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US 2013/0188938 A1Published application
Heated floor mats and architectural panels
AssigneeDlubak Technologies, Inc.
InventorFrancis C. Dlubak
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Abstract
An apparatus includes first and second glass panes separated by a gap, a resistive layer in the gap adjacent to the first glass pane, a controller configured to supply electric current to the resistive layer to heat air in the gap, and first and second openings allowing air to enter and exit the gap. A method performed using the apparatus is also described.
Claims19
An apparatus comprising:
- first and second glass panes separated by a gap;
- a resistive layer in the gap adjacent to the first glass pane;
- a controller configured to supply electric current to the resistive layer to heat air in the gap;
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- first and second openings allowing air to enter and exit the gap.
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A method comprising:
- passing air through a gap between first and second glass panes, wherein the air is heated by electrical current in a resistive heating layer positioned in the gap.
A method comprising:
- passing an electrical current through a resistive heating layer adjacent to a glass panel to warm the glass panel;
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- controlling the electrical current to achieve a temperature of the glass panel that is substantially the same as a temperature of a wall in which the glass panel is mounted.
A heat mat comprising:
- a first panel;
- a resistive layer adjacent to the first panel;
- a non-conductive coating adjacent to the resistive layer;
- two bus bars electrically connected to the resistive layer;
- a motion sensor for detecting motion of a user;
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- a controller configured to enable the application of voltage to the bus bars in response to the motion sensor.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.