a chamber... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, L.L.P.

20080226272 - Heating apparatus, heat treatment apparatus, computer program and storage medium: A heating apparatus for heating a target object W is provided with a plurality of heating light sources, including LED elements for applying heating light having a wavelength within a range from 360 to 520 nm to the object. Thus, a temperature of only the shallow surface of the object,... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080219650 - Heating device of the light irradiation type: A heating device of the light irradiation type having an article to be heated, a guard ring located on the periphery of that article, multiple lamps located above the article to be heated and the guard ring, and a reflecting mirror located above the lamps, in which a light diffusion... Agent: Roberts Mlotkowski Safran & Cole, P.c.

20080219651 - Thermal storage medium: A heat storage medium has a solid heat storage area and a plurality of channels extending through the heat storage area between an inlet and an outlet. In one embodiment, there are electric heaters embedded in the heat storage area. A fluid flows through the channels to add or remove... Agent: Daryl W Schnurr Miller Thomson LLP

20080212954 - Flow-through heater: A flow-through heater includes a heating element and a liquid-bearing tube connected to the heating element. The liquid-bearing tube has a flat area on which a thermostat is mounted.... Agent: Venable LLP