Electric heating – Inductive heating – With power supply system
Reexamination Certificate
2007-10-09
2007-10-09
Leung, Philip H. (Department: 3742)
Electric heating
Inductive heating
With power supply system
C219S635000, C219S660000, C363S039000
Reexamination Certificate
active
11264780
ABSTRACT:
Method and apparatus for providing harmonic inductive power, and more particularly for delivering current pulses providing a desired amount of pulse energy in high frequency harmonics to a load circuit for inductive heating of an article. By controlling the shape and/or frequency of such current pulses, the apparatus and method can be used to enhance the rate, intensity and/or power of inductive heating delivered by the heater coil and/or to enhance the lifetime or reduce the cost and complexity of an inductive heating power supply. Of particular significance, the apparatus and method may be used to significantly increase the power inductively delivered to a ferromagnetic or other inductively heated load, without requiring an increase of current in the heater coil. This enables new heating applications, and in some known applications, decreases the energy consumption or cooling requirements and/or increase the lifetime of the heater coil.
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iTherm Technologies, LP
Leung Philip H.
Rissman Jobse Hendricks & Oliverio LLP
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