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7591957 |
Method for atmospheric pressure reactive atom plasma processing for surface modification
Reactive atom plasma processing can be used to shape, polish, planarize and clean the surfaces of difficult materials with minimal subsurface damage. The apparatus and methods use a plasma torch,...
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7572110 |
Pumping apparatus using thermal transpiration micropumps
Pumping apparatus of the invention using thermal transpiration micropumps comprises a plurality of individual thermal transpiration micropumps distributed over a substrate ( 5 ) as a plurality of...
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7564138 |
Method for attaching chips in a flip-chip arrangement
Targeted heating is employed to essentially only heat a material that is used as a spacer and to bond a first chip of a flip-chip to a second chip thereof and not the rest of the chips. In order to...
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7534978 |
Process chamber of an installation for the thermal treatment of printed circuit boards
A process chamber of an installation for the thermal treatment of printed circuit boards is described. The process chamber may include a fan wheel supported on a shaft parallel to the printed...
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7522419 |
Portable electronic apparatus
A portable electronic apparatus comprises a housing, a circuit board, a heat-conduction structure and a heat-dissipation structure. The circuit board is disposed in the housing and comprises a...
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7465903 |
Use of mesa structures for supporting heaters on an integrated circuit
An integrated circuit is joined to a liquid container. The integrated circuit includes a passivation layer. A resistor is used as a heater to heat fluid in a liquid container. A mesa structure is...
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7413827 |
Car power source apparatus
A car power source apparatus is provided with a driving battery which drives an electric motor, heaters which heat the driving battery, a control circuit which controls power to the heaters, a...
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7402776 |
Device and system for heating a mobile electronic device
Described is a device and system for heating an electronic mobile device. The system includes a mobile electronic device including a power supply arrangement and a removable heating arrangement...
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7394271 |
Temperature sensing and prediction in IC sockets
An apparatus and method are provided which preferably combines temperature sensing and prediction for more accurate temperature control of integrated circuits. An IC temperature sensing and...
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7327559 |
Apparatus and method for heating the hands of keyboard users
A computer keyboard has a chassis, internal components and keys, at least one heating element positioned in an opening into the chassis, and at least one fan positioned to urge air over the heating...
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7290324 |
Method for fabricating a magnetic head including a media heating element
A magnetic head including a media heating device. Following the fabrication of the heating device, a sacrificial layer of material is deposited to protect the heating device during subsequent...
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7274002 |
Heating element induction of time-varying thermal gradient in elongated beam to cause one or more elongated beam oscillations
One or more heating elements comprise a heating element. One or more elongated beams comprise an elongated beam. The heating element is coupled with the elongated beam and induces a time-varying...
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7257511 |
Methods and circuits for measuring the thermal resistance of a packaged IC
Disclosed is a DC thermal energy generator for heating localized regions of an integrated circuit. The integrated circuit includes a pair of static circuits whose outputs are shorted, and are in...
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7234218 |
Method for separating electronic component from organic board
A method and electrical structure for separating electronic components from one another joined by solder interconnections. An electronic module is joined to a substrate via a solder...
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7232976 |
Therapeutic mouse pad
A mouse pad includes a body with planar top and bottom surfaces and a cavity intercalated therebetween that extends between opposed body ends. A rotatable flange has a dome shape for fitting within...
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7227100 |
Warmer for warming wiper and fluid container simultaneously or alternatively
A warmer includes: a main casing adapted for storing a wiper box therein; a drawer casing slidably engaged in the main casing and operatively withdrawn outwardly for storing a fluid container...
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7208700 |
Heated construction box
A construction box includes a power connector for connection to a power source and a heater constructed for generating heat within the construction box when connected to the power source. The...
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7189942 |
Car power source apparatus
The car power source apparatus is provided with a car driving battery, a heater which heats the driving battery, a control circuit which controls power to the heater, and a temperature sensor to...
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7176422 |
Chip bonding heater with differential heat transfer
A heater for flip chip bonding transfers more heat to the periphery of a die than to the center. This may result in a more even temperature profile along the die and may help prevent epoxy voiding...
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7176413 |
Method and system for controlling one or more shape mercury actuators
A method and a system for controlling a plurality of shape-memory actuators, for instance installed on board a motor vehicle, control the electric supply current of each shape-memory elements as a...
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7157664 |
Laser heater assembly
A heated laser assembly for maintaining a set point temperature of a laser. A common transistor external to the laser is positioned in thermal proximity to the laser. A thermal transfer member is...
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7155808 |
Method of making thin film magnetic head
A thin-film magnetic head comprises at least one of a magnetoresistive device and an electromagnetic transducer, and a heater adapted to generate heat upon energization. A method of making this...
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7154068 |
Method and system for a vehicle battery temperature control
A system for heating a vehicle battery and a method for using the same. The system and method enable energy flow from the battery to a heater to heat the battery after determining a shut-down...
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7145110 |
Thermal barrier for a thermistor
The present invention is a an effective thermal barrier between the thermistor and higher temperature solids or electrical components in a thermostat or its equivalent device. The invention thermal...
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7138604 |
Ceramic device, sensor device, method of making the same, and method for sensing gas
A sensor may comprise a first electrode and a second electrode in mutual ionic communication with an electrolyte, a first socket disposed near a rear portion of a sensor element, a first lead...
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7132084 |
Candle warmer
A scent dispersion system, comprising a heating device having a top surface, and a container of scented wax disposed upon the top surface of the heating device. Upon heating, scent from the wax is...
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7091451 |
Heating element induction of time-varying thermal gradient in elongated beam to cause one or more elongated beam oscillations
One or more heating elements comprise a heating element. One or more elongated beams comprise an elongated beam. The heating element is coupled with the elongated beam and induces a time-varying...
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7088887 |
Isothermal thin film heater
Systems and methods for an isothermal thin film heater are provided. The isothermal thin film heater mitigates temperature variations in an optical circuit, such as an arrayed-waveguide grating....
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7078659 |
Corrosion resistance structure of ceramic heater and gas sensor equipped with same
A ceramic heater is provided which may be employed in a gas sensor. The ceramic heater includes a heating element disposed inside a ceramic body, a connector assembly, and a cover coating. The...
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7038171 |
Household electric appliances
A household electric appliance including a heating part and titanium oxide particles to be activated by heating, the heating part being a heating device inherently possessed by the household...
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7015712 |
Production line environmental stress screening system
A production line environmental stress screening system consists of a shaker, a head expander, a fast ramping temperature chamber, two transporting trays, two PCB according fixture assemblies, a...
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6998587 |
Apparatus and method for heating micro-components mounted on a substrate
A package for heating a micro-component is disclosed. The package comprises a platform having a resistive heating element integral with the platform. The package further includes a micro-component...
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6967307 |
Method and process of contact to a heat softened solder ball array
A method for enhancing temporary solder ball connection comprises the application of thermal energy to the solder balls, heating them to a submelting “softening” temperature, whereby the...
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6919535 |
Electric heating for motor vehicles
An electric heating device as supplemental heating for motor vehicles includes as the heating elements power transistors directly mounted on the printed circuit board. For efficient removal of the...
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6911624 |
Component installation, removal, and replacement apparatus and method
An apparatus and method for attaching a flip chip configured semiconductor die to a substrate as well as removing the die and replacing it on the substrate with another flip chip-configured...
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6909602 |
Temperature-controlled user interface
A system, includes a user input device, a temperature changing unit coupled to the user input device, and a controller, coupled to the temperature changing unit, for controlling the temperature of...
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6900411 |
Flexible heater for heating electrical components in operator control handle
Disclosed is a flexible printed circuit board for use in a control handle. The circuit board includes resistive heating elements for heating electrical components in the circuit to limit the...
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6894619 |
Sensor for optically detecting foreign bodies particularly raindrops on a glass pane
A sensor for optical detection of foreign bodies, in particular raindrops, on a window, in particular on the windshield of a motor vehicle, having a sensor element that is coupled to the inside of...
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6893885 |
Method for electrically and mechanically connecting microstructures using solder
A method and system for locally connecting microstructures and devices formed thereby are provided wherein localized solder-bonding creates bonds between pairs of microstructures found on miniature...
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6891135 |
High temperature shut-off for an LCD heater
A main heater controller is adapted to control operation of the LCD heater. A temperature controlled override switch is adapted to disable the LCD heater, independent of the main heater controller,...
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6882061 |
Battery self-warming mechanism using the inverter and the battery main disconnect circuitry
An apparatus connected to an energy storage device for powering an electric motor and optionally providing a warming function for the energy storage device is disclosed. The apparatus includes a...
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6878902 |
Portable computer system with hand-warming
Aspects of a portable computer system capable of warming a user's hands are described. The portable computer system includes a lid, the lid housing a display screen and a base, the base hingedly...
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6875962 |
Electric heating system for a motor vehicle
An electric heating system for motor vehicles including one or several electric heating elements; a control circuit provided for controlling the power dissipated by the heating elements; the...
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6867391 |
Control system for electrostatic discharge mitigation
A control circuit ( 20 ) for controlling electrostatic discharge in an electric component includes a heater ( 28 ) that is thermally coupled to the component. A sensor ( 30 ) is used for sensing a...
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6841739 |
Flexible circuit board having electrical resistance heater trace
A flexible circuit board ( 20 ) having a substantially rigid substrate ( 22 ) and an electrical resistance heater trace ( 24 ). The substantially rigid substrate ( 22 ) has a first portion ( 26 ),...
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6838647 |
Flexible heating element
A surface-heating element for a curved surface and method of producing a heating element is provided. The heating element includes a continuous, planar conductor arranged along a longitudinal axis...
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6838640 |
Separation microcolumn assembly for a microgas chromatograph and the like
A high-sensitivity, separation microcolumn assembly for a microgas chromatograph and the like is provided. The assembly has an ultra-low mass complete with integrated heaters. The assembly uses...
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6830372 |
Thermal testing control system
A thermal testing control system for notebook computers, remotely controlled by a control means, is described. An enclosure can test notebook computers in its inner space under a predetermined...
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6815643 |
Semiconductor device with temperature regulation
A semiconductor device is described in which an integrated circuit executes dummy operating cycles in order to generate heat if the temperature of the semiconductor device drops below a lower limit...
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6809295 |
Television and oven combination device
A television and oven combination device includes an oven having a back wall, front wall, a pair of side walls and a top wall. A flat-panel monitor has a viewing side, a rear side, a bottom edge, a...
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