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US 12,331,918 B2Granted
Heater for an environment containing an electrical device and method
AssigneeVan Straten Enterprises, Inc.
InventorGeorge A. Van Straten
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Abstract
An electromagnetic illuminator heater is provided having a heat generating wire and an elongate encasement of thermally transmissive, temperature mitigating, and electrically insulative material. The material encompasses the elongate heating wire. A heater for devices is also provided.
Claims36
A heater for an environment containing an electrical device, comprising:
- an elongate resistance heating element comprising a nichrome wire;
- a thermally transmissive, temperature mitigating, and electrically insulative cover configured to surround at least a portion of the elongate resistance heating element;
- and
- a thermal switch electrically coupled in series with the nichrome wire and configured in thermal proximity with the cover.
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A heater for an environment containing an electrical device, comprising:
- an elongate resistance heating element;
- a thermally transmissive, temperature mitigating, and electrically insulative cover comprising Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) configured to encase the elongate resistance heating element and surround at least a portion of the elongate resistance heating element;
- a power supply;
- a controller signal coupled between the power supply and the elongate resistance heating element;
- a first temperature sensor signal coupled with the controller and configured to detect an ambient temperature condition used by the controller to supply power to the elongate resistance heating element responsive to a detected specific ambient temperature condition;
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- a second temperature sensor signal coupled with the controller and configured to detect temperature proximate the elongate resistive heating element used by the controller to restrict power to the elongate resistance heating element responsive to a detected peak desired temperature.
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A method for heating an environment about an electrical device, comprising:
- providing an elongate resistance heating element, a thermal switch electrically coupled in series with the elongate resistive heating element, and a thermally transmissive, temperature mitigating, and electrically insulative cover surrounding at least a portion of the elongate resistance heating element in thermal proximity with the thermal switch;
- detecting a thermal condition proximate the heating element and the thermal cover;
- providing current through the thermal switch to generate heat from the resistive heating element;
- and
- responsive to detecting the thermal condition, eliminating current by turning off the thermal switch at a detected threshold temperature to the elongate resistive heating element to stop heat generation.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.