High temperature smart susceptor heating blanket and method
US11284482B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 6, 2018 |
| Grant date | Mar 22, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 16, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05B2214/00
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A heating blanket includes an interlaced heating layer having a fabric thread and a heat-generating thread interlaced with the fabric thread to form the interlaced heating layer. The heat-generating thread includes a conductor wire configured to generate a magnetic field in response to an electrical current applied to the conductor wire, and a susceptor wire formed of a susceptor material configured to inductively generate heat in response to the magnetic field of the conductor wire when a temperature of the susceptor wire is below a Curie point of the susceptor wire. Methods of forming the heating blanket and methods of heating a contoured surface using the heating blanket are also disclosed.
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