Subclass |
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ELECTRIC HEATING
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600 | | INDUCTIVE HEATING |
601 | | . With diverse-type heating |
602 | | . Metal working |
603 | | . . Bonding |
604 | | . . . Container sealing |
605 | | . . . Wire (e.g., cable, etc.) |
606 | | . . . Ring |
607 | | . . . Tube (i.e., pipe) |
608 | | . . . . With electrical control (e.g., speed, temperature, gaging thickness, etc.) |
609 | | . . . . Layering (e.g., coating, lining, etc.) |
610 | | . . . . With preheating or postheating |
611 | | . . . . Plural (e.g., end to end, etc.) |
612 | | . . . . Seam bonding |
613 | | . . . . . With impeder |
614 | | . . . . . With guiding device |
615 | | . . . Brazing (e.g., cladding, etc.) |
616 | | . . . Soldering |
617 | | . . . Welding |
618 | | . With heat exchange |
619 | | . . Roller (e.g., godet, etc.) |
620 | | . . Cooking |
621 | | . . . Utensil (e.g., pot, pan, etc.) |
622 | | . . . With support |
623 | | . . . . Having cooling device |
624 | | . . . Core or coil structure |
625 | | . . . Intermediate member condition responsive |
626 | | . . . . Load sensing |
627 | | . . . . Temperature |
628 | | . . Fluid or liquid heater |
629 | | . . . By tube (i.e., pipe) |
630 | | . . . . Core or coil structure |
631 | | . . . . . Core rotation |
632 | | . . With cooling arrangement |
633 | | . . Bonding (e.g., nonmetallic, etc.) |
634 | | . . Susceptor |
635 | | . Specific heating application |
636 | | . . Wire (e.g., cable, etc.) |
637 | | . . Rod |
638 | | . . . Semiconductor |
639 | | . . . Irregular (e.g., camshaft, etc.) |
640 | | . . Gear |
641 | | . . Valve |
642 | | . . Ring or link |
643 | | . . Tube (i.e., pipe) |
644 | | . . . Interior surface |
645 | | . . Strip (e.g., sheet, etc.) |
646 | | . . Slab (e.g., ingot, etc.) |
647 | | . With workpiece support |
648 | | . . Levitation |
649 | | . . Materials |
650 | | . . With monitoring (e.g., regulating, etc.) |
651 | | . . Gas environment |
652 | | . . Rotation of workpiece |
653 | | . . Conveyor |
654 | | . . . Charge or discharge |
655 | | . . . Multiple stations |
656 | | . . . . Plural heating zones |
657 | | . . . Curve path |
658 | | . . . Lift (i.e., vertical movement) |
659 | | . . Pressure applicator (e.g., clamp, etc.) |
660 | | . With power supply system |
661 | | . . Power switching |
662 | | . . . Plural load inductors |
663 | | . . . Condition responsive |
664 | | . . . . Input monitoring |
665 | | . . . . Load sensing |
666 | | . . . . . With tuning |
667 | | . . . . . Temperature |
668 | | . . . With protection |
669 | | . . . Polyphase |
670 | | . . With specific transformer |
671 | | . . With plural load inductors |
672 | | . Specific inductor configuration |
673 | | . . U-coil section |
674 | | . . Cylindrical coil |
675 | | . . Planar coil |
676 | | . . With inductor support |
677 | | . . With cooling arrangement |
678 | | MICROWAVE HEATING |
679 | | . With diverse device |
680 | | . With diverse-type heating |
681 | | . . Convection heating |
682 | | . . . Steam generating |
683 | | . . . Gas burner |
684 | | . . . Tunnel type |
685 | | . . Resistive heating |
686 | | . Gas environment (e.g., pressurized, etc.) |
687 | | . Fluid heater |
688 | | . . Water |
689 | | . . Beverage (e.g., coffee, etc.) |
690 | | . Waveguide applicator |
691 | | . . Slotted |
692 | | . . . Meander (e.g., zigzag, etc.) |
693 | | . . . Having load passage |
694 | | . . With dummy load |
695 | | . . Input power port arrangement |
696 | | . . . With tuning |
697 | | . . . Plural feed |
698 | | . Tunnel furnace |
699 | | . . With leakage suppression |
700 | | . . Conveyor |
701 | | . . . Plural heating zones |
702 | | . With control system |
703 | | . . Defrost |
704 | | . . Load condition sensor |
705 | | . . . Plural diverse types |
706 | | . . . By ultrasonic or acoustic |
707 | | . . . Gas or vapor |
708 | | . . . Weight |
709 | | . . . Field intensity/reflection |
710 | | . . . Temperature |
711 | | . . . . By infrared |
712 | | . . . . Probe |
713 | | . . . . . Wireless type |
714 | | . . Remote (e.g., card, etc.) |
715 | | . . Power switching |
716 | | . . . With detector |
717 | | . . . Plural power supplies |
718 | | . . . Having duty cycle |
719 | | . . With timer |
720 | | . . With display or alarm |
721 | | . . Starting circuitry |
722 | | . . Interlock circuitry and structure |
723 | | . . . With additional safety feature |
724 | | . . . With latch assembly |
725 | | . Cookware (e.g., vessel, utensil, etc.) |
726 | | . . With food mixer |
727 | | . . Expandable |
728 | | . . With field modifier |
729 | | . . . Shielding |
730 | | . . With heat exchange (e.g., susceptor, etc.) |
731 | | . . . By fluent material (e.g., steaming, boiling, or frying, etc.) |
732 | | . . With stand or handle |
733 | | . . With drainage |
734 | | . . With cover |
735 | | . . . Having vent |
736 | | . Radiation protection |
737 | | . . With leakage detector |
738 | | . . With leakage prevention |
739 | | . . . Door assembly |
740 | | . . . . With screen or window |
741 | | . . . . With choke or seal |
742 | | . . . . . Slotted choke |
743 | | . . . . . Choke cavity cover |
744 | | . . . Absorption |
745 | | . Field modification |
746 | | . . With power feed structure |
747 | | . . . Phase shifting |
748 | | . . . Radiator (e.g., antenna, etc.) |
749 | | . . . . Rotating |
750 | | . . . With tuning or particular modes |
751 | | . . Mixer (e.g., rotating stirrer, etc.) |
752 | | . . By load support movement |
753 | | . . . Horizontal and vertical |
754 | | . . . Horizontal (e.g., turntable, etc.) |
755 | | . . . . Portable |
756 | | . Enclosed cavity structure |
757 | | . . With cooling or ventilation |
758 | | . . With cavity illumination |
759 | | . With heat exchange (e.g., susceptor, etc.) |
760 | | . With specific transformer |
761 | | . With specific generator |
762 | | . Load support |
763 | | . . Shelf |
764 | | CAPACITIVE DIELECTRIC HEATING |
765 | | . Bonding |
766 | | . . Shoe |
767 | | . . Die embroidery |
768 | | . . Sewing machine type |
769 | | . . Container sealing |
770 | | . Specific heating application |
771 | | . . Food |
772 | | . . Fluent material |
773 | | . . Sheet (e.g., board, etc.) |
774 | | . With workpiece support |
775 | | . . Conveyor |
776 | | . . . Multiple stations |
777 | | . . Pressure applicator (e.g., clamp, etc.) |
778 | | . With power supply system |
779 | | . . Condition responsive |
780 | | . Specific electrode configuration |
50 | | METAL HEATING (E.G., RESISTANCE HEATING) |
51 | | . Chain |
52 | | . . Methods |
53 | | . Rail bond |
54 | | . . Arc weld |
55 | | . . Resistance weld methods |
56 | | . Wire, rod, or bar bonding |
56.1 | | . . Of wire leads |
56.21 | | . . . By microbonding |
56.22 | | . . . Methods |
57 | | . . Butt bonding (e.g., welding) |
58 | | . . Methods |
59.1 | | . Of cylinders (e.g., pipes and tubes) |
60R | | . . Electric arc |
60.2 | | . . . Tube sheet welding |
61 | | . . . Methods |
60A | | . . . Rotatable tube welders |
61.1 | | . . Having internal support means |
61.11 | | . . . With forming means |
61.12 | | . . . With cleaning means |
61.13 | | . . . With edge guidance means |
61.2 | | . . Utilizing high frequency resistance heating |
61.3 | | . . With edge guidance means |
61.4 | | . . With adjustable electrode means |
61.5 | | . . With condition responsive control of the welding process |
61.6 | | . . Using three or more electrodes |
61.7 | | . . With cooling means |
62 | | . . Helical seam |
63 | | . . Rotary transformer part |
64 | | . . Container (e.g., cans) |
65 | | . . Nonrotary electrode (e.g., oscillating) |
66 | | . . Inside electrode |
67 | | . . Resistance heating methods |
68 | | . Cutting or disintegrating (e.g., machining engraving) |
69.1 | | . . Electric arc |
69.11 | | . . Electric spark machining |
69.12 | | . . . Wire cutting |
69.13 | | . . . Circuits |
69.14 | | . . . Dielectric composition and purification |
69.15 | | . . . Electrodes |
69.16 | | . . . Gap spacing control |
69.17 | | . . . Methods |
69.18 | | . . . Pulse |
69.19 | | . . . Safety circuits |
69.2 | | . . . Vibrating electrodes or workpiece |
70 | | . . . Hand-type tools |
71 | | . Liquid electrode |
72 | | . Nonatmospheric environment at hot spot (e.g., resistance weld under oil, vacuum) |
73 | | . . Slag (e.g., submerged arc) |
73.1 | | . . . Including electroslag welding |
73.11 | | . . . . For coating |
73.2 | | . . . With granular flux supply |
73.21 | | . . . . For deposition welding |
74 | | . . Gas supply (e.g., by ingredient of electrode, by external source) |
75 | | . . . Nonconsumable electrode (e.g., atomic hydrogen) |
76.1 | | . For deposition welding (e.g., coating or building up) |
76.11 | | . . With cooling means |
76.12 | | . . Of multiple distinct layers |
76.13 | | . . By spark discharge |
76.14 | | . . By electric arc |
76.15 | | . . . With nonconsumable electrode |
76.16 | | . . . Plasma |
76.17 | | . . By resistance heating |
77 | | . . Cutting edges of tools |
78.01 | | . For bonding with pressure (e.g., resistance welding) |
85.1 | | . . Brazing or soldering |
85.12 | | . . . Utilizing radiant energy |
85.13 | | . . . . Methods |
85.14 | | . . . With filler metal in circuit |
85.15 | | . . . . Methods |
85.16 | | . . . Electrically heated tool (e.g., electrodes, heaters, etc.) |
85.17 | | . . . Furnaces or enclosures |
85.18 | | . . . Wire lead bonders |
85.19 | | . . . Machine for predetermined operation |
85.2 | | . . . Fluxes or solders |
85.21 | | . . . Solder preforms |
85.22 | | . . . Methods |
78.02 | | . . By solid-state bonding (e.g., diffusion) |
78.11 | | . . Honeycomb |
78.12 | | . . . Methods |
78.13 | | . . With additional heating device |
78.14 | | . . With work cleaning means |
78.15 | | . . With work cutting means |
78.16 | | . . With work deforming means (e.g., tube sealing) |
79 | | . . With conveyer for workpiece |
80 | | . . . Spot bond |
81 | | . . Roller electrode |
82 | | . . . Roller moves over work |
83 | | . . . Methods |
84 | | . . . Electrode structure |
86.1 | | . . By spot bonding |
86.21 | | . . . With hand-manipulative portable devices |
86.22 | | . . . With separately applied pressure and heat |
86.23 | | . . . With welding pressure controlled by the work support |
86.24 | | . . . With work orientation means |
86.25 | | . . . With significant electrode support |
86.31 | | . . . . Having cooling means |
86.32 | | . . . . Having magnetic force actuated electrode |
86.33 | | . . . . Having adjustment means |
86.41 | | . . . . . With condition responsive control means |
86.51 | | . . . . . . Responsive to pressure |
86.61 | | . . . . . . . By force balancing |
86.7 | | . . . . . For predetermined welding operation |
86.8 | | . . . . Having interchangeable welding electrodes |
86.9 | | . . . For one-face welding |
87 | | . . . Multiple spot type |
88 | | . . . Electrode positionable along fixed bus bar (e.g., reaction bar type) |
89 | | . . . Fluid pressure actuated electrode |
90 | | . . . Plier or tong type |
91.1 | | . . . With condition responsive control of the welding process |
91.2 | | . . . Methods |
91.21 | | . . . . Of welding through insulation |
91.22 | | . . . . With additional heating to same spot |
91.23 | | . . . . With work deforming |
92 | | . . . . Current limitation (e.g., by interposed insulation) |
93 | | . . . . . By localized projection |
94 | | . . . . . By interposed button |
95 | | . . Percussive |
96 | | . . . Methods |
97 | | . . Flash |
98 | | . . . Stud |
99 | | . . . . Methods |
100 | | . . . Methods |
101 | | . . Butt |
102 | | . . . Extended seam |
103 | | . . . One part fed |
104 | | . . . Methods |
105 | | . . . . Preparation of edges |
106 | | . . . . By use of a bridging member (e.g., splice plate) |
107 | | . . . . End or edge to surface |
108 | | . . Systems of current supply |
109 | | . . . With indicator (e.g., recorder) |
110 | | . . . Controlled in response to current, voltage, or temperature |
111 | | . . . Repeat or interrupted current systems (e.g., multiple welds, multiple heated weld) |
112 | | . . . Stored energy discharge (e.g., inductive) |
113 | | . . . . Condenser discharge |
114 | | . . . With space-discharge tube control (e.g., thyratron, ignitron) |
115 | | . . . Synchronous switching on and off |
116 | | . . . With transformer |
117.1 | | . . Methods |
118 | | . . . Particular material (e.g., dissimilar, aluminum) |
119 | | . . Electrodes (e.g., structure) |
120 | | . . . With cooling |
121.11 | | . By arc |
121.12 | | . . Using electron beam |
121.13 | | . . . Welding |
121.14 | | . . . . Methods |
121.15 | | . . . Deposition (e.g., sputtering) |
121.16 | | . . . Melting |
121.17 | | . . . . Methods |
121.18 | | . . . Cutting |
121.19 | | . . . . Etching or trimming |
121.2 | | . . . . . Methods |
121.21 | | . . . Chamber |
121.22 | | . . . . Sealing |
121.23 | | . . . . Monitoring |
121.24 | | . . . Nonvacuum environment |
121.25 | | . . . Shaping |
121.26 | | . . . . With focusing |
121.27 | | . . . . With electrode or gun structure |
121.28 | | . . . Position control |
121.29 | | . . . . Swept or scanned |
121.3 | | . . . . Condition responsive |
121.31 | | . . . Workpiece position control |
121.32 | | . . . . Condition responsive |
121.33 | | . . . With fluid supply (e.g., shielding gas or coolant) |
121.34 | | . . . Power supply |
121.35 | | . . . Methods |
121.36 | | . . Using plasma |
121.37 | | . . . Melting |
121.38 | | . . . . Methods |
121.39 | | . . . Cutting |
121.4 | | . . . . Etching |
121.41 | | . . . . . Methods |
121.42 | | . . . . . Rate control |
121.43 | | . . . . . With chamber |
121.44 | | . . . . Methods |
121.45 | | . . . Welding |
121.46 | | . . . . Methods |
121.47 | | . . . Spray coating |
121.48 | | . . . Plasma torch structure |
121.49 | | . . . . Cooling system |
121.5 | | . . . . Nozzle system |
121.51 | | . . . . Gas supply system |
121.52 | | . . . . Electrode structure |
121.53 | | . . . . Consumable electrode |
121.54 | | . . . Control systems |
121.55 | | . . . . Gas supply |
121.56 | | . . . . Arc positioning |
121.57 | | . . . . Arc ignition |
121.58 | | . . . With work holder |
121.59 | | . . . Methods |
121.6 | | . . Using laser |
121.61 | | . . . Beam energy control |
121.62 | | . . . . Condition responsive |
121.63 | | . . . Welding |
121.64 | | . . . . Methods |
121.65 | | . . . Melting |
121.66 | | . . . . Methods |
121.67 | | . . . Cutting |
121.68 | | . . . . Etching or trimming |
121.69 | | . . . . . Methods |
121.7 | | . . . . Hole punching |
121.71 | | . . . . . Methods |
121.72 | | . . . . Methods |
121.73 | | . . . Shaping |
121.74 | | . . . . With mirror |
121.75 | | . . . . With lens |
121.76 | | . . . Multiple beams |
121.77 | | . . . . With sing source |
121.78 | | . . . Beam position control |
121.79 | | . . . . Path adjustment |
121.8 | | . . . . Swept or scanned |
121.81 | | . . . . Condition responsive |
121.82 | | . . . Workpiece position control |
121.83 | | . . . With monitoring |
121.84 | | . . . With fluid supply |
121.85 | | . . . Method |
121.86 | | . . . Chamber |
122 | | . . Control of arc direction |
123 | | . . . Magnetic |
124.01 | | . . With ignition by retraction |
124.02 | | . . With gap control |
124.03 | | . . . By arc voltage |
124.1 | | . . With automatic positioning of arc |
124.21 | | . . . Including work cutting |
124.22 | | . . . In response to work shape |
124.31 | | . . . . Having carriage supported by work |
124.32 | | . . . . Having variable welding head travel rate (e.g., gravity feed) |
124.33 | | . . . . Having electrode angle control |
124.34 | | . . . . By using probe means |
124.4 | | . . . In response to work position |
124.5 | | . . . In response to the transfer rate of the weld metal |
125.1 | | . . With predetermined welding operation |
125.11 | | . . . For closed path welding (e.g., circumferential welding) |
125.12 | | . . . For oscillating electrode welding |
126 | | . . . Vertical work (e.g., horizontal seam in vertical wall) |
127 | | . . Spot arc bonding (e.g., arc riveting) |
128 | | . . With working of bonding metal (e.g., by peening) |
129 | | . . Brazzing or soldering |
130.01 | | . . Including circuits for monitoring arc parameters |
130.1 | | . . Including arc-power supplies |
130.21 | | . . . With automatic output control (e.g., shortcircuit, infrared) |
130.31 | | . . . . Responsive to arc voltage only |
130.32 | | . . . . Responsive to arc current only |
130.33 | | . . . . Responsive to both arc voltage and arc current |
130.4 | | . . . With arc ignition and stabilization arrangements |
130.5 | | . . . With predetermined time variation of arc voltage or current (e.g., programmed) |
130.51 | | . . . . Pulsating or periodic output |
132 | | . . . Remote control |
133 | | . . . With generator (e.g., gas engine driven) |
134 | | . . . . Electric motor driven |
136 | | . . Welding |
137R | | . . . Process |
137PS | | . . . . Power supply |
137WM | | . . . . Weld metal composition |
137.2 | | . . With consumable electrode device |
137.31 | | . . . Gun |
137.41 | | . . . . Having fume extractor |
137.42 | | . . . . Having gas flow limiting shape (e.g., gas diffuser) |
137.43 | | . . . . Having spatter shield |
137.44 | | . . . . Having integral electrode guide |
137.51 | | . . . . . With flexibility |
137.52 | | . . . . . With wear resistant liner |
137.61 | | . . . . Having filler electrical contact structure |
137.62 | | . . . . Having cooling means |
137.63 | | . . . . Having supply connection means (e.g., quick disconnect) |
137.7 | | . . . Rate control |
137.71 | | . . . . Circuits |
137.8 | | . . . Including filler wire deforming |
137.9 | | . . . Supply cables (e.g., for current, shielding gas, coolant) |
138 | | . . Electrode holder (e.g., spring biased tong) |
139 | | . . . Plural adjustable electrodes (e.g., hand torch) |
140 | | . . . Spring jaw (e.g., sprung by electrode) |
141 | | . . . . With separate actuator |
142 | | . . . Plunger jaw (e.g., screw actuated) |
143 | | . . . . Spring biased |
144 | | . . . Positive grip |
145.1 | | . Weld rod structure |
145.21 | | . . Nonconsumable |
145.22 | | . . Flux cored |
145.23 | | . . Flux coated |
145.31 | | . . . Partially |
145.32 | | . . . With wire wrap |
145.41 | | . . Nonmetal cover |
146.1 | | . Weld rod composition |
146.21 | | . . Nonconsumable |
146.22 | | . . Nonferrous |
146.23 | | . . Containing nickel, chromium, and iron |
146.24 | | . . Metal deoxidizer or denitrogenizer |
146.3 | | . . . Particulate |
146.31 | | . . Particulate |
146.32 | | . . . Alloying |
146.41 | | . . . . Nickel or chromium |
146.51 | | . . . Containing carbide |
146.52 | | . . . Shielding |
147 | | . . With eye shield |
148 | | . Bonding |
149 | | . With forging or shaping (e.g., of powder) |
150R | | . . Upsetting |
151 | | . . . Anvil electrode |
152 | | . . . Simultaneous with heating |
150V | | . . . Riveting |
153 | | . . Bending or twisting |
154 | | . . Subsequent to heating |
155 | | . Endless strip |
156 | | . Rods and bars |
157 | | . Rivets |
158 | | . Work holders |
159 | | . . Rotating supports |
160 | | . . Mandrels (e.g., anvil) |
161 | | . . Clamp |
162 | | . Methods |
200 | | HEATING DEVICES |
201 | | . Combined with diverse-type art device |
202 | | . . Vehicle or vehicle component |
203 | | . . . Windshield or window |
204 | | . . . Steering device |
205 | | . . . Motor or engine |
206 | | . . . . Manifold |
207 | | . . . . Carburetor |
208 | | . . . . Radiator or cooling system |
209 | | . . Electrical devices |
210 | | . . . Crystal or other vibratory device |
211 | | . . Apparel |
212 | | . . Bed covering (e.g., blanket) |
213 | | . . Static structure (e.g., building pavement, etc.) |
214 | | . . Vending, dispensing, or display device |
215 | | . . Shoe machinery |
216 | | . . Printing or reproduction device |
217 | | . . Chair, bed, or other body-supporting means |
218 | | . . Table or cabinet |
219 | | . . Mirror |
220 | | . . Light means |
221 | | . Tool or instrument |
222 | | . . Hair heaters |
223 | | . . . Singeing apparatus |
224 | | . . . Electrolytic |
225 | | . . . With heated clamp means (e.g., hand-held) |
226 | | . . . With heated casing |
227 | | . . Hand-manipulative |
228 | | . . . With heat distribution means (i.e., heat applied to extended area) |
229 | | . . . With heated tip or other heat concentration means (i.e., heat applied to localized area) |
230 | | . . . . With tip cooling, clamping, or lighting means |
231 | | . . . . Convertible |
232 | | . . . . Internal arc-type heating unit |
233 | | . . . . Tip in electrical circuit |
234 | | . . . . . Work in circuit |
235 | | . . . . . With transformer secondary |
236 | | . . . . Coil or loop-type heating element |
237 | | . . . . . Integral with tip |
238 | | . . . . . Detachable tip |
239 | | . . . . . . Threaded |
240 | | . . . With power supply, voltage or current control, or connection and/or disconnection means |
241 | | . . . . With thermal control means |
242 | | . . . Supports |
243 | | . Combined with pressure application means |
244 | | . . Rotatable |
245 | | . . Sole plate-type pressure application means (e.g., flatiron) |
246 | | . . . Combined with stand |
247 | | . . . . With complementary electrical connector means to external circuit terminating in stand |
248 | | . . . With condition-responsive indicator |
249 | | . . . Convertible |
250 | | . . . With power supply, voltage or current-control means |
251 | | . . . . Thermally responsive |
252 | | . . . . . Adjustable |
253 | | . . . . . Comprising fusible metal, expansible liquid, or bar means |
254 | | . . . With heating unit structure |
255 | | . . . . Plural heating units |
256 | | . . . With electrical circuit completion or terminal structure |
257 | | . . . . Automatically operated |
258 | | . . . With heat storage, exchange, or reflector means |
259 | | . . . Supporting devices |
260 | | . Resistive element: igniter type |
261 | | . . With blower, suction, or other ignition facilitating means |
262 | | . . With current control or external circuit connection or disconnection means |
263 | | . . . Automatic |
264 | | . . . . Thermally responsive |
265 | | . . . . . Bimetallic or other flexible means |
266 | | . . . Resilient means |
267 | | . . With housing casing or support means for igniter unit |
268 | | . . With source of power or current |
269 | | . . With indicating means |
270 | | . . With igniter unit structure |
| | Class 392 is an integral part of this Class (Class 219), as shown by the position of this box, and follows the schedule hierarchy of this Class, retaining all pertinent definitions and Class lines of this class. |
383 | | . Electric arc-type devices |
384 | | . . With perforating or disintegrating means |
385 | | . Combined with container, enclosure, or support for material to be heated |
386 | | . . Portable or mobile |
387 | | . . . Food conveying type (e.g., lunch box) |
388 | | . . With means whereby material to be heated may be passed continuously through heated area (e.g., conveyor) |
389 | | . . Revolving enclosure |
390 | | . . Muffle-type enclosure |
391 | | . . Oven type |
392 | | . . . Combined with additional material support |
393 | | . . . Oven performs plural diverse functions |
394 | | . . . With plural ovens |
395 | | . . . With plurality of separate heating units |
396 | | . . . . Of diverse construction or functioning in diverse manners |
397 | | . . . . Of different resistive values |
398 | | . . . . Selectively energized |
399 | | . . . With heat energy transfer, distribution, or accumulator means |
400 | | . . . . By convection |
401 | | . . . With steam generating means |
402 | | . . . With casing or support for heating unit or units |
403 | | . . . . Retractable or detachable (from heated enclosure) |
404 | | . . . . Hinged or adjustable (within the heated enclosure) |
405 | | . . . . Including heat energy reflecting or directing means |
406 | | . . . With resistance heating means surrounding heating area |
407 | | . . . . Embedded within or between walls of container |
408 | | . . . With resistance heating unit or units fixed enclosed by or located within heating area |
409 | | . . . With heating unit structure or composition |
410 | | . . . . With plural section heating element |
411 | | . . . . With infrared generating means |
412 | | . . . With current or voltage control or regulating means |
413 | | . . . . Automatically responsive to condition of heating area |
414 | | . . . With switch or other external circuit completing means |
415 | | . . Deep well |
416 | | . . . Convertible |
417 | | . . . With plurality of separate heating units |
418 | | . . . With adjustable position heating unit or units |
419 | | . . . With current control or external circuit opening or closing means |
420 | | . . Crucible or furnace type (i.e., adapted to hold meltable material) |
421 | | . . . Melting pot |
422 | | . . . With plural separate heating units |
423 | | . . . With protection means for heating unit or switch |
424 | | . . . With resistance heating element surrounding or embedded within walls of container |
425 | | . . . With current or voltage control means |
426 | | . . . With significant heating unit structure or composition |
427 | | . . . . Container comprises resistance heating element |
428 | | . . Plural containers |
429 | | . . With vessel and stand |
430 | | . . . With heat storage or transfer means |
431 | | . . . With pressure generating or maintaining means |
432 | | . . . Vessel separable from stand |
433 | | . . . With heating unit unitary with or attached to the stand |
434 | | . . . . Adjustable relative to vessel or stand |
435 | | . . . With external electrical circuit connection or disconnection means |
436 | | . . . With heating unit attaching or support means |
437 | | . . . . Immersible |
438 | | . . With vessel |
439 | | . . . With heat storage or transfer means |
440 | | . . . With pressure generating or maintaining means (e.g., pressure cooker) |
441 | | . . . With temperature or current control means |
442 | | . . . . Adjustable |
443.1 | | . . Exposed horizontal planar support surface for material to be heated (e.g., hot plate, etc.) |
444.1 | | . . . Material is an electronic semiconductor device |
445.1 | | . . . With indicator |
446.1 | | . . . Having sensor |
447.1 | | . . . . Responsive to presence of material (e.g., food, a cooking vessel, etc.) |
448.11 | | . . . . Responsive to temperature |
448.12 | | . . . . . Having microprocessor to control output of the heating device |
448.13 | | . . . . . Of material (e.g., food, a cooking vessel, etc.) |
448.14 | | . . . . . . Using thermistor-type sensor |
448.15 | | . . . . . . Using temperature expansible fluid-type sensor |
448.16 | | . . . . . . Using bimetallic member-type sensor |
448.17 | | . . . . . Of the exposed horizontal planar support surface |
448.18 | | . . . . . . Using bimetallic member-type sensor |
448.19 | | . . . . . By rod or wire in a tube (e.g., thermo-cutoff probe, etc.) |
449.1 | | . . . Heating by convection |
450.1 | | . . . For direct contact with food (e.g., grill, griddle, etc.) |
451.1 | | . . . Having support for a heating unit |
452.11 | | . . . . Frame, casing, or housing (e.g., range top, stove top, countertop, etc.) |
452.12 | | . . . . . Supporting an imperforate exposed horizontal planar surface to overlie the heating unit (e.g., cooktop, etc.) |
452.13 | | . . . . . Convertible (e.g., to an oven, to storage, etc.) |
453.11 | | . . . . Allowing heating unit movement |
453.12 | | . . . . . Enabling the exposed horizontal planar surface to conform to material having other than a planar surface |
453.13 | | . . . . . Using hinge for tilting or pivoting |
453.14 | | . . . . . . Of pintle and gudgeon type |
453.15 | | . . . . . . . Having an axis at an acute or obtuse angle to the exposed horizontal planar surface |
454.11 | | . . . . Bracket having a hub and three or more angularly spaced horizontal projections (e.g., a spider, etc.) |
454.12 | | . . . . . Having means to secure to the heating unit or a surrounding support |
455.11 | | . . . . Pan or cup (e.g., a drip pan, etc.) |
455.12 | | . . . . . Reflector-type |
456.1 | | . . . . Ring having a flange overlaying hole in a surrounding support surface |
457.1 | | . . . Having direct manually actuated electrical switch |
458.1 | | . . . Having electrical connection |
459.1 | | . . . . Receptacle (e.g., socket, an insulator block, a terminal block, etc.) |
460.1 | | . . . Heating element gapped from underside of the exposed horizontal support surface (e.g., ceramic plate, radiation-type, etc.) |
461.1 | | . . . . Support for the heating element |
462.1 | | . . . . Plural heating elements |
463.1 | | . . . Formed by tubularly shaped heating unit |
464.1 | | . . . . Having plural tubular heating units |
465.1 | | . . . Heating element contacting planar underside of the exposed horizontal planar support surface (e.g., sheet metal, etc.) |
466.1 | | . . . . Foil or film-type of heating element |
467.1 | | . . . . Support for the heating element |
468.1 | | . . . Heating element is embedded in the exposed horizontal planar support surface |
468.2 | | . . . Heating element is in a groove formed on underside of the exposed horizontal planar support surface (e.g., cast metal plate, etc.) |
469 | | . . Cylindrical or roller-type support for material to be heated |
470 | | . . . With plural heating units |
471 | | . . . With external electrical circuit completion means |
472 | | . Plural functions simultaneously or convertible |
473 | | . . To nonheating device |
474 | | . . To diverse-type electric heating device |
475 | | . With plural heat utilization means (single heater) |
476 | | . Plural separate heating devices |
477 | | . . With common power supply or current control means |
478 | | . . With unitary housing, support, or casing means |
479 | | . . Diverse type (each electric) |
480 | | . . Selectively activated |
481 | | . With protective means for heater |
482 | | . With power supply and voltage or current regulation or current control means |
483 | | . . Controlling or regulating plural separate distinct heating resistance elements(i.e., one control system for all elements) |
484 | | . . . Of diverse resistance characteristics or value |
485 | | . . . With total current or power limiting means |
486 | | . . . Selectively, sequentially or alternately |
487 | | . . . . With indicator means |
488 | | . . With voltage limitation, conversion, or adapting means |
489 | | . . Combined manual and automatic regulating or control means |
490 | | . . Automatic regulating or control means |
491 | | . . . Combined (e.g., electromechanical and thermal) |
492 | | . . . Comprising timing or cycling means |
493 | | . . . . Electromechanical |
494 | | . . . Thermally responsive |
495 | | . . . . Thermomagnetic |
496 | | . . . Pressure responsive |
497 | | . . . Comprising voltage and/or current measuring and comparing or combining means |
498 | | . . . . Including follow-up servo means |
499 | | . . . . Including bridge means |
500 | | . . . Including electron or glow-discharge tube means |
501 | | . . . Including semiconductor means (e.g., transistor) |
502 | | . . . Utilizing light-sensitive and/or responsive means |
503 | | . . . Inductive reactor means (e.g., auto transformer) |
504 | | . . . Comprising variable resistance means |
505 | | . . . . Comprising nonlinear or negative temperature coefficient resistance means |
506 | | . . . With signal or indicating means |
507 | | . With current connection and/or disconnection means (e.g., switch) |
508 | | . . Plural means intermittently or selectively operated |
509 | | . . Automatically operated |
510 | | . . . Thermally responsive |
511 | | . . . . With auxiliary heating means for thermal switch means |
512 | | . . . . Comprising linearly expansible metal |
513 | | . . . . Comprising expansible fluid (e.g., alcohol or mercury) |
514 | | . . . . With solenoid means |
515 | | . . . . Adjustable means |
516 | | . . . . Insertable into or in direct contact with heated material |
517 | | . . . . Fusible link |
518 | | . . . Responsive to weight, position, or presence of body to be heated |
519 | | . . . Including electromagnetic relay means |
520 | | . With heater-unit housing, casing, or support means (e.g., frame and single sheet) |
521 | | . . Including or comprising holding or support means for material to be heated |
522 | | . . Housing, casing, or support performs plural diverse functions (e.g., window) |
523 | | . . Housing, casing, or support insertable into material or space to be heated (e.g., immersion type) |
524 | | . . Comprising hinged or separable compartment (e.g., waffle iron type) |
525 | | . . . With plurality of or sectional heating means |
526 | | . . With means for attaching housing or casing to an external device (e.g., magnetic or vacuum) |
527 | | . . . Body-supported (e.g., human body) |
528 | | . . Flexible or resilient (e.g., warming pad) |
529 | | . . . Cloth or other fabric |
530 | | . . With heat storage or transfer means (vanes) |
531 | | . . With thermal insulation or cooling means |
532 | | . . With open frame or grid-type support |
533 | | . . Portable (e.g., with handle) |
534 | | . . Rigid tubular housing, casing, or support (e.g., flattened tube) |
535 | | . . Specially formed or adapted to fit material to be heated (e.g., a pipe) |
536 | | . . With heating unit mounting or attaching means |
537 | | . . . Plural units combined with single casing housing or support |
538 | | . With heating unit structure |
539 | | . . Comprising plural separate and distinct resistive elements |
540 | | . . With heat storage or transfer means (e.g., fins or plate) |
541 | | . . With terminal or connector means (e.g., to external circuit means) |
542 | | . . With resistive-element attaching, securing or electrical insulation means |
543 | | . . . Comprising coating printed or deposited on core sheath or support means |
544 | | . . . Element embedded within or completely surrounded by core, sheath, or support means |
545 | | . . . Resistive element interwoven with fabric support |
546 | | . . Core, sheath, or support means for heating element |
547 | | . . . Comprising material to be heated |
548 | | . . . Of particular construction or material |
549 | | . . . . Flexible |
550 | | . . . . Sectional or interconnectable insulator means |
551 | | . . . . Gasket or wafer-type insulator means |
552 | | . . Heating element structure |
553 | | . . . Of particular construction and/or material (e.g., infrared generator) |