# US 2019/0170359 A1 · Heating device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2019/0170359 A1 - Document ID: US20190170359A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 16/208,364 - Filed: 2018-12-03 - Published: 2019-06-06 - Earliest claimed: 2017-12-01 - Assignees: Transform Sr Brands LLC - Applicants: Sears Brands, L.L.C. - Inventors: Michael Saubert; Elvin Bautista; Salameh Alsweis; Thaddeus J. Lepucki - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190170359A1 ## CPC - F24C 3/122: {on stoves} - F24C 3/103: {of electric ignition devices} - F24C 15/24: Radiant bodies or panels for radiation heaters (gas burners for producing infrared radiation F23D14/12) - H05B 3/42: non-flexible - F24C 3/042: {Stoves} - F24C 3/082: {on stoves} - H05B 2203/032: Heaters specially adapted for heating by radiation heating - F24C: DOMESTIC STOVES OR RANGES (exclusively for solid fuels F24B); DETAILS OF DOMESTIC STOVES OR RANGES, OF GENERAL APPLICATION - H05B: ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL ## Abstract Systems and methods for radiative heat transfer are disclosed. In an exemplary embodiment, an infrared heater comprises infrared heating elements and a controller. The infrared heating elements correspond to respective heating zones. The controller causes the infrared heating elements to turn on at different time in succession such that respective heating zones are radiatively heated at different times. In some instances, the respective heating zones correspond to different heating zones of a user, and the user feels a heating wave effect as the infrared heating elements are turned on and off at different times. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An infrared heater, comprising: infrared heating elements corresponding to respective heating zones; and a controller operatively coupled to the infrared heating elements, wherein the controller causes the infrared heating elements to turn on at different times in succession such that respective heating zones are radiatively heated at different times. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The infrared heater according to claim 1, wherein the controller causes the infrared heating elements to turn on and off at different times such that respective heating zones of a user are radiatively heated at different times. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The infrared heater according to claim 1, wherein the controller causes the infrared heating elements to turn on and off at different times such that a wave effect is radiatively transmitted to the user. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The infrared heater according to claim 1, wherein the respective heating zones correspond to respective heating zones of the user, and wherein at least some of the respective heating zones overlap. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The infrared heater according to claim 1, wherein a first heating element is turned on during a first time period of a heating cycle and a second heating element is turned off during the first time period, and wherein the first heating element is turned off during a second time period of the heating cycle and the second heating element is turned on during the second time period. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The infrared heater according to claim 5, wherein the second time period occurs immediately after the first time period. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The infrared heater according to claim 1, wherein two of the infrared heating elements can be on at the same time due to an overlap of on and off times of the two infrared heating elements. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The infrared heater according to claim 1, comprising: an infrared reflector that reflects infrared radiation from the infrared heating elements to the respective heating zones. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The infrared heater according to claim 8, wherein the infrared reflector is a single infrared reflector. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The infrared heater according to claim 8, wherein the infrared reflector comprises a plurality of infrared reflectors, and wherein each infrared reflector corresponds to one of the infrared heating elements and reflects infrared radiation to the respective heating zone. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The infrared heater according to claim 8, wherein a top infrared reflector of the plurality of infrared reflectors reflects infrared radiation to a bottom heating zone of a user, and wherein a bottom infrared reflector of the plurality of infrared reflectors reflects infrared radiation to a top heating zone of the user. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The infrared heater according to claim 1, comprising: a user interface that is configured to receive control information for the infrared heater. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The infrared heater according to claim 1, comprising: a wireless receiver that is configured to receive control signals for the infrared heater. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The infrared heater according to claim 1, comprising: a wireless transceiver that is configured to enable wireless remote control of the infrared heater. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The infrared heater according to claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to cause the infrared heating elements to turn on and off in different heating patterns. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The infrared heater according to claim 1, comprising an other infrared heating element, wherein the controller can keep the other infrared heating element on while causing the infrared heating elements to turn on and off at different times in succession. ### Claim 17 (depends on 1) The infrared heater according to claim 1, wherein the infrared heating elements comprise infrared heating bars, infrared heating rods, or infrared heating tubes. ### Claim 18 (depends on 1) The infrared heater according to claim 1, wherein the infrared heating element is substantially shaped as a sphere. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The infrared heater according to claim 18, wherein each infrared heating element has a corresponding disk-shaped infrared reflector. ### Claim 20 (depends on 1) The infrared heater according to claim 1, comprising: one or more visible light elements to light a room to create a particular mood.