Heating blanket having an embedded control switch and an external control module
US10820376B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 19, 2018 |
| Grant date | Oct 27, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 8, 2039 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05B3/342
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A heating blanket system comprises a blanket, one or more heating wires embedded within the blanket, a control switch embedded in the blanket, the control switch being configured to allow a user to adjust a temperature setting of the blanket, and an external control module detachably connectable to the control switch and the one or more heating wires, the external control module configured to receive the temperature setting from the control switch and configured to control current flow through the one or more heating wires based on the temperature setting, the external control module being external to the blanket.
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