Invention Grant
- Patent Title: High definition heater and method of operation
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Application No.: US14990118Application Date: 2016-01-07
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Publication No.: US10734256B2Publication Date: 2020-08-04
- Inventor: Kevin Ptasienski , Kevin Robert Smith , Cal Thomas Swanson , Philip Steven Schmidt , Mohammad Nosrati , Jacob Lindley , Allen Norman Boldt , Sanhong Zhang , Louis P. Steinhauser , Dennis Stanley Grimard
- Applicant: Watlow Electric Manufacturing Company
- Applicant Address: US MO St. Louis
- Assignee: Watlow Electric Manufacturing Company
- Current Assignee: Watlow Electric Manufacturing Company
- Current Assignee Address: US MO St. Louis
- Agency: Burris Law, PLLC
- Main IPC: F27B5/14
- IPC: F27B5/14 ; H05B3/28 ; H01L21/67 ; H05B1/02 ; H05B1/00 ; H05B3/02 ; H01L21/683 ; H05B3/20 ; H05B3/06

Abstract:
A heater system is provided that includes a base functional layer having at least one functional zone. A substrate is secured to the functional member, and a tuning layer is secured to the substrate opposite the base functional layer. The tuning layer includes a plurality of zones that is greater in number than the zones of the base functional layer, and the tuning layer provides lower power than the base functional layer. A component is secured to the tuning layer opposite the substrate, and the substrate defines a thermal conductivity to absorb and dissipate a requisite amount of power from the base functional layer. A control system is also provided that has a plurality of addressable control elements in electrical communication with power lines and with the tuning layer, the control elements providing selective control of the tuning layer zones.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160118277A1 HIGH DEFINITION HEATER AND METHOD OF OPERATION Public/Granted day:2016-04-28
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