Liquid heaters and vaporizers inventions 06/07

20070144453 - Water heater combustion chamber sensing system: A combustion chamber is disposed below the water container of a water heater and formed at least partially by a shell. A burner disposed within the combustion chamber and a fuel supply line is connected to the burner. A valve associated with the fuel supply line. A combustion chamber sensor... Agent: Ip Group Of Dla Piper US LLP

20070144454 - Evaporative humidifier for fuel cell system: An evaporative humidifier for a polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell system including a fuel cell stack, comprising: a condensation channel to which exhaust gas from the fuel cell stack is introduced; an evaporation channel to which supply gas for the fuel cell stack is introduced; a partition wall for separating... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20070144455 - Method and apparatus for delivering oxygenated heated vapor in skin care applications: A device generates liquid vapor mixed with oxygen rich gas for use in skin care, facial treatments and other dermatological applications and tissue treatments. The device consists of a portable vapor generator and an oxygen source. The oxygen source can be a portable source such as a compressed tank, a... Agent: Carr LLP

20070144456 - Continuous steam generator: A steam generator comprising a combustion chamber having funnel-shaped side walls in the bottom area thereof and an encircling wall formed from a plurality of steam generator pipes through which a flow medium can flow, wherein there area as little temperature differences as possible in the flow medium at the... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20070144457 - Method for control of steam quality on multipath steam generator: The present invention relates to systems and methods for control of a steam generating process having a steam generator with multiple water flow conduits disposed in a convection section and a radiant section. A first conduit may have a first diverted convection section water that may flow through a second... Agent: Law Offices Of Dennis W. Beech

20070144458 - Cascade unit for a heating system with two or more heating boilers: The invention relates to a cascade unit for a heating system with two or more heating boilers, in particular condensing boilers, with a hydraulic shunt which is connected on the one hand with the inlet flows and return flows of all heating boilers and on the other hand with at... Agent: Greer, Burns & Crain

20070125316 - Device and process for heating a primary material: This is achieved in that the primary materials (5, 6) can be heated in a heat exchanger (11) by means of flue gas drawn from the annular anode furnace (3) through a feed pipe (12), and that the petroleum coke fractions (5, 6) heated in this way can be input... Agent: Pandiscio & Pandiscio

20070125317 - Waste heat boiler: A waste heat boiler includes an axial bypass pipe and multiple heat transfer pipes disposed within a cylindrical jacket. A hot exhaust gas stream transported between inlet and outlet ends of the heat transfer pipes is cooled by a coolant. A control system controls gas passage velocity and quantity of... Agent: Alix, Yale & Ristas, LLP

20070125318 - Condensing gas fired water heater: A water heater is shown having a closed metal tank with an upwardly mounted combustion chamber and burner/blower assembly. Curved fire tubes convey the products of combustion from the chamber to an exterior mounted flue assembly. The closed tank is enclosed by a rotomolded jacket. A support stand with vertically... Agent: Charles D. Gunter, Jr. Whitaker, Chalk, Swindle & Sawyer, LLP

20070125319 - Convection oven with laminar airflow and method: A convection oven with laminar airflow and/or moisture injection. A radial airflow fan is used to provide a circulating airflow that is substantially even and substantially turbulence free. The circulating airflow is provided to an oven chamber via a plurality of egress ports that rim a divider wall disposed between... Agent: Paul D. Greeley Ohlandt, Greeley, Ruggiero & Perle, L.L.P.